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  • Gov't issues motorcycle helmet safety warning

    Jun 14, 11:32 AM (ET)


    WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is urging motorcyclists not to wear the 5X5 brand, SA-08 model motorcycle helmet because it fails to meet federal head protection requirements.
    Officials said as many as 14,000 of the helmets were imported and sold by Tank Sports Inc. of California, which declared bankruptcy without completing a government-requested recall.
    The safety administration said that under federal testing, the helmets failed to meet penetration protection requirements. Both the outer shell and the inner liner in three out of four helmets were penetrated in NHTSA safety tests. The agency isn't aware of any deaths or injuries involving the helmets. However, the agency advises motorcyclists to discard the helmets immediately and not to use them while riding.

    Bob Howley "ICE CUBE"
    2007 VN900 CUSTOM
    2020 1700 VOYAGER

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    Re: Gov't issues motorcycle helmet safety warning

    DAM, that's not good. Hope no one on the forum has one of those!!
    Patrick "Hotwheels" Sharon
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      Re: Gov't issues motorcycle helmet safety warning

      could be better off not wareing that lid all togather.
      Glenn Gale, President 1-26

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      • #4
        That was actually the first helmet I got when I got my bike running, it fell apart in just a month or two. Guess I'm lucky.

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