Thread: Bought discount scorpion made 2005

Yes I do follow the five years. I have a brand new looking Arai in the closet that is a white graphic (thus cooler for the south) that was perfect. But I buy helmets to protect my head and the five is up so the safety is down. Got to protect what little sense I have

The 5 year rule is there because you can't tell if all the foam and padding under the shell is still good or not. If that's not good, the helmet is useless and you might as well just go without.
Better safe than sorry, IMO.

As it is, you paid $130 for a helmet that you'll still get a couple of years out of. Still not a bad deal.

I ordered one of those same discount Scorpions and got a date of 10/05. If it had been any earlier than that I might have returned it. I was aware that it was probably discounted for that exact reason so wasn't surprised but my current helmet was past the 5 year limit and I was headed to the track and out of money. Like NH said, $130 for a helmet that seems to be pretty good and that will give me a couple years of use isn't too bad.