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Tom Sykes Helmet
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:10 am
by icebreaker
Just had a look on eBay UK and notices the helmet Tom was wearing and was auctioning off is at 4,300£ !!!!
Re: Tom Sykes Helmet
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:19 am
by Kermit
Re: Tom Sykes Helmet
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:27 am
by MadKaw
We should do a Lascorz tribute sticker.....
Rob.???

Re: Tom Sykes Helmet
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:33 am
by young1
MadKaw wrote:We should do a Lascorz tribute sticker.....
Rob.???

Great idea...I'm in 4 a couple robracer..
Re: Tom Sykes Helmet
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:37 am
by greenmeanie
young1 wrote:MadKaw wrote:We should do a Lascorz tribute sticker.....
Rob.???

Great idea...I'm in 4 a couple robracer..
+1

Re: Tom Sykes Helmet
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:47 am
by robracer
I may be slow but I'm on to it!

will do the same as Blacksters avatar?
Re: Tom Sykes Helmet
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:55 am
by MadKaw
robracer wrote:I may be slow but I'm on to it!

will do the same as Blacksters avatar?
Needs more green..

Re: Tom Sykes Helmet
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:59 am
by Kermit
MadKaw wrote:We should do a Lascorz tribute sticker..... Rob.???

robracer wrote:I may be slow but I'm on to it!

will do the same as Blacksters avatar?
Put me in for a few.
Re: Tom Sykes Helmet
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:13 am
by robracer
Re: Tom Sykes Helmet
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:37 pm
by KEL10R
Bugger, i thought Shark had finally released a Tom Sykes Replica,i really want one, i even emailed them to ask if they were planning on releasing one 4 weeks ago..no reply,figures

one missed sale on their part
Re: Tom Sykes Helmet
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:56 pm
by Kermit
KEL10R wrote:Bugger, i thought Shark had finally released a Tom Sykes Replica,i really want one, i even emailed them to ask if they were planning on releasing one 4 weeks ago..no reply,figures

one missed sale on their part
Even if shark did release it, you wouldn't be able get it and use it legally on AU roads unless Ficeda (Aussie importer of Shark Helmets) imports it and compliances it to AS standard.
Its one expensive sticker!
Re: Tom Sykes Helmet
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:44 am
by KEL10R
blackster wrote:KEL10R wrote:Bugger, i thought Shark had finally released a Tom Sykes Replica,i really want one, i even emailed them to ask if they were planning on releasing one 4 weeks ago..no reply,figures

one missed sale on their part
Even if shark did release it, you wouldn't be able get it and use it legally on AU roads unless Ficeda (Aussie importer of Shark Helmets) imports it and compliances it to AS standard.
Its one expensive sticker!
Yeah i realise that Blackster

SydneyCityM/cycles,Bikebiz and MCAS all sell Shark helmets so it wouldn't be a problem getting one IF they released one in the Race-R Pro line...at the moment they only have Scott Reading (Sykes is a better rider!) Troy Corser (didn't he retire

)and De Puniet (at least he used to ride a Kawasaki),in the riders helmet range,i think they dropped the ball there as Sykes is consistantly their best rider out of this lot results wise (corser has retired).
Re: Tom Sykes Helmet
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:11 am
by Kermit
What I was getting at is that aussie importers of branded helmets only bring in a small portion of the available world wide catalogue range, a good example of this is Shoei XR-1100, X12 & Arai Corsair.
They say they do this because of the cost of testing/compliancing the helmet to AS1698, whether this is true or not is another story.

Re: Tom Sykes Helmet
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:42 am
by robracer
The cost of compliance & testing cant bee too high, nor the standards........ have a look at how many $150 helmets are on the shelves, a manufacturer would have to sell a bloody heap of them to make it worth while

Re: Tom Sykes Helmet
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 1:18 pm
by Kermit
robracer wrote:The cost of compliance & testing cant bee too high, nor the standards........ have a look at how many $150 helmets are on the shelves, a manufacturer would have to sell a bloody heap of them to make it worth while

Your noggen has been certified to withstand $150 worth the damage.
