Helmet TEST (now with vid )

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

As some of you may know they recon that a helmet has only got a certain shelf live depending what it is made of 3-7 years, So I have a old simpsons helmet that has got to be getting on for 20 years old , so over the next few days or so (when my hands are a little better) i am going to do my own test, smack it one on top with a sledge hammer and i am going to video it so you can all see the out come,
So what do you think will happen then ????

[Guest Guest]

tbf good whack with a sledge hammer b a big lad would f**k up most helmets, i reckon a nice dent on top, foam deformed inside but shell and shape will be mostly maintained, then again its an old lid and standards were a bit....looser back then. probably best if u don't do it on the work surface, if you miss the mrs will go ape shite at you.

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

@airlock wrote:

tbf good whack with a sledge hammer b a big lad would f**k up most helmets, i reckon a nice dent on top, foam deformed inside but shell and shape will be mostly maintained, then again its an old lid and standards were a bit....looser back then. probably best if u don't do it on the work surface, if you miss the mrs will go ape shite at you.

lol Matt good point going to take it outside

[Guest Guest]

with head in or out

do a test like fill it with snow and chuck it at a wall first

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

maddog wrote:

with head in or out

do a test like fill it with snow and chuck it at a wall first

was going to get the Mrs to put it on

open to other suggestions on testing it like maddog has just suggested

[Guest Guest]

make sure your insurance is up to date may get a nice payment there

[Guest Guest]

put a melon inside it to simulate a head, for extra point draw a face on it and glue some noodles on for hair, cant beat realism in saftey testing.

[Stue11 0]

Think you might be suprised, i believe it will just crack the top and the inside will stay intact yea but dont forget to do it outside

[yankeedoodle 0]

oooh ooh can i come and play?

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

@yankeedoodle wrote:

oooh ooh can i come and play?

you can come and video it m8,

[yankeedoodle 0]

i thought if you had a helper you could test it on your head lol

[firehawk 0]

are you going to cut it open afterwards?

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

@firehawk wrote:

are you going to cut it open afterwards?

can do jeff, open to ideas m8

[peejay 0]

Personally I don't think it's a good idea to smash your helmet with a sledge hammer mate - I for one certainly do not want to see a video of it - makes my eyes water just thinking about it

[dick65 0]

should be fun dave,i had an old griffin helmet but the missus got rid of it last year must have been 30 year old not that id worn it for a good few years

[RichardH 0]

I was hoping hoping to give my helmet a good pounding later, anyone want to see the video?

[stantheman 0]

how about the shotgun test dave cos i know you got at least one

[XS1100 0]

Keep it they make good

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

@XS1100 wrote:

Keep it they make good

like that

[XS1100 0]

There better lids than the one I have though

[lee1 1]

So what do you think will happen then ????


I think it will fall apart

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

TEST RESULTS NOW IN


Part 1

[XS1100 0]

Now hit a Melon with the hammer! like having no hat on yer head!

Good test Dave forward that to Ride Magazine

[Guest Guest]

what a wast off a good lid

good vid

[fish1216 0]

fantastic!! just goes 2 show how strong they are n how much they protect ur head, ive got an old Craft had it 4 years now n its the best lid ive ever owned, only problem is the visor is scratched n its a bit tatty now but nice 2 know it will still take a good impact!!!!

[Stue11 0]

Like i said dave, youd be suprised all this nonsense of replacing lids after 5year good vid one for the keepers

[lee1 1]

good test dave

[Grumpyowl 0]

@Stue11 wrote:

Like i said dave, youd be suprised all this nonsense of replacing lids after 5year good vid one for the keepers

wont be swapping my 6 year old Arai anytime soon it's never been dropped etc and is inperfect nick

[yankeedoodle 0]

nice one dave

[RichardH 0]

That was a strong old lid.

[trebor4460 0]

helmet did its job well there,

[jezza 0]

damn i was hoping something comical was gonna happen like in the cartoons, dodgy buider with cacked hands swinging a sledghammer at a shiny helmet on a concrete floor . damn damn damn i'll just have to snigger to myself at what could of happend.

[peejay 0]

@Grumpyowl wrote:

@Stue11 wrote:

Like i said dave, youd be suprised all this nonsense of replacing lids after 5year good vid one for the keepers

wont be swapping my 6 year old Arai anytime soon it's never been dropped etc and is inperfect nick

my 6 year old Arai is staying as well

[Stue11 0]

@peejay wrote:

@Grumpyowl wrote:

@Stue11 wrote:

Like i said dave, youd be suprised all this nonsense of replacing lids after 5year good vid one for the keepers

wont be swapping my 6 year old Arai anytime soon it's never been dropped etc and is inperfect nick

my 6 year old Arai is staying as well

Dont blame you, im just terrible for buying lids for the sake of it, i should have a sort out, but cant get round to getting rid, allthough i did donate a couple of old ones to the Red Cross for training purposes

[dick65 0]

that was a tough old bugger dave

[BanditMike 0]

@Davehutch wrote:

TEST RESULTS NOW IN


Part 1

Would agree with forwarding it to Ride magazine, if not MCN etc as well . Good eye opener for those that don't change their helmet after one good impact. Something all riders should watch.

[Wolfie 0]

i understand why you did it, but why do it on such a classic lid like a Simpson?
thats really upset me that has!
You dont see many Simpson Bandit I or II's nowadays.
I could understand if it was a crappy old Craft!
heretic!

[day101 0]

@Wolfie wrote:

i understand why you did it, but why do it on such a classic lid like a Simpson?
thats really upset me that has!
You dont see many Simpson Bandit I or II's nowadays.
I could understand if it was a crappy old Craft!
heretic!

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

@Davehutch wrote:

TEST RESULTS NOW IN


Part 1

just come across this had forgot about it