Retrofit leather liner kit options for internationally approved “ design original ”
The Davida ‘ Speedster ’ V3 and ‘ Ninety 2 ’ helmets are the lowest profile road legal helmets available , having evolved from the same shell shape of Davida ' s original retro-styled ‘ Speedster ’ - a jet style helmet with a 27-year heritage that is highly evocative of the 1970s . Also seen here , the BS 6658 : Type B approved ‘ Ninety 2 ’ helmet British helmet manufacturer Davida UK has new replacement leather liner kits for their internationally approved and awardwinning road legal ‘ Speedster ’ V3 open face helmet . The ’ Speedster ’ V3 is an update of an original ‘ Speedster ’ that has been one of the world ’ s top-selling retro style helmet designs for nearly three decades . Launched at INTERMOT last year and then at the New York IMS in January this year , the V3 ‘ Speedster ’ is dual certified to ECER22-05 and DOT FMVSS No 218 . The V3 ‘ Speedster ’ is equipped with all the features of the original – features such as the same low profile shell shape , but now replacement kits for the improved removable and cleanable leather liner are available in 5 different colours ( black , brown , ZNut brown , ROX blood red and white ) and in black ( brown and ZNut brown ) for the ‘ Ninety 2 ’ helmet . Davida MD David Fiddaman says : “ The technical team at Davida UK has put all of its 40 years of manufacturing experience into our latest road legal ‘ Speedster V3 . We have greatly advanced the way we manufacture GRP composite helmet shells in order to retain the same low profile shape , so that the V3 now satisfies the demands of the highest modern ECE R22-05 and DOT safety standards .” The ‘ Speedster ’ V3 has three shell sizes that allow Davida dealers to offer their customers six helmet sizes from XS ( 54 ) to XXL ( 61 ). The traditional low profile GRP composite shell features a polystyrene shock absorption layer ( EPS ) and optional studs for fitting visors and peaks . Fiddaman says that the new version “ fulfils our long held ambition of being able to offer a road legal version of the ‘ Speedster ’ – an iconic a jet style helmet with a 27-year heritage that is highly evocative of the 1970s . The V3 is certified for road use in the majority of countries covered by the Davida global dealer network .” Founded in 1975 , Davida UK is an ISO 9001 accredited company that is the sole manufacturer of certified helmets in the UK . Every single Davida helmet is still hand-made at their factory near Liverpool , England , “ using timehonored manufacturing techniques and craftsmanship .”
DAVIDA ( UK ) Ltd . Birkenhead , UK Tel : + 44 ( 0 ) 151 647 2419 sales @ davida . co . uk www . davida-helmets . com
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