cheap DS helmet in the states

AdventureDave · 02-25-2009, 04:52 AM

a new one
AFX 37ds $104usd

http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/produc...afCatId=&mmyId=

thread in equipment as well

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...412462&page=19

ararat · 02-25-2009, 05:05 AM

Thanks. Just ordered one. lets see how good it really is.

MymoJoe · 02-25-2009, 03:15 PM

to hear about sizing and fit and postage costs..

I like the look of that better than the zeus.

Joe

carmima · 02-25-2009, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ararat

Thanks. Just ordered one. lets see how good it really is.

beware ordering helmets from OS - they probably wont come with the Australian AS sticker and are therefore illegal

atgreg · 02-25-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by carmima

beware ordering helmets from OS - they probably wont come with the Australian AS sticker and are therefore illegal

oh no not again, the subject that causes more grief than Charley & Ewan, been discused a million times, check out the links in the thread index

carmima · 02-25-2009, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atgreg

oh no not again, the subject that causes more grief than Charley & Ewan, been discused a million times, check out the links in the thread index

give a hint on what to search for - all I get is blank pages when trying to search for any listing on helmets

outback jack · 02-25-2009, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carmima

beware ordering helmets from OS - they probably wont come with the Australian AS sticker and are therefore illegal

Interesting, the same thing used to happen for bike racing MX in our case, but Motorcycling Aus decided in their wisdom to allow any helmet with a Dot or Snell sticker to be legal, to cease all the bitching from discruntled internet shoppers.

atgreg · 02-25-2009, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carmima

give a hint on what to search for - all I get is blank pages when trying to search for any listing on helmets

check the thread index sticky !!!!!!!!!

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=301279

carmima · 02-25-2009, 04:43 PM

Thanks Greg

I managed to find a few threads on the subject and reading through them and the link you offered...plus the comments of Outback just now...what are we left with??

It seems everyone has read the Standards and various State regs and still no-one can definitively say whether the use of a helmet without an AS sticker is legal or not

What I will offer is an ABC documentary within the last 2 years that went right through the subject of helmet use in Australia and the coverage focused on the guy that does the testing of helmets and why some pass the AS test and some dont.
They catagorically said that any helmet without the AS sticker was illegal for use in all States of Australia.

Things might have changed since that documentary.

farcall · 02-25-2009, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ararat

Thanks. Just ordered one. lets see how good it really is.

How much was the shipping charge?

Did you suss out replacement visors? I couldn't find any on their website.

W

vOOdsy · 02-25-2009, 05:45 PM

Has anyone been busted for not having the AS sticker on their helmets before??

farcall · 02-25-2009, 06:17 PM

Is this the same lid as the AFX FX-37?? Looks like it is... and $AU105 at your door (sorry ararat

) from http://www.teamspyder.com/products/view/Motard/93. Limited range of sizes though.

The Spyder website quotes the lid as ECE 22.05 Safety Rated so it meets the international (Euro) standard. Curious as to why they didn't say it met AS1698 instead

.

Spyder Lid:

AFX Lid:

Has anyone bought one the Spyder lids?

Wondering if this one of those "you get what you pay for" products or is it a better bargain than the Zeus (which I already own).

W

clangers · 02-25-2009, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vOOdsy

Has anyone been busted for not having the AS sticker on their helmets before??

A mate of mine got done recently, rides a HD and wears one of those silly black lids that offer similar protection to an ice cream container, no sticker of course.

mysterio · 02-25-2009, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carmima

beware ordering helmets from OS - they probably wont come with the Australian AS sticker and are therefore illegal

And definately not those from the US.

carmima · 02-25-2009, 10:26 PM

An ABC story about the only manufacturer of helmets in Australia and why the ACCC used the courts to shut them down because they didn't comply to Australian Standards - have a read it's worth it
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/stories/s162616.htm

An extract - Where the competent authorities come to us to say that there are helmets that don't meet those standards, it's our task to bring those before the courts to have them removed from the market.

02-25-2009, 04:52 AM	#1
AdventureDave ^OP MMMMM Bundy! Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Oddometer: 658	cheap DS helmet in the states a new one AFX 37ds $104usd http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/produc...afCatId=&mmyId= thread in equipment as well http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...412462&page=19

02-25-2009, 05:05 AM	#2
ararat Beastly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2008 Location: East of Melbourne Arse-trail-yeah Oddometer: 1,757	Thanks. Just ordered one. lets see how good it really is. __________________ "Ask nasty questions!" gerard t'hooft

02-25-2009, 03:15 PM	#3
MymoJoe Ride Ride Ride Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Fernvale QLD not close enough to the desert Oddometer: 2,334	certainly interested to hear about sizing and fit and postage costs.. I like the look of that better than the zeus. Joe __________________ Simpson Trip 2008 http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...33#post7397233 Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO - what a ride!"

02-25-2009, 04:43 PM	#9
carmima All Orange :-) Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Northern Rivers, NSW Oddometer: 2,920	here we go again Thanks Greg I managed to find a few threads on the subject and reading through them and the link you offered...plus the comments of Outback just now...what are we left with?? It seems everyone has read the Standards and various State regs and still no-one can definitively say whether the use of a helmet without an AS sticker is legal or not What I will offer is an ABC documentary within the last 2 years that went right through the subject of helmet use in Australia and the coverage focused on the guy that does the testing of helmets and why some pass the AS test and some dont. They catagorically said that any helmet without the AS sticker was illegal for use in all States of Australia. Things might have changed since that documentary.

02-25-2009, 05:45 PM	#11
vOOdsy Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Eildon, Victoria, Australia Oddometer: 774	Has anyone been busted for not having the AS sticker on their helmets before?? __________________ The best currency in the world is a smile

02-25-2009, 06:17 PM	#12
farcall Bike-a-holic Joined: May 2008 Location: Western Australia Oddometer: 1,476	Mmmm... Is this the same lid as the AFX FX-37?? Looks like it is... and $AU105 at your door (sorry ararat ) from http://www.teamspyder.com/products/view/Motard/93. Limited range of sizes though. The Spyder website quotes the lid as ECE 22.05 Safety Rated so it meets the international (Euro) standard. Curious as to why they didn't say it met AS1698 instead . Spyder Lid: AFX Lid: Has anyone bought one the Spyder lids? Wondering if this one of those "you get what you pay for" products or is it a better bargain than the Zeus (which I already own). W

02-25-2009, 10:26 PM	#15
carmima All Orange :-) Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Northern Rivers, NSW Oddometer: 2,920	and more An ABC story about the only manufacturer of helmets in Australia and why the ACCC used the courts to shut them down because they didn't comply to Australian Standards - have a read it's worth it http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/stories/s162616.htm An extract - Where the competent authorities come to us to say that there are helmets that don't meet those standards, it's our task to bring those before the courts to have them removed from the market.

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