New Harley Davidson Motorcycle Bike VR1000 in Tradeshow 2009 (Video)

New Harley Davidson Motorcycle Bike VR1000 in Tradeshow 2009

This is definitely not your average Harley-Davidson, or even one that shares any parts with the usual Milwaukee iron. The VR1000 is a V-twin, it's made in America, but there the resemblance ends. This half orange, half black apparition is built solely for the racetrack: Any resemblance with any other form of Harley-Davidson motorcycles begins and ends with the name on the fairing.

Made in America was the theme for the Harley factory's first built-from-scratch roadracer, the VR1000. Harley's road-racing department put the bike together using a list of American parts suppliers, some with no motorcycle experience, using no existing Harley motorcycle parts.

Safety and certification of ECE 22.05 Testing

Safety and certification of ECE 22.05 Testing

It is recommended to replace the helmet at least every 5 years or if it was involved in a crash or after a violent impact. Even if the helmet doesn't seem to have suffered, the energy absorbed during an impact has undoubtedly transformed the EPS form (expanded polystyrene inner liner) making it useless. High quality motorcycle helmets have to comply with approved international standards defining the minimum safety levels. For use throughout Europe helmets need to meet the regulation ECE 22.05. Lazer helmets meet this standard, and mostly our own quality and safety criteria go beyond it. Lazer helmets also satisfy other international standards.

Each year thousands of helmets are tested and destroyed by certified labs (10 helmets for every 3200 manufactured) in order to guarantee Lazer helmets are safe, comfortable and of high quality.

Lazer sends an arbitrary set of helmets from the production chain to the certification body. During 24 hours these helmets are subjected to extreme conditions, some of them are placed in a fridge at – 20°, some in an oven at 50° and others are exposed to spraying for several tens of minutes with water, creating different simulation environments for helmets.

Subsequently, a series of tests is carried out in these 3 conditions (cold, heat and humidity).

ECE 22.05 certification tests

Shock absorption test

The helmet is placed on a dummy head. It is then dropped from a height of 3 meters and falls onto an anvil. Three-dimensional sensors inside the dummy head measure the acceleration transmitted to the head. 4 points on the helmet are tested one after another. The standard defines a value threshold which is not to be exceeded by the helmet.

Retention system test

A 10 kg weight attached to the helmet strap falls from3/4 meter height in order to test the retention system's resistance. The temporary elongation is measured during this dynamic test followed by the permanent elongation afterwards. Both elongations have to remain within the limits defined by the standard.

Roll-off test

A 10 kg weight attached to the front or back of the helmet is dropped from a defined height in order to measure its tendency to come off the head, either front to back or back to front.

Slipping test
The helmet is firmly pressed down against a plate representing the ground with a 2 cm edge. It is then horizontally launched at great speed against this edge in order to verify if no protruding ridge gets caught on it.

Visors test

A projectile is launched at high speed against the visor which shouldn't break. Then sand is projected under high pressure to verify the helmet's scratch resistance. For optimal vision under all circumstances, the visor's optical quality is scrupulously measured in laboratories.

New Issue of Masei Tiger Tora 820 Motorcycle Helmet 瑪星兒虎年頭盔

Top Secret - Carbon Fiber Helmet Production Details

Carbon fiber helmets are being seen more and more on the road as carbon fiber motorcycle helmets and carbon fiber bike helmets. The appeal is, of course, the light weight and strength of the material.

Especially for road bikers and cyclists, weight is a huge concern. So, the more carbon fiber on a bike or setup; the better. That means that if a carbon fiber helmet is within the budget, it's a must have item.

Helmets, made out of an advanced Carbon Fiber Composite Weave, are extremely lightweight and durable. It can weigh around 2.0-2.5 pounds and 1/2 pound less than your usual helmet. Each carbon helmet comes with accessories for the specific weather, and will cost you US$200 each on the market.

Well, the carbon fiber helmets are difficult to manufacture and requires a high investment. Why it costs so much? Each day, one mold and one machine can only produce 20-25 units, which means each month one machine can only output around 700 carbon helmets.

I have seen some so-called carbon helmets sold online for US$20-40! God! They are fake! only put carbon pattern over ABS plastics.

I inspected one of helmet production lines in Taiwan last week and taped this rarest and the most precious moment for motorcycle fans.

Air-Brushing Helmet in Mass Production manually...

Rare video!!! I took it last year in one of the obsolete Chongqing Helmet suppliers... Old-Fashioned way to air brush the helmet. Well, nowadays, big brands all use automation system to air-brush. Very hard to see this air-brush video in reality.

Rare!! Helmet Mountain for recycling!!

SUZUKI GSR400/GSR400 in Tokyo Motorcycle Bike Show 2009

check out this Masei Chrome Helmet !!

Funny & Weird Masei Helmet Fashion Pattern.

Funny & Weird Masei Helmet Fashion Pattern, but I love it.
See their coming releases on Feb 2010. I am still working on them now.

Honda Valkyrie in Motorshow 2009

Honda Valkyrie in Hong Kong Bike Show

The Honda Valkyrie is a motorcycle that was manufactured by Honda, from model years 1997–2003. It was designated GL1500C in the US market and F6C in other markets.

The Valkyrie engine is a 1520 cc horizontally-opposed six cylinder liquid cooled boxer engine transplanted from Honda's Goldwing model. This was unusual since most "cruiser" style motorcycles were based on a V-twin engine design similar to the engine of a Harley-Davidson. In its transplant from the Goldwing, the most notable engine changes were the camshaft and the change to six individual 28 mm carburetors, one for each cylinder. These changes were made to increase power and torque. These changes also gave the engine a little more character by giving it a unique sound.

