Washing a helmet without removable pads.
 

I've replaced my old Carberg helmet with something quieter and who's visor doesn't pop up when I look behind me on the motorway!

However, I reckon it would do fine as a helmet to give any pillions. Problem is, it's been sitting in my dad's damp garage for an age and has gone a bit mouldy. I was thinking of chucking it in a bucket with some disinfectant but would be glad to hear of any better options.

Matt :)

Lid laundry
 

I have often washed my lids.

I have used luke warm water from the shower, and a mild, mild, mild shampoo, like those there baby shampoos. Then let it drain as well as apossible, dab with a towel and then let air dry naturally over about two days.

Worked for me with no discernable ill effects...

Hi,

If it's been sitting in a Garage over the winter and it's not a heated one, then bin the lid because look at what heat and cold do to rocks over time and you get the idea micro fractors they are called and they destroy everything over time that's one of the reasons for buying a new lid every two years.

Some armchair riders on here are going to flame me for the above but what do they know? when they put there bikes away in Sept and only polish them over winter.

Troll ebay if need be for a good catch if like me your short of notes, I got an Arai Tour-X almost new for £150.

Lee

Excellent, hadn't thought of using the shower!

Cheers!

Matt :)

its not just the liner, doesnt matter how clean you think you are, or even if your bald as a coot, grease and hair and dead bits go through and stink up the polystyrene too,

mmmmm nice!

my helmet has a removeable liner but this should work just as well for you. (unusual if it doesnt even come out most of the way?) obviously remove the visor 1st, and my flip up has a plastic guard in the chin peice that comes out too. handy if you do the lot and take the chinbar off for a clean and an oil at the same time.
while the liner is in the washing machine, get a bowl of warm water with some travel wash or weak persil type mix in it, (hadnt thought of baby shampoo, good tip) and a soft brush or flannel or something and give the whole helmet inside and out a good going over, dont forget the straps and try not look in the bowl afterwards, it'll be gopping!!

try to poke out the vents with cotton buds or pipe cleaners they will be full of flies, then put the whole thing in the airing cupboard for a couple of days.

If your helmet is bogging then what's wrong with the usual detergent and loads of rinsing, then put outside on a sunny day to dry it off.

If it's not too bad I spray the inside with those antibacterial sprays from the supermarket - you can use this on the inside of gloves and boots too. Cheap as chips.

After a couple of doses of this stuff, my next cleaning will be the full wet wash with normal detergents. Not washing up liquid, as this leaves an invisible film which crap sticks to. It's also full of salts; incidentally all shampoos are full of salt too, so you dont want to use them. I used to use shampoo or washing up liquid on the bike (as it was handy) but now I've stopped that.