Helmets

[onlinesatish]

It is a BHP Racing helmet. Same as the one on the left. The owner (Sumit.Rhl) is missing and you can check with Kriss (owns the left side one) about where they bought theirs. It costed nothing less than 4K. I saw BHP racing helmets in some shops in Abids about 40-50 days back and they were quoting prices upto 6K.

My preliminary observation is that the BHP Racing ones have very good quality and liked them over the Diayja's, except for the graphics. Also, BHP Racing helmets and Vega helmets are ditto same. We have done this study several times as xBhp members in Hyd have them.

not sure abt the rest of the quality of daijya when compared with BHP.....but looking at the finish of the daijya i seriously think its not genuie.....i always felt it was some dupe helmet.

But who cares......am very very satisfied with the quality execpt for some niggles....and i feel that it well worth the money i had paid for it

Was available as old stock in BigBazar and grabbed it at a discount! BTW, GPOne is now available under TORX brand name.

yeah right!

@all...

he got the GP one helmet for 1.2k rs

Got the same BHP racing(left one) for rs.2200 last july.
and now its charged for 6k..can't believe it.

fcuk .. 6k ??

People who buy would dont have heads....(brains)

yep....those abids helmet shop morons price the helmets on their own. Saw a Gpr helmet and asked the price and he replied that its 7k rs and was imported from US

But bargain hard and they will reduce the price......i almost bought a cross helmet from them once.....he quoted 4.5krs i bargained and got it down to 2.5k rs but i did'nt buy it since it was huge for me!

[darkknight]

dunno what is true or not :Just got this from page no. 4

Originally Posted by Sankar
Straight6, i couldn't find any information about Daijya helmets on the web. Only Indian websites pop up if i search for Daijya. Do you know the origin of Daijya helmets and how good they are when compared to KBC et all? Some KBC and Sparx models are priced close to Daijya.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sankar
Straight6, with information you provided i searched the web and found out that Daijya is the Indian name for Japanese Marushin helmets. Hmm... so it might be good You see i am very particular about the pedigree of the helmet

Marushin Helmets. Japan since 1958

Marushin Kintaro Red

On 28 August I had emailed Marushin Helmets, Japan, asking if they sell them in India in the Daijya brand. I hadn't received any reply from them all these days and i had though that they wouldn't care to reply. But today as i checked my email i was happy to see their reply. And i am happy that i hadn't bought one till now

I'm quoting the email i have sent and the reply i have received:


Quote:
[email protected]
date28 August 2008 00:01
subjectAre Marushin Helmets available India as Daijya Helmets?

Hi,


I wish to purchase this Daijya Helmet. Please see the link: (link removed)

I'm told that Marushin helmets are being sold in India as Daijya helmets. I would like to confirm this from Marushin Japan that these Daijya helmets are indeed made by Marushin helmets and meet safety norms. If Marushin helmets are not manufacturing this Daijya helmets then i would not want to buy it. I have read good reviews about Marushin helmets in some European sites.

If these Daijya helmets are authentic then why is it sold under a different brand name in India?

Kindly reply, your reply would help me make a correct decision.


Thank you & best regards,
Sankar.

Reply:

Quote:
from: <[email protected]>
to Sankar<[email protected]>
date24 September 2008 21:02
subjectAW: Are Marushin Helmets available India as Daijya Helmets?
mailed-byjfmotorsport.de

Hi Sankar,

this helmets is a illegal copy and a very cheap fake and has nothing to do with the original Marushin-Helmets. Not in safety and not in quality.

Sorry to tell you this.

Best regards
JF MotorSport GmbH
Ullrich Holzhausen


Also my Daijya(purchased in dec from dsg) fell down from the sofa at a height of approx 10-12 inches and lo & behold there's a clear visible crack on it.
A normal vega had fallen from the bike number of times never encountered such stuff.
M posting pics ,dunno how safe my head will be in an accident now

[HydBiker]

fcuk .. 6k ??

People who buy would dont have heads....(brains)

u didn't mention how much you paid for it...

[Mindgrinder]

i used ninja, vega, aerostar for years, on a honest note, indian ISI marked helmets sare much better, the imported stuff could be seconds or rejected pieces too, u know the one who does not clear the quality standards. I would prefer going with an indian ISI trusted brand rather.

