Fake Britain - Would you trust your life to this helmet?

[@ayan3261]

really hoped they show what a real helmet would do in this situation

[@theyoutubeguy1]

Well it wouldn't fuckng break would it m8. What is there to see?

[@dezalan437]

Mr tube, Calm down buddy

[@krinos1]

calmest welsh man

[@SiggyCloud]

Imagine how horrified these guys would be to learn a lot of motorbike riders in the US don't wear helmets at all.

[@MrSupercar55]

The manufacturers of those helmets truly are a bunch of helmets.

[@ArturK1M]

I've had leather suit that was budget but well made with Titanium elbow, knee and shoulder protectors, A class cowhide that cost me less than £300. But when it comes to helmets, I would not wear anything cheaper than £150. I've been through an accident where I could see my visor bending under a huge impact. I could not imagine what could have happened if I had a cheap visor on me that day...

[@x66Hawk66x]

Price is not the best way to choose. I always use sharp ratings now. The £50 Halfords MYX Motorcycle helmet outperformed some helmets far above even £150+ priced helmets. the general rule of the thumb is not buying from random and often unscrupulous traders, such as the one selling these death traps. another place to avoid is buying on ebay. I have seen many sellers on the bay selling motorcycle helmets, buy also selling nail care kits and hair brushes.

[@ZXKawi]

I'd much rather pay for a name brand, quality, helmet for $500 than a $100 cheaper one. You can't save that $400 difference if you're dead!

[@notaclue143]

+ZXKawi hai - motor cycled for 13 years - problem is the fake are branding as real the brands . Seems that all made in china - name brands and fakes - so just how do you tell the difference in the shop - they might simply add the price to the fake as more profit and claim ignorance

[@ZXKawi]

Always buy from a "factory dealer". They order products directly from the manufacturer and have a licensing agreement to sell their products.

[@System0Error0Message]

+ZXKawi Not only would some shops buy fakes and sell at original prices but some suppliers will claim to have the original things but would be providing fakes at the original prices. Best way to tell is to give the helmet a hard throw against a rock and see if it cracks. Some brands implement a way to check if its real just like with money, but i have not heard if they have done this for helmets (perhaps you can write to them with examples). Its been many years from world wars with bullet proof helmets and china still fails at making helmets better than helmets 50 years ago.

[@ComandanteJ]

+ZXKawi TBH you dont need to spend 500$ to get a proper helmet, an entry level 200$ helmet will be perfectly safe if you buy it from a decent brand.

[@baronnuuke7821]

With people like you saying "I'd much rather pay for a name brand, quality, helmet for $500" tomorrow they will make you pay 1200 dollars. Don't trust the price, i know some shitty helmets that cost 600 dollars. Just check the security tests on sharp helmets website

[@markkulyas2418]

I would have liked to see them compare a helmet brand that has the safety rating next to the one that failed. So we could see with our own eyes if the safety rated brand would pass too.

[@VNNZTC]

A short time ago I worked in a Hardware Shop in New Zealand (Mitre 10) that was owned by a Chinese. The very interesting thing to me was even though we had a lot of Chinese customers they would not buy Chinese made products. I used to watch them walking around in the shop and they would look at a product and turn it over to see the information about it. Almost without fail they would put the Chinese products down and choose something else (the preference was German) such as Bosch etc. I asked a Chinese customer that was buying a German product why he had chosen that one. He laughed and said "Quality". After sometime and after analyzing sales the Chinese owner slowed down on the buying of Chinese products, especially anything with electronic components because even though they used to sell sometimes. Invariably they would come back for warranty claims. And before you say that he only brought low quality Chinese products, it was me that did the buying with him and we only chose products which had a very high rating on the websites (Alibaba was our main source) and had to pay the corresponding premium prices.

[@MarkESBuckmaster]

This is all very well but without naming and shaming, doesn't really help all that much. I noticed any branding on the crash helmets had been removed and the boxes where all the same with no identifying marks.

[@samr1321]

TBH, if you hit an obstacle at that speed, you'll have your neck shattered into pieces regardless of the brand.

