New Helmet

[Big Rig]

LS2 Half, anyone else have one??

Wonder if helmets are like darkside and oil???

LOL

[carolinarider09]

Not that one but I have three similar, but without the brim.  One for me, one for the wife and one for......

I think I got them in 2003 or so when I got my Valk.  But, when I got a BMW 1100RT I went with a 3/4 helmet. 

Now I have, for my trips, a Shark Evoline.  So does the wife. 

I just saw the date inside my Shark the other day, November 2008. 

[Bighead]

CR you do know you should only use a helmet for 5 or so yrs the padding breaks down.

[Oldfishguy]

CR you do know you should only use a helmet for 5 or so yrs the padding breaks down.

I've heard that before; does anyone know where that statement come from?  DOT? NTSB? Helmet manufacturer??

Just curious where it evolved from.

[carolinarider09]

Yes, regarding the time in years.  

Here is one study. 

https://www.motorcyclemanic.com/you-need-to-know-now-what-is-a-motorcycle-helmets-lifespan/

And here is another opinion.

https://forums.mtbr.com/apparel-protection/helmet-lifespan-time-dispell-myth-792859.html

In this litigious society, the helmet manufactures must put a life span on the helmets. 

In my search, I did not find any definitive tests that would indicate that older helmets were actually tested to see how they did or did not deteriorate. 

I did purchase a new helmet, again a Shark Evoline, the same size as the one I had, several years ago (two or three).  It was he same size as the one I was using but, after using it for a few months, I gave it to my wife, and returned to my original Shark. 

I like the Shark Evoline helmets. they are versatile but heavy. 

[Bighead]

Change em or not my big ol head is worth $20 or so a year.

[F6Dave]

I also have a Shark Evoline.  I'll agree they're a bit heavy, but the design is unlike any other helmet.  I really like mine.  They aren't easy to find; I've only seen them on Revzilla and a few other sites.

[Psychotic Bovine]

CR you do know you should only use a helmet for 5 or so yrs the padding breaks down.

I've heard that before; does anyone know where that statement come from?  DOT? NTSB? Helmet manufacturer??

Just curious where it evolved from.

Haven't we been told that Styrofoam takes hundreds of years to break down?  I am in the group that says helmets will last forever.  Well, until I am trying to justify a new helmet for myself!

[The emperor has no clothes]

I realize I'm rather cheap, but I replace helmets when the liner and padding gets too wore out. You guys with Schuberth's, Shoei's, and Arai's really buy new ones every 5 years ?

[Fazer]

I just bought the Schuberth C4Pro with the integrated Sena communicator.  Love it, but no, I would not want to replace every five years.  No helmet is perfect, but this one sure is quiet.