I was Given one of these For Free when I bought some parts on ebay(not sure why) but hey free helmet right?
Holy shaZam! is this thing a piece of shaZam!!!! Came new in the box, sealed and all, but thats about the only nice thing about this helmet. The padding is scratchy and Cheap. The finish quality sucks and the vents well, they work, but look like crap. The Chin strap doesnt have a button to keep the end from slapping the side of the helmet. oh and driving with it, forget it. Loud as hell. at 20 it was like going 80 in my scorpion. I wouldnt trust it in a crash at 4 miles an hour let alone 70. It is DOT Approved, but most likely barely.
so moral, dont even take this if its given to ya, and for the love of god dont buy one. They are all over ebay for real cheap so if you are thinking about buying one for a back up or something, DONT!!!!!
anybody want a helmet???
My cheap ass AFX held up in a 50mph wreck :dunno_white:
http://www.ridegear.com/rg/item/F-28295/AFX/FX-51-Full-Face-Multis.html
This is the helmet im talking about. it scares me. I notice they have quite a few different ones but this one is a pile
Yup, that's the one. It wasn't very comfortable but I got it for 25 shipped :o To tide me over until I could find something nice that I liked.
no one has yet to review the helmet on the link perhaps you should
that I will!
What size is it? If you're going to trash it, I'll take it for a passenger helment :icon_mrgreen:
Honestly man, I wouldnt reccomend it as a passenger helmet. its a large though
Quote from: darb85 on July 08, 2007, 03:24:53 PM
I wouldnt trust it in a crash at 4 miles an hour let alone 70. It is DOT Approved, but most likely barely.
If it's DOT approved, it will protect you in a crash. Not having a button for the strap doesn't sound too good though. If you had to keep that helmet you could fix that with some velcro.
Sounds like the helmet is horribly uncomfortable!
Is that the same helmet thats in your avatar, Terry?
yeah if u don't want it ill take it, my wifes been wantin to ride for awhile now, but i don't have a helmet for her. she wants to buy a pink one off ebay, but ive been afraid that she won't like ridin an then i wasted 100.
Nope, that's my HJC. (way the f%$k nicer) I should take pics of my AFX. It got seriously f%&ked up in the wreck.
Quote from: spcterry on July 08, 2007, 06:59:03 PM
Nope, that's my HJC. (way the f%$k nicer) I should take pics of my AFX. It got seriously f%$ked up in the wreck.
I thought that if that was your AFX helmet, darb could use his to try and grow a cat in it as well if he doesn't want to wear it.
My BIL has a HJC & he really likes it. I have an AXO which is a nice helmet.
Quote from: VSG on July 08, 2007, 06:55:49 PM
Quote from: darb85 on July 08, 2007, 03:24:53 PM
I wouldnt trust it in a crash at 4 miles an hour let alone 70. It is DOT Approved, but most likely barely.
If it's DOT approved, it will protect you in a crash. Not having a button for the strap doesn't sound too good though. If you had to keep that helmet you could fix that with some velcro.
Sounds like the helmet is horribly uncomfortable!
It will but still it doesnt convey the confidence my Scopion does
Quote from: bubba zanetti on July 08, 2007, 07:04:15 PM
Quote from: spcterry on July 08, 2007, 06:59:03 PM
Nope, that's my HJC. (way the f%$k nicer) I should take pics of my AFX. It got seriously f%$ked up in the wreck.
I thought that if that was your AFX helmet, darb could use his to try and grow a cat in it as well if he doesn't want to wear it.
My BIL has a HJC & he really likes it. I have an AXO which is a nice helmet.
I haven't been able to ride in the HJC yet. :cry: But, I've tried it on and it's way more comfortable.
Growing a kitten can be done in any helmet :thumb:
Ive ridden with an HJC :thumb: way nicer, waaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy nicer and better constructed
And my kitten looks way cuter than in my wrecked, gray AFX :laugh:
Being a noob to this growing a kitten in a helmet thing, wouldnt it be better to grow them in helmet you weren't planning on using, cause kittens can smell a bit. :dunno_white:
Naw, you just gotta give him frequent baths. He smell like Mandarin Lime :icon_mrgreen:
I hate cats, they make my eyes swell shut
:o
yup cat dander gets me.
Quote from: spcterry on July 08, 2007, 07:17:38 PM
Naw, you just gotta give him frequent baths. He smell like Mandarin Lime :icon_mrgreen:
lmfao thats some funny shaZam! right there. :thumb:
Poor kitten didn't exactly find it funny :laugh:
Quote from: spcterry on July 08, 2007, 09:01:43 PM
Poor kitten didn't exactly find it funny :laugh:
It'd be even funnier if the cat shaZam! in his helmet :laugh:
Once again........f%$k you, koala killer :thumb:
(http://images.ridegear.com/images/items/afxfx51ffmlt.jpg)
(http://www.mwart.com/images/p/Helmets_European_Pigface_Basinet_8106_9.jpg)
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its about as comfortable as that too
I don't know how some people can put a price on their heads...
I think about how much money is invested in mine.. 10k for braces, 110k for college, 35k for elementary/high school, etc etc etc.. it all adds up..I'll pay the $200 for a scorpion...
When my cousin first moved in with her husband she was alone at home a lot until they got their schedules synced. Well she'd get kinda depressed..so to make herself feel better...she'd wash the cat and video tape it. Their cat has the longest legs I've ever seen..its bigger than their beagle..so when its wet it looks even more ridiculous. It would get her laughing so hard she'd cry every time.
Quote from: bubba zanetti on July 08, 2007, 07:16:26 PM
Being a noob to this growing a kitten in a helmet thing, wouldnt it be better to grow them in helmet you weren't planning on using, cause kittens can smell a bit. :dunno_white:
This reminded me of that Bonsai Kittens hoax thing.... :icon_lol:
I agree with Pastrana, I just picked up a Scorpian for 104 shipped :thumb:
Quote from: darb85 on July 08, 2007, 03:24:53 PM
The Chin strap doesnt have a button to keep the end from slapping the side of the helmet.
Back when I started riding we didn't have those little buttons, we
tucked the end of the strap up in the helmet. :icon_razz:
Quote from: Onlypastrana199 on July 09, 2007, 06:00:16 AM
I don't know how some people can put a price on their heads...
I think about how much money is invested in mine.. 10k for braces, 110k for college, 35k for elementary/high school, etc etc etc.. it all adds up..I'll pay the $200 for a scorpion...
200 for a helmet is still very reasonable. Hell i paid 650 for my Shoei X-11, and have never thought twice about it.
Quote from: spcterry on July 08, 2007, 04:05:44 PM
My cheap ass AFX held up in a 50mph wreck :dunno_white:
65mph here so
+1
still a crap helmet. Dont buy it, looks like shaZam!, feels like shaZam!. probably is shaZam!.