Just want to share this info guys...specially to the newbies...

i was in a local motorcycle store this morning, when another customer beside me, asked for a "Ruberized helmet... yung tag P500+ lang", out of curiousity i also asked to check one out....

it turned out that stores sell these helmets as "Rubberized" due to the following qualities...
1. Flat black color and...
2. the shell is soft, that you can squeeze the opening with your hands...

BEWARE! these are nothing but Imitation helmets. Don't be fooled by whatever the salesperson tells you....these helmets may do you more harm than good...

Sir, what brand of helmet is that?

Noland ang brand...but there were others that have no visible brand in the helmet but are of the same quality....

Thanks sir! I also saw some helmets just like these rubberized helmets the brands are MRC and MHR. No offense meant to those using these helmets were just giving warning to our co-riders. :)

As far as i know...there are no such thing as "Rubberized Helmets"...i guess the term was coined from that of the celfone casing...nevertheless...should there really be a rubberized helmet...it would only apply to the helmet's finish...ang not the shell....

As far as i know...there are no such thing as "Rubberized Helmets"...i guess the term was coined from that of the celfone casing...nevertheless...should there really be a rubberized helmet...it would only apply to the helmet's finish...ang not the shell....


dpat yung mga nagbebenta ng sub standard helmets na hindi naman nakakaprotekta hinuhuli.. consumer protection..

baka yung mga flat balck na helmets ang cnasabi nila...tulad nung sa seuz modular ko...para kasing rubberized sya tignan eh....pero kung malambot nga ang shell eh delikado nga yan, parang wala ring silbi yung helmet mo pag nag crash ka...

dpat yung mga nagbebenta ng sub standard helmets na hindi naman nakakaprotekta hinuhuli.. consumer protection..
yan talaga ang dapat....pero wal kasing paki-alam ang gov't....marami ngang nagkalat sa bangketa....yun pa nga ang isa..at least sa bangketa alam natin na fake..pero sana naman sa mga store, di ns sila magbenta ng mga ganitong klase...kawawa ang hindi nakaka-alam...

if i may care to add, dapat yung mga motorcycle dealers (motortrade, tres hermanas, minerva, etc.) dpat kasama na helmet sa motor na bnebenta nila is a good quality helmet. Yung binbigay nila is panget, hindi makakaprotekta. Ang iniisip kasi ng mamimili ng motor, yung helmet na bigay ng motor shops, ayos na. Hindi pa kasi sila nalilinawan sa totoong purpose ng helmet. If magsimula sa mga motorcycle dealers yung pagbibigay ng maayos na helmet, eh di mas madami ang naka helmet ng maayos at hindi yung parang pang construction.

these are LTO helmets. (iwas dakip lang sa LTO pero hindi totoong helmet hehehe)

if i may care to add, dapat yung mga motorcycle dealers (motortrade, tres hermanas, minerva, etc.) dpat kasama na helmet sa motor na bnebenta nila is a good quality helmet. Yung binbigay nila is panget, hindi makakaprotekta. Ang iniisip kasi ng mamimili ng motor, yung helmet na bigay ng motor shops, ayos na. Hindi pa kasi sila nalilinawan sa totoong purpose ng helmet. If magsimula sa mga motorcycle dealers yung pagbibigay ng maayos na helmet, eh di mas madami ang naka helmet ng maayos at hindi yung parang pang construction.

couldn't agree more sir.
in this case, kahit papaano may quality protection na agad yung rider.
problema lang sa ating mga dealers ngayon, mas pinahahalagahan nila yung mas malaking kikitain nila by giving away cheap helmets, rather than their responsibility to their customers.

@bro NSCB, that was a very keen observation. hapi riding!:clap:

@drakx
tnx bro...even with the cheap give away helmets...di rin pare-pareho binbigay ng mga dealers..like most of you guys there..i was told that you were given the "baseball cap" helmet when you goy your Z2...while here in CDO, we were given a fullface helmet. At least meron nagamit while waiting to buy a certified helmets.

nakaka-awa kasi yung mga newbies na hindi nakaka-alam about this, specially those na walang access sa MCP. let's do our share in sharing this info to other people we know, specially the newbies...para di naman sila ma-isahan ng mga mapagsamantalang dealers..at the same time putting their safety at stake.

