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Well I was always told you always get the best helmet you can afford.
Which is anything with an ACU gold sticker. I love KBC helmets. Not the lightest but the fit for my head is superb. I've had about 4 of them.
My offroad helmet is a Fox.
I bought a pair of the alpinstar supertech boots a couple of years ago second hand for £80 from ebay.
Sent them back to alpinestars through demontweeks to be refurbished. Cost me £85 and they came back with new soles, sliders and the one of the hinges on the internal boot was replaced.
Love those boots. |
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An ACU sticker doesn’t mean they are the best helmet, just means they are approved for racing. Best helmet I ever had was a Simpson Bandit. Which was not road legal and can’t remember if it had a gold sticker. I’m just on the sharp crash helmet safety scheme website seeing what helmets came out best in their tests |
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Do think Simpson helmets were acu approved. They passed dot and fia regs for use in motor vehicles but not motorcycles.
The new ones may be acu approved.
It was the original Simpson drag helmets with the filters on the front that looked evil. |
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"I’m looking round for new helmet and boots, probably an Arai helmet and sidi boots, like I always get, unless you can suggest different "
You will have to go and try them on really. Helmet manufactures use slightly different shells so will fit slightly different even if they are the same size. I have had Shoei and AVG helmets so far. AVG have both been K3's, current one being the Guy Martin SV, cos you know neon pink :D.
Sidi boots are supposed be very good. My current ones are TCX s-speeds. Which are excellent.. except for the god aweful squeak they make when walking in them!! I was at KTM in Hemel and one of the guys heard the squeaking and asked if they where sidi. So i guess they do the same! Must be something to do with being french lol |
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"Get yourself a X-lite 803 carbon. I'm on my second one now, used to wear Arai but much prefer the XLite"
Had a look on e bay and they look great
Then looked online and j and s stock them. They have 3 in Leeds so will make time to go try one on |
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"Get yourself a X-lite 803 carbon. I'm on my second one now, used to wear Arai but much prefer the XLite
Had a look on e bay and they look great
Then looked online and j and s stock them. They have 3 in Leeds so will make time to go try one on "
. Went to try on yesterday and yes a very nice helmet. Unfortunately no acu gold sticker |
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"Get yourself a X-lite 803 carbon. I'm on my second one now, used to wear Arai but much prefer the XLite
Had a look on e bay and they look great
Then looked online and j and s stock them. They have 3 in Leeds so will make time to go try one on . Went to try on yesterday and yes a very nice helmet. Unfortunately no acu gold sticker "
How much you looking to spend? Heard the AGV Pista's are excellent |
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"Get yourself a X-lite 803 carbon. I'm on my second one now, used to wear Arai but much prefer the XLite
Had a look on e bay and they look great
Then looked online and j and s stock them. They have 3 in Leeds so will make time to go try one on . Went to try on yesterday and yes a very nice helmet. Unfortunately no acu gold sticker
How much you looking to spend? Heard the AGV Pista's are excellent "
. Hard to say, as my dad said if you have a £5 head buy a £5 helmet. But needs a gold acu sticker. I went back to my AGV after wrecking my arai helmet crashing at cadwell, and not impressed with AGV after the arai |
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"Get yourself a X-lite 803 carbon. I'm on my second one now, used to wear Arai but much prefer the XLite
Had a look on e bay and they look great
Then looked online and j and s stock them. They have 3 in Leeds so will make time to go try one on . Went to try on yesterday and yes a very nice helmet. Unfortunately no acu gold sticker
How much you looking to spend? Heard the AGV Pista's are excellent . Hard to say, as my dad said if you have a £5 head buy a £5 helmet. But needs a gold acu sticker. I went back to my AGV after wrecking my arai helmet crashing at cadwell, and not impressed with AGV after the arai "
I always was told spend as much as you can afford and dont try and skimp. Seeing what a 30 ish mph off did to my Shoei and i still managed to crack a tooth confirms that for me. As I said I have a AVG K3 SV which I think I bought on offer for about £280. Only issue i have with it is the paint is a bit thin and it fogs up easily. But tbf I dont use a pin lock so that's probably my fault.
