Helmet strap fraying

I've got an Arai helmet & the strap is starting to fray. I've tried
melting the end with a flame & this has worked a little, but it's
clearly only a temporary solution. It needs something to bind it
together, but clearly it needs to be small enough to fit thru the metal
loop. I went to Mars Leather (in Melb) & they scratched their heads.
Peter Stevens staff just said "yeah, some of them do that, not much you
can do about it" - well thanks a fuckin' heap, it's a $1K helmet fer
chrissakes... I figure an upholsterer might be able to bind it with some
industrial strength sewing machine or something: haven't spoken to any
yet.

I've attached a piccie - correction - TRIED to attach piccie, rejected
by news server :-\

How have others faced this one down?

thanks
Steve

 

go buy a tube of gorrila snot and glue the trimmed end , or fuse it a
little with a soldering iron

 

1K helmets don't last any better than $400 helmets, which is why I buy
helmets based on how well they fit rather than how much they cost.

Lesson absorbed eh ;-)


G-S

 

Yup, I figured that out years ago too. I also read what protection
AS1698 tests to. I wear a helmet to keep the sun off my bald spot,
keep my ears warm, the rain from stinging my face, and, most
importantly, stop those big green bugs.

Theo

 

In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:35:22 -0700 (PDT)

Surely avoiding attention from the blue bugs was also one of the
reasons?

Zebee
- whose open face lid doesn't stop the rain stinging and who doesn't
have a bald spot

 

did he say he brought it because it was a $1K helmet ?

He most probably brought it because he LIKED THE FIT and the design/colour
scheme

 

His comment that "it's a $1K helmet fer chrissakes..." seems to infer
that he thought a the price was relevant to the quality, otherwise, why
mention the cost at all, give that it is irrelevant to his question of
how to stop the strap from fraying.

Nev..
'07 XB12X

 

Precisely my point. Thank you for re-emphasising it. People pay top
dollar for an item like this because they _think_ they are getting a
superior item than the cheaper alternative... not because they _are_
getting a superior item. I'm sure if you asked all of the helmet
manufacturers they would assure you that their helmet was made from more
superior materials than their competitors, regardless of the prices.
You're not paying a premium for quality, you're paying it because you
want the brand name which you associate with quality or perceive to be
linked to that image. How else can manufacturers like H-D, BMW, Ducati
maintain their high prices otherwise.. the products they sell are rarely
superior to the competition, except in the mind of the people who use
that to justify the expense.

Nev..
'07 XB12X

 

Superglue, or smear a film of 5 minute araldite.

 

He clearly 'implied' that he expected it to last longer because it cost
him $1k.

G-S

 

It's a name brand pricing structure, people are paying for the name.

With replica paint jobs they are paying for the riders name as well as
the helmets name.

It isn't really about quality or a $1200 Shoei would be twice as good as
a $600 Shoei


G-S

 

Yep; 'cept a Hoggly, BeeEm or Duke's higher purchase-price can sometimes be
justified by the claim it will fetch a higher resale price and/or will have
a longer value "life". (i.e. an old one is still worth buying/keeping).
Helmets are a no-resale, defined-life purchase so paying $1000 for something
that does the same job and has the same life as a $300 one is a bit weird.
('specially when the straps are crap!)

 

I have 2 BMW's that are worth much more now than when sold new!

Boxer

 

You've got a helmet that'd probably fetch a quid too!

 

I assumed his comment was after paying a $1K he didnt want to throw it out
and but a new one

 

Steve,

If the helmet is not old ask the retail shop where you bought it make a
warranty claim on Cassons, the importer.
It may be a sharp edge on the "D" ring.

First check your jackets for Velcro collar closures.
Velcro hook is the enemy of nylon/polyester/polypropylene webbing


Bada

 

Well I tried just about all matter of cheap helmets ( cos I'm a cheapskate
and only have a$20 head), that was until a couple of months ago after
getting fed up with cheap shit that goes from brain busting tight to baggy
in six months , weighs about the same as a WW2 army surplus head gear and is
about a noisy as one worn during battle around 1942 in Europe. I caved in a
tried more expensive lids from the $400 AGV thro to $1k Shoei, ended up with
a strap fraying Arai that is non of the above.
IMHO Buying an expensive helmet is not always about looking cool nor
thinking you have a $1K head its about fit and comfort.

DaveP

 

In aus.motorcycles on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:24:03 +1000

I find that the difference to my head between a $600 lid and a $150
one is... bugger all.

I didn't find the cheapies heavier or worse fitting or worse made.

What I did find was that I was happy to junk 'em every couple of
years.

Zebee

 

You left a couple out - it's being able to afford a $1K helmet, and
being prepared to spend that much money when there are cheaper
alternative, albeit possibly not as comfortable or well fitting, but
possibly more comfortable and better fitting.. because I reckon if
you're prepared to spend that kind of money on a lid, you're _not_
trying on _all_ of the cheaper lids first.

Nev..
'07 XB12X

 

If you have an "odd" head then what ever fits that you can find .