[@timothykrainik76]

+Sam Rad Nope, that's what the EPS foam and neck roll are for. The foam crushes to decelerate the head in a more controlled manner and the neckroll will deform to prevent torsional injuries. You'll have one hell of a concussion and perhaps some small compression fractures to the neck, but you'll most likely still maintain your ability to walk if treated properly. I've treated plenty of bikers who have gone over the hood of a car and hit the pavement head first like that. Only 9% of motorcycle crashes result in neck injury, and only 3% suffer fracture. I've personally had a helmeted injury that would have been fatal without, and walked away with only a stiff neck. When looking at studies of fatal crashes, the small increase in neck injuries has to be adjusted for due to the fact that it takes a more severe crash to kill a helmeted rider. There were more riders with no helmet that died in a less severe crash, with less chance of causing a neck injury. Further adjustment also has to be made for the fact that these were almost 30 years old, when helmet technology was far less complex than now. Crashes with the riders surviving showed 22% fewer cervical spine injuries in helmeted riders in the modern age.

[@andrewyork3869]

Timothy Krainik well stated

[@AbsoluteMiniacGena]

Being totally honest here; When putting on my helmet, I do so because it’s a legal requirement and I don’t give a second thought to brain injury. 90% of the time when out on my road legal quad, I don’t put my helmet on and enjoy feeling the wind in my hair. The helmet I bought was the cheapest flip up that I could find. I hate the damn things.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

Mrs Frogzilla A cheap bucket might let you live. In a wheelchair.

[@nvstewart]

Lucky for me I bought a £400 Arai helmet, doubt that one will be fake!

[@nihonkokusai]

600 gbp for a X spirit III

[@AthruZGaming]

I ride a Hayabusa and I wont even look at a helmet thats less than $200usd, DOT approved, great reviews, etc, etc. A helmet is all that stands between a permanent brain injury or death , why in hell would you go cheap? It's like when bikers wear brain buckets, shorts and flip flops, I just cant understand it.

[@andrewd1763]

+AthruZGaming lets be honest tho; $200 bucks for a helmet is pretty damn cheap

[@AthruZGaming]

+Andrew Dominguez Ohhh yea, without a doubt. Usually $500 is what I go with. I hate seeing riders get big nice bikes but wear dirt bike-ish helmets and stuff.

[@edwardgriffin8092]

+AthruZGaming I would never trust a used helmet. You do not know if it has been dropped and damaged inside. Used leather jacket, trousers, gloves, and boots yes they are fine, you can see what you are getting. But used helmet, no thank you, NEW every time.

[@AthruZGaming]

+Edward Griffin My rule of thumb is... Replace helmet if it gets wet while riding " super heavy rain", replace every other summer "salt in sweat eats helmet safety material" and **ALWAYS** replace helmet if it's ever been dropped from a height higher than the very top of your motorcycle "4ft-ish or higher". I'm relieved because seems like most of the people that commented on this video know the Do's and Dont's of helmets. This is a good solid helmet for anyone, www.motorcycle-superstore.com/65094/i/shoei-rf-1200-marquez-black-ant-helmet

[@crobulari2328]

+AthruZGaming You`re right on the money my friend !!!!.

[@francessweeney2308]

I rather spend extra on a good quality helmet that is genuine, travel to an out fitter and try it on so I can see what I am getting. When buying from eBay, you don't know what you're getting easily a fake for all you know.

[@jboy2621]

They have to release the brands. That way we can avoid them.

[@Motolimey]

@0:11 "if you got a massive Barnett like this, you wont even need to wear a helmet"

Autocycle Union ACU gold standard sticker is required to race. If a helmet has that it's good enough to wear if it's not good enough to race it's not good enough.

[@toadamine]

if you're buying no-name discount helmets, you've already decided that safety isn't that important to you...

[@rvkvikas]

Thank you for the Good Video!

[@TaskSwitcherify]

Very much appreciated, thanks! However, can you publish the name of the fake product/model/maker?

[@burkeydaturkey]

Anyone an idea on make and model of these? I bought a MyX one from Halfords when I passed my CBT, was only £40, but expected it must have passed all these tests to be able to be sold by Halfords??

