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Re: FW: KBC VR-1 (motorcycle helmet)

To: Jon Wennerberg <jonw@up.net>
Subject: Re: FW: KBC VR-1 (motorcycle helmet)
From: Joe Amo <jkamo@rap.midco.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 08:15:24 -0600
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http://www.motorhelmets.com/htm1/helmets-kbc-table-vr1.htm

Joe :)


Jon Wennerberg wrote:

>I'm buying a new helmet for lsr, and want to make sure I get one that has
>the Snell M2000 rating.  KBC brand has received some rave reviews, so I
>shopped around on the web yesterday, found good prices, but couldn't satisfy
>myself that the thing had the Snell label in it.  In one of the photos a
>sticker is shown on the back, right above the DOT sticker.  I called their
>offices but only found folks that don't share a native language with me, so
>I don't know if their reassuring words were to the point in question.
>
>So I asked the guy that wrote one of the reviews, and here's his response.
>And also, am I not correct in assuming that an inspector at Maxton or on the
>Salt will demand more than just a sticker on the back?
>
>Jon
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rick at webBikeWorld.com [mailto:Rick@webBikeWorld.com]
>Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 7:40 AM
>To: 'Jon Wennerberg'
>Subject: RE: KBC VR-1
>
>
>Hi Jon:
>Thanks for visiting webBikeWorld and for writing!  I went upstairs to check,
>and the VR-1 pictured in the article does not have a sewn in label that says
>anything about Snell approval.  But my feeling is that there is no way they
>could claim approval in the USA without actually having it -- they'd get
>sued so fast they'd be out of business in no time!
>
>The tracks and/or clubs around here usually have a list of approved helmets
>and they go by that.  I haven't experienced anyone looking for sewn in
>approval labels.  I will see if I can find anything out from KBC about why
>they don't sew a label inside.
>
>Cheers,
>Rick.
>
>---------
>Rick Korchak
>rick@webBikeWorld.com
>
>Check it out:
>http://webBikeWorld.com
>A planet full of motorcycle information, product reviews and more!
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jon Wennerberg [mailto:jonw@up.net]
>>Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 3:05 PM
>>To: rick@webBikeWorld.com
>>Subject: KBC VR-1
>>
>>
>>But does it have the all-important Snell M2000 label sewn
>>into the inside?
>>I race at Bonneville and I know that they inspect for that --
>>not just the
>>sticker that I see on the back of the helmet in your photo.
>>
>>I'll buy one as soon as I know it says Snell in there.
>>
>>            Jon E. Wennerberg
>>    Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing
>>           #436 M/PS/G 1340 CC
>>2001: 200.471 mph - 2002 GOAL: 220.554++mph
>>        Marquette, Michigan 49855
>>          (That's Way Up North)

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