helmet

vic guilmino · 12-11-2016, 03:41 PM

where can i buy a helmet cheap????

Bob Don · 12-11-2016, 03:42 PM

Ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/191886616492...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

$149 w/free shipping for a Snell2015 open helmet

jmcarter · 12-11-2016, 04:28 PM

Amazon is your friend...GForce full face helmets with SA2010 or even SA2015 rating are less than $200...M2015 are cheaper. My GForce has a large opening which makes glasses easier. Ever since Ken Etter's accident at Fontana years ago I won't use open face but that's just me.

Search Amazon for helmet with whatever rating you're comfortable with.

Rory McNeil · 12-11-2016, 04:33 PM

I can`t recall seeing them advertise recently, but I bought my last helmet, a Pyrotech SA2010) from Helmet City in California. Good customer service, good prices and selection, quick shipping. I would use them again.

Ed Fernandez · 12-11-2016, 11:30 PM

Hey Grandpa, reach into the mattress and grab a handful. You only have one noggin, protect it as as well as you can.

Sean Marconette · 12-11-2016, 11:56 PM

Why not buy american made and buy Impact, or RJS? See if any of the others state where they are made. That goes for Bell, Simpson, and GForce. Impact is made in Indy, and RJS is made in Michigan.

Larry Hill · 12-12-2016, 08:49 AM

Thanks Sean

Bobby DiDomenico · 12-12-2016, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmcarter

Amazon is your friend...GForce full face helmets with SA2010 or even SA2015 rating are less than $200...M2015 are cheaper. My GForce has a large opening which makes glasses easier. Ever since Ken Etter's accident at Fontana years ago I won't use open face but that's just me.

Search Amazon for helmet with whatever rating you're comfortable with.

Ken, we had some interesting discussions about full face helmets at the show. My current helmet is open face. Had always had full face ones prior, including motorcycle helmets, and will be going with a full face one again. I just never felt comfortable with the open front. There are a lot of variations in full face openings view wise, with many having such small openings they wouldn't be street legal. Yes two helmets is expensive, until you see a brain injury recovery.

Found this study interesting, even though it is of motorcycle riders.
http://www.motorbiketimes.com/feature/gear/helmets/study-open-face-helmets-offer-as-much-protection-as-no-helmet-$21383483.htm

Ron Ortiz · 12-12-2016, 11:09 AM

Vic, go to a motorcycle dealer, they have a full array of them, plus you can get the best fit instead of relying on a mail order size.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA can also be used as vase.

Adger Smith · 12-12-2016, 01:06 PM

In an accident I had in 1999 I had a closed face with the big opening for my glasses. A piece of guard rail wooden post still got inside and damaged my face and eye. I won't even consider an open faced.

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Bob Don VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greater Boston Posts: 1,494 Likes: 1,107 Liked 893 Times in 190 Posts	Re: helmet Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/191886616492...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT $149 w/free shipping for a Snell2015 open helmet __________________ Bob Don 128 SS

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jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,284 Likes: 2,337 Liked 3,124 Times in 962 Posts	Re: helmet Amazon is your friend...GForce full face helmets with SA2010 or even SA2015 rating are less than $200...M2015 are cheaper. My GForce has a large opening which makes glasses easier. Ever since Ken Etter's accident at Fontana years ago I won't use open face but that's just me. Search Amazon for helmet with whatever rating you're comfortable with. __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

12-11-2016, 04:33 PM	#4
Rory McNeil VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: from Vancouver BC Canada, now in Nova Scotia Posts: 1,306 Likes: 307 Liked 1,079 Times in 297 Posts	Re: helmet I can`t recall seeing them advertise recently, but I bought my last helmet, a Pyrotech SA2010) from Helmet City in California. Good customer service, good prices and selection, quick shipping. I would use them again. __________________ NHRA 6390 STK M/S 85 Mustang

12-11-2016, 11:30 PM	#5
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: helmet Hey Grandpa, reach into the mattress and grab a handful. You only have one noggin, protect it as as well as you can. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA

12-11-2016, 11:56 PM	#6
Sean Marconette Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 977 Likes: 786 Liked 274 Times in 76 Posts	Re: helmet Why not buy american made and buy Impact, or RJS? See if any of the others state where they are made. That goes for Bell, Simpson, and GForce. Impact is made in Indy, and RJS is made in Michigan. __________________ Sean Marconette 84 Mustang 5060 SS/N

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Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,613 Likes: 1,896 Liked 10,650 Times in 2,209 Posts	Re: helmet Thanks Sean __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

12-12-2016, 11:09 AM	#9
Ron Ortiz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Englewood, Florida Posts: 987 Likes: 33 Liked 315 Times in 102 Posts	Re: helmet Vic, go to a motorcycle dealer, they have a full array of them, plus you can get the best fit instead of relying on a mail order size. Ron Ortiz U/SA can also be used as vase. __________________ Ron Ortiz 2102 STK

12-12-2016, 01:06 PM	#10
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: helmet In an accident I had in 1999 I had a closed face with the big opening for my glasses. A piece of guard rail wooden post still got inside and damaged my face and eye. I won't even consider an open faced. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)