[Ducati] "Breakaway" helmets

[Rob Allen]

On 5/18/06, Bruce Bellm <bruce19 at charter.net> wrote:
>
> Rob:
>
> Here's my problem: If all helmets are designed to have things like vents
> break off on impact, why was it only my last two Arai's (not the first)
> that
> fell off repeatedly in normal use in the first year? And, why after all my
> years of motorcycling (including many years as an MSF Instructor) have I
> never heard this before 2006? I suppose it could be just me, but that's
> hard
> to believe, given my interest in motorcycling.
>
> Bruce
>
>
It *is* interesting to note that of all my various brands of helmets, my
experience with the vent baffle falling off "through normal use" was with my
Arai...which seems to match your experience.  Think maybe Arai just changed
glue suppliers?  Hmmmm....

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