Helmets

[chaosaddict]

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Also, if you visit mahatrans.com its stated there that they are fining people using non ISI. Have no idea about ECE and DOT etc

If this continues,, very soon we'll no longer see ECE and DOT certified helmets on Indian roads, people will be forced to buy disgusting watermelons and of course not to mention, the risks to injury will simply manifold
On a lighter note, its funny to imagine their thought process in coming up with that kind of a rule give it a try!!

[ashish.salian]

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My dad wears a cheap helmet that he bought from highway sellerd. Told him several times to change it and get studds at the least. And it didnt have any ISI thingy. Finally cops pulled him over and asked him to show his helmet. They said it doesnt have ISI mark so he will have to give his license and pay the fine and get it back but my dad gave rs. 50 as chai paani and left. He came home and was asking me, son what is ISI? Now he uses a studds that i bought for him after that incident.
Also, if you visit mahatrans.com its stated there that they are fining people using non ISI. Have no idea about ECE and DOT etc

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If this continues,, very soon we'll no longer see ECE and DOT certified helmets on Indian roads, people will be forced to buy disgusting watermelons and of course not to mention, the risks to injury will simply manifold
On a lighter note, its funny to imagine their thought process in coming up with that kind of a rule give it a try!!

what lids are you guys using . Any bangaloreans using ECE / DOT certified lids and fined by the cops in bangalore

[chaosaddict]

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what lids are you guys using . Any bangaloreans using ECE / DOT certified lids and fined by the cops in bangalore

My lid is LS2 Lunatic fringe. Most of my friends have LS2, few others own SOL & one guy has Daijya (none has ISI ) Till now, nothing of this sort has been reported.

[viks]

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If this continues,, very soon we'll no longer see ECE and DOT certified helmets on Indian roads, people will be forced to buy disgusting watermelons and of course not to mention, the risks to injury will simply manifold
On a lighter note, its funny to imagine their thought process in coming up with that kind of a rule give it a try!!

My vega motocross has an ISI but i simply love the SOL metal man and will surely buy one. Screw the cops
If they mess a lot, i will simply get a small printout of ISI and will stick it in the SOL. Then mine will be the first SOL which will be ISI marked these fool pandus should understand that ECE standards are quite higher than our very own ISI thing. But yeah, they dont pull over every second person for this check, what i have noticed is that they pull over people whose helmets look lot weary.

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[ashish.salian]

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My lid is LS2 Lunatic fringe. Most of my friends have LS2, few others own SOL & one guy has Daijya (none has ISI ) Till now, nothing of this sort has been reported.

My vega motocross has an ISI but i simply love the SOL metal man and will surely buy one. Screw the cops
If they mess a lot, i will simply get a small printout of ISI and will stick it in the SOL. Then mine will be the first SOL which will be ISI marked these fool pandus should understand that ECE standards are quite higher than our very own ISI thing. But yeah, they dont pull over every second person for this check, what i have noticed is that they pull over people whose helmets look lot weary.

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fantastic thanks guys for the fast reply. i have bought a Cross FF 377 from megha enterprises for 2.8k

[Trideep]

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Hi Guys,

Thanks all for guiding me to the right place to pick up the right helmet. I picked up the LS2 Phobia for the time being, will pick up a SOL later, will have to personally try it out since I am not very confident ordering it online.


I picked up the LS2 from Biking Terminal in Hyderabad, and somehow am not 100% sure if its an original. Would be great if someone can confirm it from the pics. Paid INR 3500 for the lid and it came with a Iridium/Mercury visor, will need to replace it with a clear one, apparently will have to place an order. Any pointer to purchase it online would be great. Next will head to the Riding Gear thread for gloves and a jacket.


Below are some of the pics of the helmet.

The Helmet itself


The Certification


The rear vents


The front vents near the mouth


The top vents


The lock


The inside


The padding


Cheers

[Sonu Joshi]

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Hi Guys,

Thanks all for guiding me to the right place to pick up the right helmet. I picked up the LS2 Phobia for the time being, will pick up a SOL later, will have to personally try it out since I am not very confident ordering it online.


