GZ 250 Forums - View Single Post - Would you buy or use a used helmet, or get a new one?

mrlmd1 · 04-12-2009, 05:14 PM

There are $60-80 helmets (forgot the name right now but I can look them up) for sale on the web or in places like WalMart that are all DOT and Snell approved and are the highest rated bang for the buck on a few sites. Like every thing else, you can overpay for basically the same thing in a different covering or package. There are ones of fiberglass, ones of polycarbonate, etc, but if they all pass the same rating test, and the G-force protection each affords is basically the same, what, other than some prestigious brand name on your head, is the benefit to a $600 vs. a $60 helmet? :??:

04-12-2009, 05:14 PM	#13
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: Would you buy or use a used helmet, or get a new one? There are $60-80 helmets (forgot the name right now but I can look them up) for sale on the web or in places like WalMart that are all DOT and Snell approved and are the highest rated bang for the buck on a few sites. Like every thing else, you can overpay for basically the same thing in a different covering or package. There are ones of fiberglass, ones of polycarbonate, etc, but if they all pass the same rating test, and the G-force protection each affords is basically the same, what, other than some prestigious brand name on your head, is the benefit to a $600 vs. a $60 helmet? :??: Login or Register to Remove Ads
	0