[RAKHSUP 26]

Also my Daijya(purchased in dec from dsg) fell down from the sofa at a height of approx 10-12 inches and lo & behold there's a clear visible crack on it.
A normal vega had fallen from the bike number of times never encountered such stuff.
M posting pics ,dunno how safe my head will be in an accident now

Sorry to hear tht mate. Is it a hair crack i mean just the paint job chipping off or the entire shell pls confirm. This is serious. DSG are our official riding partners and they wouldnt keep any cheap stuff. I suggest u call Mr.Vijay from DSG.

[darkknight]

It's a definite crack albeit a very thin around 1mm thick and length of 2cms.I will contact Mr. Vijay who personally helped me pick this one but don't know what his response will be.For that I wud require to travel to Pune.

[jayprashanth]

i used ninja, vega, aerostar for years, on a honest note, indian ISI marked helmets sare much better, the imported stuff could be seconds or rejected pieces too, u know the one who does not clear the quality standards. I would prefer going with an indian ISI trusted brand rather.

Ditto that. We jusrt cannot trust the Chinese when it boils down to our safety.

[CountRock]

It's a definite crack albeit a very thin around 1mm thick and length of 2cms.I will contact Mr. Vijay who personally helped me pick this one but don't know what his response will be.For that I wud require to travel to Pune.

woah, I have the black Samurai daiya. I feel scared already!

[46wannabe]

Also my Daijya(purchased in dec from dsg) fell down from the sofa at a height of approx 10-12 inches and lo & behold there's a clear visible crack on it.
A normal vega had fallen from the bike number of times never encountered such stuff.
M posting pics ,dunno how safe my head will be in an accident now

Its a crack alright! But it looks like a crack on the Air Vent Tunnel, which might be made out of plastic or ABS. I don't know for sure though as I haven't seen or touched a Daijya in the flesh.

Although that doesn't mean it should have cracked.

Keep us updated on this Darkknight!

[Aryan]

@darkknight: What do you plan to do about it? Are you using it with that crack? My GP One fell this morning from the bike. I had kept it on the fuel tank for a moment, and it slipped and fell on the ROAD. Nothing! It is as good as it was before, although, I am pretty sure the shock MUST have damaged it "somehow"..But, even then it's good to see the quality of GP One.

[jayprashanth]

In a old overdrive article, I remember reading that a helmet can be damaged even when it takes a tumble from waist height. You must be aware that the main thing that protects your head from a shock during an accident is the polystyrene foam that lies in the helmet. It is this foam that takes majority of the impact. So, a fall could easily reduce it's shock absorbing capacity. This is what I read in Overdrive long back. So, I just thought of sharing it with fellow Xbhpians.

Ride safe people.

Cheers,
Jay

[HydBiker]

My GP One fell this morning from the bike. I had kept it on the fuel tank for a moment, and it slipped and fell on the ROAD. Nothing! It is as good as it was before, although, I am pretty sure the shock MUST have damaged it "somehow"..But, even then it's good to see the quality of GP One.

GPOne has a very good shell and a bad visor. But then, any helmet that takes an impact would have lost some of its impact bearing capacity (cause it already took it) whether we can see it or not! By how much is something we possibly cannot assess.

the main thing that protects your head from a shock during an accident is the polystyrene foam that lies in the helmet. It is this foam that takes majority of the impact. So, a fall could easily reduce it's shock absorbing capacity

Jay is correct. To the point.

[diffuser911]

Hey guys, no need for another Daijya bashing session. We already have had enough of that. I got this lid a few days back, and even thought the cosmetic addons look and feel flimsy, once you put on the helmet, it feels way better than many Studds and Vegas out there. My head feels totally secure in the lid and I can easily manage cruising at speeds in the range of 90 without a fear.

[onlinesatish]

the cosmetic addons look and feel flimsy, once you put on the helmet, it feels way better than many Studds and Vegas out there. My head feels totally secure in the lid

Ditto!

[prajwalkashyap]

I would disagree here. As the 46wannabe had posted, the crack is on the plastic vent part and not on the shell. Therefore, the protection of the helmet would not be compromised, in my opinion.

A single fall of low height would not damage the helmet nor would it reduce the shock absorption capability of the foam. Sustained shocks like that will damage it. It is very similar to small skids for which each time u wouldn't change the tyre, but u will eventually change the tyre after many such small skids.