Suggest me a motorcycle helmet

[Triumph]

Originally posted by: CVSiN

Originally posted by: Triumph

Originally posted by: CVSiN

Originally posted by: CombatChuk

Originally posted by: Triumph
You do not need to buy Shoei or Arai to protect your head. The "what's your brain worth?" argument is a scare tactic, nothing more. If a helmet is DOT and SNELL approved, it will protect you. Actually there is a big debate going on in the motorcycling community recently about the SNELL certification, basically saying that it is TOO stiff and actually transmits more shock to your head under the most common (lower speed) type incidences. I haven't really read too much into it, I still use Snell helmets.

The best helmet I ever owned was an Xpeed 503. It fit my head perfectly, was lighter than most helmets, was quieter than most helmets, and kept my head fairly cool. And it was DOT and SNELL approved. Oh, and it cost me $35 on closeout. I would buy one again if I hadn't found a deal on another helmet. The Xpeed helmet is made by the J-Tech corporation, which also makes helmets for Icon, HJC, and Z1R.

Budget helmets ain't that bad.

As an owner of a Z1R strike helmet I definetely agree. The article I posted above actually rated the Z1R one of the best for head protection.

thats pretty funny.. ever seen a budget helmet after a crash? I have.. most split or shatter... leaving the users head to splatter like a watermelon..
ive seen it countless times.. the cheap helmets do not crash well...
My head is sure as hell worth the 700 bucks I pay for a top notch helmet...
and having crashed 3 helmets and walked away with no injurys (even at 149 mph) Ill keep using the best..

That's weird, because most expensive helmets are made out of fiberglass, which DOES shatter, versus polycarbonate, which does not shatter as easily. The EPS liner does most of the energy absorbing, anyway. How about this quote from the above mentioned article?

Remember, these polycarbonate helmets from both Icon and Scorpion are also Snell M2000 rated. So they are tested to some very extreme energy levels. And Ed Becker, executive director of the Snell Foundation, is on record as saying that a low-priced?that is, plastic-shelled?Snell-certified helmet is just as good at protecting your head as a high-priced?that is, fiberglass?Snell-certified helmet. So at the high end of impact energy, we have the Snell Foundation vouching for their performance. And our testing, without the extreme two-hit hemi test, says they're actually superior.

I'm not here to convince you to use a cheap helmet. But rather I'd like to keep the OP from spending more money than he really needs to. Plus remember that he wants a helmet for the MSF, not for crashing at 170 mph at Sepang.

you really know zippo about helmets.. top nocth helmest are NOT fibreglass... they are a kevlar composite fiberglass mix.. and it doesnt shatter it eggshells like i wrote above..

Scorpion is a nice helmet again read the whole thread and have been recommened by mself and others in the thread.. they are NOT the average cheapy helmet.. and most of us bikers expect them to jump in price very soon..

You're right, i know zippo about helmets. :roll: I guess the head of the Snell foundation doesn't know anything, either? Some helmets are fiberglass, some are a kevlar embedded fiberglass, which they add because fiberglass is not as impact resistant as polycarbonate. Go look up polycarbonate and read about it, it's one of the strongest plastics we have today.

Xpeed is a good helmet. HJC is a good helmet. Nolan is a good helmet. And yes, Scorpion is a good helmet. You're stupid if you think it's the only good economical helmet.

 

[Rumpltzer]

I've tried on about a dozen helmets from various manufacturers in the past two weeks. I was initially going to go with the ICON Alliance II after reading a little, but it turns out that it doesn't fit my basketball-shaped head all that well and an XL is very uncomfortable. It's no shame in my eyes to have a XXL helmet, but I thought I'd read some more.

I read reviews that suggest the HJC AC-12 fits well on melon-heads, and I looked into that more. It bothers me that several users review the helmet and say it has a problem with the face shield flipping up at ~70MPH. Other users comment that it doesn't happen to them, but I decided to keep looking...

I'm onto the Shoei RF-1000 now. It's very comfortable on my head, the user reviews are very good, and I can deal with the $350-$450 price tag. I'll give it until the weekend to see if I change my mind again.

All the helmets I've tried on are DOT and Snell approved, so it appears they'll all provide at least that degree of protection. I hope to never have to find out if they provide any more than that. I'm looking at comfort, user reviews (wind noise, venting/cooling, annoyances, etc.), styling, and price... in that order.

 

[MrBond]

My helmet came today. I really like the color, it looks amazing. I took a quick picture:

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2097/helmetwk3.jpg

It fits really well and will be a good helmet for the MSF. Couldn't beat the price either, about $70 shipped from NewEnough. Overall I'm happy with the purchase.

 

[Triumph]

Nice color. I have the same helmet in a different color. It's good enough (but my Xpeed was better. )