Your choice of helmet have your say?

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what type of helmet are you?

Shoei
35
47%
Arai
16
21%
HJC
11
15%
Shark
8
11%
Soumy
5
7%
 
Total votes: 75

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Your choice of helmet have your say?

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hey guys have your say on what type of helmet you guys prefer and why
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I got my HJC when I bought my bike, some of the colours on the helmet match some of the colours on my bike and it was cheap
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Shoei:

1. Because I have a Shoei head
2. Because it's a well-known/quality brand
3. Because they have the only designs that weren't done by fingerpainting children and/or people on drugs
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Post by mick_dundee »

Bought a CMS helmet with my first bike, it's heavy and a POS. Now have a Shoei, no turning back from there :)
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Fit, ventalation
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I wear an Arai, as it is the best fit for my head, of the top end Helmets available on the market at the moment. :wink:
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Yes i'll have to agree shoei are great, ahve the best designs, i've got the shoei kagayma helmet and the Norick replica best hlemets ive got (so far)
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Post by aardvark »

I love my BMW Sportintegral helmet (except for the boring paint job), and the Axo wasn't bad (except for the problems as per my review on the website).

I think my next helmet will be a Suomy. Some of their current designs look great.
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Post by Smitty »

oooh a helmet poll

but we are missing choices of -
AGV (don't tell VRossi)
Bell (the F1 champs fave)
BMW (they have helmets as well as bikes )
XLite (for Carlos)
Dainese..(gotta match the jacket)
KBC (they are ok)
Lazer ..protected my missus' head
even though the helmet was farked

me?
I once had a Shoei head...but the one that sorta fits these days
is over $1 large and thats a lot to pay for sumfing that sorta fits

my head now likes AGV..just like Rossi

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Post by MadKaw »

What about Nitro.!!
Its gotta be one of the best value helmets on the market.
Has a tri compostite shell, removable liner, way to many vents (that actually work) and an aerodynamic lip on the back... glasses9.gif
It also comes with a very nice soft lined helmet bag and the tinted visor was only $30..
I use to be a "brand name" helmet buyer but with the competition so good, I don't have to be....

I will say its finish isn't quite as good as some of the others but know one will get that close to see... :D
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Post by seany »

I chose my HJC because the blue is fantastic! Also because it fits well, has a breath gaurd and has a material thingy to stop my chin getting cold (very important for long trips in winter). :D
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Post by rtyuiop »

Shoei, because it fit. Very simple!

Don't understand why none of the other manufacturers I tried (not *that* many admittedly) came even close. Seems odd there's only one company making helmets that fit a head shape...

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Strika wrote:I wear an Arai, as it is the best fit for my head, of the top end Helmets available on the market at the moment. :wink:


Zactly the same
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Post by photomike666 »

Arai was my first choice, but they went a little over my head - ok price range. Got a Shoei in the end, they were off loading k1000's for $500, so I took it. It beats the old KBC hands down.
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