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Old 28-07-19, 05:00 PM   #1
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Default Fake helmets

A lot of talk about fake and dangerous helmets circling the net so the question would you risk a cheap lid take a chance or play it safe at a bike shop. https://www.motorcyclenews.com/advic...-crash-helmet/
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Old 28-07-19, 05:09 PM   #2
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I would love some of the replicas for display purposes only, if it wasn't funding more manufacturing of shoddy lids..
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Old 28-07-19, 05:23 PM   #3
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Defo proper bike shop for a lid, every time. You can never be completely sure with mail order plus it might not fit.
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Old 28-07-19, 05:32 PM   #4
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I would love some of the replicas for display purposes only, if it wasn't funding more manufacturing of shoddy lids..
Would it be justifiable if they marked them as purely decorative not for road use?
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Old 28-07-19, 05:57 PM   #5
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Defo proper bike shop for a lid, every time. You can never be completely sure with mail order plus it might not fit.
I have ordered online through sportsbikeshop because I knew my size and it was cheap just happened to work out well.
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Old 28-07-19, 06:22 PM   #6
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Defo proper bike shop for a lid, every time. You can never be completely sure with mail order plus it might not fit.
Definitely agree 100%, its one item I will only ever buy in a proper shop.
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Old 28-07-19, 07:14 PM   #7
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Would it be justifiable if they marked them as purely decorative not for road use?
If they were marked like visors/exhausts etc when not for road use or for display only, I would say yes. Even if they came without anchor points or chin straps maybe
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Old 28-07-19, 08:53 PM   #8
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its MCN they spout the biggest bullshizz known to man...
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Old 28-07-19, 09:31 PM   #9
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its MCN they spout the biggest bullshizz known to man...
Clickbait r us I agree but they are around you can find them on some sketchy well known sites.
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Old 29-07-19, 03:40 PM   #10
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last week BBC East demonstrated how unsafe they are. They did the standard Sharp drop test on 2 of these fakes. They both disintegrated.
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