Opinions about helmets...

[DjPete]

[BUSGO]

Indian version.

[DjPete]

awesome union there...
haha

[GlenTC]

LMFAO. thats orsm! Cheers for that.

G'day Pan. That buy ended a few weeks ago but I will make the next one nice and public if it suits everyone.

[Busdriver]

I've not long done the new helmet thing. I used to have a Shoei RF900. I found the new Shoei helmets just didn't fit right.

I found I had to get out and about and try on all the helmet brands, and the different models within each brand.

Then once I found the helmet that fitted right, I looked at what graphics were available.

A guy at work complains about his helmet on longer trips. When I asked him why he chose the helmet he had his response was..." but it only cost $300 dollars". He bought it on price, not fit.

[BUSGO]

Yep, there are some bad $300 helmets out there but there are some damn good ones as well.
Interesting to note that when a friend and I performed a crash test on our helmets two years ago, by having a motorist knock our bikes over with the helmets on the underside, the $1300 Shoei snapped the whole chin section clean off, while the $300 Nolan took a crack on the outer surface.
Both helmets took the full force of the bike falling on them to the footpath.


Like everyone says though, find the one that fits best and is built with firm innards. If they are soft and spongy inside they will loossen up very fast.

[CapeBusa]

there are a lot to choose from.

If you ask me i don't think it matters if you pay $300 or $3000 so long as you find the features that you want and the right fit.

Do you want a removable lining?

Do you want lots of visor options? (tear off clips, extra thick lens, etc.)

Do you want that BMW style toaster oven lift up front?

Do you want built in Bluetooth?

Do you care about the type of shell? (carbon, arimid, fibreglass, polycarbonate, blah blah blah)

Are graphics important or would you have it painted or decaled later?

Narrow down what you want in features then find a good fitting helmet. Don't stop there. Tell the little pimple faced geek that works in the motorcycle clothing section casue he don't know shit about bikes that you want to take the helmet for a test ride. I'm serious. YEars ago i bought a helmet, shit hot helmet, and the friggin thing whistled! Had it two weeks then gave it away. I think the mate that i gave it to gave it away also in a short space of time. If you see a second hand red white and blue KBC for free don't touch it, it could be my old one.

Serously though, leave your credit card there or the missus (yeah yeah leave the missus, fair swap for a helmet from my point of view, shit you wanna take my missus see if you can swap her for a helmet?) um... yeah getting back to it. give the little geek so reasurance that your going to come back and take the helmet on a ride. get up to 140 ish sit up look and around make sure it's not whistling or pushing on your nose or trying to give you a columbian neck tie everytime you move. If all is good go back and buy the helmet, or if you left my missus there just keep riding.

L8er
Geoff

[pan]

bugger me. Pan the only way that you;re gonna find a good helmet to suit your head is to got to a couple of bike shops and try them on. a few people on here have mentioned shoei and arai and they are both fantastic makes, but unless they fit you properly you'd be wasting you're money. I'm currently using a Shoei but I used to wear Arai's when I was racing (years ago dont ask) and I had some fairly unpleasant accidents in them and they always held up brilliantly. Never used to be able to wear Shoei's but my new one fits well, so go figure.


TRY EM ON BEFORE YOU BUY ANYTHING!!

Thanks guys. Thanks Matt. I've already tried a few on and they mostly feel good. Just don;t know about noise especially, which is why I thought I'd ask the questions...

[Pink Angel]

One thing I noticed, is that different heads need different helmets. When I bought my first shoei, it fitted lovely in the shops but when I went riding in it, it used to give me headaches. So keep in mind where it feels tight on the head also.