Pink helmets?

[WAP]

So my girlfriend has been bugging me to find a pink helmet for her. Solid pink without any graphics. Any ideas? None of the major helmet manufacturers seem to have pink in their selections. And I'm wary of corrupting a helmet's shell by painting it myself.

[poormanracing]

solid...yeah that pretty hard to find...z1r helmets has em with grphics...the ones that rated well in the motorcyclist magazine testng...thinkin of buyin one for my kid sis too...

[Alphamazing]

I doubt that painting a helmet yourself would corrupt the shell, unless of course you mean corrupting the image that brand imposes on us

[my00forest]

as long as you use the correct paint there should be no problem with painting the helmet, just make sure you mask off the inside and the vents so your gf doesnt get high while your riding, might be harder for her to hold on  
here's just a site that i found that does helmet painting (just to prove that its possible) http://www.airbrushhelmet.com/

[Roadstergal]

I doubt that painting a helmet yourself would corrupt the shell, unless of course you mean corrupting the image that brand imposes on us

The local IRDC steward (who also used to run a body shop) says that painting a helmet will indeed invalidate the Snell rating, at least as far as conference racing is conerned.

Use vinyl.  Or get her to like a Suomy.  They're pretty high on the cute scale.

[Roadstergal]

Icon to the rescue!

http://tinyurl.com/c8orv

[RedShift]

As Roadstergal points out:



Will this do?

Known as the Icon Ladies Kitty Helmet.  Costs around $240  I like the paint scheme better than the Mainframe series for men's.  Wish it can in Red -- pretty sure I'm sensitive enough for Pink.  

[ashman]

God what an awful color for a helmet. My g/f wants one that color too, but she calls my helmet a hat. woman  
-ash

[kvgs]

I think I'd like to see a girl wearin that icon.

[pandy]

That Icon *is* pretty cute....I wonder if they have it in PURPLE....

[Roadstergal]

Make sure you check out the back.



If they make a jacket to match... man, I just had a mental image.  All pink, all the time.

[Roadstergal]

[ajgs500]

what no pink gloves or boots

[Roadstergal]

You can get the gloves in pink.

[ajgs500]

Do they make puke bags in pink?

[pandy]

No pink hair?  

[Roadstergal]

Do they make puke bags in pink?

Drink Pepto-Bismol.  Then your puke will be pink.

[themaffeo]

The sad thing:

That is probably the closest that girl has ever come to riding a bike.

[ajgs500]

That or she has been riding bit&& on a 'busa!!!!

[RedShift]

I'm kinda curious, and I'm not being sexist, just psychologically interested:

Would any of you women buy a fully pink ensemble if it was available when you were collecting gear, or is it too "girly girl" for present company?

(My guess is Pandy would say "No", but if a Purple suit, she'd be all for it.)