Helmet refurb advice

Is anyone aware of someone who will put new foam/padding/lining into an older helmet?
My Davida Ninety 2 (2016) is aging and will soon be in need of repair.
Davida no longer make anything I like it so repair is an option I'm investigating.
Nothing from other brands excites either.
Cheers

Hey Rob, get a new head to fit the old lining lol, might make an improvement as well haha.

Unlikely to have someone replace the styrene liner...too much liablity involved, no certification with gubberment types etc. This is why 5 yrs is considered lifespan of helmets by their makers.

Get a new one.

As Rob has stated other helmets does nothing for him, nothing better than a well fitting helmet, in the old days if I liked a helmet and it started to get loser on the head I wear a bennie under it to fit better (ok in winter) or something a bit cooler or may be some extra form under the lining will do the trick, nothing worse than a good undamaged stack hat that you like and the lining is stuffed, you can only tighten up the strap so much, maybe get a ticket on yourself and get a swollen head lol.

BTW - a mate gave me a belt buckle (which I don't wear) so I ground the back bits off and... a bit of silicone...
No confusion where my allegiances lie!
Except, they've cocked up the union flag - the two diagonals on the left should be at the bottom of the white - and Red! Probably made in China!

I have written-off two helmets in crashes. I do not play with them. My helmet usually conforms with an Australian standard. When you are chucked over the front of a speeding motorcycle, once you are off the bike - you are either in the hands of God or it is dumb luck if you survive. Why reduce your chances of survival ? There is a lot of technology in safety equipment.
Every high speed crash I have ever had was due to a drum front brake, and I have had about 5.
Fergus Anderson was a top rider in the old days. He was thrown through the grass at the side of a track at high speed wearing a pudding basin helmet. A stake in the grass hit the leather part under the helmet and killed him. Even when you only ride road bikes, you are still at risk.
Bill Ivy was riding a bike through the pits at a race meeting at a little more than walking speed when he was killed - his helmet was not fastened.

ashman said:

As Rob has stated other helmets does nothing for him, nothing better than a well fitting helmet, in the old days if I liked a helmet and it started to get loser on the head I wear a bennie under it to fit better (ok in winter) or something a bit cooler or may be some extra form under the lining will do the trick, nothing worse than a good undamaged stack hat that you like and the lining is stuffed, you can only tighten up the strap so much, maybe get a ticket on yourself and get a swollen head lol.

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There is a combination which killed a lot of riders in the olden days - drum front brakes and pudding-basin helmets. A few years, there was one in Melbourne - it was an old guy who was out on a Sunday morning ride on a classic bike, with his mates. Motorcycles look easy to idiots. They ARE NOT toys ! There are still people who watch old videos of motorcycle road racing and think it is OK. One of the Australian riders who raced in Europe in the 1950s said 'it was very cruel'. When I was a kid, I could have gone there - I would most certainly have been killed. I had the wrong attitude.
I love road racing. Risks must be minimised to a tolerable level.

Here we go again, race track, race track, pudding helmets aren't legal these days here in Aus and if a helmet has been in an accident or damaged throw them away and get a new one, if an old helmet hasn't been damaged I can't see no reason not to refurbish them if they get lose on the head, my old helmets get turned into plant pots they have a second life and look good hanging with colourful flowers, better than colourful flowers on your grave.
In our younger days our helmets copped a lot of abuse, dropped on the ground, use as a prop stand for the bike, well with mine anyway 20+ years without a side/centre stand and if nothing to lean the bike on the helmet was used and if they been in an accident or slide down the road they be used over and over again, these days helmets are so expensive to buy or replace then we get the debate open face/full face, myself am an open face helmet person and only use my flip top helmet on long travels or bad weather, can't stand my whole head enclosed in a full face helmet, I also have better all round vision with my OF helmet, after 50+ years I still have my good looks and I have been down a few times, but I do use a MX full face helmet on my dirt bike, more chance of bad injuries riding in the dirt, I also don't wear gloves can't stand the fuckers, I like to feel my bike through my hands and yes I still have all my fingers.
The worst part about buying a new helmet you can't take them for a test ride, fitting in the shop, how many have brought a new helmet having a great fit in the shop to get on the highways and byways to find the helmet is very noisy from wind and after a short time the fitting is not so good after buying it.
My last open face helmet I brought it took me weeks before I found the right fitting one and the most expensive ones didn't fit to well on my head and I ended up with a cheaper one that so far has been the best fitting open face helmet I have ever owned in 50+ years of riding and it also has the clip on the back for the google lost my old aviation goggles that looked good sitting on top of my helmet when not using them, I wear a good set of Ray Band sunnies when riding.
I have no intensions of testing my helmet out on the road.

Ashley

Progress!! https://www.accessnorton.com/NortonCommando/davida-has-folded.39199/post-682611
BTW - that helmet has not been produced for a while, so they must have found some NOS to fulfil my request.

