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Jun 13, 2010 | 08:25 AM

Sonny's World

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Help, my brain isn't working!

I bought this dopey novelty helmet for $15 at the East Coast Biker event in Easton PA yesterday. Maybe it was only $15 for a reason (other than its worthlessness in a crash.) I think one side of the buckle system is missing from the strap. Does this helmet's buckle look familiar to anyone? Where can I get the missing part of the connector? HELP!!!

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Jun 13, 2010 | 08:29 AM

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Can't tell you if it "looks" familiar, I can't see the pictures.

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Jun 13, 2010 | 08:33 AM

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Yes, it's definitely missing the male side of the connection. Craft stores usually have those sort of things.

Jun 13, 2010 | 08:38 AM

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Whats the point in even buying these stupid novelty helmets??? If your going to go through the trouble to strap one of these things to your head why not just get a DOT approved helmet? This whole novelty thing is just stupid. You may as well just duct tape a plastic cereal bowl to your head.

Jun 13, 2010 | 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by dynarule

Last I checked, a 'D.O.T." approved helmet is only tested to survive a 15mph crash. That's the really stupid part. The process may have been updated but throughout the years I would research testing and that is what I learned.

This may clarify the process:
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcyc...T-standard.htm

Furthermore...I don't remember this thread being a debate on "which helmet is best' so your comments aren't necessary. This is America. If the OP wants to wear a novelty helmet he is more than welcomed to do so. Please don't try to force your opinion on him.

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Jun 13, 2010 | 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by SC-Longhair

Yes, it's definitely missing the male side of the connection. Craft stores usually have those sort of things.

+1 Michaels, Hobby Lobby, JoAnn - any will have it. Just be sure to measure first cause they come in many sizes and when you get to the store and start looking at the 3/4" and 1" side by side you won't remember how big the helmet part looks.

Jun 13, 2010 | 08:49 AM

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Last I checked, a 'D.O.T." approved helmet is only tested to survive a 15mph crash. That's the really stupid part.

And that, my friends, is the tragic fallacy of the anti-helmet crowd. The truth is, no matter how fast your motorcycle is going, your head hits the ground at 13 m.p.h. Why? Because it is always the same height above the ground. The only component of an accident that the helmet is designed to mollify (or for which one is needed) is the vertical impact. The speed of your motorcycle doesn't increase that one iota, it only adds an horizontal velocity, which is translated as skid. In case you've never skidded, skidding or sliding reduces friction, so your melon will not receive any damage (other than lost skin) - unless you hit a vertical obstruction. It is only when hitting a vertical obstruction (spell that t-r-e-e, or similar) that the speed of travel matters. In every other crash, your head hits the ground below the 15 m.p.h. from which the helmet is required to protect you.