ayos un ha!!! Rubberized Helmets? NOLAND PAH!! just imitation cguro ng Nolan Ng italy....anyways d kaya magbounce ulo mo nun sa pavement????rubberized e?heheheh!pero dapat talaga people Who has MC's Should invest on a Very good Helmet its for our own protection Kahit medyo mahal to the fact na it can save our live fair deal na din un!ride safe mga bro!choose a DOT and SNELL Approved helmets!

mga bros, helmet p o ang napaka importante sa riding, nakamura ka nga tapos wala ka naman aasaahan tibay, bro ulo po natin ang pinoprotektahan nito kaya kailangan maging matalino po tayo sa pagbili ng helmet....... good day mga bro........saferide po lagi.....

Yang helmet ang wag nating tipirin....Yung iba nga eh ang lakas gumastos sa modifications ng mc nila eh tpos pag nakita mo naka-sumbrero lang....dami nyan sa pasig at taguig....Gusto pa cguro makatikim muna ng aksidente bago mat***** gumamit ng helmets....

wala kasi tayong laws na magregulate ng helmet. unlike sa europe and sa u.s. may helmet laws sila kaya di basta basta yung mga helmet dun. although meron parin nabibiling mga low quality helmet, hinuhuli naman sila ng mga police don kapag yun ang suot.

Ask ko lang po one time kasi nag ikot ako sa SM North sa workshop area may binebenta na helmet 1,500 full face SHOEI ang brand tunay ba ito or immitation lang?

Ask ko lang po one time kasi nag ikot ako sa SM North sa workshop area may binebenta na helmet 1,500 full face SHOEI ang brand tunay ba ito or immitation lang?

Imitation po iyan....check niyo po ulit, baka mali spelling ng shoei, knock off lang siya. HTH.

ask ko lang mga tol, magkano ba ang cheapest na helmet pero can already be considered safe.

I searched google for rubberized helmets... most of the results, rubberized helmets are used for equestrian and skateboarding/ roller blades.

And for the price of 500 pesos, you'll never be sure kung anong klaseng "teknolohiya" ang ginamit sa rubberized helmet na ito. Ipon na lang ng konti, meron ng Index na DOT certified, di na kailangan magbakasakali.

Thanks for the warning NSCB.

Imitation po iyan....check niyo po ulit, baka mali spelling ng shoei, knock off lang siya. HTH.

thanks bro, check ko ulit baka nga naduling lang ako iba nga siguro spelling nyon.

@dondon...di ka naduling bro...i've seen them also...all over the Philippines na yata yan...correct yung nakita mo..."shoei" nga ang tatak...but it's definitely not original....there are some na iba ang font ng pagkakasulat ng "shoei"...and there are those that uses the exact font...but are still imitation....the price alone should give you a warning...

wow oka h :O NOLAND pa brand... e yun sa motorcycle magazine na NOLAND 14k ata hehe

wow dami ko nalaman about helmets.. bibili p nman sana ako ng helmet na tig 700 sa harison. buti na lang nagbasa muna ko d2. tnx guys for the infos..

if i may care to add, dapat yung mga motorcycle dealers (motortrade, tres hermanas, minerva, etc.) dpat kasama na helmet sa motor na bnebenta nila is a good quality helmet. Yung binbigay nila is panget, hindi makakaprotekta. Ang iniisip kasi ng mamimili ng motor, yung helmet na bigay ng motor shops, ayos na. Hindi pa kasi sila nalilinawan sa totoong purpose ng helmet. If magsimula sa mga motorcycle dealers yung pagbibigay ng maayos na helmet, eh di mas madami ang naka helmet ng maayos at hindi yung parang pang construction.

share ko lng tong story about one of motortrade branch here in batangas city.
before they were giving free helmets. they stopped giving such, because of bike accident before. ung buyer nila n un n unfortunately naaksidente nga e idinemanda ang motortrade because na-break daw ung helmet (poor quality brand cguro) kya may tama din ung ulo ng biker. after that incident tinigil n nila ang free helmet.
un lng po.. ayan kya nung kumuha ako ng raider s knila e wala akong helmet...hihihi:D

share ko lng tong story about one of motortrade branch here in batangas city.
before they were giving free helmets. they stopped giving such, because of bike accident before. ung buyer nila n un n unfortunately naaksidente nga e idinemanda ang motortrade because na-break daw ung helmet (poor quality brand cguro) kya may tama din ung ulo ng biker. after that incident tinigil n nila ang free helmet.
un lng po.. ayan kya nung kumuha ako ng raider s knila e wala akong helmet...hihihi:D

though you didnt get a free helmet...at least you won't have a wrong feeling of security using the giveaway helmet....just buy a certified helmet...it may be additional cost on your part...but you cant put a price on your safety...

