Spies helmet issue at Laguna

Interesting if it's true.

http://www.gpone.com/index.php/en/news/braking-news/1414-spies-qcascato-maleq-a-laguna-seca.html

John

 

Sad thing is we'll probably never find out the validity of that story.

 

I would believe it, cheap helmets suck Aria's got a clip it will never flip open.

 

I seen a discussion about it on crashnet.

http://www.crash.net/motogp/comments/161942/4/a/ben_spies_sees_home_podium_hope_slip_away.html

Either way its First Class for Ben to not want people to think he was making excuses. :up:

 

you serious?

 

If it was Casey Stoner you'd be better believe that would have been one of his many reasons why he didn't podium.

 

I have had a similar problem with my HJC (although I am sure Ben gets a completely different closure system). When at high speeds, if I would turn my head to the left, sometimes the wind would grab the tab on the visor and blow it open. I actually scared the crap out of me a few times.

 

I thought I saw him take a swipe at his visor a couple of times. I was wonderign what he was doing.

 

The lid (the one HJC won't sell to us).

http://www.hjc-europe.eu/fileadmin/images/helmets/INT_RPHA10_BS_REPLICA_big.jpg

 

Yeah same here. I thought he was removing a tear off but didn't see one come off.

 

+1

Also, I'm sure that because of his $500,000 euro helmet contract with HJC Spies isn't going to start talking about equipment malfunctions.

 

he has had HJC for ever too. Wonder if he will switch

 

I'm sure some duct tape would fix the issue.

Funny this issue happens at Laguna - it's not the fastest track he's raced. He didn't have a visor issue in WSBK, did he? Hopefully it was just a one off issue.

John

 

hats off to the kid for not making excuses.....and to still take 6th shows the kind of rider he is.

 

He also had a major issue with the helmet on his wildcard race at Indy. Cost him some places there as well.

Ben, ditch the POS helmets dude.

 

Looks like a visor lock front & center (silver tab below visor, silver serrated block on visor), no?

 

R-PHA 10 sucks...........you heard it here first

 

The endorsements for the helmet is no good if he pisses away podiums fighting crappy workmanship and risk crashing or finishing 6th instead of top 3, just saying.

 

His old helmet and the new one have different locking mechanisms.

The new R-PHA 10 has a litle clip in the front there by the vent





The old FS-15 has a locking tab all the way on the side/back of the shield just past the tear-off post.

 

My HJC Elbowz II helmet has a clip to keep it shut... *shrug*