Smelly Helmet Syndrome

Markit

Being the conscientious new owner of a motorbike (ok, scooter, but a very manly one) I've now noticed a hygiene concern not mentioned in any "Dear Abby" or the like and it has to do with having sweated buckets into my new helmet it now has begun to smell like it's been sweated into and not washed. I can't seem to see any way, short of destruction, of taking the lining/cushions/polystyrene out and doing a general cleaning on it. What do the rest of you do? Buy a new helmet every month? smell equally bad? Use deodorant on your head? Maybe I should start smoking again, the world was a less bad smelling place. For me anyway.

matsaleh

What brand is your helmet? For most of the reasonable brands (INK, BMC, KYT), the lining is fitted with studs and is removable for washing. Take your helmet back to where you bought it and ask them how to remove the lining.

tel522

there are plenty of laundries now doing cuci helm , costs 15k takes 1 or 2 days , problem solved !

DenpasarHouse

Johnson’s Baby Shampoo. See here: https://rideapart.com/articles/how-to-clean-your-motorcycle-helmet-like-a-pro

Markit

Thank you all so much - in all honesty I was loath to check too hard if the linings were removable at the risk of destroying it. They are and I probably will anyway - lottsa thumbs since I have staff to do most stuff. Idea - give helmet to staff to clean...

Markit

Being a Bruce Willis kind of guy there's more hair on my helmet than in it...

geedee

Markit wroteBeing a Bruce Willis kind of guy there's more hair on my helmet than in it...

Though you said on some other thread before you looked like a younger Sean Connery

Markit

geedee wroteThough you said on some other thread before you looked like a younger Sean Connery

This is the young Sean I meant: [ATTACH]2627.vB[/ATTACH]

Mark

In future you could also consider wearing a helmet liner, sort of like a skull cap that absorbs the moisture and is a hell of lot easier to clean than the helmet itself.

Markit

Mark wroteIn future you could also consider wearing a helmet liner, sort of like a skull cap that absorbs the moisture and is a hell of lot easier to clean than the helmet itself.

Mark I thought of that too but since I'm bathed in sweat whenever I put the helmet on I thought that the liner would be just one more thing to wash? Where would one get this helmet liner?

Apocalypse69

Put a handful of coffee beans, wrapped in tissue, and leave it overnight and the smell will be gone. I use that trick for my smelly trainers and it works a treat.

Markit

First a wash, then the beans. Thanks all.

Steve Rossell

You could always plug your nose with 2 coffee beans. Smell gone! :icon_e_biggrin:

tintin

Stop wearing the helmet--> Problem solved!

klaatu

i hope my new helmut gets smelly as,might stop everyone borrowing it

Markit

klaatu wrotei hope my new helmut gets smelly as,might stop everyone borrowing it

Just let it be known you have head lice... Thing is if you do let everyone borrow it, you will have...

geedee

paulseawind wrote BTW, I cannot enter Aussie politics (have been invited) because would I have to relinquish my British Citizenship, and I am not doing that, even at gunpoint. Just like I wouldn't drink that Hatten Rose.

I thought the raving monster looney party was only in England

Markit

paulseawind wrote$hit, not yet another 'attitude' common tater. Where do you all hide during the day? Under rocks? Dutch or not, tell them 'No', otherwise what is yours becomes theirs. Simple enough? If you are like that then just scroll on by my remarks.

Encouraging new contributors and adding to the integrity of the forum. Wouldn't a blog of his own be a place of safety and learning for all those that wanted deeper and more fulfilling exposure to these drops of wisdom? And the rest of us wouldn't have to "scroll on by" every second reply on the forum - what do you think?

Markit

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klaatu

paulseawind wroteNope. That won't work. You simply have to say NO and they will pi$$ off. Head lice, HIV, no money, they won't give a $hit. They will want to borrow anyway, to avoid the fine. How many times do you see some idiot riding along without the chinstrap secured. Often. They haven't a clue. And these helmets - you might as well wear alfoil on your head, for all the protection you will get. You need to lock it away and just say No. It is that simple. And in Blimbingsari, the same applies as in busy Kuta or quiet Karangasem. Just say No. End of story. Tell them 'Buy your own one'. Fk off. Whatever it takes. And, if you do loan it out, what will you get back in return. Maybe their dog pi$$ed on it. Maybe the cat crapped in it. Who knows. Just say No and leave it at that. Fk 'em. Get their own and then everyone can borrow theirs.

wow,with that attitude your family must think you're the king