I picked up the LS2 from Biking Terminal in Hyderabad, and somehow am not 100% sure if its an original. Would be great if someone can confirm it from the pics. Paid INR 3500 for the lid and it came with a Iridium/Mercury visor, will need to replace it with a clear one, apparently will have to place an order. Any pointer to purchase it online would be great. Next will head to the Riding Gear thread for gloves and a jacket.



Cheers

Damn! You paid extra bucks for this helmet like me. I paid 3600 while the everyone in the forum got the same helmet for ~2800.

Congrats! Ride safe

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[princesirohi]

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If this continues,, very soon we'll no longer see ECE and DOT certified helmets on Indian roads, people will be forced to buy disgusting watermelons and of course not to mention, the risks to injury will simply manifold On a lighter note, its funny to imagine their thought process in coming up with that kind of a rule give it a try!!

do not make fun of indian standards, ISI standards are there for some purpose, and they are serving the purpose well. ISI certified helmets are not watermelons... get your facts right,... plz....and then disperse information.if we do not have our own laws/standards, we blame...if we do have our laws/standards, still we blame...

[Trideep]

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[MENTION=62301]Sonu Joshi[/MENTION] - I figured that, but since getting it for some other place would be time consuming and I didn't really have a helmet, figured might as well pay a little more and get my head insured :-)

[xpranav]

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@Sonu Joshi - I figured that, but since getting it for some other place would be time consuming and I didn't really have a helmet, figured might as well pay a little more and get my head insured :-)

In the end, you made a good choice ............. I think you should buy at least 2 nos. of spare visors, they are worth in stock.

[sanjana k]

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Hey guys after following this thread for sumtime and by doing some personal research of my own i have decide to go for " SOL s68 s2" but i am not able to find a authorised dealer for SOL helmets in mumbai. Plz do let me know where can i find genuine SOL helmets in mumbai as ystd i visited a helmet shop in new bombay and i am very sure i was shown a fake SOL helmet as its finish n padding seemed to be worse thn my vega. So plzzzzz guys help me out

[metaphoric.el]

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Phobia seems to be the people's choice. Anyone with Lunatic Fringe?

Me !
My post/pics : http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/showthread.php?p=950264


Btw, do we get genuine visors for FF350 at JC road? If not JC road where else would we get it?

do not make fun of indian standards, ISI standards are there for some purpose, and they are serving the purpose well. ISI certified helmets are not watermelons... get your facts right,... plz....and then disperse information.if we do not have our own laws/standards, we blame...if we do have our laws/standards, still we blame...

No offense mate, but I Just read your post in the 200ns thread that you bought a matching LS2 Helmet ?!
I thought you were the ISI'ish guy !!


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[chaosaddict]

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do not make fun of indian standards, ISI standards are there for some purpose, and they are serving the purpose well. ISI certified helmets are not watermelons... get your facts right,... plz....and then disperse information.if we do not have our own laws/standards, we blame...if we do have our laws/standards, still we blame...

Sir, with all due respect, I was not making fun of or blaming any law/standard. With all the hefty earlier discussions in the thread, I can understand your cause and I respect that. All I meant was that they could have done some research while coming up with the law; then again, there are many such laws! I do not intend to downgrade ISI helmets, but everyone here know the facts - whom are we tryin' to fool?!! I do not claim my post to be healthy but it did not convey anything wrong either.
PEACE

PS - I believe, my fellow Xbhpians understand what "On a lighter note" means!!

[metaphoric.el]

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Not all ISI helmets are bad Mate.
I met with an accident at speed of 70kmph and survived wearing a ISI marked helmet, fell on face first.
Guess which helmet was i wearing? Vega MX. Not a scratch on my face/head..
Well, i decided to get an Ls2 after accident. (got the safety conscious thing)

People tend to call Vega helmets as Buckets, they are not really like that.

Not everybody would like to shell out 2k+ on a helmet eh? For them these ISI helmets do serve the purpose.. I beleive, "Genuine" ISI helmet are good enough for the speeds at which most of the Indians drive. (Max 80kmph)

For people driving 70/80kmph+, thats where ECE and DOT is recommended.
(Well, thats what I believe)


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[Trideep]

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In the end, you made a good choice ............. I think you should buy at least 2 nos. of spare visors, they are worth in stock.

Thanks [MENTION=59642]xpranav[/MENTION]. I am looking around for visors in Hyderabad.