Crash tested - Page 2

Amber Lamps · 03-12-2009, 05:09 PM

Same here,if a helmets gets more than a few scratches,it gets replaced. As far as jackets,boots,etc if they are still good,I keep using them.

lauralynne · 03-12-2009, 07:30 PM

call my sponsor and have a new one shipped.

PhiSig1071 · 03-13-2009, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shmike

Suit: Been down more times than Tater's wife at a swingers club. If a panel gets worn out or worn through, it gets fixed. If any of the Knox armor takes a serious impact, it gets replaced.

I agree with that one, my suit hasd a lot of "character".

marko138 · 03-13-2009, 10:00 AM

Replaced. I'm not taking the chance. It's my dome afterall. I ordered a new one post haste.

Amorok · 03-13-2009, 03:12 PM

Sounds about right. So when people say something is "crash-tested", you mean that model or brand, right?

ETA: Awesome that I put two options up there for the same thing. I kick ass.

rogue · 03-13-2009, 07:32 PM

If my head hits the pavement, I get a new one. However it may take me a little bit to get a new one...but it still gets replaced.

Mr Lefty · 03-13-2009, 07:48 PM

you've seen my gear... my helmet didn't touch when I went down... but as I was claim'n my bike... I threw my helmet in on the tally too... got a new one... need to anyways... it was 4 years old...

the rest of my gear was rashed up a little... but still works... don't need new stuff... but I'll probably get some... but buying it has nothing to do with the wreck.. it's just cause I want more shit!

but yeah... if your head hits... get a new helmet.

gear... as long as you didn't fuck up any seams... and there's no holes that are gonna make it tear easy... then your good.

fnfalman · 03-15-2009, 01:00 AM

Well, I'd buy a replacement helmet IF the helmet had actually contacted the ground. I had a crash where I slid and rolled for about fifty feet and the helmet never even touched the ground.

rogue · 03-15-2009, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fnfalman

Well, I'd buy a replacement helmet IF the helmet had actually contacted the ground. I had a crash where I slid and rolled for about fifty feet and the helmet never even touched the ground.

The last crash I was in I thought my head never hit the pavement either since I didn't feel it....then I saw the helmet...

Dnyce · 03-15-2009, 03:59 PM

i still use my helmet i crashed in, but it never hit the ground. soon as i find a new m10 rated helmet, i'll pick one up and retire this one, cuz its alil old

View Poll Results: What do you do with a helmet after a wreck?
Buy a new one, I don't trust it anymore	16	51.61%
Keep on riding with it as is, if it works once I trust it	1	3.23%
Get it "serviced" whatever that means.	0	0%
Buy a new one, helmets are cheaper than heads.	11	35.48%
I place my head in the cavernous depths of Tater's whore ex-wifes crotch. Pavement is safer.	3	9.68%
Voters: 31. You may not vote on this poll

03-12-2009, 07:30 PM	#12
lauralynne 667:Neighbor of the Beast Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Everett WA Moto: VTR1000, SV650, FZR400, CRF150 Posts: 1,403	call my sponsor and have a new one shipped. __________________ WMRRA's slowest Expert! triathalete, mom, racer, rider, friend, sister, wife - all in one tidy package! Married my best friend 8/30/09

03-13-2009, 03:12 PM	#15
Amorok Issukangitok Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Biloxi, MS Moto: '06 Suzuki Boulevard C50T Posts: 2,225	Sounds about right. So when people say something is "crash-tested", you mean that model or brand, right? ETA: Awesome that I put two options up there for the same thing. I kick ass. __________________ What goes around comes around. Sometimes you get what's coming around, and sometimes you are what's coming around. You see what I mean?

03-15-2009, 01:00 AM	#18
fnfalman Europhile Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SoCal Moto: Aprilia RS125, Aprilia SR50 Factory, Aprilia Tuono, BMW Rockster, KTM 990 Adventure Posts: 1,875	Well, I'd buy a replacement helmet IF the helmet had actually contacted the ground. I had a crash where I slid and rolled for about fifty feet and the helmet never even touched the ground. __________________ *Cogito Ergo Vroom - I think therefore I ride*

03-15-2009, 03:59 PM	#20
Dnyce flyin high Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cali Moto: 10speed huffy w/cards in the spokes Posts: 2,318	i still use my helmet i crashed in, but it never hit the ground. soon as i find a new m10 rated helmet, i'll pick one up and retire this one, cuz its alil old __________________ "Racing Is Life, Everything Before and After is Just Waiting" Steve McQueen

03-12-2009, 05:09 PM	#11
Amber Lamps Moto GP Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,556	Same here,if a helmets gets more than a few scratches,it gets replaced. As far as jackets,boots,etc if they are still good,I keep using them.

03-13-2009, 07:48 PM	#17
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	you've seen my gear... my helmet didn't touch when I went down... but as I was claim'n my bike... I threw my helmet in on the tally too... got a new one... need to anyways... it was 4 years old... the rest of my gear was rashed up a little... but still works... don't need new stuff... but I'll probably get some... but buying it has nothing to do with the wreck.. it's just cause I want more shit! but yeah... if your head hits... get a new helmet. gear... as long as you didn't fuck up any seams... and there's no holes that are gonna make it tear easy... then your good.