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:pray:Check this out, shame they are not sold or imported state side, I emailed them several times and gotten no response...those French really hate us.(won't even offer an English version on their web site.)
Hey wait a minute... isn't Can Am (BRP) a French company... aay,
:banghead:
http://www.boxerv8.com
or
http://roof.fr/
I looked at the web site, they are cool looking. I guess do a search on ROOF and see if you get any hits for dealers. ROOF appears to be the manufacturers name. :coffee:
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Originally Posted by ingramwc
Did all that, no one imports them to the US, and they will not answer any E-mails that I sent. Maybe if they got bombareded with hundrereds of E-mails from Spyder owners we can get some results. Can Am might be able to help, but I have no idea who to contact do you?
Maybe our leader LAMONSTER... has an idea. come out come out where ever you are
I'm sure they would pass D.O.T. ratings, not sure about SNELL.:banghead::dontknow:
Here's the link;
/motors.shop.ebay.com/_Apparel-Gear-Merchandise__roof-helmet_W0QQ_nkwZroofQ20helmetQQ_fxdZ1QQ_newuZ1QQ_s opZ1
They quite a few different styles, they do not show the Boxer V8 which is the one on their web site (ROOF's web site).
All were $300+.
Good luck.
Wes
Looking just for the BOXER V 8, thanks anyway :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ingramwc
http://roof.fr/
Some european helmets are REALLY cool. Have you gys seen the Reevu?
I want one of those. Helmet with rearview. Check this out:
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/20...rcycle-helmet/
Whoa boy - I could see myself getting in trouble with "rear view". My brain has enough trouble processing what I'm seeing in front and beside me. My luck I'd look at the "behind me" view and get confused and think it's the "in front of me" view and react accordingly.:yikes:
Try here:
http://www.designerhelmets.com/index.php
I've ordered several helmets from them. Easy to deal with, but expensive.
Motza, I speak and write fluent french. Let me know if I can help.
I have the Caberg trip helmet great looking helmet. I use it mostly in the winter time. Venting is not the best but warmer in winter.
Nice Helmets:thumbup:
I found them on Ebay:Quote:
Originally Posted by Motza6
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trk...All-Categories
They look cool but I can't understand a freakin word they say on that website! LOL!
i looked at givi helmet that looked similar to this one ... i e-mailed company and they told me it did not pass "DOT" regs in the USA ... according to them a lot of euro helmets do not pass that standard ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuvajxuYo6Q
Thank you, I just might take you up on it.. MotzaQuote:
Originally Posted by Bersquack
Yeah but, any helmet is better than no helmet, don't you agree?Quote:
Originally Posted by tatt2r
Webbikeworld is awsome for reviews! Been looking for a lightweight ff helmet that doesn't cost a fortune. I wore my old modular flip up (HJC) last weekend and I paid for it - my neck was killing me! I'd wear my shorty if it stayed on my head when I rode the :spyder:but it doesn't so I now use a 3/4.Quote:
Originally Posted by tatt2r
I found a AFX FF with yellow skulls on it and might get that one someday.
The European standard is different than the DOT spec. The test criteria are different, too. Totally different philosophies. They are never going to be compatible, and no helmet in existence can pass both tests.Quote:
Originally Posted by tatt2r
-Scotty
BOXER V 8, not BOXER VQuote:
Originally Posted by Smylinacha
Come on Scotty, I need more power...Quote:
Originally Posted by NancysToy
"I captain, I'm given you all she's got" .
It's worse then that, in Pa. they don't have a helmet law in place anymore. Now we have almost doubled in head tramma injuries.
I say " Use A Helmet, Not A Head " :banghead:
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Originally Posted by Smylinacha
Here you go little lady, you'll love these, I do... you have to import them from England
http://airoh.com/_eng/index.html
I personally believe in the European standard, that specifies a "soft landing" interior, that absorbs the shock and slowly stops head (and brain) movement. I was knocked unconscious for four hours in a crash a few years back, wearing a DOT and Snell full face helmet. Not a hard mark on the helmet, either. US standards are pretty much limited to penetration, however, and while your head will stop suddenly with the harder liners, your brain keeps moving until it collides with the inside of your skull. Until they change things here, we are unlikely to see non-DOT or Snell helmets sold anywhere, even in no-helmet states. Too much liability for the importers and sellers.
-Scotty
I have to agree with you makes total sense. :banghead:Quote:
Originally Posted by NancysToy
There seems to be no problem purchasing the European styles through the UK bike shops, just that the manufactures can't set up distribution
here, unless they are DOT or Snell approved. Which really sucks for use.