Question about helmets post-crash

**NinjaBoy** · 16th May 2006, 16:21

Buy a new one. I have had a serious bang on the head ( brain scan proves it) but the helmet did not have anymore than a few deep scratches.

I know its hard but as everyone has said so far. If you've got a $10 head then buy a $10 helmet

**Squeak the Rat** · 16th May 2006, 16:52

Originally Posted by Macktheknife

Brain injuries tend to last a long time too.

True to that. I had a *mild* concussion recently. It took over 3 months for my memory to get the bad stage that it was before the accident. Bad concussions can last months/years. Brain damage lasts forever.

Don't skimp on the noggin.

Arrrrrr,

**Karlyg** · 16th May 2006, 17:33

Thanks again for all the responses - have made up my mind to definitely get a new helmet. Pretty much what I was thinking anyway, but thought I should make sure that I wasn't spending unnecessary money (I probably would have bought a new one and then felt guilty about spending all that money if you lot had said the opposite - but that's just me [smilie=1,36,11]).

**mstriumph** · 18th May 2006, 15:54

that's the thing about KB - we are GREAT for removing guilt .......

....... dunno how we'd do on silverplate though

**FizzKid** · 18th May 2006, 16:00

Avoid the helmets where the shell size is standard and they just pack the inside with padding. You can end up looking like a lollipop if you have a small head.

**Coyote** · 18th May 2006, 16:30

My HJC CS-10 has delt with 5 increasingly harder knocks and I'm fine. My head isn't worth the $160 to get another helmet

**petesmeats** · 20th May 2006, 17:20

I got a brand new helmet for $140 and it looks alright as well which is a bonus. For the sake of that why wouldnt you get a new one aye...

**kevie** · 21st May 2006, 01:12

Yup Id say new helmet too.

When I was on ambulance, when at a motorcycle racing event and had a rider bin it, the race steward got the scissors out and cut the straps off his helmet (so it couldnt be used again).

Belief was , once its had a hard knock, the inside pading quality is reduced and therefore the helmet provides diminished protection.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 21st May 2006, 05:09

Originally Posted by petesmeats

I got a brand new helmet for $140 and it looks alright as well which is a bonus. For the sake of that why wouldnt you get a new one aye...

And please don't think I'm knocking you for buying such a helmet....BUT...if you can afford to spend $300.00 plus for a helmet....do so.
Yeah, some of the better cheaper helmets MAY do the job...BUT...I for one don't want to find out they don't.
Spend as much as you can afford on this piece of equipment.

**Dafe** · 21st May 2006, 05:42

Yep, I'm a firm believer that you get what you pay for.

I for one, will never buy a helmet below $300, because they're all made of plastic. I will only ever wear carbon fibre helmets. I brought my wife a helmet two months ago, and although she rides on my bike once a month, she got given the same model as mine - Troy Corser replica Shark RSR2.
Because it ain't worth putting a price on your head!

**James Deuce** · 21st May 2006, 08:56

The Polycarbonate helmets transmit less force to the brain in the event of a High G crash. Motorcyclist, as US magazine, conducted a study and subsequent investigation last year that cost them millions in advertising because they found that the cheaper "plastic" helmets were less dangerous to the user than the ultra stiff expensive helmets, mainly because the more expensive helmets transferred unsurvivable G forces to the users head in event of an impact, rather than the entire shell deforming to spread the energy.

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/ge...helmet_review/

As can be seen from the results, the cheaper helmets appear to offer better protection through being less stiff.

**petesmeats** · 21st May 2006, 13:28

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

And please don't think I'm knocking you for buying such a helmet....BUT...if you can afford to spend $300.00 plus for a helmet....do so.
Yeah, some of the better cheaper helmets MAY do the job...BUT...I for one don't want to find out they don't.
Spend as much as you can afford on this piece of equipment.

Yep well the guy at Big boys toys basically said to me that you can spend more on a helmet but the only real advantage that you get from spending the extra money is that the helmets are lighter.

General relation: Price increase = Weight decrease

And that when they get real pricey the advantages are less and less for more and more money.

He also said that when a crash occurs. that even though you may not think that you hit your head that there may be small fractures in your helmet which will diminish its protective capabilities.... You can find this out if you have got access to X-ray but if not it is just worth replacing.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 21st May 2006, 13:35

Originally Posted by petesmeats

Yep well the guy at Big boys toys basically said to me that you can spend more on a helmet but the only real advantage that you get from spending the extra money is that the helmets are lighter.

General relation: Price increase = Weight decrease

And that when they get real pricey the advantages are less and less for more and more money.

And weight alone is a good enough (not that it's the only benefit with dearer helmets) reason to spend more. The heavier the helmet, the more likelyhood of kneck injuries in a whiplash type acc.