Saturday, August 31, 2013

HJC CL-16 Shock Motorcycle Helmet

HJC CL-16 Shock Motorcycle Helmet
HJC CL-16 Shock Motorcycle Helmet
Features:
Advanced Polycarbonate Composite Shell
Lightweight, superior fit and comfort using advanced CAD technology
Aerodynamic shell shape reduces turbulence
Impact absorbing, multi-density EPS liner ACS Advanced Channeling Ventilation System
Scoop top intake vent combine with rear exit vents to provide flow-through ventilation, helping to pull heat and humidity up and out of the helmet’s interior
Chin bar intake vent provides airflow across the shield interior to help eliminate shield fogging
Side chin bar venture exhaust vents for increased heat and humidity dissipation SpeedCool™ Removable/Washable Interior Lining
Moisture-wicking and odor-free interior with advanced SpeedCool™ anti-bacterial fabric
Multi-layer contoured cheek pads improve fit and comfort
Pinlock Prepared HJ-09 Shield with anti-scratch coating and RapidFire Shield Replacement System
Optically correct, three dimensional design face shield offers 95% UV protection
RapidFire shield replacement system allows for quick, secure and tool-less shield removal and installation
Includes clear Pinlock lens shield insert
Nylon Strap Retention System neatly secures chin strap/snap
DOT and Snell M2010 Approved
3XL is DOT onlyv

Friday, August 30, 2013

We now sell airbrushed shirts



Custom airbrushed with Your Name or any name you'd like. Any spelling! Design colors can also be changed, though most people like the design just as it's shown.

These tee shirts are available in five different colors and seven (got that, SEVEN) sizes. Yes, we realize that some of you are no longer a fit and trim size 44 chest, so we're offering our awesome shirts in sizes up to triple XL. Choose your color, choose your size, choose your quantity. We hand airbrushed across the back of the tee, we do some blatant advertising on the front and print our logo on the front left chest so you don't forget where you bought it!!

Our airbrushed t-shirts are priced low enough that you could have a fresh one for every day of the week!

Novelty "MOTORCYCLE" Helmet

What do you think of our new Novelty Motorcycle Helmet?  I promise you, someone will e-mail me asking if the Motorcycle balloon helmet is DOT Approved

Thursday, August 29, 2013

HJC SY-MAXIII Full Face Modular Helmet

HJC SY-MAXIII Full Face Modular Helmet
HJC SY-MAXIII Full Face Modular Helmet
Advanced Fiberglass Shell with Adjustable Polycarbonate Chin Bar: Lightweight, superior fit and comfort using advanced CAD technology.

One-Touch Integrated Sunshield: Three positions for sunshield sliding lever which is adjustable, smoke tinted Sunshield deploys quickly and easily

ACS Advanced Channeling Ventilation System: Full front to back airflow flushes heat & humidity up & out

Optically superior Pinlock®-prepared Faceshield: New 3D design, an anti-scratch coating and is prepared for the ultimate anti-fog Pinlock insert (Pinlock insert sold separately)
QuickSlide: Tool-less shield replacement system

One-Touch patent pending integrated smoke-tinted SunShield: Deploys quickly & easily

Single-button Chin Bar/Faceshield Release: Open with one hand even with gloves on.

SilverCool™ Interior: Moisture-wicking and odor-free interior with advanced silver anti-bacterial fabric. Crown and cheek pads are removable and washable.

DOT Approved




I Want

I have a confession to make; I have a bad case of the "I Wants."

The only problem is that I don't have the bank account to go along with the "I want" disease.

We had a cool customer named Ann Marie stop by to purchase her second spider web DOT motorcycle helmet today. I don't care about the helmet, but I do care about the sidecar on the motorcycle. I want a sidecar.

Sidecars are so cool.....I wonder how long it would take me to get board with it.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

2014 Rodia Motorcycle Helmet

I can't believe it is already that time of year again, but it must be.  Rodia just sent us this image of their new 2014 Home of the Brave Shorty Motorcycle Helmet.

