Adventure helmets?

**Pikey** · 8th August 2012, 20:53

Did I mention I love my Arai??

**TINA RAY** · 8th August 2012, 22:38

Originally Posted by Pikey

Did I mention I love my Arai??

You pay exorbitant marked up prices for Arai

It's just a fashion statement...a Label

Popular culture reveres them................if it is expensive, it must be good eh..

Marketing hype.

I hear the visors distort one's vision because of the sharp curve....or is that on a 'Shoei'.....well named; another 'showy' label.

Also..is it true that most motorcyclists that are killed, were wearing Arai helmets ?

**gav24** · 9th August 2012, 02:12

Bloody hell Tina Ray!

Reading a few of your recent posts you seem to be trying quite hard at being unfriendly!

Telling a bloke he should get his money back on his bike, criticising someones choice of lid, etc etc...

C'mon, whats really up?
- we're a caring sharing bunch here on KB.

Not sure if you have ever heard of this, but you should only say / post something if it is at least 2 of these three:-
TRUE
NECESSARY
NICE

What you have just posted up is barely one of those...

Right, I'm sure I'll get a smart-arsed reply to this now

Should be fun...
- Just make sure its two of the three please. I tried here with my 'True' and 'Necessary' effort

I like my arai too by the way, but mine has no 'labels' on it - plain colours with no logo's. After trying several of the others it was just the best for me, thats all. I guess that makes me a fashion whore to some though...

**NordieBoy** · 9th August 2012, 07:35

Originally Posted by gav24

I like my arai too by the way, but mine has no 'labels' on it - plain colours with no logo's. After trying several of the others it was just the best for me, thats all. I guess that makes me a fashion whore to some though...

So it's an undercover poseur Arai. Only people "in the know" will know it's an Arai.

You sir, are a fashion whore.

**Oscar** · 9th August 2012, 08:43

Originally Posted by TINA RAY

You pay exorbitant marked up prices for Arai

It's just a fashion statement...a Label

Popular culture reveres them................if it is expensive, it must be good eh..

Marketing hype.

I hear the visors distort one's vision because of the sharp curve....or is that on a 'Shoei'.....well named; another 'showy' label.

Also..is it true that most motorcyclists that are killed, were wearing Arai helmets ?

There's an old saying (a Bell Helmet ad, actually): If you've got a $10 head, get a $10 helmet.

In your case, this may be overstating the case by $9.99.

Ps. You last statement is flirting with libel, you might want to remove it.

**Grantman_** · 9th August 2012, 09:00

The testing proves the point - http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/testhelme...discontinued=1

Arai helmets have been lackluster. Only 2 of 8 helmets get a 4+ star rating. My much cheaper LS2 gets a 4 star rating.

**Oscar** · 9th August 2012, 09:07

Originally Posted by Grantman_

The testing proves the point - http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/testhelme...discontinued=1

Arai helmets have been lackluster. Only 2 of 8 helmets get a 4+ star rating. My much cheaper LS2 gets a 4 star rating.

Neither the Arai or Shoei Adv Helmet is tested.
It also appears that older helmets get the "luckluster" ratings - Shoei XR1000 (3 Star) v. XR1100 (5 Star) for example. Newer helmets are safer - no surprise there.

**NordieBoy** · 9th August 2012, 09:21

More people may well be killed wearing Arai.
In the same was as more cops crash Holdens than any other brand.

**Grantman_** · 9th August 2012, 09:31

Originally Posted by Oscar

Neither the Arai or Shoei Adv Helmet is tested.
It also appears that older helmets get the "luckluster" ratings - Shoei XR1000 (3 Star) v. XR1100 (5 Star) for example. Newer helmets are safer - no surprise there.

A similar vintage of helmets has been tested across manufacturers. Arai compared poorly. No doubt lessens have been learnt and they are scrambling to catch up. Newer should be better.

**NordieBoy** · 9th August 2012, 09:59

Zeus rates so highly, they're off the charts.

**Ocean1** · 9th August 2012, 11:29

Originally Posted by Grantman_

No doubt lessens have been learnt .

Only very small ones though.

**MXNUT** · 9th August 2012, 12:26

Originally Posted by Waihou Thumper

If they are going to do a rating, then they better list the full range or helmets available? I couldn't find some?

It is up to the Helmet Manufacturer to supply the helmets for testing as this is a Government run non profit organization.
It is in the helmet makers best interest to do this if they think that their product is up to the task !!

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Yep. Of my 7 helmets, 1 is in the list.

No adventure helmets in the list at all.

I'd get a helmet that complies with AS/NZS 1698:2006.

Yep it looks like the site is geared towards road riders, but then that group of riders would have the biggest percentage of serious accidents.
The do have several Flip front helmets on the site.

Originally Posted by Ocean1

Sharp tests helmets to a defined set of procedures.

So does every other standard applicable to helmets.

Why would you choose a helmet based on the results of just one?

Sharp Tests to the same set of procudures as the european standard UN ECE REG 22.05
Then also tests at faster and slower impact speeds to give a broader test range.

I am not saying that this is the ultimate test out there, just pointing out that the mimimum standard that helmet manufacturers have to meet is not a particularly srtingent standard.

When it comes to something protecting your head, i would think the more protection offered the better.

**TINA RAY** · 9th August 2012, 12:55