JMortensen Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Looking for SA2010 and would like to use HANS when I get to the big track and not have to buy another helmet so HANS compatible is what I'm looking for. I picked up a little Miata to do some autoxing with and I need to buy a new helmet to start racing again. In reading various helmet threads on various forums, the advice is always the same: try out a bunch of helmets before you buy. The problem seems to be that nobody stocks SA helmets, so I don't see how you try a bunch of them out other than by ordering a bunch via mail order and then returning the ones that don't fit right. I know that's not my favorite thing when people do it to me, so I'd like to try and figure it out a different way. Anyone have any suggestions as to where one might be able to try on various helmets? Is there a helmet superstore that I'm just not aware of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 My head size is 7 1/2 and is kind long and narrow (think the creature in Alien). Bells and Shoei's seem to fit my freaky head just fine. I currently have a Bell M3 and a Shoe RF1100. I've also had the Bell Vortex and it fit very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 (edited) I guess I'm lucky enough to have a few local places that stock SA helmets. You probably already have, but search around and see if you can find some local places. Racetracks, race-shops and circle-track equipment suppliers tend to stock this kind of stuff. If there are absolutely no places in your area, then I'd go to bike shops and try on M-type helmets. Sizing should be similar within product lines of each manufacturer, i.e. a Shoei M helmet should fit similar to a Shoei SA classified helmet. Edited May 7, 2012 by Leon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 These guys are good and they have a showroom trailer they take to tracks: http://www.winecountrymotorsports.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 These guys are good and they have a showroom trailer they take to tracks: http://www.winecountrymotorsports.com/ Plus, they are 15 minutes from where I work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 Did what I should have done in the first place and called the local motorcycle shop and asked if they had SA helmets or knew anyone that did. They pointed me to a race shop about 20 miles from here that stocks a bunch of different brands. Sometimes common sense just takes a vacation. For anyone in Seattle: http://www.speedwaremotorsports.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Nice find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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