Landspeed racing team 5-Ball Racing’s “JETobey” Harden is the latest Bonneville racer to hit the salt in a Schuberth helmet at the 2014 Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trails. 5-Ball joins other landspeed racing competitors Valerie Thompson, Erin Hunter, Andy Sills, MOTUS Motorcycles and Robert Pandya in the Schuberth line-up.
5-Ball Racing is the brainchild of Keith “Bandit” Ball, the editor of bikernet.com and a custom bike legend. The latest 5-Ball Bonneville entry was a heavily modified 1940 Harley-Davidson flathead with a K-model top end, piloted by accomplished former road racer Harden. In spite of much of the week being rained out, Harden laid down some runs in the 750-APG class, taking on other vintage bikes and current models alike.
Harden sports Schuberth’s masterpiece SR1 helmet, a lightweight motorcycle racing helmet on the bleeding edge of aerodynamic performance. “I’ve worn lots of full-faced racing helmets, but I have never worn one as aerodynamic as this one,” Harden reports. “There is no side-to-side buffeting. It just flows through the air as if on rails. There is no sense of weight pulling against my neck, it just glides.”
The wind-tunnel developed shell design and adjustable D-Force spoiler reduce aerodynamic lift, and stabilize the helmet at speed to prevent the buffeting and oscillation riders often experience at extreme speeds. A variable ventilation system flows over 2-½ gallons of cooling fresh air over the rider’s head and vents warm air out the back of the helmet to keep the rider cool and comfortable. The quick release shield system allows riders to easily swap the Pinlock-ready face shield, available in light and dark smoke, clear, amber, silver mirror, blue mirror and iridium finishes. Tear-off ready shields are also available.
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