Question for Ed, or anyone else that want to put in their £00.02 worth :0)

[Richie]

Cheers Ed that's all I need to know :0)

He says one line and gets a thanks .... I do 5 and get nothing......


**walks off, sulking**

[Richie]

Originally Posted by Amanda

I had the Arai rep in this week for training. There is no law in the UK to replace a helmet, surprisely enough I found out today from a customer from Brasil that it is LAW to replace a helmet every YEAR!!!! Imagine that....

The recommendation is that you replace a helmet around the 4 year mark. The main reason for this is the break down of the inner shell. For example an Arai helmet has a triple density inner shell. Hard at the forehead going to softer on the crown. Sweat from your head penitrates this innershell making it hard all over. A firmer inner shell doesn't absorb an impact and spread the load as well as a multi-density shell.

Lesson over

Originally Posted by Amanda

He says one line and gets a thanks .... I do 5 and get nothing......


**walks off, sulking**

you must learn to count.. you said 6...
and I must say sorry, and a big Thank you ... xxx :0)
also..

My own helmet is a Aria, I saw the demo/Aria night with the stars in Northallerton back in 2006 with Cloggsy and thought "Well after that the next helmet I'm getting is an Aria..."

:0)

Maybe if you had an accident and suffered head trauma, the insurance company might used the age of the helmet to try and reduce the payout.

[Richie]

This is what I was thinking in the back of my mind whilst on the phone to my father...
or maybe he was trying to claim for a new Helmet from his insurers (new for old...?) ?

[Bibio]

my understanding and from what i have been told in the past is, if the helmet has not been dropped the shell is fine its the polystyrene inner that starts to deteriorate after the 5 years.

What the law is and what insurers want are two different things though. If your terms say it must be so then you run a risk of a claim being affected don't you? If the terms of your insurance said you must ride with a rubber chicken as pillion for cover to be valid you'd have to wouldn't you?

[Bluepete]

There's no law I know of, but I'll check today if you like.

I'd replace any helmet with damage, especially if you buy a new one then strap it to your bike, then drop it from your bike and let it go skidding down the road.

Eh Richie?

Pete

[Bluepete]

And on the subject of helmets

Frustrating?

Yep.

Pete

Originally Posted by Bluepete

And on the subject of helmets

Frustrating?

Yep.

Pete

mate thats ridiculas ,how the hell are the plod sopossed to do there job with their hands tied like that

ok people here we go ,no plates doing 100 odd mph, thru a 20 zone, dont worry you'll get away with it cos plod cant chase ya , as long as you dont wear a lid ,

result,
i think not