Internet is wonderful. Thanks to him we can find many things and also motorcycle helmets at exceptional prices. But we must be very attentive to our choices, because not all motorcycle helmets are going to protect us. And no, we are not talking about us recommending always using a full-face helmet and opting for a jet helmet, we are talking about the fake motorcycle helmets that you can find.
And just as there are stores that offer you the best product on the market, or that have more accessible ranges but that comply with all the standards, we must be very attentive to the products that we can find on the large sales platforms.
We say this for a simple reason and that is that there are fake helmets that imitate and with a certain quality in terms of appearance, the best-selling helmets, but then, when push comes to shove, they are little more than a washing bucket with entrances. of air.
This video that we have seen from Motocard, one of the great equipment specialists both nationally and internationally, tested ordering a helmet on one of those Chinese platforms that get you anything at a better price. And of course, the idea sounded tempting because there is always the “it’s a fake, but he makes it himself and puts another sticker on it.”
And you may be able to assume that with a pen, some socks, some pliers… you decide that buying something counterfeit is fine. But doing so with a motorcycle helmet is much more than an ethical issue: your life is at stake.
Buying fake motorcycle helmets is much more serious than buying any other fake
The sample is in the video they have recorded and in which we can see how, apparently, the helmet bears great similarities to an AGV Pista. But when it comes down to it (and we’re not talking about the crappy energy drink logos), it’s not what it seems. Its closure is not what would correspond to a helmet of that type, nor is it approved and, worst of all, its resistance is the same as that of an eggshell.
It is possible that you would never have considered it, but now that you know, only trust products that have passed the approvals in the European Union, Japan or the United States (the latter with reservations) although to circulate in Spain or Europe the approval is mandatory from 2022 It is ECE 22.06. On the Internet you can find great discounts, but neither here nor in China do they sell hard goods for pesetas, you have been warned.
