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WDPsellout · 04-10-2008, 09:59 AM

A $100 and a $500 helmet will offer about the same, if not the same, protection if they are both DOT certified, but the latter will be more comfortable, quieter, better ventilation, weigh less, more aerodynamic at high speeds, etc. I am not arguing this.

If a helmet loses most of its protection qualities after a ~3 foot drop due to the impact absorbing padding now being compressed prematurely before a serious accident. What's the point of getting a $500 helmet if some people go down once or twice a year, sit their helmet on their bike and have it fall off, or just throw it around? It seems most people would be buying multiple helmets a year at this rate.

04-10-2008, 09:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
WDPsellout Superbike Champion Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Maryland Age: 22 Posts: 374 Casino Cash: $20825 Sportbike: '00 Ninja 500R	What is the point of buying an expensive helmet? A $100 and a $500 helmet will offer about the same, if not the same, protection if they are both DOT certified, but the latter will be more comfortable, quieter, better ventilation, weigh less, more aerodynamic at high speeds, etc. I am not arguing this. If a helmet loses most of its protection qualities after a ~3 foot drop due to the impact absorbing padding now being compressed prematurely before a serious accident. What's the point of getting a $500 helmet if some people go down once or twice a year, sit their helmet on their bike and have it fall off, or just throw it around? It seems most people would be buying multiple helmets a year at this rate.