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M1combat
| | Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 11:15 am: | 
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I think that's a KBC Helmet. A TK-7 I think. |
M1combat
| | Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 11:26 am: |
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I think that's a KBC Helmet. A TK-7 I think. |
M1combat
| | Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 11:26 am: |
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Oh... It DID work... |
Johnk3
| | Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 03:31 pm: |
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I love the way my suomy fits. not the quietest but seals much better than my hjc |
Bomber
| | Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 03:43 pm: |
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I've got 4 years and a buncha miles under my schuberth concept -- pricey, but I love it -- built in shaed, flip front (very nice for specs wearers), good ventilation --
this'll be the last season for it, and I'll quite likely replace it with another -- extremely well designed prduct, with worthwhile features |
Nxtr
| | Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 05:21 pm: |
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I have an Arai, love it but LOUD. I have been looking for a new helmet and during my research I found Scorpion. They have received great reviews and ratings. I just received my EXO 700 from them and what a helmet. The fit finish and overall qaulity rank right there with the best of them. Here is a link to their site... http://scorpionusa.com/index.html
V/R,
Nick |
Bbstacker
| | Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 11:19 pm: |
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What Nxtr said. I am 100% pleased with my Scorpion helmet. Hasn't been tested yet, but there is no doubt that it will do the job.
Good venting. Shield seals well. Moisture wicking padding. Best of all an anti-fog shield that is just that. Mine wont even fog up in a cold rain with all the vents closed. |
Buellisti
| | Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 11:46 pm: |
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The Redline is a KBC and it is a VR-1. List price was $225 and $165 is a good price. |
Wyckedflesh
| | Posted on Saturday, April 09, 2005 - 12:11 am: |
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Buelliedan I need to find some better dealers then, none would ever come close to the prices I have gotten online, I am talking even within $20 after figureing in shipping. My KBC wolf for instance, I paid $79 plus $20 shipping, the closest to that was Cycle Gear at $159. I will however be alot more willing to go through a shop this time since work has spoiled me for Arai in weight comfort and sound. |
Enp83
| | Posted on Saturday, April 09, 2005 - 03:50 am: |
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Granted it's the only helmet I've ever had (time for a new one though) but I really don't have any complaints about my (at the time) $200 HJC AC-10. I know it's not the top of the line but for me it did everything I wanted it to. Fits good, feels good, looks good, shield doesn't fog up (though your results may vary). I think I've heard people say it's a noise helmet but I really don't care since I wear ear plugs. If anyone hasn't ridden with ear plugs yet, you gotta try it...you'll probably be hooked like I am.
Anyone have any links to these so called non-snell /goverment tests that can prove to me that a $600 helmet is better than a good SNELL M2000+ $200 helmet? |
Court
| | Posted on Saturday, April 09, 2005 - 06:56 am: |
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I generally recuse myself from these discussions as I get most my helmets gratis through an odd set of circumstances.
But, I'll toss this in.
Buy a "good" helmet. Good has little (there is a correlation but not a strict one) to do with price. A "good" helmet won't be cheap, but a $800 tricked out RX7RR5 provides no more protection than many $200 hats.
Take care of the helmet. When I fly I never check my helmet and it is in the bag and never leaves my sight. I am going to need it ONE time. When I need it, I want it in perfect condition.
Know what your helmet is. Your helmet is a CONSUMABLE. Trust me, no one is worse than me for having "trophy memory helmets", but you need to understand that your helmet is a device that is prepared to take ONE (and ONLY ONE) major shock in it's lifetime. The interior EPS material is sacrificed upon impact. External scaring tells very little of the story. A helmet can be "used up" and show nearly no exterior evidence.
our helmet is not a 5 gallon plastic pail. I carry nothing but gloves inside my helmet. It doesn't care if it's ONE BIG SHOT comes from you vaulting over the handlebars into a Yugo or being dropped and the EPS being crushed from the inside from the can of oil you stored in your helmet or being compressed from being stored atop a mirror on the handlebars or a sissybar.
Know your helmets natural enemies. They include sunlight. Even with a goodly amount of UV protection from the clearcoat, sun will, given time, take it toll on your helmet. When you go to the dealer, don't hang your helmet on the bike or leave it sitting on the ground unnecessarily.
As a guy who's spent a good deal of time working on live electrical wires up to an including 345,000 volts, I've learned to care for my protective equipment. I still marvel at my old pole buddy who used to toss his White Bros. rubber electrical gloves behind the seat of the pickup with all the tools and crap then pull them out and "glove" 34.8kV. Trust me, when I "fuzz on" to a 345,000 volt line to change out armor rod or dead-end insulators, I need to KNOW, not hope, that no one has left a film of oil or dust on the 18' insulted section of boom. At 345kV you don't get "shocked", you get instantly converted from matter to a fine carbon dust.
Treat your helmet as if you life, your time with your kids and family, and your future ability to listen to Jimi Hendrix at dangerous audio levels, depends on it.
Court |
Ara
| | Posted on Saturday, April 09, 2005 - 08:55 am: |
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I've had two Arai's and an AGV. My current Arai is an excellent lid - quiet, comfortable all day, with terrific ventilation. Interestingly, Arai makes helmets for both oblong and round heads now. (The rule of thumb used to be: If you have around head get a Shoei and if you have an oblong head get an Arai. No more.) So you need to know what the shape of your head is in addition to the size. If you buy a round helmet for your oblong head, it won'd seal around your ears and it'll be noisey. |
Diablobrian
| | Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2005 - 12:16 am: |
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Your helmet is definitely a single impact item. That being said buy the best you can afford. I know how steep the price can look, but the alternative is unacceptable. Also just buying a good helmet does you no good if it does not fit properly, or worse yet you don't have it on your head. Most people left to their own devices will buy a helmet that is too loose. Buy it snug just like you do a good set of gloves. it should not move around independent of your head. Hope this link works, http://www.powersportrider.com/cgi-bin/zcatjpg
use that for a starting point. (click the next page icon on the top left of the page to see the rest of it) I am not endorsing a product with this link only a guide for helping people get proper fitting helmets 
(Message edited by diablobrian on April 10, 2005) |
Buellisti
| | Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2005 - 12:27 pm: |
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Thanks Court for being a voice of reason.
If I left a helmet hanging on my bike around here, it would disappear long before the UV got to it. |
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