ask ko lang po kung maganda b and nakakasave ng buhay ung mga helmet s port area sa pier kase pumunta kame dun khpon ng frend ko. bili sna cia ng helmet s caloocan kaya lang kulang pera nia kaya instead n dun bumili sa pier kame npunta. bili din sana ako pra lang may mgamit for the mean time. ok po ba ung helmet dun? tnx po..

these are LTO helmets. (iwas dakip lang sa LTO pero hindi totoong helmet hehehe)

Ciguro eto yung mga binebenta sa roxas blvd. na parang TABO!!!:clap: :clap: :clap:
Masbi lng na nakahelmet!!!

ask ko lang po kung maganda b and nakakasave ng buhay ung mga helmet s port area sa pier kase pumunta kame dun khpon ng frend ko. bili sna cia ng helmet s caloocan kaya lang kulang pera nia kaya instead n dun bumili sa pier kame npunta. bili din sana ako pra lang may mgamit for the mean time. ok po ba ung helmet dun? tnx po..


Sir makikita mo naman yung quality ng helmet na mabibili mo sa pier at sa mga stores sa calooks!!! bast kuha ka ng DOT approved!!!

ask ko lang po kung maganda b and nakakasave ng buhay ung mga helmet s port area sa pier kase pumunta kame dun khpon ng frend ko. bili sna cia ng helmet s caloocan kaya lang kulang pera nia kaya instead n dun bumili sa pier kame npunta. bili din sana ako pra lang may mgamit for the mean time. ok po ba ung helmet dun? tnx po..

i don't have any idea as to what kind of helmets they're selling sa pier....(layo ko kasi dyan eh..) pero ganito gawin mo, check out the quality of the said helmets, take note of the brands and their prices....then compare it with the helmets sold by authorized distributors...then you'll know whether those helmets are imitation or not....

though you didnt get a free helmet...at least you won't have a wrong feeling of security using the giveaway helmet....just buy a certified helmet...it may be additional cost on your part...but you cant put a price on your safety...

you're right sir...

thanks for the info @nscb!

thanks for the info @nscb!

no problem bro...

may nabili akong helmet ZEUS modular type ung para xang rubberize. kya ko pili un kc iwas gasgas peru dot certefied xa may nakalagay dun sa likod na DOT

may nabili akong helmet ZEUS modular type ung para xang rubberize. kya ko pili un kc iwas gasgas peru dot certefied xa may nakalagay dun sa likod na DOTActually sir, what you brought was a good helmet with a standard shell but the color is matte black or flat black kaya sya mukhang rubberized, although hindi nga talaga sya rubberized. Iwas gasgas? I would have to disagree with you on that. I once had the exact same model and color. Nagsisi ako, I should have bought a glossy black one. Sa flat black, bakat agad yung fingerprints lalo na pag pawis yung hands. Pag nagasgas sya, hindi na sya pwedeng ma-remedyuhan, unlike with a glossy one, madaling punasan and madadaan sa rubbing compound if worse comes to worst magasgasan sya.

These are just my opinions... I hope this helps.

would like to remind everyone that helmets are supposed to break during a crash... helmets break because they absorb the force of impact.

most manufacturers will warn you not to use a helmet (even though mukhang buo pa sya) if it was involved in a crash or if it was dropped hard...

just my two cents...

Actually sir, what you brought was a good helmet with a standard shell but the color is matte black or flat black kaya sya mukhang rubberized, although hindi nga talaga sya rubberized. Iwas gasgas? I would have to disagree with you on that. I once had the exact same model and color. Nagsisi ako, I should have bought a glossy black one. Sa flat black, bakat agad yung fingerprints lalo na pag pawis yung hands. Pag nagasgas sya, hindi na sya pwedeng ma-remedyuhan, unlike with a glossy one, madaling punasan and madadaan sa rubbing compound if worse comes to worst magasgasan sya.

