Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme

OneSickPsycho · 06-30-2011, 12:02 PM

SHARP

http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/

Think your badass $800 helmet is so much better than everyone else's... Turns out, some of the are crap and some of the cheapos are actually quite good...

Example:
$112 helmet - http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/testsratings/lazer-lz6

$792 helmet - http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/testsratings/bell-m5x-carbon

Obviously venting, fitment, weight, bells & whistles notwithstanding, it's pretty clear that you don't always get what you pay for in terms of helmet safety.

Particle Man · 07-01-2011, 06:27 PM

They spelled "Program" incorrectly.

06-30-2011, 12:02 PM	#1
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme SHARP http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/ Think your badass $800 helmet is so much better than everyone else's... Turns out, some of the are crap and some of the cheapos are actually quite good... Example: $112 helmet - http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/testsratings/lazer-lz6 $792 helmet - http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/testsratings/bell-m5x-carbon Obviously venting, fitment, weight, bells & whistles notwithstanding, it's pretty clear that you don't always get what you pay for in terms of helmet safety.

07-01-2011, 06:27 PM	#2
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	They spelled "Program" incorrectly. __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.