Anyone here have a $50 brain to protect?

[Naked Twin]

I have done a bit of reading about these 'standards' over the last few days and a lot of it seems to be about protecting reputations and markets than about protecting our heads.

http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle- ... -22-05.htm
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/gearb ... index.html

How could that be? Surely yours and my safety comes before profit.

With regards to the Shoei rep, if that is bullshit that they have a production run for Aussie then that is poor form. Better to be honest and say they sell more there and we are rip off bastards!

Nick

[Saki]

all this cheap stuff aside, it makes me wonder how much does an expensive helmet cost to make, besides labour costs (looking at shoei, cause they are made in Japan and labour cost i assume would be alot higher than sat China)
how much in materials etc etc, i wouldnt be surprised is the majority of the money we pay for a Shoei is profit