Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

co nducted man y, m an y t ests using d ead b odies. The t ests w er e so me what con tr ov ersi al , but th ey re sulted in new helmet lin er s th at w ould crush o n impact a n d n ot tran smi t as much of the shock of impact th rough to your sku ll an d brain . Th e found ati on su bseq uen tly se t up a set o f st and ar d s b y which t o ap prove helmets an d if th e helmet you ar e lo oking at has a S ne ll F ou ndatio n sticker in it , it has p assed th e mos t rigid se t o f t ests th at th ere ar e in the world today for h elm e ts. Th e S nell Fo undat ion has , over th e years, u pgraded th eir tests an d th e m o st rig id ye t are th e 19 70 specs. T h e foundati on still uses cadavers for cer tain t ests wh en th ey have a particular prob lem. T ests used b y most o th er testing organizations use "rlum rny " head fo rm s th at stimulate , . an ac t ual h ead an d wh ile good, ca n n o t exactly d uplicate a h uman head under all co nditio ns. Alm ost every h elm et y o u check will have a sticker th at says "U.S .A . S. I. Z9 0.1 - 1966" or A.An .S .!. Z90 .1·1966. T h e h elm et stic ker will usu al ly say th at th e h elm e t ex ceeds these st andards o r th at it co n fo rms to th ese standards . T h e Am erica n National Standards In st itute d rew up a se t o f specifica t io ns in 19 66 for R oad Users Safe ty H elmets. You ' ll n otice tha t the ab ove says "road us ers" an d n othing ab out racers. T he st andards were se t up b y a co mm i tr ee o f experts with Dr. Geo rge Snively as chair m a n . This is th e same Dr . S nively fr om th e Sne ll Foundation. T he sta ndard s were the most rigid eve r d rawn u p fo r road use rs an d r eq uired several d iff er ent te sts wi th co m plica ted eq uip me nt such as used b y th e Snell Fou ndation to ch ec k h ow safe the helmet was. Three b asic ty p es of tes ts a re performed under th e Z· 90 standards: A shock a b so rp tio n t est a n d a retention system test t o ch ec k the nec k strap . The shock absorpti on tes t is cond ucted b y lettin g a w eigh t fa ll fr o m a p reselected hei ght t o see how we ll a dum m y h ead surv ives ins ide th e hel m e t. The p enetrati on te st u ses th e sa me meth od , bu t with a sh arp o bjec t t o se e how well the h elme t resists th e penet ration of a sharp object a t cer ta in sp ee ds . T he rete n ti on sys te m test checks the strap with a heavy pull t o see wh en it par t s or p u lls over a sp ecified a mo u n t. T hese tests are co nduc ted with four o f th e m an ufacturers h elm ets th at have been su bj ec te d to h igh temp erature , lo w temperature an d wa ter im mersio n. SA FE AT ANY SPEED... UNDER 13 MPH T he o utsta n di n g fact a fte r all these tests have b een cond ucte d , is th at th e helme t is n ow a p p ro ve d to save you r h ead from two d ir ec t bl o ws a t a ny MEMBER OF ~ other people's mistakes. sp eed under 13 mil es per h o ur . If th e helme t d oes n ot ha ve a Z90 sti cker a nd y o u r helme te d h ead ge ts a d irec t bl ow at any speed exceeding 13 mph, you ca n p robabl y fo rget getting a new helme t as you probabl y wo n 't b e with us a n y m ore . Of course , m o st of us who have b een ridin g fo r a while have falle n a t speeds ex ceedi n g 13 m iles p er h our an d p robab ly re ceived n o more d amage th an gravel rash o r some ben t b ones. But, if yo u r h elm e t has h ad so me sh arp bl ows, it 's b est th at you eith er se nd it b ac k t o the manufacturer fo r a ch ec k o r get a new o ne. The Am erican Natio na l Standards Instit u te does no t cond uc t th e Z90 tes ts . It is up to th e m a n u fac turer to tes t hi s helme ts ei ther h im self or let so me ind ependent lab oratory d o it . Wh en you see a Z9 0 sticker in a h elmet, yo u are ta kin g th e m anufa ctu rer 's word that hi s h elm e t exceed these sta nd ards. A.N.S .!. d o es n ot polic e the manufacturers a nd eve n if o n e o f a ma nufacturer's h elmet p assed th e te sts, it d o es n ot necessarily mea n th at the o ne you buy d o es. A n ew sticker th at you will be se eing mo re an d m ore o f, is t h e y ellow S.H .C.A . st icker. T he Sa fe ty ' H elm et Co un ci l o f Am eric a is a no n-pro fit o rga n iza tion th at is m ade up of helmet manufac turers an d interested p arties t o p olice th e ma nufacturers. The yellow S.H.C.A. stic ker means t hat t he m an ufact urer 's helmet ex ceeds th e Z9 0 requirem e nts a nd th at h e has agre ed to (Please turn to page 14) YourNearest RickmanDealer: ~j~ .~.~:~ i6~?d~~~. City, O kla . 73104 a and E Cycl e an d M arine 1601 B road way , Eu reka , Ca . 9550 1 Pautso ns Inc . 6111 100th St. S .W. , Taco m a , Wash . 9 84 6 7 P ie rce B rothers 11 51 N . s r . Ma rys st ., S a n A nt o n io , T e xas 7821 5 Ra m e r M o t ors Inc . • 70 1 L eav enworth S t .• Omahd . Neb . 6 81 05 fs~~klp~~eU~\~~o~~er, C olo. 80302 Fork Movement: The more movement your front forks have, the better control you have on the course. Rickman forks with aluminum legs and high-t ensile steel ma inshafts damp 6 inc hes both ways , adding to pinpoint performance-even on the toughest terrain. Brake Hubs: If you keep the ' weight of your hubs down, you'll reduce your unsprung weight: and get quicker reaction, more control. The Rickmans make their own conical hubs of lightweight aluminum.They're lighter than most other hubs, and they ride on sealed ball bearings. Servicing : Even a perfect bike occasionall y needs ser vic ing and ma intenance . Don and Derek have chosen The Birmingham Small Arms Company, Inc. as their exclusive distributor in the U.S.A. Along with this nationwide dealer chain, Don and Derek are making certain that wherever and whenever you travel, you'll be near' Rickman-Metisse parts and service. These are just some of the answers the Rickman Brothers have to others' mistakes . Let 's j ust say that the Rickman Brothers want to make the best motorcycl e in the world. And make no mistakes about it. . ~ Prin ted In U.S . A ~elbY M o t ors ' 34 6 £1 c ammc Rea l, jaeaw ooc Cit y , Ca . 94062 Triumph of Houston 2 4 0 1 e e soooet , H ou st on, T e xas 7 700 5 T r iumph West 1106 S . Mdin s t ., Sa lt La k e City , U tdh 841 01 Lo u is Thomas 3 45 S . A tlantic Blvd., L os A ng el es . Ca. 90022 T om ' s 12 30 S . Ma in S t. , Las Ve gas , N ev. 89 1 04 Jlu1~aE:~ilut~ft T u lsa , Ok ld. 74 1 1 2 J o e T u rne y 8 2 0 6 L omas Brvcr., A lbuqu erqUe , N . 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