Let's see your helmets!

[Guzzistajohn]

I'll have to send you my latest Dead & Co recording from the last show I attended in Boulder.  First recording I have of "He's Gone" (and leading into "the Other One"). 

I edited out "Steal Your Face" from my original post since I didn't think that it was good joojoo for a Helmet. 

And thanks again for the emblem John.

We'll miss you and Greenie @ The Mile!

[Guzzistajohn]

I’ve always been a SHOEI kinda guy.

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[LowRyter]

We'll miss you and Greenie @ The Mile!

Going to take a European Tour for all of Sept.  Should be back the Okie Campout.  I have an RV site booked.  Plan to be a the Mile in '19.

[Guzzistajohn]

Going to take a European Tour for all of Sept.  Should be back the Okie Campout.  I have an RV site booked.  Plan to be a the Mile in '19.

My buddy Jim just got back from Iceland. His pictures were specktacular! He walked right in a guns and roses concert in The capitol City Rankyovick?????? No sure on spelling. He taped Slash doing a solo. That dude is getting a handle on that guitar pickin’

[tasdisr]

Nolan n104 modular for me.

[JoeKirby]

basic white Fly helmet to match the bike but with a little added Moto Guzzi decal.

[rschrum]

[Tom H]

Still wearing my old half shell from Harley days.
Been thinking about more protection, maybe 3/4, but this one feels like part of me after 12 years.
Never wore full face in all my days.

Nice bike!!

Tom

[Dukedesmo]

After years of Arais, they changed the sizing and the same size didn't fit me any more so I looked around and ended up with an Xlite carbon helmet;





Fits me better than the old Arai and is much lighter, ventilation is as good and is a little quieter, only downsides are; it fogs easier when stationary but that's probably because it seals around the chin much tighter (can remove the seal if required), it's a little tighter to get glasses under it and having a wider/higher chinbar means I need to actively tilt my head down to see the speedo on more upright bikes but the face opening is higher meaning I don't have to bend my neck quite so far back in a full-blown sports/race crouch.


Plus it was a little over half the price of the Arai and a small fraction of the price of a carbon Arai...

[blakestree]

That's hot!

[Huzo]

I bought a Bell Bullitt and it is a really nice helmet. I have the bubble shield on it.

Bloody hell, that's a nice blue...!

[Rusnak_322]

Bloody hell, that's a nice blue...!

thanks,
bike or helmet color? I originally bought a white bell to paint to match the bike, then they had these blue ones on sale with the brown liner, so I went that route.

I chose the most masculine of cars for the paint color. It is VW denim blue.

[kidsmoke]

another N44 user here. not the quietest, but the versatility and field of vision trumps other deficiencies.

[WHY]

Been riding with a Shoei RF1100 for years, just switch to this AGV X3000 this summer

[dustybarn]

Another Bell Bullitt, but in the Evel color scheme. Goes with my '70 Ambo

[Testarossa]

The Bell Star is mine, the HJC is Gail's. Both Snell rated. I've been wearing Bell medium full-face helmets for years. When Gail began riding with me she tried on at least a dozen helmets -- the HJC in XS was the cheapest we found that fit well and had the Snell label.





The LS2 Track, a 3/4 helmet, is new. The Bell does flow a lot of air but ATGATT notwithstanding I decided that noodling around town at 45mph on the Triumph at 90F was just too sweaty. The LS2 in medium was $100 and fits great (pleasant surprise because a lot of online reviews said the sizing was too tight).

[OCRider]

Hi Everyone, it's been a while so I guess my account and posts have been deleted from Wildguzzi.  Anyway, I had a motorcycle related accident on May 28th, so here are

 the pictures of my Shoei helmet which did it's job wonderfully.

[TalbotMatra]

That's hot!

Thanks! Thats a Caberg Freeride Mistral! This fits so well with my black/orange V9 Bobber! 

Ciao
Lars

[Tusayan]

I wear mostly HJCs in the here and now but think the Shoei Z100 was the most attractive helmet ever made...  Designed by Giorgetto Giugiario and sold in the 80s. I kept two that are several decades past their throw away date, not even wearable, now they are just garage art. If you could keep the shell and rebuild them with new everything else, I'd do it.

[uncle]

A helmet I modified a few years back...

