[Lucazade 749s]

Originally Posted by RodH

Sorry Luca but I think you are talking bollox, and your example is not comparible. Lab tests are just that, Lab tests, and cannot fully reflect the real world. I'll stick to my 3* RX7 rather than buy a £60 5* Laser.

Not this time mate. Yes it is a hard example to compare. Yes lab test is a lab test but you want to go down that way fine.

Two bikers:
one comes off and skids to a stop on his arse
second comes off and skids to a stop on his head
Bought were travelling at 70MPH, bought went off in the same way just landing was different. For sake of argument bought had the same bike and other gear. Road was identical as well so did conditions.
Each of them have different lid. How will you know which one was better? Because rider one came out with only road rush? Circumstances are similar but not identical, how will you compare that?

The same test done in a lab on those two helmets under identical conditions lets it compare quite easily.
Mentioned focus example is hard to compare I can agree.
In that case let me do it this way:
ARAI of any star motorcycle rider that uses it-

ARAI from dealer-


Badge, length, width and height are the same ...

Now you will not tell me that bought of those cars are the same!!!

Yet Nascar Dodge Avenger bares the same name as Dodge Avenger in shop. You watch nascar you see dodge win. Next day you are in a dealer and what he tells you. That car won last nascar race .


You have an ARAI, fits you well and you are happy great but do not burn test results because you are happy with your lid.

Another question how do you know ARAI works well? There is a lot of bad motorcycle accidents has any one checked what is a ratio of survival amongs ARAI owners?

SHARP did amongs motorcycle users and got a result that around 50 could have been saved if they knew that their lid as not as good as they were expecting.