"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
09/21/2018 at 23:57 • Filed to: None
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"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
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What did you buy? Some cheapo motorcycle helmet? Or some expensive carbon european helmet?
I am tempted by a cheap open face but dont want to regret it.
itranthelasttimeiparkedit
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 00:04 |
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porkins regrets nothing
Alfalfa
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 00:05 |
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COVER ME PORKINS
Wagon Guy drives a Boostang
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 00:06 |
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I bought a Black Armor Helmet from Winding Road Racing.
Great value and legal in all sanctioning bodies.
I customized mine with a blue face shield and some decals...
Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 00:10 |
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You will get plenty of advice to the effect of “spend as much as you think your head is worth”. I think that it some bullshit. Just make sure you buy something with the proper certification for what you need to do with it. I'd say go with a Snell SA rated, full faced helmet to cover pretty much everything. I went with the open face to save money while doing just autox. But now I'm doing track days and needed a full faced helmet. So the open face is now collecting dust and I could have just bought the other one first to save money. Make sure you get the latest year model so that you don't have to replace it any time soon. Saferacer.com has some good affordable options, I bought mine for around $200 if I remember correctly.
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 00:10 |
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The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 00:18 |
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Most events will require a snell rated helmet. I prefer open face as I can see more, where an full face forces you focus to see the windsheild & blocks lots of the inside of the car. Saying that G-Force seems to have a good product for a reasonable price. I’m looking buying their GF1 open face helmet.
WRXforScience
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 00:24 |
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I went with a cheapish snell rated open face helmet for autox and trackdays. I was hoping that it’ d be cooler in the Texas heat.
Karting tracks and convertibles often require closed face helmets. I met James Wilson a few years ago at an SCCA Time Trial at Texas World Speedway and he was very passionate about his helmets and racing (I had just received my current helmet as a Christmas gift and still almost bought one of his helmets) , my next helmet will be from Black Armor.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 00:31 |
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As others have said, make sure it is Snell rated. I bought a full-face so I could be comfortable in the car and on a motorcycle. More money gets you better materials, better ventilation, and better features (like a removable/washable liner). They say there are two basic shapes - Shoei and Bell. I find that is true. I’m not a fan of buying one online since I want to try it on before I decide.
Maxima Speed
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 00:32 |
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I have a Snell 1998 (I think?) full face helmet missing a visor. The only reason I got away with using it at the only autocross I ever attended was that they didn’t have enough loaner to let me use one so they figured it was atleast Snell, even if it was old. Personally, I think helmets are a bad idea in non-prepped ( stock seats and no cage) autocross, I think it just increases the chances of a neck injury with no real benefit to protection. If I was to do auto cross again I would wear the required helmet and some sort of HANS device or motorcycle neck brace/collar to limit excess neck and head movement.
Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 00:40 |
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Look up what rating is required by the organizing body you’ll be running in. I know SCCA requires Snell or ECE ratings. I have a Bell Qualifier DLX and I love it.
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 01:05 |
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Assuming you’ re looking at car activities no more extreme than autocross and maybe a track day in a street legal car, get the Snell M2015 rated helmet of your choice. The “M” rating is the requirement for SCCA autocross and most track days, and they’re cheaper than an Snell SA2015 rated helmet for road racing use. The SA rating passes a roll bar impact test and has flame retardant padding and paint, and none of these things matter for autocross type use. You’ll also pay correspondingly more for an SA2015 rated helmet.
As for brands, try various ones on if you can and
pick one that fits the shape of your head comfortably. There is considerable difference between brands and the shapes of heads they fit comfortably.
I’m a fan of G-force helm
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ts, both because they’re a good helmet at a great price point, and they fit the shape of my head well.
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ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
09/22/2018 at 01:09 |
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G-force does make good helmets at a great price point. I’ve been using a series of closed-face (non- optional for me) G-force helmets since 2002. The other thing to factor in helmet decisions is how the fit the shape of your head (also why I like G-force), and there is considerable variation between brands. For autocross use, it may not matter much when you’re wearing it for five minuets at time, but it matters when you’re wearing it for an hour at a time...
CRider
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 04:19 |
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I’ll take a cheapo motorcycle helmet, please.
https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/agv-pista-gp-r-carbon-staccata-helmet
Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
> itranthelasttimeiparkedit
09/22/2018 at 05:32 |
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Rest In Peace Porkins. Sweet prince.
LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 06:51 |
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I find my HJC CL-17 comfortable for auto cross. It is low cost, closed face so can be used for other things. Brand fit to different head shapes is definitely a thing. Higher cost often means less weight, so if you aren’t wearing it all day this is less important.
nafsucof
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 07:18 |
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simpson are reasonably priced.
shop-teacher
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 08:05 |
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I've got an open-faced Bell. Whatever you buy, go somewhere you can actually try it on. Fitment is critical to both safety and comfort.
pitstop_pitowski
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 08:22 |
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Step 1: buy open faced helmet
Step 2: buy Paulson bubble goggles
Step 3: ?????
Step 4: profit
ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 09:52 |
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This is what I have been looking at getting for exactly the same reasons; just to have my own helmet around when I get the nerve to go to an Auto-X event.
Despite the visor, it has a large enough opening that I do not feel like I am limiting my vision too much compared to an open-face helmet.
https://www.bellracing.com/Shop/Product/Sport
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 10:16 |
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I bought some HJC for like 140 bucks o don’t remember the name
Matsayz
> Frank Grimes
09/22/2018 at 10:52 |
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Conquer Snell SA2015 Approved Open Face Racing Helmet https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GGLXFYY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_1CLPBbG1PJA06
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Frank Grimes
> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
09/23/2018 at 18:42 |
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this looks legal and safe and stylish
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Frank Grimes
> CRider
09/23/2018 at 20:55 |
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the question i have is do I buy 1 or are they cheaper in a six pack?
ttyymmnn
> Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
10/30/2018 at 17:34 |
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That whole “eject” thing was a coverup. Perkins survived the battle, and went to work for the government.