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I was at the local stealer this week and they were very hot about the new Shark EVO helmets. I like the idea of the conversion from full face to 3/4 on hot days. Kind of cool. What is the reputation of Shark? Good stuff? Worth the price? Still wondering if I should go to full face anyway as I have heard that the chin bar on modulars will fall apart on impact thus not really offering full face protection. Any truth to that?
05 BA, Goodwood Green, Chevy605 pipes , ai removed, Freak kit, K&N pods, 145 main/42 pilot / 3 turns out, bags and screen
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Re: Shark Evo Helmet
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Joined: May 2007
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the chin bar on modulars will fall apart on impact thus not really offering full face protection. Any truth to that?
Nope, no truth to it. A quality made modular is as good as any full face helmet. And, by quality I don't mean expensive, I mean substantial latches on the chin bar.
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To determine how strong the chinbars are, we also performed a chinbar-deflection test, similar to a Snell test for shell rigidity. We wondered whether the chinbars had the integrity to pass this test without being an integral part of the helmet shell. It turns out that they do. None approached the allowed 60mm deflection. The most deflection we measured was 47mm on the Arrow, with the Schuberth close behind at 43mm. The HJC, Lazer and Shoei deflected the least, all at 28mm. We also tested the chinbars for impact absorption by removing them from the helmets, placing them on the headform and subjecting them to a six-foot drop.
http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/accessoriesandgear/flip_face_helmet_comparison/index.html
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Re: Shark Evo Helmet
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Great article!! Thanks for sharing. They should put these out on at the dealerships.
05 BA, Goodwood Green, Chevy605 pipes , ai removed, Freak kit, K&N pods, 145 main/42 pilot / 3 turns out, bags and screen
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Joined: Nov 2008
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Regards Shark helmets reputation - I have 2. Not the Evo mind you.Great quality helmets,best I have ever owned.A lot of MotoGP racers use them.
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