Carbon Fiber Haga Monza Rep $4300!!

[Jel]

Is this helmet legit? For some reason I could have sworn that Arai didn't use CF as one of their shell materials. Things must have changed.

Is this really what the WSBK and GP guys wear? $4k helmets? Considering how much these teams spend, I guess I'm not that surprised.

http://www.gphelmets.com/arai-corsa...-rc-haga.htm?gclid=CPSfuOn10bMCFSFyQgodZEEAAA

 

[clutchslip]

I don't think they spend shiiiet on gear. It's all sponsor paid. YOU, me, and the other x number of Haga wanta-bes, pay the price. Lucky for me, I never wanted to ride like Haga. :thumbup

 

[fast4ward]

Too much even for Mitt Romney ..... unless it still has Haga's head in.

 

[kelsodeez]

haga deserves it.

 

[Raider]

I'm not sure if it's Shoei and Arai which make all their helmets exactly the same... so the helmet that goes to GP guys can be pulled from the same line that the helmets that go to Cycle Gear are... standard quality across the board...

 

[Doctor_J]

i want! i already have the regular one.. i just need to find someone who needs to buy one of my kidneys??

 

[squidworth]

arai has been selling CF helmets outside of the US for years. I remember I first saw the CF Corsair helmets at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2007...

 

[R3DS!X]

I don't think they spend shiiiet on gear. It's all sponsor paid. YOU, me, and the other x number of Haga wanta-bes, pay the price. Lucky for me, I never wanted to ride like Haga. :thumbup

I would much rather ride like Haga than ride like you.

 

[Papi]

$4k? NP

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[MarcovHawk]

Looks like they took one of the Arai Corsair V Race Carbon helmets and painted it... Arai Corsair V Race Carbon Helmet

 

[russ69]

I'm not sure if it's Shoei and Arai which make all their helmets exactly the same... so the helmet that goes to GP guys can be pulled from the same line that the helmets that go to Cycle Gear are... standard quality across the board...

The F1 guys get custom fitted helmets, I would think the moto guys would get the same treatment.

 

[SuperMike]

The Pedrosa replica looks awesome.

 

[DaveT319]

Wow, 4 grand?! That must REALLY keep your head safe! :rolleyes

 

[TTTom]

Wow, 4 grand?! That must REALLY keep your head safe! :rolleyes

probably not, it's just a gimmick to extract money from people with more disposable income than common sense

in the well known Motorcyclist study a few years back the top performing helmets all used a softer more flexible shell material that absorbed shock rather than transmitting it to your brain

 

[fast4d]

I want it!

but I only have funny money :-(

 

[mototireguy]

Only if you have a melon worth $4k.

 

[DaveT319]

probably not, it's just a gimmick to extract money from people with more disposable income than common sense

in the well known Motorcyclist study a few years back the top performing helmets all used a softer more flexible shell material that absorbed shock rather than transmitting it to your brain

I know, it was a dig at the people who like to say that only expensive helmets are good helmets.

 

[Jel]

arai has been selling CF helmets outside of the US for years. I remember I first saw the CF Corsair helmets at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2007...

I had no idea. But that's how out of the m/c scene I've been.

Looks like you can get a regular CF Corsair for $4K. Still way too rich for my blood.

The Haga Rep is only $300 more so might as well get a replica since you are dropping that kind of money. The Pedrosa rep posted by SuperMike looks pretty cool too.

 

[Papi]

Only if you have a melon worth $4k.

Ah, that explains it. I'm out then. :laughing

 

[squidworth]

Actually that's why it's so expensive. If you look at the CF weave, the strands are much wider than what you'd see typically. I guess they found that this weave kept that right balance of flex and rigidity needed.

probably not, it's just a gimmick to extract money from people with more disposable income than common sense

in the well known Motorcyclist study a few years back the top performing helmets all used a softer more flexible shell material that absorbed shock rather than transmitting it to your brain