New helmet after its 5 years old LAW.

**buellbabe** · 6th January 2006, 10:49

Didn't know about the 5 yr thing, always been told to replace after a bin... jeez my old Shoei was definately past its use-by-date. Just replaced it and its bliss having a new lid.

**Grahameeboy** · 6th January 2006, 11:01

Yeah I have just bought a Shoei xr1000, Patriot (no guesses where I come from) and fits fab....old Nolan xr800 was good but loose and Shoei size L......what a difference...and vents work

**buellbabe** · 6th January 2006, 11:07

until you buy a new helmet ya don't realise how crappy yr old one is!

**Grahameeboy** · 6th January 2006, 11:13

yep.....odd thing is my Nolan cost $900 3 years ago and the Shoei cost $799...so better and cheaper

**buellbabe** · 6th January 2006, 11:17

a win win situation then... the ACC levy has been reduced hence the reduction in Helmet prices... now if they'd just do the same thing with the rego...

**Grahameeboy** · 6th January 2006, 11:26

the other bonus was that Motomail let me test ride it before I bought it..

**buellbabe** · 6th January 2006, 11:33

So I'm guessing you must be a regular customer or you hve a buddy who works there? I get similar treatment at AMPS ... its all good eh

**Grahameeboy** · 6th January 2006, 11:39

Regularish but I think that is the way they are there......Colemans good to me too........mind you it must be what Racheal Aka Cibby puts in their coffee.....!!!

**Bob** · 10th January 2006, 22:35

Rule of thumb as taught to me:

Drop it, then replace it - reason being that the outside might look fine, but the foam inside may well be damaged. Which means that in a genuine accident, it will not protect you properly/at all.

5 years old - replace it. Reason being that daily exposure to the outside world (mainly daylight I believe) causes chemical reactions that gradually affect the composition of the helmet. So after 5 years they're just not as effecive any more (this has been tested in a laboratory). Btw, it is always best to keep your helmet out of direct daylight when not using it for this very reason.

2nd hand? Unless it is "2nd hand, never worn as it was an unwanted present" - DON'T DO IT! The inner foam will mould to the face of the original wearer after about a week. So it will NOT mould properly to yours. So it isn't giving you the same level of protection. OK, pillions will often be wearing a 2nd hand lid, but if they're going to pillion on a regular basis, then I say they should have their own, to be worn by them only, one.

**Zapf** · 11th January 2006, 00:49

Snell also renews their helmet standard every 5 years.... ermm

**Korea** · 11th January 2006, 04:28

Mmmm... for the same reason as Bob said, it's a good idea to get the helmet that fits a little snug when you first buy it. It'll mold to your head like new shoes do. But shop dudes will hopefully help you with this...

Koreans go BIG for helmet size (in my city at least it seems); bobbing around and catching in the wind... or do they genuinely have bigger heads than dumb-arse white guys like me??? Hmmm...

**Bob** · 11th January 2006, 04:34

Originally Posted by Korea

Mmmm... for the same reason as Bob said, it's a good idea to get the helmet that fits a little snug when you first buy it. It'll mold to your head like new shoes do. But shop dudes will hopefully help you with this...

Koreans go BIG for helmet size (in my city at least it seems); bobbing around and catching in the wind... or do they genuinely have bigger heads than dumb-arse white guys like me??? Hmmm...

Actually, this brings up something that is useful to remember - especially in these days when you can order from the internet. When buying a helmet, it is worth checking where the helmet was made for. The bigger companies have taken into account that, depending on the area of the world, head shapes differ.

So if you buy an Arai intended for the Asian market, it will have a different fit to one made for the European marketplace. Obviously, if you're buying from a pukka dealer in your own country, you will be getting an official import. But well worth remembering if you are on holiday and see a bargain. Just because it is a size 63 Shoei and they fit fine at home, they might not be the right fit whereever it is you are holidaying.

So always try them on and make sure they fit correctly - and comfortably of course.

**What?** · 11th January 2006, 05:31

Originally Posted by buellbabe

... the ACC levy has been reduced hence the reduction in Helmet prices... now if they'd just do the same thing with the rego...

I think you will find the price reduction came via removal of import duty - nothing to do with ACC.
As for even the possibility of a 5 year replacement law... I have 4 helmets, none of which appear to have any marking showing when I bought it, so how could anyone possibly tell if it is over 5 years old? Even a "Manufactured on" stamp would be useless, because it would then mean shops would be stuck with any stock more than a month old (assuming they could get it that fresh!)

Originally Posted by Cibby Chick

thats the thing buggy, the guy that told us this siad that he got pulled over and fined for it....

Somewhere else in here is a thread about a guy who says he has got a 408hp bike, too.

**bugjuice** · 11th January 2006, 09:06

do you think the weather would affect the composites of plastic, fibre glass and CF helmets at different rates? Plastic ones are the first to go, without doubt (for a 5 year stint), but would FG and CF last longer? Not saying don't replace them, but just saying that they would be more durable over that period