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(06-06-2014, 08:30 PM)Tortuga_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Glad you enjoy the new helmet. I went a bit mental and bought an Arai Tour X, an Arai Chaser V and two new Shoei XR1100s for me and my squeeze, all within about a year.

I now have enough helmetage to last me well into the end of this decade.

And before anyone comes back with any of this '@~*^can it after 5 years or you'll die of AIDS' nonsense, I've researched this matter thoroughly and it seems it's just marketing guff to get the sales turning over nicely.

A helmet worn every day for 10 hours in the heat of Texas by a motorcycle courier or instructor, and maybe placed on the ground carelessly to roll around and get bumped will probably be scrap in a year or two.

My cosseted and carefully stored lids worn infrequently in less than desert condition (GB) are hardly going to fall apart in that timescale.

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Edited to add, Helmet threads, like oil threads are the root of all evil.

Add ABS and limiter threads of all types


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Really, any threads that involve opinions. But if we all agreed on anything how boring would this forum be?
*Meant to say "everything" but leaving it as is.

(06-07-2014, 01:24 PM)shdwghst457_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Really, any threads that involve opinions. But if we all agreed on anything how boring would this forum be?
*Meant to say "everything" but leaving it as is.

It would be be boring as heck. I have a good friend that is going to let me borrow a modular helmet when ever I want it. Not sure of the brand. I was considering a moduar but I was so used to the full face that is the routte I took this time.

The opinions here are a huge part of my decisions. I can sort through the crap and find the guys that really know their stuff and dont have brand loyalty and just give it to you straight. I just want good service and a bang for my buck. I am a tightwad by nature and will never change.

+1 on being frugal


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