The Valkyrie was offered with a reverse gear in Japan. The Valkyrie was made in the U.S.A. at the Honda motorcycle plant in Marysville, Ohio.

EICMA Milan Motorcycle Show 2009 Video by Luu

EICMA Milan Motorcycle Show 2009 Video by Luu

Let's begin with the across the hall fun at the EICMA International Bicycle and Motorcycle Exhibition which took place this past weekend. Although the organizers have proclaimed the bicycle show a success, with 45,000 visitors, many of the same visitors have noted that the bicycle portion continues to shrink and is now housed in only one pavilion. Not even all the most significant manufacturers attend anymore.

BMW DELTABOX R1200 EICMA MOTORCYCLE 2009 Video

There are some BMW R1200GS riders who never venture offroad but who take full benefit of its excellent touring abilities. Those riders may be tempted by BMW's dedicated tourer, the R1200RT.

• lighter (wet: 25kg, 11%) (1)
• better power:weight ratio (wet: 2.5%) (1)
• more chuckable so more fun!
• wider handlebars make steering easier
• better ground clearance
• offroad ability
• cheaper

Free Helmet Shock Absorption Test for you & your helmet

We have a Helmet Shock Absorption Testing Machine located in China for designing helmet and cost us around US$100,000 from Taiwan. Please see the video for this Shock Absorption Test. When manufacturing a batch or a certain amount of helmets, we need randomly to take one helmet for testing and give data details together with the shipment.

We are willing to test your helmet and give you data for free. If interested, email me about this.

Sorry... I am quite Busy this month

Sorry... I am quite Busy this month for trips around tradeshows and also a hot retailing season of this year. After few weeks, I will gather and organize those milan motorshow details & udpates in December.

The Hottest Item in Milan Motorshow - Ducati Streetfighter 1098

The hot news from Ducati at the Milan Show was the unveiling of its Streetfighter, a conceptually innovative hot-rod that mixes a strong dose of 1098 Superbike power with a monster style and stance.

The Ducati Streetfighter is intended to set the benchmark for a new generation. The engine is a specifically tuned version of the 1098, delivering a claimed 155 horsepower and 85 foot-pounds of torque at, oddly enough, the same 9500 rpm. Claimed dry weight is 374 pounds for the standard model.

The chassis uses the same 34mm-gauge steel-tube frame of the 1098, but the rest is new. Marking a meaningful evolution in Ducati's chassis philosophy, wheelbase was stretched more than 1.5 inches to span 58 inches. The extra length came mostly from the longer single-sided swingarm, while the rest was derived from steering angle, kicked out to 25.7 degrees from the 24.5 degrees of the 1098, to produce a 4.5-inch trail.

The 1198 is also new for 2009. The 1098 replacement shares its 106mm bore and 67.9mm stroke with the 1098R, now known as the 1098R Troy Bayliss Edition (limited to 500 examples worldwide). The 1198 sports 43.5mm intake and 35.3mm exhaust valves, throttle bodies that retain the previous model's elliptical configuration, now enlarged to a corresponding 63.9mm circular diameter, and a 12.7:1 compression ratio.

Masei Helmet show-off in Motorcycle Show

Masei 803 Flip-Up Chrome Helmet with fancy skull graphics comes with a wired but cool motorcycle bike in Motorcycle Tradeshow Just Today! During this weeks, motor cycle tradeshows are going-on in Italy and Hong Kong at the same time. My staff in will get updated soon in Milan Italy soon.

A handsome model posted with that Masei Helmet in the show.

Eicma Milan - Motorcycle Show 2009 Nov

The Milan Show starts from this Tuesday, 10 November 2009 to Sunday, 15 November 2009
There are three best motorshows in the world. They are Indianapolis, Canton, and Eicma.

With its 30,000 square meters of expos and over 1,500 companies displaying products, the International Motorcycle Show in Milan is undoubtedly the biggest motocross exposition in the world. All brands such as Ducati, Honda, Harley Davidson, Givi, Nolan, ... , Arai, Shoei, HJC, ... and many Chinese OEM makers (one of my friend's) joining this show. I really wanted to visit there, but i am tired of flying. Also, just came back from Canton motorshow. Not fun to walk 8 hours per day and 5 days straight, because there are over 1000 outlets!

Anyway, Arai shows off their carbon helmet in the show. My partners went to their stand and took the pictures. I will get you more updates next week with more pictures.

HELMET PRODUCTION in Zhejiang China

I inspected few factories in China last week and took few shots...

What is Modular or "Flip-up" Helmets ?

A hybrid between full face and open face helmets for street use is the modular or "flip-up" helmet, also sometimes termed "convertible" or "flip-face". The word of "flip-up" is widely used, but sounds more like an American slang.

When fully assembled and closed, they resemble full face helmets by bearing a chin bar for absorbing face impacts. Its chin bar may be pivoted upwards (or, in some cases, may be removed) by a special lever to allow access to most of the face, as in an open face helmet. The rider may thus eat or drink without unfastening the chinstrap and removing the helmet.

As of 2008 there have not been significant scientific studies of modular helmets to assess how protective the pivotable or removable chin bars are. Honestly, full-face helmets are better than them in protection. An accident happened last year in Hong Kong that proven one of the "flip-up" weaknesses. When a lady had a ride with a Taiwanese Lubro "flip-up" helmet on the street, a car behind hit and striked her bike. She was pushed hard toward and her head hit on the ground. So, you know what happened? that flip-up chin part was crashed and her face was smashed and... She was alive, but that was once a beautiful lady losing her whole face. This also suggested that full face helmets was the best helmet type in all motorcycle accidents.