[@kymmoulds]

If it's such an important issue then why do they blur out the helmet name??? Something is wrong with this video.

[@cjmillsnun]

+Kym Moulds Probably because there are copies of a real brand and they don't want to advertise or give negative publicity to that brand.

[@kymmoulds]

Fair comment. If that's the case then they should state it at the beginning of program.

[@99ron30]

I dont believe all those £30 Nitro helmets are useless. ACU gold rating amongst other ratings. If it fits well and doesnt steam up then I would still use a cheap lid.

[@Lucixir]

Seems Canadian law allows them to a lot of things with brands, companies and services than you could ever possibly do here in the US. If you did anything like this in the US, I'm sure you would be in court ASAP defending some type of lawsuit. I find this type of stuff very interesting and informing to the citizens of the country. Too bad that isnt as important as protecting profits as it is in other countries. Thank you BBC for broadcasting this stuff and informing the public.

[@kuroyami6289]

I'm concerned about my father, sister, brother and aunt who wear $20 helmet which is now more than 3 years old. I said to replace them but they won't listen to me.

[@adam100a8]

Black Hearten Tell them when I die from natural causes, I'll be telling you I told you so.

[@kuroyami6289]

I will.

[@YTRINX]

Black Hearted show them this video

[@burkeydaturkey]

By them a helmet as their next present. Rally up your family to all put together for a real decent one for a joint present, if solo would be too expensive.

[@gimmieliberty6514]

Buy a volvo

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

900G. Hard to say is it a brain injury when the brain has flew in the gutter.

[@x66Hawk66x]

This is bloody scary. I always by based on SHARP ratings now.

[@Faraonqa]

they censored the maker of the helmet kek then

[@DJenerate]

Could be a fake version of a real brand.

[@synqelectric6163]

Fake Jiekai

[@MagikGimp]

They should just rename the programme Dodgy China's At It Yet Again or something.

[@Ch-hg1iu]

i need a helmet and i saw a few on amazon for 150 and SNELL approved

[@crobulari2328]

In my day on a powerful motor cycle I wore an Owens or a Belle Starr Helmet. Expensive but OK.

[@itswais77]

I.bought a 50 pound helmet and its branded but i use it for karting so lol

[@rickburnout666]

What brand was that shite crash hat ?

[@grantgodron5996]

10 cent helmet for a 10 cent head

[@francessweeney2308]

Wearing a fake helmet could jeopardise any chance of gaining compensation from the offending side. It's a lot better to buy the best genuine gear you can afford.

[@sirlleb]

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[@Radek-j4y]

Is a motocross helmet from ufo safe?

[@ThemadViking793]

Yes, sir.

[@jimbob-tz4zb]

BSI ? what a load of flawed shit ! surely the helmet should be filled with material of the weight and density of a human head during testing.

[@giuanfumagalli7271]

looks pretty solid to me...

[@davidkavanagh4966]

I owned one of those helmets, it was a "demon" helmet

[@dkongul]

first of all im not supporting cheap helmets. But this is not a comparison they have to show a good example while doing these test. Could arai visor withstand 5kg of sand? maybe? we dont know. On top of that HELMETS ARE ONE USE (CRASH) ONLY ITEMS. You can just test a helmet multiple times even if you drop your helmet from desk you have to discard it these guys simulated 2 crash one after another. If this is the real BSI standarts test britain you have some problems.

[@josh3771]

+d. kongul To meet international standards (Dot, EU, AU/NZ) brandname helmets would have to withstand and pass these benchmarks. In a genuine crash you may have multiple impacts (car, road, gutter) requiring the helmet to withstand more than one impact, most standards call for ~5 impacts. Transferred G-Force is the big one for me, a good helmet should absorb the energy but this one did not. If your going to crash once, increase your odds and spent the extra 50 on a brandname helmet.

[@dkongul]

+Nicholai Chev dont get me wrong im not saying buy cheap im just saying this video could have been done better.