Do you think the Chinese sweat shop workers thinks it's weird making USA Home of the Brave Motorcycle Helmets?  

World Class Service

Hi,
I wanted to express my gratitude to the team at Iron Horse Helmets. I was in a pickle because I had failed to follow through on a promise made to complete an order for a friend and Todd came to my rescue by expediting my request.
Outstanding service was given even after business hours.
I sent a message via the chat and Todd reach out during his personal time to assure me that they understood my concern and that help was on the way. I received a call from Todd first thing next business day and he promptly handled the order and made sure my promise was kept.
This was not my first order and most certainly will not be my last! -by the way... 1st order needed special attention too ;)- *i'm kind of a pest*
AnyWho... Thank Todd your the Bestest
Your friend,
Sebrina :)

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Animal Helmet Cover

Trevor wrote us today saying:
OMG!!! Please tell me you're gonna get more Animal covers in stock. I'm sad I didn't know about these earlier. You can't blame me though, I live in Oklahoma... Oklahoma sucks. Our roads are death traps and everyone is lame (unless you personally have family in OK... they're probably cool).

Trevor, sorry but the Animal Helmet Cover is a pain to make. The lady who makes them has learned to loath Animal and we does not plan on making him anymore....Sorry. Would you like to join us in a petition to get her back to work?
animal motorcycle helmet cover

Motorcycle Helmet Factory

The boss is Gone!

That's right, the big boss is in China looking at new motorcycle helmet factories, but I really think that he is just spying.  It is about time that we spy on the Chinese instead of them always spying on us!

I included a couple of pictures he took with his super-duper spy camera:

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Laser Engraved Motorcycle Helmet


We laser engraved this motorcycle helmet for one of the four horsemen yesterday.  We are not sure where the other three horsemen are or when the when they will be calling.....But we are ready.  

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Owning a motorcycle helmet makes you a biker like owning a Ferrari makes you a... wait, you own a Ferrari? That's awesome! Can we ride in it?

Friday, August 23, 2013

Poor Bear

This is why bears should be wearing Snell Helmets from Iron Horse Helmets!

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Suggestion from a Canadian

To whom it may concern,

Your three and four inch German helmet spikes are very nice to look at, but they bring to mind the thoroughly horrible mental image of the damage they might do by following the path of least resistance during a crash, and it is a shame that style must be sacrificed for safety. Have you considered producing an otherwise identical spike cast in silicone? These could be manufactured in a variety of attractive, realistic finishes and could be glued onto the helmet, thus avoiding the obvious hazards inherent to screwing in hard metal spikes. Instead of penetrating the human skull and causing death or severe injury, the spike would instead deform harmlessly upon impact and spring back to its original shape once the pressure is relieved, all the while retaining a convincing metallic appearance. This product doesn't exist, but perhaps it should. I would buy such a product if it existed, and it would be relatively inexpensive to commission and manufacture. If this existed, it might enable your spiked helmets to also fulfill DOT standards.


Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Customer Drive By

We would like to thank these cool guys for stopping by yesterday and supporting the Birmingham. AL economy.
Biker Gangs of Alabama

We would like to thank you by name, but we forgot your names and the name of your club.  We are so dumb.  

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Cool Customers

We outfitted the heads of two cool customers today.  She is wearing our cool full face skull pile motorcycle helmet with natural brown helmet pigtails.

He is wearing our skull pile shorty motorcycle helmet.
Cool Motorcycle Helmet Customers

Monday, August 19, 2013

Customer Photos

Did you know that we love getting pictures of our customers in our products?    Below are some images of some guys having fun with our 3/4 shell Motorcycle Helmets!
retro motorcycle helmets

They are wearing the:
Retro Wine Metal Flake Open Face Motorcycle Helmet 
Retro Black Metal Flake Open Face Motorcycle Helmet 
DOT Captain America 3/4 RMT Motorcycle Helmet


Sunday, August 18, 2013

Did you notice the helmet?

