Help me identify helmet brand (was stolen)

**Aviers** · 29th April 2014, 09:14

Hi!
Last weekend I got my helmet stolen, and I found it for sale on trademe. I'm 99% sure it's mine due to some details and when it was published, but eventually I need to prove to police that it is.
I don't have detailed pictures of the helmet myself, but here are some pictures of the auction.

PLEASE if you see the auction, DO NOT BID or ask anything or ad too many visits to it, it's under investigation

I'm almost sure the brand was HJC, but the labels inside were in german.

http://tinypic.com/r/14136v9/8

I got it from a friend that told me he bought it at Scootling.

Anyone knows? please reply to avier3d@gmail.com if possible.

Thank you!

**nodrog:Me** · 29th April 2014, 09:40

How does finding out what brand it is prove its your helmet?

**Mike.Gayner** · 29th April 2014, 10:08

Looks like HJC visor mech, but I also don't understand how knowing the brand helps your case.

**Madness** · 29th April 2014, 10:22

So some cunt stole your helmet, you've seen one very similar on the interwebs for sale that you suspect is yours & you're trying to get it back? Fuck that shit, it'll be full of kooties by now. Time for a new lid.

**yevjenko** · 29th April 2014, 10:26

He never mentioned he was trying to get it back, just that the police were involved

**tippersv** · 29th April 2014, 10:33

Originally Posted by Aviers

I'm almost sure the brand was HJC

I'm 'almost sure' my bike is an Aprilia, can someone help me?

**rustyrobot** · 29th April 2014, 10:52

Surely you can just say "I don't know the brand because the label is in German" and if the cops check out the helmet and the label is in German you have proved your point.

Tippersv - As we know... if you have had to change the reg/rec, stator, or solenoid - it's probably an Aprilia

**yevjenko** · 29th April 2014, 11:05

Originally Posted by tippersv

I'm 'almost sure' my bike is an Aprilia, can someone help me?

i'll help you work it out. let me borrow it for 'a while'

**pritch** · 29th April 2014, 13:02

The OP bought it second hand? It's time for a new hat anyway.

Other HJC owners might be able to comment as to German labels in HJC hats, but that'd start me thinking Shubertin.

**tippersv** · 29th April 2014, 14:08

Originally Posted by rustyrobot

Tippersv - As we know... if you have had to change the reg/rec, stator, or solenoid - it's probably an Aprilia

If you have to read the owners manual at least twice just to change the oil, its an Aprilia!

**yevjenko** · 29th April 2014, 14:30

Change the oil? Nah... that's easy. Check the level of the oil? Now that needs 3 or more reads of the manual, some head scratching and an 'ah-fuk-it it's close enough' mindset

sent from my phone (so scuze auto correct typos)

**chasio** · 29th April 2014, 14:51

Originally Posted by Aviers

Hi!
Last weekend I got my helmet stolen, and I found it for sale on trademe. I'm 99% sure it's mine due to some details and when it was published, but eventually I need to prove to police that it is.
I don't have detailed pictures of the helmet myself, but here are some pictures of the auction.

PLEASE if you see the auction, DO NOT BID or ask anything or ad too many visits to it, it's under investigation

I'm almost sure the brand was HJC, but the labels inside were in german.

http://tinypic.com/r/14136v9/8

I got it from a friend that told me he bought it at Scootling.

Anyone knows? please reply to avier3d@gmail.com if possible.

Thank you!

Quite a distinctive pattern. One of the online image matching tools might find the same helmet on a page that tells you what make and model it is. Some links: TinEye, Gazopa or Idee.

I haven't used them myself but the the idea seems sound.