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Now this is a helmet design that sold a million feathered sticker kits...

KungFooBob wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:23 pm Now this is a helmet design that sold a million feathered sticker kits...

My best mate had that lid. Fabulous looking helmet

Druid wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 12:10 am I'm not interested in bike racing and have tended to go for plain black helmets. The only race rep helmet I've owned was one of these



except mine was an Astro not an RX7. I had just had a pay out after a bike accident and it included a new helmet. The one above was on offer because it was the previous year's colour scheme but there was about £100 off iirc.

That's my (previous) helmet, also bought cheap as an "old" model. I've retired it now because it's past it's use-by date, whatever the relevance of that is, but it's still in great condition (apparently....)

Bigyin wrote: Fri Jan 15, 2021 11:38 pm ...i actually had a plain blue Shoei painted up by a local air brusher...

I’ve often wondered about getting a helmet respray but figured it would have to be done by a specialist so as to not affect the integrity of the lid and would probably cost as much as a new lid.

Druid wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 12:10 am I'm not interested in bike racing and have tended to go for plain black helmets. The only race rep helmet I've owned was one of these

That’s the one with the hare on the back?


Always liked the Walker rep on the Arai Quantum F, nice bright colours without being day-glo.

Wossname wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:21 pm
That's my (previous) helmet, also bought cheap as an "old" model. I've retired it now because it's past it's use-by date, whatever the relevance of that is, but it's still in great condition (apparently....)

Mine is now almost 18 years old but I haven't used it for more than 10 years. It's had a few knocks and some fairly heavy use, smells a bit too

Beancounter wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:59 pm

Druid wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 12:10 am I'm not interested in bike racing and have tended to go for plain black helmets. The only race rep helmet I've owned was one of these

That’s the one with the hare on the back?

Yes, that's the one.

I didn't know it had a hare on it. It's been retired to the top of a bookcase so I've just checked it

Beancounter wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:59 pm
I’ve often wondered about getting a helmet respray but figured it would have to be done by a specialist so as to not affect the integrity of the lid and would probably cost as much as a new lid.

The person who did mine stripped off the outer lacquer, did the airbrushing of the Saltire flag pattern then did another layer of lacquer over it. Unfortunately they didnt do a very good job of the lacquer and after a few months it peeled off in flakes till there was almost none left hence the helmet looking very dull with no shine.

If i was going to get one done properly i would just buy a white one and then as you said give it to a pro. There used to be a local guy who did all the race helmets a mate used so would probably look him up

weeksy wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 11:21 am But they reach a point when they become classic. Like a Walker, Doohan, Dunlop and even Haga. The point where it doesn't matter which year it was, it's more about it being iconic

I wonder whether the 'acid worms' suits could make a stye come-back?

Horse wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 9:04 pm I wonder whether the 'acid worms' suits could make a stye come-back?

Fieldsheer 'wiggly worms' as I like to call them are a classic!

Even Foggy had a set.

I reckon Foggy was pretty TWOC'y.

Horse wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 9:04 pm
I wonder whether the 'acid worms' suits could make a stye come-back?

KungFooBob wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 9:14 pm

Fieldsheer 'wiggly worms' as I like to call them are a classic!

Even Foggy had a set.

Funny you should both mention that ..... mate of mine, Bob Collins, has just had a new set of leathers made to go with his new track 2020 Fireblade

The wiggly worm suit is back to match the retro paintjob on his bike





Graphics by former BSB champion Tommy Hill

Are those fake go faster holes?

KungFooBob wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 9:40 pm Are those fake go faster holes?

LOL, yeah, to match the original Blade