Are these a good make or barge pole fodder ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4646496534 Being a 'greaser I'm not up on these new full face jobs -- XJ900 Trike ** GS850 Trike XV1000 TR1 Chop ** XLH1200 Sporty Chop [Rot 13 it]
Well reading the shit in the blurb, it's gonna be crap. OTOH I assume it passes the relevant safety standards.... -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 TS 156 TS S2 Suzuki Bandit 600 #Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits (I live in hope) www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
I think that's an assumption based more on optimism than fact. I'd have thought they'd be pretty up-front about being approved for use if they were, and stating that the visor is EC-whatever compliant just makes me feel that the rest of the lid possibly isn't. -- _______ ..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) \`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3 (slightly broken, currently missing) `\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10 `\|/` `
CABERG lids any good then ? -- XJ900 Trike ** GS850 Trike XV1000 TR1 Chop ** XLH1200 Sporty Chop [Rot 13 it]
250089390165 Ebay got my attention seems to fit all the criteria I need and a low price. -- XJ900 Trike ** GS850 Trike XV1000 TR1 Chop ** XLH1200 Sporty Chop [Rot 13 it]
Ohh thanks European approval ECE22.05 ACU Gold approval, does that actually mean anything ? -- XJ900 Trike ** GS850 Trike XV1000 TR1 Chop ** XLH1200 Sporty Chop [Rot 13 it]
One of my friends has a Caberg and is very happy with it. Caveat: he rides a 125cc Honda Varadero and is about 18 stones so his perception of what is good might differ considerably from yours.
Fair point, well made. Steer well clear then. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 TS 156 TS S2 Suzuki Bandit 600 #Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits (I live in hope) www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
Yes, AIUI it's legal to sell it as a helmet, and I *think* the ACU gold means you can track day or race in it. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 TS 156 TS S2 Suzuki Bandit 600 #Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits (I live in hope) www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
Unless they _are_ approved, but just find out first. -- _______ ..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) \`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3 (slightly broken, currently missing) `\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10 `\|/` `
I got one when I returned to 2 wheels this year and discovered that my Shoei was 16 years old. Full face, anti-fog visor, internal sun visor so you can look like Buzz Aldrin, breath deflector and neck curtain. I like it, although it's thermoplastic rather than GRP or whatever the better ones are made of, and it is definitely the cheaper end of the market. 99 quid, and has all the stickers - seems quite good value. -- Rich ============================== 2001 Disco II ES auto 1971 S2a 88" petrol 2006 Bandit 1200S Take out the obvious to email me.
BORG says... Cheap, have drop down internal visors - those are the good points. To balance it - Interior materials are poor quality and they get slack on your head very quickly.
Ace says... Many flip-front helmets are still only tested as open face helmets with no protection offered by the chinbar. If you see a P in the ECE22-05 markings then the chinbar is protective. Any other letter, such as J, then it's not. KBC flip fronts do not have a protective chinbar, nor do the Roof Boxers.
Donald says... He has no idea what a good helmet is then, cos Cabergs are generally regarded in the trade as one of the poorer quality ones.
