06-14-2021, 02:52 AM
I wear a Shoei helmet and my wife wears an Arai. We both assume 5 years of wear. We don't wear the more expensive helmets because we think they protect us better -- we assume that any helmet badged with a Snell or ECE rating is no better or worse than any other helmet similarly certified.
The $75/year (per helmet) premium we are paying is for the comfort of the helmet, not for the safety of it. I wanted a more aerodynamic helmet (Shoei X14) because I don't have a windscreen and I thought it would help reduce wind-lift while riding at highway speeds. My wife wanted a very quiet helmet with great ventilation and opted for the Arai SomethingICan'tRecall. For us, it's worth the extra cost, but I understand that others might have a different opinion.
I keep my old helmets (I cut the strap off of them) for display in my garage. Sometimes, I'll put mc related stickers on them, but my brother is an artist so I"m thinking of having him paint a couple of them for me. Incidentally, none of them have disintegrated yet, but then again, I haven't tried to wear them either.
The $75/year (per helmet) premium we are paying is for the comfort of the helmet, not for the safety of it. I wanted a more aerodynamic helmet (Shoei X14) because I don't have a windscreen and I thought it would help reduce wind-lift while riding at highway speeds. My wife wanted a very quiet helmet with great ventilation and opted for the Arai SomethingICan'tRecall. For us, it's worth the extra cost, but I understand that others might have a different opinion.
I keep my old helmets (I cut the strap off of them) for display in my garage. Sometimes, I'll put mc related stickers on them, but my brother is an artist so I"m thinking of having him paint a couple of them for me. Incidentally, none of them have disintegrated yet, but then again, I haven't tried to wear them either.