Trina Morales sent us this picture of her Boneyard Red Shorty Motorcycle Helmet.  

We almost missed the helmet with the Muppet on the back of the motorcycle. 

Friday, August 16, 2013

Spinning Images

Scott McVay wants to know how we take our spinning images. I don't want to take the magic out of it, but it only takes money. Here is a little behind the scenes photo of us taking our spinning images.

You see, nothing exciting. 

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Metal Face Mask

metal motorcycle face masks
They are not here yet, but we are will be getting about 15 new metal face masks.  I am so excited.  I was thinking the other day that 150 masks is not enough for one company.

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Captain America Motorcycle Helmet on the way to Sturgis

henry fonda motorcycle helmet

We would like to thank JC Fox for sending us this picture of our Captain America Motorcycle Helmet. He saw it on his way to Sturgis.

Thanks for the invite....and that beer you did not buy us!

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Picture Time

Today was a big day at Iron Horse Helmets! The bosses wife came in to take pictures of our new products. She does not take the spinning images, she takes the real images.

I have included a picture of here working hard!

Does she have a real job? Yes, do you think our cheap boss would let anyone just raise his children?

Monday, August 12, 2013

Officer wasn't wearing helmet in motorcycle crash

police man motorcycle crash
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Jamestown police say a Providence officer killed in a weekend motorcycle crash while off duty was not wearing a helmet.

Police say 43-year-old John Reposa Jr. was riding a motorcycle through the intersection of North Road and Westwind Drive when it collided with a car at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

Reposa was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the car, 44-year-old Marijke Landon of North Carolina, was not injured.

No charges have been filed, but the accident remains under investigation.

Providence Mayor Angel Taveras remembered the 19-year veteran as an officer with a big personality and a big heart. He has ordered city flags be flown at half-staff to honor Reposa.

© Copyright 2013 Globe Newspaper Company.

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Heavy is the head that wears the motorcycle helmet

We just wanted to share this awesome picture with you.  I would normally write something smart ass, but I think I will just post the picture and let the customers write the smart ass comments:

Friday, August 9, 2013

Awesome E-mail from our new favorite customer!

You might not know this, but most people don't send nice e-mails.  Oh, sure they let us know the minute we screw up, but they almost never let us know when we do something right.

That is why we are so happy and shocked today.  We received this e-mail from Hal:

I recently placed my first order with you guys for two helmets my wife picked out for her birthday. I just wanted you to know how happy we are, not only with the helmets, but with your fast shipping and stellar customer service. In todays world that just doesn't happen enough. Thank you and keep it up. We received the helmets within three days of the order & they were better than expected. Congratulations on a job well done. Now if I can just get her to quit wearing them around the house.....:)

We salute Hal and we are on our way to the bosses office to ask for a raise.

Thursday, August 8, 2013

It's About Time

packaging paper
Iron Horse Management is finally getting smart. Those executives finally decided to purchase craft paper (packing paper) in bulk.

They were threatening to start using foam peanuts....So glad they didn't.

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Joke of the Day

It is the Iron Horse Helmets Joke of the Day time again.  Just so you know, I fell for every single one of them.  

Number of motorcycle deaths should lead to more helmet laws - from Dallas-Star Paper

biker car crash
On a trip to Fort Worth’s main post office a couple of months ago, I noticed the traffic on Interstate 35W North moving very slowly on this “expressway,” especially for a Saturday afternoon.

Rather than get angry, I blamed myself for not remembering all the construction that’s been there for months. At least the return trip would be quicker, I thought as I dropped off my mail.

But in less than 10 minutes something happened that also had brought the southbound lanes almost to a standstill, a situation I didn’t realize until I was already on the entrance ramp with no way to avoid the massive jam.

This time I was about to get angry until I saw the flashing lights of emergency vehicles ahead and realized that there had been an accident. As my car inched along and got closer to the scene, I was not prepared for what I saw.

On the side of the highway was a wrecked motorcycle, and a short distance away lay a covered body, with only a man’s shoes exposed. An ambulance was leaving with its lights flashing, causing me to believe that perhaps a motorist had been injured as well.

