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Originally Posted by MJG  How come motorbike "gold sticker" helmets aren't allowed? Is there a difference in impact protection? I fail to see how a bike lid designed to bounce of walls at 100mph cannot protect against a knock against some rollcage padding or a suede steering wheel? |
its an old question thats been gome over many time in here but the bike helmets and cmotorsport helmets are designed to withstand differant types of impact - for motorsport they may get many repeated smaller impacts rather than one tarmac headbut.
there are other differences as well
as for ACU gold - one its purely a bike test and therefore not relevant to motorsport for the reason above
secondly there are actually at least three ACU gold labels .... which mean different things appently I believe that the number of gold rings round the outside of the label vary but i have yet to find anyone that knows what the types actually are.
and thirdly - very carefully worded
ACU Gold stickers can be applied to helmets that are suitable for BIKE motorsport and not CAR motorsport therefore as a indication of suitability for drifting they are useless as the helmet may be ok but may not ..... if an ACU gold and a relevent sticker are there then the helmet is fine but definately not with just an gold or a gold with a EC 2205 sticker
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