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Old Jul 17, 2014 | 12:50 PM
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That's why motorcycle fatalities are 10x higher, per capita, in states without helmet laws.
Because all those people own old helmets that implode.....?
 
Old Jul 21, 2014 | 06:09 PM
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Well got it today and you can't tell it has age....it loos feel and fits awesome.
 
Old Jul 21, 2014 | 07:43 PM
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Great. Glad you decided to get it. Kept out of the elements, rubber and plastic have an infinite life span.
 
Old Jul 21, 2014 | 07:51 PM
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Shoei for $90 it's a 3/4 RJ platinum air...not bad.
 
Old Jul 23, 2014 | 05:36 PM
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Holy crap....that Shoei RJ platinum Air is the best helmet I have ever worn
 
Old Jul 23, 2014 | 10:36 PM
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Holy crap....that Shoei RJ platinum Air is the best helmet I have ever worn
Yep best 3/4 helmet I ever had as well. I now have a crappy HD 1/2 helmet and a sweet Arai Defiant. Man the arai is comfy!
 
Old Jul 23, 2014 | 10:40 PM
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SO I have the chance to buy a nice top brand helmet. New but was a shelf model and is 12 years old... Never been used, still in box and bag... Some manufacturer say that after 5 years from the MFG date it should be discarded.
What say you all about the matter....If it was climate controlled would the foam really get that bad that it would be trash?
Don't buy it. First helmet design has advanced considerably in the last 12 years. Second the foam deteriorates over time. Just think of what happens to those disposable picnic coolers you buy after a few years.
 
Old Jul 24, 2014 | 12:56 AM
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It's the styrofoam that basically protects your head and it takes styrofoam over a million years to decompose. I think you're safe. The full face I wear on my Z is over 7 years old, I feel perfectly safe in it. And I ride my Z really really fast.
 
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Before I put it on yesterday to ride , I inspected the foam in the liner ANC the shell it showed no signs of deterioration ...I looks new period....it is so quiet and light... I will use it for a few years and get a newer one then. I can tell It was stored inside as the seller said.
 
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Ya know even at 12 years old, if it appears intact, has indeed never been worn and kept inside all it's life....

Me thinks it's gotta be better than the make believe beanie buckets they wear around here.
 



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