When a helmet becomes outdated - I usually sell them at a swap meet as it has some worth to somebody that can use for a another purpose. I look at it this way - if its out of date most likely so is the technology that made it - time for a new one. As far as getting a bogus sticker for the helmet - there is way too much of that going around right now especially on some of the knock off stuff coming from China and other places. You want to make up a bogus sticker deal that's up to you - it just confirms the theory of natural selection. As far as Tech - just about every time I have been teched they look at the seat belts and the helmet for the date.