# Acceptable Helmut Rating?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/acceptable-helmut-rating/141626>\
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\
**Created:** [February 27, 2006, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/acceptable-helmut-rating/141626 "2006-02-27T06:18:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![copper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@copper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/copper)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/acceptable-helmut-rating/141626/1 "2006-02-27T06:18:54Z")

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would my one year old SUOMY spec-R1 motorcycle helmet work for these events?? It is BSI approved, which is higher than SNELL.

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**Author:** ![DeathBy240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/acceptable-helmut-rating/141626/2 "2006-02-27T06:24:59Z")

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If it doesn’t say SNELL on it, it can’t be used. 🙂

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**Author:** ![copper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@copper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/copper)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/acceptable-helmut-rating/141626/3 "2006-02-27T07:45:50Z")

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> [@DeathBy240](#):
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> If it doesn’t say SNELL on it, it can’t be used. 🙂

are you friggin serious? That’s such BS!! BSI standards are higher than SNELL…BOOOOOO :nay:

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**Author:** ![SRBURG13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@SRBURG13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRBURG13)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/acceptable-helmut-rating/141626/4 "2006-02-27T08:05:44Z")

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Motorcycle helmets are rated differently than auto helmets. Although some believe they are safer, they are not made to take blows to the top of the head (i.e. a roll cage). At least that’s what I’ve been told.

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**Author:** ![copper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@copper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/copper)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/acceptable-helmut-rating/141626/5 "2006-02-27T08:14:03Z")

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> [@SRBURG13](#):
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> Motorcycle helmets are rated differently than auto helmets. Although some believe they are safer, they are not made to take blows to the top of the head (i.e. a roll cage). At least that’s what I’ve been told.

go slap the person who told you that!! Why would they not be made to take a blow to the top of the head? My Arai that I crashed with last year took a big blow to the top of it and did it’s job perfectly! When you crash on a MC there is no telling what and where you are going to hit.

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**Author:** ![DeathBy240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/acceptable-helmut-rating/141626/6 "2006-02-27T08:38:12Z")

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The thing is BSI isn’t recognized by the Western Canada Motorsports Association. They are the ones that make the rules. Is there a possibility that your helmet is also Snell rated?

And yes, auto helmets are made differently than MC helmets, but that isn’t what this thread is about. 🙂

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**Author:** ![SRBURG13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@SRBURG13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRBURG13)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/acceptable-helmut-rating/141626/7 "2006-02-27T13:55:34Z")

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Lets start a new thread to talk about this, and leave this one to signing up to the Group Buy.