These are just my opinions... I hope this helps.
bro di nman ata takaw gasgas ung flat black kc kunting punas lang nman nawawala na ung sinasabi mo na finger print, kya nga sa akin pag may rides ko lang dinadala pag pang araw araw eh ung isa kung helmet lang ang dinadala ko pra di agad mag mukhang luma ung zeus helmet ko,, maingat kc ako sa gamit eh,, peru try ko observe ung sinasabi mo thnx..

OT: sir paul_xt16, ive been using my matt dark silver zeus helmet for a few months... dropped it once sa tiled floor namin (buti nalang medyo mababa lang, tolerable) nung bagong bago pa... i was lookin for scratches pero wala po. recently naman i was riding along an intersection sa bocaue (bulacan) tapos may telephone wire na putol na medyo humampas sa helmet ko... i thought gasgas na, pero la parin... even if you'll look at it closely... promise!

pero compared sa matt black na zeus helmet ng friend ko, nakakapagtaka kung bakit beat-up na itsura agad since nauna lang naman siya ng 3 months bumili kesa sakin...

would like to remind everyone that helmets are supposed to break during a crash... helmets break because they absorb the force of impact.

most manufacturers will warn you not to use a helmet (even though mukhang buo pa sya) if it was involved in a crash or if it was dropped hard...

just my two cents...

true indeed. kaya ingatan nyo helmet nyo. sa ibang bansa nga may expiration ang helmet. i'm not sure lang kung gaano katagal, di pwede i-rehistro motor at kumuha ng insurance pag luma na o bugbog ang helmet mo.

and pag nalaglag or nahampas pina pa scan pa nila yan pag may crack kahit maliit lalo na kung plastic composite type. mas maganda raw pati pag fiberglass made.

sa may side ng Quiapo ang dami ganyan.... actually kung hindi ka talaga nakaka intindi sa Helmet eh mapapabili ka talaga, INDEX or HRM and tatak halos, meron modular design, meron full face.... If you are going to check the quality, almost the same, hindi naman siya ganun kalambot, unlike yung mga nilalako sa kalsada na talagang kapag hinawakan mo eh para kang may hawak na mainit at malambot na siopaw...

I tried to ask yung sa quiapo kung magkano yung modular helmet, he started at P1,850.... tumalikod ako agad, then hindi naman ako tumawad eh binigay niya agad ng P1,200... sabi ko na lang kunwari medyo maluwag ata, ayoko naman ng maluwag. Gusto ko fit talaga... biglang binigay ng P900... grabe! from P1850 to P900.... tapos yung Index na Half face na pambabae.... from P900 ibibigay ang tawag upto P350...

Dapat sa mga ito complain sa DTI....

di ako maalam sa helmet mga sir. ang gamit ko ung bullet proof kevlar helmet na issue sa SWAT. hindi naman ako huhlihin kahit wala helmet pero napaisip ako nung tumawag sken pinsan ko naaksidente daw ung kumpare ko. punta agad ako sa mall hindi ko alam kung saan bibili ng helmet. may nakita ako sa toby's at royal sporting house 650 to 1.9k ang presyo FS and brand pero nung pigain ko parang kaha ng tupperware ang lambot. I was thinking baka malakas lang piga ko pero naisip ko mas malakas impact ng crash kesa sa braso ko. kamuntik na ako mapabili buti na lang nakaamoy ako shawarma kaya sabi ko sa tindero paki reserve muna balikan ko na lang. habang kumakain nagtext ako sa kaibigan ko na matagal na nagmomotor tanung ako mura helmet na okay na. sabi index daw okay na.

so dumerecho ako sa kalookan kanina lang. nakakita ako itim index half face helmet may salamin sa harap 600 lang. piniga ko hindi man lang natinag sa tigas kaya binili ko na,

i was happy with it until mabasa ko tong thread na to. nagduda tuloy ako sa helmet ko kung okay ba. kasi from what i have been reading i draw a conclusion na pag less than 1k ang presyo eh delikado. at pag wala DOT na tatak sa likod eh delikado din. hmmm.. ung akin walang DOT sticker sa likod at 600 lang pero matigas compared to banketa helmets and sa mga helmets sa mall at dept store. can this give me protection? help!