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Helmets

“Wear it for at least half an
hour, walk around, try the
coffee shop next door…”
absorption layer and are now 25% - 30% lighter than the old
That comment may well have been the best advice I have ever Australian Standard helmets.
received on buying Motorcycle helmets.
Then began the task of finding the type of helmet to best
This all came about on the day European Standard Helmets suit my needs… Full flip-face and built in Comms. Before
were approved for use in Australia, superseding the pre-existing too long we had found just what I thought was ideal…. An
Australian Standard and associated rules. attractive helmet, full flip-face, built in sunnies, pinlock insert
lens to prevent internal fogging and of course, full wifi Comms
I was in London at the time and immediately made my way to capability.
the closest INFINITY MOTORCYCLE store.
It was at this point that the staff member assisting me said,
I thought I knew what I wanted, a new European Standard “Wear it for at least half an hour, walk around, try the coffee
Helmet (Std EU22.05), with full flip-face visor and built-in shop next door…”. He further explained that trying a helmet
Communication facility. on for a few seconds or even a minute was not the way to go.
Wear it for at least half an hour…. Then you will know if it’s the
Having spent some time wandering through the store, looking, one for you. Further he said… “the folk in the coffee shop are
feeling, trying some on my head, etc… I was amazed at the used to us sending customers in wearing helmets….”. Further..
obvious difference in weight, much lighter than the Aussie “ The biggest problem is people buying helmets that simply
Standard helmets I was used to. don’t fit the shape of their head – and buying over the internet
is a real problem.
A friendly, but professional INFINITY MOTORCYCLES staff
member soon engaged me in conversation, asking exactly
what I was looking for. I explained that I was from Melbourne NEVER BUY A HELMET YOU HAVEN’T HAD ON YOUR HEAD, for
and that EU standard helmets had just been approved for use at least half an hour”
in Australia, and I was keen to buy one. He enquired what
Motorcycle Helmet standard we had in Australia, to which I Experience since has convinced me that the Infinity Motorcycles
replied that the only Helmet rules in Australia related to Motor experience was the best advice I ever got when buying a
Racing Helmets and there was no specific rules or regulations helmet.
for helmets for use on Motorcycles…. That news surprised him,
prompting him to tell me a bit about the EU Standard Helmets For more very useful and relevant information on Motorcycle
and the research behind their development. Helmets, I recommend a visit to the MotoCap website - https://
motocap.com.au/helmets
Scientific and Medical research indicated that if the helmet could
absorb impact energy, before it was transferred to the scull Additional info at:
(brain), the outcomes were substantially better. As a result, the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVDYQoGgHNE
EU helmets were far more flexible and energy absorbing. Similar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVMGZyCpQbU
research also clearly indicated that if the helmet could be made
lighter, it substantially reduced the torsional rotation forces in Peter Baulch.
the neck, thereby limiting upper spinal and lower brain stem #27672 DM #71
injury in the event of significant accident. The EU helmet has a
lighter, flexible shell but contain a higher performing impact

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