[Rusnak_322]

So I have always bought high end Aria and Shoei helmets, but I just got a Bell for normal everyday helmet and I am impressed. I think I paid $360 for it. Looks great, comfy and has their MIPS, which may just be a marketing thing. I just wish that they had the transition shield for it.

I keep some of the nicer old helmets in a IKEA case in the kitchen.









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[amamet]

I wish, internet find

[Vagrant]

I wore Icon Variants for years until recently, when I switched to a Scorpion EXO AT-950. I like the Scorpion ok (mostly the sun shield), but I'll probably go back to the Variant at some point. Whenever the sun's out, I'm riding into it, so the peaked brim on both helmets is a useful feature for me. The optics on the Variant's visor were nearly flawless, and the outward curve meant any water that got inside the visor would just drip off, and not run down the inside; the top edge on the Scorpion has a lot of optical distortion. There hasn't been enough rain since I got the Scorpion for me to judge its wet-weather reliability. I've also had my head hit pavement at 30mph in a Variant, with no appreciable trauma, but that mostly says how well it fits my head.

About a year ago, I bought a Caberg Duke from an Italian website (clearance price + free shipping outweighed my concerns about no DOT sticker and not being able to try it on before buying). It was nice and well-made and it fit the back, top, and sides of my head very well, but my nose was too big for the sun shield and my jaw was pretty snug against the chin bar. Lesson learned.

I don't have a good shot of the Scorpion, but here's the Icon after getting reflective tape. Yes, that's a plastic duck in a hockey helmet. My daughter asked me to put him somewhere with a nice view.

I love the Scorpion EXO900 that they quit making. (own 4) there fog free coating is great especially here in the humid S.E.
How is the visor on your helmut? is it trying to tear your head off at 60 MPH? I really miss the old sun visors from the old 1/2 and 3/4 days and have been considering the dual sport types for the next one.

[tazio]

I keep some of the nicer old helmets in a IKEA case in the kitchen.

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[rider33]

while touring northern California a few years back my Scorpion Modular refused to open (latch broke, a lot of fun getting that off w/o).  As I have a bizarrely large head (3XL) the options were few in the shops in the area but I finally found a 3XL Shoie Neotec that fit like a glove.  I normally don’t spend north of $600 for a helmet but it was my only option.  Glad I did, it’s much quieter, much more comfortable and vents better too.  Really, I would not have thought there was that big a difference between a $250 Scorpion and a $600+ Shoie but on my pumpkin head at least there clearly was, YMMV.

[Rainrider]

I love the Scorpion EXO900 that they quit making. (own 4) there fog free coating is great especially here in the humid S.E.
How is the visor on your helmut? is it trying to tear your head off at 60 MPH? I really miss the old sun visors from the old 1/2 and 3/4 days and have been considering the dual sport types for the next one.

It doesn't tear your head off (neither the Icon nor the Scorpion), but it takes a little getting used to. In calm air, it provides a bit of lift, actually, which is nice. In rougher air, it makes the buffeting a bit more pronounced. Probably the worst is coming up on a semi's slipstream in a crosswind. Once you know what to expect, it's rarely an issue.

[zedXmick]

My favorite lid.

[Mr Revhead]

Caberg Duke here. Had to stick some extra fabric on the chin piece as the stock weave let far too much air in. After that I love it! Good Sharps rating and far better value for money than many "brand name" options.

[jwinwi]

Guzzi Content: 'Give me something built to last'

[Sheepdog]

More Guzzi content: give me something I can afford to replace at 3-5 year intervals. Both Snell and the Motorcycle Safety Foundation recommend replacing your lid regularly. Below is the Snell Foundation's explanation:

“The five-year  replacement recommendation is based on a consensus by both helmet manufacturers  and the Snell Foundation. Glues, resins and other materials used in helmet  production can affect liner materials. Hair oils, body fluids and cosmetics, as  well as normal "wear and tear" all contribute to helmet degradation.  Petroleum based products present in cleaners, paints, fuels and other commonly  encountered materials may also degrade materials used in many helmets possibly  degrading performance. Additionally, experience indicates there will be a  noticeable improvement in the protective characteristic of helmets over a  five-year period due to advances in materials, designs, production methods and  the standards. Thus, the recommendation for five-year helmet replacement is a  judgment call stemming from a prudent safety philosophy.”