motocross/supermoto helmets

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baldylocks

Joined Sep 2006

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Newcastle U Tyne ENGLAND

Discussion Starter
• Dec 18, 2007

• #1

advice please ?

who's are good - who's aren't ?

goggles or visor

or bollocks the whole thing and keep my usual AGV full face helmet ?

 

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raven46

Joined Jun 2007

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• Dec 18, 2007

• #2

i have the agv ax6 with goggles very comfortable but at speeds over 80/90mph my eyes would water up very bad and i had to really strain my eyes to focus my vision so i went back to using my agv full face road helmet

 

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baldylocks

Joined Sep 2006

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Newcastle U Tyne ENGLAND

Discussion Starter
• Dec 19, 2007

• #3

HMM. i wondered about that. I quite like the ones they used on "Long Way Down ?"

Don't know if our friends across the big pond will know about Long Way Down/Round - all I can say is - if you can...........GET IT !

 

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raven46

Joined Jun 2007

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• Dec 19, 2007

• #4

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(baldylocks @ Dec 19 2007, 08:15 AM) [snapback]104788[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
HMM. i wondered about that. I quite like the ones they used on "Long Way Down ?"

Don't know if our friends across the big pond will know about Long Way Down/Round - all I can say is - if you can...........GET IT !



thats the arai x tour series

a friend got the x2 the other day.. i think is the same as the one you have pictured.. he says its very good and comfortable but when its raining the visor can mist up easily

 

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BigAl

Joined Oct 2007

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• Dec 19, 2007

• #5

stick with your full-face AGV for winter....

and then look at something like the Arai in spring....
an MX helmet tends to let more of a breeze in than a full face and it can get "chilly"

 

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chopperman

Joined Sep 2006

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• Jan 3, 2008

• #6

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(baldylocks @ Dec 19 2007, 08:15 AM) [snapback]104788[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
HMM. i wondered about that. I quite like the ones they used on "Long Way Down ?"

Don't know if our friends across the big pond will know about Long Way Down/Round - all I can say is - if you can...........GET IT !

ifr that arai viser and peak lift together i woulnt bother with it. i have a roof in matt black of course.

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xx CURVE xx

Joined Jul 2006

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Texas

• Jan 3, 2008

• #7

Those are very high dollar...i use a FOX helmet with DRAGON goggles

 

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phleg

Joined Nov 2006

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North Wales

• Jan 3, 2008

• #8

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(xx CURVE xx @ Jan 3 2008, 03:50 PM) [snapback]105746[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Those are very high dollar...i use a FOX helmet with DRAGON goggles

Cheap helmet, cheap noggin?

 

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mylexicon

Joined Mar 2007

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Texas

• Jan 3, 2008

• #9

if I were getting a dirt helmet right now, I would buy the Suomy "White Star".

Suomy is good stuff and the helmet is ridiculously good looking imo.

 

basspete

Joined Oct 2006

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Living the dream in Scotland

• Jan 4, 2008

• #10

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mylexicon @ Jan 3 2008, 11:59 PM) [snapback]105792[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
if I were getting a dirt helmet right now, I would buy the Suomy "White Star".

Suomy is good stuff and the helmet is ridiculously good looking imo.



I wear a Nolan, same idea as the tour x style with a visor and a peak. The visor goes up below the peak Rog so no worries there.

Its time to replace the Nolan tho, it's getting on a bit so I'm wanting to try either the HJC or Marushin, both of them do a helmet with a visor and a peak. I find it a great compromise, I have the visor for the road, with the option of taking it off and using goggles off road.

Pete

 

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baldylocks

Joined Sep 2006

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Newcastle U Tyne ENGLAND

Discussion Starter
• Jan 4, 2008

• #11

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(basspete @ Jan 4 2008, 09:53 AM) [snapback]105812[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Its time to replace the Nolan tho, it's getting on a bit so I'm wanting to try either the HJC or Marushin, both of them do a helmet with a visor and a peak. I find it a great compromise, I have the visor for the road, with the option of taking it off and using goggles off road.

Pete


Didn't realise the visor came off for goggles - is that the case with all of this type of hemlet Pete ?

You got any links to the ones you were looking at please ?

Thing is - i really neeed to try them on cos i've got a odd shaped nut I think and some helmets really hurt. AGV seem to be fine but I can't get a Shark helmet that doesn't hurt...........

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mylexicon @ Jan 3 2008, 11:59 PM) [snapback]105792[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
if I were getting a dirt helmet right now, I would buy the Suomy "White Star".

Suomy is good stuff and the helmet is ridiculously good looking imo.

i do like that - a lot - but I fancy one with a visor. that's a lot of $$ for a moto-x helmet too.

 

xx CURVE xx

Joined Jul 2006

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Texas

• Jan 4, 2008

• #12

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(phleg @ Jan 3 2008, 02:05 PM) [snapback]105773[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Cheap helmet, cheap noggin?

it's not $50 helmet you turd

it's perfect for what it's used for, still quality without breaking the bank.

but it's also not $700... i have a couple of Arai for my big boy bikes..