The first helmet I wrote off, was an Australian Airforce Jet Pilot's helmet. The rear chain came off my bike as I accelerated around a street corner. I was not going fast, but I had ape-hanger handle bars which helped to launch me up into the air. The helmet got a 3 inch split in the middle of the back. I know I am lucky to be alive. But the second helmet which I wrote off, did not really save my life - my shoulder hit the ripple in the road before my head got there. I was in pain for about a year.

acotrel said:

The first helmet I wrote off, was an Australian Airforce Jet Pilot's helmet. The rear chain came off my bike as I accelerated around a street corner. I was not going fast, but I had ape-hanger handle bars which helped to launch me up into the air. The helmet got a 3 inch split in the middle of the back. I know I am lucky to be alive. But the second helmet which I wrote off, did not really save my life - my shoulder hit the ripple in the road before my head got there. I was in pain for about a year.

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Al - what does any of that have to do with helmet refurbishment?
I will be genuinely amazed the day you actually stay on-topic

robs ss said:

Al - what does any of that have to do with helmet refurbishment?
I will be genuinely amazed the day you actually stay on-topic

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You should know better Rob, Al spends too much time on YouTube and not enough time on bikes and to race these days you need all the good stuff to protect you these days, so a pudding/open face helmet wouldn't be allowed, maybe why so many clubs/tracks no longer allowing historical motorcycle racing, insurance cost blow out, to many old folks wearing safety gear from days gone by and bikes that don't past inspection for racing.
Anyway glad you can refurbish your helmet, but not sure about the waves on your helmet lol.

Ta Daaaaah - Davida to the rescue!
Cheers

I have a similar question to Robs ss

I have a 10-15 year old AGV integral helmet which is in good nick, never been exposed to a drop or a collision. The inner styrene padding is still good. The problem is the liner inside, which is crumbling to pieces.
Is someone selling these liners, or offering a refurb of helmets?

Thanks, Knut

Just buy a new helmet, at 10-15 years old it is fukced

Andy Higham said:

Just buy a new helmet, at 10-15 years old it is fukced

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If you look at my post #14, I essentially have a new 300GBP helmet for 25GBP - though maybe I'm not as rough on the fibreglass shell as you?

I also really like that helmet, that is sadly no longer available.

Andy Higham said:

Just buy a new helmet, at 10-15 years old it is fukced

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No matter how old a helmet is, if it has never been dropped or in an accident and is well looked after means its been good luck helmet to you and able to refurbish the lining would be great, replacing a helmet just because its a few years old make no sense to me and some helmets are so over priced, yes safety is important but retired and living on a tight budget, replacing a good well care for and well fitting helmet for no reason except for age, I like my well fitting helmet even after 6 years and lots of miles on my head, took me over 3 months of different shops and try on's to find the best fitting helmet for my head and some of the over priced helmets just didn't fit my head good.
I spent a lot of money on a good flip top helmet, fits great but the noise it makes when riding, OK with ear plugs but I love the sound of my bike and any different noise tell me something might not be right, ear plugs hamper that and a full face helmet, no thanks.

ashman said:

I spent a lot of money on a good flip top helmet, fits great but the noise it makes when riding, OK with ear plugs but I love the sound of my bike and any different noise tell me something might not be right, ear plugs hamper that and a full face helmet, no thanks.

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Yes, I like open face helmets too. Also for practical reasons - I've had a couple of rounds of surgery on one eyelid to the extend it's now sensitive to wind. An open face with goggles is much better than a full face in that regard.
I'm with you there Ash!

Being an old school rider for over 50 + years and owning my old Norton for near the same well 49+ years, open face helmets just look right for the era and googles weather over the eyes or on top of the helmet above the face just looks so good, riding an older British bike a full face helmet just don't look right, a lot may disagree with my thought on this, but hey my opinion, full face helmets are safer, are they, well riding with open face helmets for as long as I been riding I still have my good looks, all my teeth, well all the ones that haven't gone from old age anyway, my best mate got killed from a broken neck from a bike accident the chin guard from the full face helmet was the cause, so are full face helmets safer, most of my mates who have suffered bad accident and all injuries on bikes have been more from broken bones more than anything, none had suffered head injuries except my old mate with the broken neck, even when riding my 2016 Thruxton I still prefer my open face helmet and a good pair of Ray Ban sunnies.
I been down a few times in my life on bikes from my own faults to losing it on gravel on corners at speed and laying it down because of someone in a car making a mistake in front of me and lucky I haven't suffered serious injuries, I don't tense up when sliding or going down and I try to keep my head up, yes it hurts after (even worst when you got to scrub gravel out of open wounds) but I feel more comfortable wearing my open face helmet and when looking for a new open face helmet I like it to be a bit tighter fit as they do wear in to fit perfect.
If I can save a old well fitting helmet then a new lining is the way to go, but then I am a tight arse and don't spend over $500+ for a helmet as well I haven't found a expensive helmet that fits me right, yes I am old school in everything I do and all new helmet must be safety approve to be sold, it took me a lot of time to find the perfect fitting open face helmet and it was on the lower price and better fit than the over priced helmets and I don't care about the arguments about which helmet is safer as I heard it all before and I don't wear gloves when riding.

Ashley