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Old July 15th, 2008, 09:02 PM   #561
 
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Hey...who wants to talk about Suzukis? Klutch? That Italian guy??


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Bravo, Spectre...I tried +repping you, but I couldn't.
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My Sooks are faster than your socks.. And btw, sock aren't that expensive, you should consider getting another pair. images/smilies/tongue.gif
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Good news, everybody!

I was able to order a new replacement panel from my local dealership for $3 less than the typical starting price for a used one on eBay! Of course it was still $97, but I don't have to deal with salvage yards.
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Yeah, I've run into that, too. Moral of story - check dealers both local and mail order before going to eBay. You may be pleasantly surprised. images/smilies/tongue.gif
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I would suppose so, most of the Honda body parts are. Now, what he *may* have to get is any stickers, decals, or badges that were on that panel as Honda usually sells those separately.
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Blind! You've reminded me..

Ok, this web page may break a few hearts. Government SHARP have introduced a new 5-star safety rating test for helmets. There are only a few select full-face helmets tested at the moment but this will eventually be every helmet available for sale in the UK.

You may be surprised by some of the results.. For example, The Shoei XR-1000 range (approx £300) got a 3 star rating, where as my Nitro £79.99 got a 4 star rating!..

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indeed, if I remember correctly we all ride GSX-Rs too, I think Karoug has a 1000, that means the whole family is represented, I have a 750. images/smilies/cool.gif
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No offense, but given some of the idiocy coming out of the UK government of late, I wouldn't trust a British certification that water consisted of H2O. For example, I went to the site fully expecting to see points being taken off for "not being ecologically sound", "not made in a sustainable fashion", "toxic materials used in manufacture", and "insufficient organic peace crisps consumed by factory workers."

I watched the video of their test rig. Seems imprecise, incomplete, and more or less incompetent. I think I'll stick with the independent Snell ratings. Here's a link to see what Snell does: http://www.smf.org/testing.html
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I really don't see your reasoning for NOT taking notice of these ratings? All of those helmets can more than likely pass the SNELL certification test. Lets face it, this test is really not dis-similar, nor does it appear inadequate/incompetent to me? I'm not entirely sure how you drew this conclusion. I've looked and read up on both, they really aren't dis-similar. Just because you think our government has shown a spell of idiocy is not a decent enough reason for you to run this test down and call it inadequate. Just because it doesn't big itself up as the all singing all dancing test of all tests like SNELL does is not a good enough reason. Underneath they're basically the same (just with less FIREEEE on the British government side). Not trying to dig at you here, just drawing fact. None of this will apply to you anyway so you have nothing to worry about.

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