I learned later that afternoon that only the motorcycle had been involved in the crash that killed a 44-year-old Haltom City man and critically injured his female passenger. Neither the driver nor the passenger wore a helmet, police said. I’ve long been concerned about the number of motorcycle fatalities in this state and nationwide each year, but the problem became more real for me after I viewed that awful sight.

In March, there were four motorcycle fatalities in Fort Worth in one week, and on Sunday a 24-year-old Cleburne man was killed when he was thrown from his motorcycle as he tried to make a turn.

While other traffic deaths have been on the decline, motorcycle fatalities have been rising in Texas, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. Although down slightly last year to 460 people killed compared with 488 in 2011, annual motorcycle deaths in the state have increased 56 percent since 2004.

Nationally there were about 4,550 deaths in 2012, doubling the amount in the mid-1990s, USA Todayreported. The number of fatalities, as well as serious head injuries, began to rise significantly as states repealed or relaxed their laws requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets.

Texas had such a law but changed it in 1997 from mandating helmet use for all riders to requiring helmets for those under 21 and those who have not completed a rider education course or secured a minimum of $10,000 in medical insurance coverage. Then in 1990 Gov. Rick Perry signed a bill that removed the minimum amount of insurance coverage.

Helmet use decreased significantly after those laws were passed, placing more riders in danger of being killed or gravely injured. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that, during the first full year after the weakening of the Texas helmet law in 1997, “deaths jumped 31 percent compared to the year prior to repealing its law.”

The CDC says helmets reduce the risk of death by 37 percent and the risk of head injury by 69 percent. In 2010, the U.S. saved $3 billion because of helmet use and could have saved $1.4 billion more had all motorcyclists worn helmets.

Some people are calling for national laws to address the problem, but I won’t go that far.

I do think individual states, and particularly Texas, should pass laws requiring helmet use by all riders — drivers and passengers.

At the same time we must continue to educate the rest of the population about motorcycle safety, including reminding motorists to be on the lookout for those riding two-wheel vehicles.

Bob Ray Sanders' column appears Sundays and Wednesdays. 817-390-7775 Twitter: @BobRaySanders

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

2014 Eagle Flag Motorcycle Helmet

black eagle flag shorty motorcycle helmets

We have been carrying the silver eagle flag shorty and the black eagle flag shorty motorcycle helmets for about five years now.  

The awesome patriotic Chinese just sent us the new 2014 Eagle Flag designs.  What do you think? 

Iron Horse Helmets Warehouse Door Lock

We are thinking about putting a new lock on the warehouse door.  How many of our warehouse guys will be able to figure this lock out?  

Monday, August 5, 2013

Some Custom Shirts Say it All

Michael Houston sent us this picture of him in a custom shirt we made for him many years ago.  

I guess sometimes people state the obvious with our shirts. 

Sunday, August 4, 2013

What will kill him first?

Iron Horse Helmet unofficial survey #201:

What will kill the fat man first?
1. Diabetes
2 Heart Attack
3. Riding without a motorcycle helmet.
4. P.E.T.A

Friday, August 2, 2013

Iron Horse Helmets Chain Of Command

Management has designed a chain of command chart so all Iron Horse Helmets employees know their place with the company.

Laser Engraved Gun Metal Helmet

Today was a day like none other.....Michael Bradley had us laser engrave Shaggy on a Gun Metal German Motorcycle Helmet.

This was the first time we laser engraved the Gun Metal helmet and we think it turned out awesome. 

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Life is Too Short to Hold a Grudge Slash Some Tires and Call it Even T-Shirt

New T-shirt!!!!!! This new T-shirt was suggested by Danielle Sidell.  We love this new Life is Too Short to Hold a Grudge Slash Some Tires and Call it Even T-Shirt.....It is Hilarious and TRUE.
Life is Too Short to Hold a Grudge Slash Some Tires and Call it Even T-Shirt