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Old 12-12-2016, 03:10 PM   #5
Bobby DiDomenico
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Originally Posted by Hacksaw View Post
Maybe a helmet dealer or tech guy can confirm this but it's my understanding that a M rating is constructed differently than a S rated one. The difference is a M hat is designed to protect a one hard hit, ie fly off your scooter and slam the pavement while the S hat can protect multiple hits ie slapping the inside of your roll cage when barrel rolling thru the lights.
That is my understanding, the M is not designed for repeated roll bar contacts.
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