[@jamakasis18]

+d. kongul It could be done better, but it's not false in any way. They don't have to show arais, agvs etc, because those passed these test. There are other videos on youtube where they are tested side by side, and quality helmets simply don't break in these tests, whereas chinese fakes disintegrate. Its' not official, but you can get the idea here /watch?v=9LfEFhBelTY Also there is another video from Bike Stop with AGV fake vs genuine side by side and fake yamaha leathers with same results.

[@bladimirkroutska3707]

+Nicholai Chev If 5 impacts were iminent ,I would invest the money in Church and not in buying a better helmet.

[@jamakasis18]

bladimir kroutska Tumbling.

[@AE86ofMtAkina]

I'd care, but I'm broke and I have to keep cops off my ass.

[@johnriver3425]

whaaaaat ?? I saw some beer from my country near the pesticides !! No joke !! That's the best beer in the world.

[@johnsmith-gk3ek]

Do you have pesticides available in your country that actually work?

[@johnriver3425]

I guess who tested the beer though that would be a good pesticide.

[@gimmieliberty6514]

I've just got a 1998 second hand shoei for £10,why don't people just look on the second hand market?I only wear a helmet cause it's the law,I ride responsibly,it's not what's on the outside of your head that will save you,it's what's between your ears

[@AdamAus85]

Lol. One look at the brand, the grammar and I think most would know to steer clear.

[@benharris4795]

says the people who drive round in 50 GRAND cars

[@nickmorgan5679]

i would never in 1 million years buy any cheap shit i make sure i spend $300+ on helmets i like to save my head

[@DmitriMironov]

Wow....

[@Bangandthedirtisgone]

Lol @ the guy at the beginning with the long hair

[@BC-xu8yq]

2:19 bsi using blu tack lol

[@martinfoster5163]

After a 900g impact, eye injury is the least of my worries. Why do people buy these pieces of shit?

[@stevenwinston348]

good

[@madmike6942]

i have an 800 euro helmet

[@XoiZhiv]

bit of a dumb safety test where you put the same forces on all hits, surely if you fall not all hits will have equal force and they will be in succession not in one hit then another same hit somewhere else full force on already damaged helmet... the fuck do they think will happen, also they never show how a real product acts in these tests on this show... sounds like a lot of it is bullshit

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

I wouldn't even wear a helmet that just above EU standards, no point in being cheap when it's you life.

[@devilanuj17]

Why the Fuck you can't even spend 10% worth of your ride on a good helmet?

[@АнанатахюхйпьпЬэьгяфяхях]

Dont buy cheap shit

[@analiarodriguez8741]

0:21 sexy vstorm

[@stephannickson3164]

so why are these fucking helmets on sale in horse and cart great britain

[@Doubledeepfried]

If they think you are safe with a helmet with Chinese symbols for $80. Let them buy it. It thins itself out

[@jontibloom]

made in China perchance ?

[@jontibloom]

Agreed ....but china does crap just about better than anyone else

[@galaxymode]

+Ali Can Metan visited China before, in China motorcycles does not need any sort of registration whatsoever, even cars, below certain kilowatt in power is not legally a car, so not surprise if they have no helmet safety standard whatsoever, since motorcycle isn't even legally required to be registered unless above certain kilowatt.

[@jamesbongiovanni5180]

+Ali Can Metan The Chinese might say that they are compliant with EU or US standards, but if you test their product & find them to fail the standards, then they see it is a big affront to their honor & your fault for checking. Just look what Mattel had to go through when they tested some toys & found the Chinese were using lead paint, even though Mattel told they couldn't & they said they weren't.

[@crobulari2328]

+jontibloom Possibly Maybe. I reckon so.

[@somejackball]

More Helmet Safety: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHazoKWHe5ZsiNU

[@sebjao830]

you are more likely to survive without helmet at all than wearing fake helmets..cause you would be walking instead lol.

[@Guderian1939]

you guys need to get drunk more.

[@elvisGT]

This is silly test , anyway, have a good ride.

[@SiggyCloud]

+elvisGT It may seem silly....But it's these tests that decide if that helmet strapped to your head is good enough. And in almost all cases...They're right.

[@tooslowtogo]

China brand!!! hahaha