Always wanted to go Cadwell the jump looks rather fun but I'm not Josh Brookes lol. I heard the track days go the opposite way anyway though is that true? |
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"Get yourself a X-lite 803 carbon. I'm on my second one now, used to wear Arai but much prefer the XLite
Had a look on e bay and they look great
Then looked online and j and s stock them. They have 3 in Leeds so will make time to go try one on . Went to try on yesterday and yes a very nice helmet. Unfortunately no acu gold sticker
How much you looking to spend? Heard the AGV Pista's are excellent . Hard to say, as my dad said if you have a £5 head buy a £5 helmet. But needs a gold acu sticker. I went back to my AGV after wrecking my arai helmet crashing at cadwell, and not impressed with AGV after the arai
I always was told spend as much as you can afford and dont try and skimp. Seeing what a 30 ish mph off did to my Shoei and i still managed to crack a tooth confirms that for me. As I said I have a AVG K3 SV which I think I bought on offer for about £280. Only issue i have with it is the paint is a bit thin and it fogs up easily. But tbf I dont use a pin lock so that's probably my fault.
Always wanted to go Cadwell the jump looks rather fun but I'm not Josh Brookes lol. I heard the track days go the opposite way anyway though is that true?"
No the trackdays go the same way as bsb. Yes the mountain can be fun I don’t tend to jump it but do go over on the back wheel |
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Went back to j and s today. Bought another Arai acxes the same as I had before. Down to £269 from £399. This model is being replaced by the Arai debut, but only difference I could see was a pinlock. Big thanks to j and s for throwing in a free black visor because I have a race licence. |
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"Went back to j and s today. Bought another Arai acxes the same as I had before. Down to £269 from £399. This model is being replaced by the Arai debut, but only difference I could see was a pinlock. Big thanks to j and s for throwing in a free black visor because I have a race licence. "
ahh thats ok then! Thats why i got both my rossi and guy martin K3's for cheap as i think they where being replaced with newer liverys. Tbh im not sure if Guy has actually raced since the blue/pink colours as im sure thats the season he broke his back at Ulster |
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"Went back to j and s today. Bought another Arai acxes the same as I had before. Down to £269 from £399. This model is being replaced by the Arai debut, but only difference I could see was a pinlock. Big thanks to j and s for throwing in a free black visor because I have a race licence.
ahh thats ok then! Thats why i got both my rossi and guy martin K3's for cheap as i think they where being replaced with newer liverys. Tbh im not sure if Guy has actually raced since the blue/pink colours as im sure thats the season he broke his back at Ulster"
I also have the blue/pink Guy Martin helmet. The design was for when he rode the Britten race bike |
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"You won't go wrong with Arai Helmet, although Shoei gets quite close if you are on a budget"
had the same Arai helmet last year, although throwing bike and myself down the track at cadwell ruined the helmet.
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I bought a dainese laguna seca 4 suit last year and a pair of axial d1 IN boots. Best boots I've ever owned. Look and feel so much better and comfortable. I'll never go back to boots that are worn outside my leathers. Same with my arai rx7-v, once I wore that. I'll never buy another non arai helmet. |
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"I bought a dainese laguna seca 4 suit last year and a pair of axial d1 IN boots. Best boots I've ever owned. Look and feel so much better and comfortable. I'll never go back to boots that are worn outside my leathers. Same with my arai rx7-v, once I wore that. I'll never buy another non arai helmet."
Yeah I think people get used to certain pieces of kit I bought last year was the ixon airbag vest as I don’t really get on with back protectors and think they restrict movement. Anyway if the vest goes off then it self deflates, you then just screw another gas canister in |
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