Valahlla 360 plus Device VS Leatt Moto Kart neck braces

Mark Fuller · Last edited by Mark Fuller on Wed Sep 08, 2010 11:14 pm, edited 1 time in total

I need to pick up a quality neck brace for my son to use. He's 13 and just getting started.

Money aside, the 360 @ $180 vs the Leatt @ $400, wondering what others recommend or have personal experience with. I'm not willing to send him out on the track with a simple foam neck protector. God forbid he get's in an accident and gets hurt because I was being cheap!!!

Thanks in advance!!!

Devin Smith · Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 89

There both good products. My son uses the 360 Device and likes it, he has not tested it yet and I am sure he does not want to. One of his friends uses the Leatt and flipped his kart and walked away from A accident that looked like it could of been much worse with a foam collar.

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Juan D Gomez · Joined: 28 Apr 2010 Posts: 272

You may want to take a look at the EVS too. I just got the Leatt and I'm going to try it out this weekend for the first time. I got it because word is that it is the best out there, it is the most tested and apparently is the only one certified. They all work on the same principle and I am sure they will work fine. It might be more about a matter of fit, feel and adjustability. The Leatt is nice in that aspect; it will allow you to adjust for a better fit and that will make a difference in how effective it is.

jeff grose · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:39 pm Post subject:

+1 on the Valhalla 360, my son has been using it for about a yr. and a half w/no complaints and he runs Tag and KF2
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David Hunter · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:40 pm Post subject:

Either device will be better than a foam donut. The foam donuts, at best, only help with the weight of the helmet in a corner by not making your neck work as hard.

I run a Leatt myself. It isn't just flipping either, it's whiplash reduction. Were it not for my Leatt, I'm pretty sure this crash would have left me aching and hurting. No donut would do anything for that kind of whiplash.

Rick Worth · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 6:27 pm Post subject:

+1 more on the 360. I went off track in a TAG at full speed and hit a fence post sideways. The only thing that hurt was my shoulder was sore for about an hour where the 360 device transfered the impact from the helmet down to my shoulder. (like it was supossed to). Of course the kart got hurt though. No way would I send my kid out with a foam donut.
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Michael Taksa · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:44 am Post subject:

Do these devices offer more support for helmet weight as opposed to a donut? Does your neck hurt more or less from helmet weight? How rigid are they? Do you have some range of motion while driving?
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Mark Westcott · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:09 am Post subject: Approved neck supports

The EVS Evo, Leatt and the 360 are all approved supports as of last years rulings.

jeff grose · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:56 am Post subject:

Michael
My son uses the 360 device and says he feels more comfortable with the 360 as opposed to the standard donut, it doesn't impead any head movement side to side as he is always looking on either side,

jeff
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