tour x helmets

[btbloke]

are these legal? are they any different ie safety etc to uk spec helmets?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/arai-tour-x-ar...QQcmdZViewItem

[AIRWOLF]

I think they are all the same spec but it may not have the european/GB approval stickers.

[Lumiya]

As long as they're marked with either BS 6658:1985 or ECE 22.05 and have the british kite mark on them then they're legal for UK usage. Though if you want to use them in most competitions then you'll need a gold ACU label.

[Cie]

Not sure about the legality, but what size head do you have? Before buying, I'd actually try one on first. I bought an XL on-line because I thought it was the right size. It wasn't I needed an L

Now I have two....

[TWIN BURNER]

Airwolf has it correct about specs

[btbloke]

have a look at this one,says they are different shapes for different countries!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Arai-...spagenameZWD2V

seems the yanks are fatter headed and we have big ears!

[DunkerD]

I bought one in Japan and rang the factory direct. They told me that all helmets were manufactured the same and that the only difference was the standard markings. I am aware that mine does not have EU or BS mark but does have the USA equivilent. Therefore the only risk I'm taking is that the insurance may get fussy.
I have been told that you can get an official EU standard sticker from an official dealer for a small sum. You can buy ACU gold stickers on eBay.

[Lumiya]

83
On all journeys, the rider and pillion passenger on a motorcycle, scooter or moped MUST wear a protective helmet. This does not apply to a follower of the Sikh religion while wearing a turban. Helmets MUST comply with the Regulations and they MUST be fastened securely. Riders and passengers of motor tricycles and quadricycles, also called quadbikes, should also wear a protective helmet. Before each journey check that your helmet visor is clean and in good condition.


[Laws RTA 1988 sects 16 & 17 & MC(PH)R as amended reg 4]

That's the current advice on DIRECT GOV. Does anyone know where you can find the direct wording of "Laws RTA 1988 sects 16 & 17 & MC(PH)R as amended reg 4" also if that states "the regulations" then what and where are the regulations??

Kymmy

[piguglyshandydrinker]

have a look at this one,says they are different shapes for different countries!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Arai-...spagenameZWD2V

seems the yanks are fatter headed and we have big ears!

It's true, Arai make a different shaped shell depending on the helmets' intended market!

Phil

[z-weiser]

That's the current advice on DIRECT GOV. Does anyone know where you can find the direct wording of "Laws RTA 1988 sects 16 & 17 & MC(PH)R as amended reg 4" also if that states "the regulations" then what and where are the regulations??

Kymmy

Here's ss. 16 17 & 18

16 Wearing of protective headgear
(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring, subject to such exceptions as may be specified in the regulations, persons driving or riding (otherwise than in side-cars) on motor cycles of any class specified in the regulations to wear protective headgear of such description as may be so specified.
(2) A requirement imposed by regulations under this section shall not apply to any follower of the Sikh religion while he is wearing a turban.
(3) Regulations under this section may make different provision in relation to different circumstances.
(4) A person who drives or rides on a motor cycle in contravention of regulations under this section is guilty of an offence; but notwithstanding any enactment or rule of law no person other than the person actually committing the contravention is guilty of an offence by reason of the contravention unless the person actually committing the contravention is a child under the age of sixteen years.
17 Protective helmets for motor cyclists

(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations prescribing (by reference to shape, construction or any other quality) types of helmet recommended as affording protection to persons on or in motor cycles, or motor cycles of different classes, from injury in the event of accident.
(2) If a person sells, or offers for sale, a helmet as a helmet for affording such protection and the helmet is neither—
(a) of a type prescribed under this section, nor
(b) of a type authorised under regulations made under this section and sold or offered for sale subject to any conditions specified in the authorisation,
subject to subsection (3) below, he is guilty of an offence.
(3) A person shall not be convicted of an offence under this section in respect of the sale or offer for sale of a helmet if he proves that it was sold or, as the case may be, offered for sale for export from Great Britain.
(4) The provisions of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect in relation to contraventions of this section.
(5) In this section and that Schedule “helmet” includes any head-dress, and references in this section to selling or offering for sale include respectively references to letting on hire and offering to let on hire.
18 Authorisation of head-worn appliances for use on motor cycles

(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations prescribing (by reference to shape, construction or any other quality) types of appliance of any description to which this section applies as authorised for use by persons driving or riding (otherwise than in sidecars) on motor cycles of any class specified in the regulations.
(2) Regulations under this section—
(a) may impose restrictions or requirements with respect to the circumstances in which appliances of any type prescribed by the regulations may be used, and
(b) may make different provision in relation to different circumstances.
(3) If a person driving or riding on a motor cycle on a road uses an appliance of any description for which a type is prescribed under this section and that appliance—
(a) is not of a type so prescribed, or
(b) is otherwise used in contravention of regulations under this section,
he is guilty of an offence.
(4) If a person sells, or offers for sale, an appliance of any such description as authorised for use by persons on or in motor cycles, or motor cycles of any class, and that appliance is not of a type prescribed under this section as authorised for such use, he is, subject to subsection (5) below, guilty of an offence.
(5) A person shall not be convicted of an offence under this section in respect of the sale or offer for sale of an appliance if he proves that it was sold or, as the case may be, offered for sale for export from Great Britain.
(6) The provisions of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect in relation to contraventions of subsection (4) above.
(7) This section applies to appliances of any description designed or adapted for use—
(a) with any headgear, or
(b) by being attached to or placed upon the head,
(as, for example, eye protectors or earphones).
(8 )References in this section to selling or offering for sale include respectively references to letting on hire and offering to let on hire.

will have a trawl around to check if this is all still current!

what else is it that you wanted Kymmy?