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    Default HELP...I WANT THIS HELMET !!!!

    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,




    http://www.boxerv8.com
    or
    http://roof.fr/
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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ingramwc View Post
    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.

    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.
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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by ingramwc View Post
    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
    http://roof.fr/
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    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/

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    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.

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    Try here:
    http://www.designerhelmets.com/index.php

    I've ordered several helmets from them. Easy to deal with, but expensive.

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    Motza, I speak and write fluent french. Let me know if I can help.

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    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.

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    Nice Helmets

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    Quote Originally Posted by Motza6 View Post
    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,




    http://www.boxerv8.com
    or
    http://roof.fr/
    I found them on Ebay:
    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!

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    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 ....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bersquack View Post
    Motza, I speak and write fluent french. Let me know if I can help.
    Thank you, I just might take you up on it.. Motza

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    Quote Originally Posted by tatt2r View Post
    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 ....
    YouTube - Givi X.01 "XZero1" Motorcycle Helmet
    Yeah but, any helmet is better than no helmet, don't you agree?

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    Quote Originally Posted by tatt2r View Post
    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 ....
    YouTube - Givi X.01 "XZero1" Motorcycle Helmet
    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 but it doesn't so I now use a 3/4.

    I found a AFX FF with yellow skulls on it and might get that one someday.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tatt2r View Post
    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 ....
    YouTube - Givi X.01 "XZero1" Motorcycle Helmet
    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.
    -Scotty

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smylinacha View Post
    I found them on Ebay:
    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!
    BOXER V 8, not BOXER V

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    Quote Originally Posted by NancysToy View Post
    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.
    -Scotty
    Come on Scotty, I need more power...
    "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 "

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smylinacha View Post
    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 but it doesn't so I now use a 3/4.

    I found a AFX FF with yellow skulls on it and might get that one someday.

    Here you go little lady, you'll love these, I do... you have to import them from England
    http://airoh.com/_eng/index.html
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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by NancysToy View Post
    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.
    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.

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