Lid report -UVEX Wing

Now , I know Lozzo said to get the Wing RS but seeing as they didn't have one
in at J&S but they did have some Wings, in black , with seat belt type
strap and it fitted well and was light and was only £99ukp and had a
tinted and clear visor included... <draws breath>.

So, whats it like... well as I said it is light. It is quiet at low speeds
but gets a wind whistle above 50 (but I have had worse).

Tinted visor was handy as the sun was low and bright, visor stays down
when looking behind (don't you just hate ones that flip up when you do
that ?).

Changed visor for clear one when I got in (as I will be out again later)
and it was a doddle to switch considering I did not have the intructions
(left box in shop).

So, if anyone is after one, get down to J&S in Northwich[1] and bag a
bargain.

[1] I assume other branches have them as well.

 

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 16:10:02 +0000, YTC#1 wrote:

Sounds good. What's the difference in the RS?

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YTC#1 said...

Nice aint they?

Wait until the BOSM and I'll adjust the visor so it doesn't whistle.

 

Never had it happen...

 

Yus , dead comfy, anti-mist is good, still a small spot to the left but I
reckon I will get by with it (or buy a foggy).

Cool, ta.

 

You obviously never had a cheap helmet .

 

I think that was something helmets did In The Old Days, Bruce.

 

Bell and AGV of a few years ago both did it. Arai Giga was a bit dodgy too
over 80ish

 

My old Phil Read replica used to nearly take your head off if you looked
back with the little poppers still undone.

<thinks>
I still have it in the loft somewhere, I might dig it out for the Furt run
and go with the true early 80's look.

 

I have a long memory And they were heavier as well

 

I had some Lazer and Kiwi helmets do it 5 or so years ago. Maybe 10.
Not quite the old days.

In the old days helmets had press studs to hold the visors down to stop
them flipping up.

 

Which also made it difficult to open, one handed while moving with a
misted up visor and heading fro the Vauxhall Viva you can not see , while
riding a Honda Express.

Owww !!!!

 

The RS is Composite

 

fx <Pedantic mode on>

So the other one is made from what? A single material i.e not a
composite?

<pedantic mode to standby>

 

Chris H said...

Thermoplastic.

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What Lozzo says.

 

fx <hoist by own petard>

Wot? No glass fibre?

 

Chris H said...

None. The Wing RS is a fibreglass/carbon/kevlar mix throughout the whole
shell. Also the shell is of uniform thickness throughout.

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ZZR1100D, GPZ500S, CB250RS x3
BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, two#49(suspended), MIB#22, TCP#7,
ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16,
BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, BONY#9.
Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html
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Now *stuff* wot I've read could be crap and my guesswork could be worse but
given that the external shell is no real part of the impact absorption
mechanism does this matter so much? assuming that the shell is strong enough
not to split or break open under impact. I can visulise that the
construction of the shell might influence how a point loading is spread to
help prevent intrusion through the material into the impact absorbtion
layer.

I wonder why helmet manufacturers don't talk about the actual absorption
layer inside the hard shell? Perhaps they all use the same polystyrene foam.

 

Hog said...

I'm obviously no engineer, but I think you're correct in some respects.
The outer shell is used as a 'first hit' form of defence, as it were.
The more absorbant inner shell is supported by the rigid outer. However
the rigidity and strength of the outer shell is important. If one
section of it were to be unable to take a considerable impact, any
kinetic energy would be transmitted through and into a smaller area
within the inner liner, and from there into the skull. That said, a
totally rigid and indestructible shell would be a very bad thing, as the
shell needs to distort somewhat to absorb some of the shock. Having a
uniform outer thickness would spread such impacts and any subsequent
forces being applied within. It's mostly about reducing the chance of
the third impact I explained in my earlier post. Spread the load and
reduce the amount of kinetic energy transmitted through to any one
particular point within. Much the same as a car's crumple zones.

Arai advertising and point of sale material explains at great length the
importance of the correct useage of the varying densities of polystyrene
foams used in the different parts of the inner liner. IIRC no other
manufacturer specifically mentions it in their blurb.

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ZZR1100D, GPZ500S, CB250RS x3
BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, two#49(suspended), MIB#22, TCP#7,
ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16,
BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, BONY#9.
Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html
http://www.glfuk.com/ for MJK Leathers in the UK.