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Nov 11, 2012 | 01:40 PM

machm1969

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Helmet advice needed.

I'm looking for a good helmet and having some difficulty finding what I'm looking for. I'm looking for a half helmet with a quick release built into the strap, but all I can find is helmets with d-rings. I live close to J&P cycles and I went there the other day and bought a quick release, but it's cheap and looks like it came out of a gumball machine. Anybody know of a manufacturer that sells helmets with quick release hardware?

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Matt

Nov 11, 2012 | 02:54 PM

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Daytona helmets. Got one. Love it. Dot approved carbon.

Nov 11, 2012 | 04:10 PM

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U are wearing a 1/2 helmet and worried about the quick release not holding up???

Nov 11, 2012 | 04:16 PM

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Nothing wrong with a D ring once you get used to it. It is a bitch when your fingers are real cold though.

Nov 11, 2012 | 05:01 PM

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Skull Crush will make you one with either a quick release or D-ring, it's your choice.

http://www.skullcrushgear.com/

Nov 11, 2012 | 05:04 PM

machm1969

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Awesome, thanks guys!

Matt

Nov 11, 2012 | 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by machm1969

I am looking at the GMAX GM67 helmet, many good features and quick release, avail for $70 on sale. Several add-on quick release buckles avail on Amazon and E bay. The metal ones rust and the plastic ones wont stay tight. I run the push together plastic buckle on my helmets, they work ok. About $8 on Amazon. If you are looking for a helmet, you may want to ck out the closeout sections at these web sites, www.jafrum.com, www.leatherup.com, or www.motorcyclegear.com.

Last edited by checkers; Nov 11, 2012 at 05:20 PM.

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Nov 11, 2012 | 05:55 PM

machm1969

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That's exactly what I found with the add on quick releases, I prefer the ones that are more like seat belt buckles. I'm going to get a 1/2 helmet for around town and a full face for on the highway. I hate wearing a helmet at all, but I'm a paramedic and I've been on too many bad calls for guys wthout helmets.