$10 head wear a $10 helmet .....

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:22 am

Nick, I have a C3 as my "going to work" lid - very noisey compared to my Shoei XR1100. The Schuberth appears to be well made and finished off but if I hadn't got this off me mate cheap (don't usually buy 2nd hand lids but I knew its history) I wouldn't have paid £470 for it. I rode 100 miles in Scottland in September with the Shoei without earplugs no probs - couldn't have done that with the Schuberth. Anyone wanna buy a Schuberth cheap? Never been dropped used for maybe 500 miles?

el-nicko · Post by **el-nicko** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 1:54 pm

dave the german wrote:Nick, I have a C3 as my "going to work" lid - very noisey compared to my Shoei XR1100. The Schuberth appears to be well made and finished off but if I hadn't got this off me mate cheap (don't usually buy 2nd hand lids but I knew its history) I wouldn't have paid £470 for it. I rode 100 miles in Scottland in September with the Shoei without earplugs no probs - couldn't have done that with the Schuberth. Anyone wanna buy a Schuberth cheap? Never been dropped used for maybe 500 miles?

Blimey Dave, food for thought there. Schuberth's big selling point is their 'quitness'.

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:55 pm

Nick, I think they forget to add "quiet compared to other flip lids". I've never tried any other flip lids so can't comment on that

el-nicko · Post by **el-nicko** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 4:09 pm

dave the german wrote:Nick, I think they forget to add "quiet compared to other flip lids". I've never tried any other flip lids so can't comment on that

I really should'nt ask 'cos they've just carried my credit card out on a stretcher but, ooooh, go on.

Size and Colour Dave?

ianbcr · Post by **ianbcr** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:27 pm

[quote="el-nicko"][quote="dave the german"]Nick, I think they forget to add "quiet compared to other flip lids". I've never tried any other flip lids so can't comment on that[/quote]

I really should'nt ask 'cos they've just carried my credit card out on a stretcher but, ooooh, go on.

Size and Colour Dave?[/quote]

you little tinker nick.its the price your after really.

el-nicko · Post by **el-nicko** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:56 pm

ianbcr wrote:

you little tinker nick.its the price your after really.

Come on Ian.

No point in asking that if it don't fit or it's the wrong colour to start with is there?

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 1:49 pm

black, 58/59 silver c3 logo and tasteful matching silver Boxertrix logo

el-nicko · Post by **el-nicko** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 3:32 pm

dave the german wrote:black, 58/59 silver c3 logo and tasteful matching silver Boxertrix logo

OK Dave. When my C/Card comes out of 'Intensive Care' I'll be looking for a Hi-Viz Orange one myself but, for Ians sake

, I've got to ask ; How much?

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:52 pm

I paid £100 and I've worn it about 15 times. Not bothered about selling it as I only use it to get to work but if anyone is interested make me an offer.

ianbcr · Post by **ianbcr** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:14 pm

[quote="el-nicko"][quote="dave the german"]black, 58/59 silver c3 logo and tasteful matching silver Boxertrix logo[/quote]

OK Dave. When my C/Card comes out of 'Intensive Care' I'll be looking for a Hi-Viz Orange one myself but, for Ians sake

, I've got to ask ; How much?[/quote]

i knew you couldnt resist nick,like telling a little kid not to touch. [smilie=mutley laugh.gif]

el-nicko · Post by **el-nicko** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:11 pm

ianbcr wrote:
el-nicko wrote:
dave the german wrote:black, 58/59 silver c3 logo and tasteful matching silver Boxertrix logo
OK Dave. When my C/Card comes out of 'Intensive Care' I'll be looking for a Hi-Viz Orange one myself but, for Ians sake , I've got to ask ; How much?
i knew you couldnt resist nick,like telling a little kid not to touch.

AZ Pete · Post by **AZ Pete** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 10:32 pm

Local ad. for a BMW System 4 helmet. Looks good for the price, until you find that it is over 8 years old......apparently 3+ years beyond its useful life, according to some. The owner got pissy with me, when I declined to buy it, due to it's age.

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/mcy/3497638588.html

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 11:18 pm

AZ Pete wrote:Local ad. for a BMW System 4 helmet. Looks good for the price, until you find that it is over 8 years old......apparently 3+ years beyond its useful life, according to some. The owner got pissy with me, when I declined to buy it, due to it's age.

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/mcy/3497638588.html

Carefully omits the age........

Saw an Arai helmet for sale on UK Ebay, which if you studied the photos carefully - showed the British "kite" mark. God knows how many years old it had to be.......
Others carefully avoid showing that it is a "Snell" tested and not "DOT".

I have a couple of helmets which are 6yrs old, one being Carbonfibre - I'll be getting another 3-4 yrs out of each before replacing

Al

Hayden · Post by **Hayden** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 11:47 pm

Odd how the age issue only ever seems to apply to ' non-expensive' helmets
I'll be chucking my 'get to work' helmet out next year, my older Arai will stay on top off the wardrobe though!

sandbar · Post by **sandbar** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:00 am

cornishflat wrote:............ given its an Arai the quality is sure to be there.

Reading this thread made me look at the Sharp ratings again. I see that Arai are still struggling with it. One of their helmets only gets a one star rating!!!

Interestingly, the BMW System 5 gets a 5 star rating, whereas the System 6 only gets 4 stars.

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