klr650 : was new helmet, now is dot,snell

[Spike55]

250 mile round trip to northern Pennsylvania, on Dec 28. Mid-40s but really raining off / on. Got colder once on the northern plateau with back roads ice covered. Hunting for a back road to use this summer for dual sport event. Rain made icy roads even more fun. Got chased off when on gun club property. Kept both feet down as outriggers for ~10 miles - glad I did many times. Now roads, here, are too icy to ride. Better weather for duck / goose hunting. Ice-fishing soon. Don 100, A6F

[Skypilot]

I got my Z1R Strike, the one in the article, for $49 when they were closing them out at MAW online. Don't know if any are left but it is a good helmet. According to the long long tech test in the article it is one of the safest helmets in existence too. This article is worth reading http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/gearbox/motorcycle_helmet_review/index.htm l They only list strike youth helmets now but the Stance looks like mine but with different plastic gizmos. Probably the same shell and linner http://www.mawonline.com/newsite/z1r-helmets.htm Luc, Try and "Google" up a 'Motorcyclist' article on helmet testing from 2005(???). It explains REALLY well the different standards. #1 rated was the Z1R at about $99, DOT rated only. Cheers, Ed --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Luc Legrain wrote:

> > I know that the Airoh helmet is not DOT, but it has the European

standards homologation which seems to be more stringent than DOT. I read somewhere about a controversy between DOT and SNELL homologation ,which one is better ?

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