Caberg Ego - Good First Lid?

sabian92 · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Oct 2012 Karma :

Hey,

I'm looking for a helmet as I want to get my CBT in the next few months as well as go on track days (car wise anyway) and wondered if anybody actually owned this lid? Loads of reviews online are good/bad and I want to know what I'm looking at before I trek to a shop and start putting helmets on.

Cheers.

Dave_R · Nova Slayer Joined: 18 Feb 2013 Karma :

I give my matt black Caberg Ego top marks, totally worth the £110 I paid. Nothing negative to report and it's much better than the £40 lid it replaced.

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Rogue_Shadow · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 May 2012 Karma :

My Caberg Ego is perfect Thumbs Up

I've worn it from Cornwall to France with zero comfort issues, it's been used in heavy down pours & more recently great summer weather Very Happy

If you don't wear a balaclava or something that covers the top of your head, the "sunroof" feels great on warms days, specially went you tilt your head down a little lol. The integrated sun visor works a treat aswell!

The only negative, the padding inside the helmet does make using earphones a pain in the ass. On my trip to France I was using a sat nav with earphones, it took some practice to put the helmet on without dragging the earphones out.
Other than that, It's perfect for me.

Get it from Sportsbikeshop.co.uk with the pinlock, pinlock is a must Very Happy

Enjoy
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If possible you should always try the helmet on for size and fitting. Especially if this is your first helmet.
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Enaver · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 21 Feb 2013 Karma :

Decent helmet. However I'd say go into your nearest shop which stocks it and give it a try on as it shell might not fit your head shape well.

Another decent helmet within that price range is a Shark S600, pretty decent helmet for what it is and isn't c**p. Worth a try if the Ego doesn't fit well.

MeatHelmet · Scooby Slapper Joined: 09 Sep 2012 Karma :

I bought the ego brahma, the mat black on with white decals on it.

Great first helmet. Great fit, comfortable, didn't seem noisy but I've nothing to compare it to. The sunroof was a welcome add on in the sun.

Never used the sun shade as it digs into the bridge of my nose, and I would rather wear my oakleys.

I agree with the headphones falling out though. I tried using my phone as a sat nav coming back from southport once, my earphones are running earphones and have a rubber fin that sits in the top of my ear, the helmet constantly pulled them out. I had to pull over every couple miles to sort them out.

Overall, I loved it, just replaced it with an AGV K3 as I dropped the caberg a couple times and have cracked the sunroof slide, didn't want to risk it!
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clancy · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Karma :

My personal opinion of the caberg helmet I owned was that it was terrible quality and heavy. Replaced it not long after

The only way to buy helmets is to go and try as many on as you possibly can then choose what you like And what fit the best. Don't go into a shop thinking you know (having tried fuck all on) or you'll end up with a helmet that doesn't fit you properly, that can be unsafe in a crash and give you bad headaches when your wearing a helmet over long periods. Best bet is to try loads on Thumbs Up

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thewhyoffry · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 18 Feb 2014 Karma :

Bit of an old forum I know but thought I would throw in my two cents!

Only used Shoei helmets previously (mainly due to a bit of snobery...) but as my Quest has millions of stone chips out of it and the visor is scratched to buggery I had a look about for a cheaper lid than a £300 one.

Ordered the Caberg Ego yesterday from sportsbikeshop, came this morning and I am bloody impressed. I was expecting cheap flimsy squeaky wank but its just as solid as my Shoei.

I know this will differ for everybody but for me the Caberg in Large is a much better fit than the Shoei in every way. Very comfy indeed and the drop down sun visor looks to be the business. Nothing worse than setting off and its raining and then blinding sunshine mid commute.

Bought it from sportsbikeshop because they ship lids with pinlocks included, given it the old blow test and seems to be as tight as on the shoei.

Just the wind test on the road now but first impressions are 5/5 when you consider it cost nearly 1/3rd of a shoei.

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Rogue_Shadow · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 May 2012 Karma :

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Still a good lid though, still zero complaints since my post in this thread Thumbs Up

Dave_R · Nova Slayer Joined: 18 Feb 2013 Karma :

Billybusa · L Plate Warrior Joined: 14 Apr 2012 Karma :

Yo Dave - I wrote a review of the Evo at - would love to know if it fits with your experiences of the lid? https://billyscrashhelmets.co.uk/caberg-ego-motorcycle-helmet-review/

Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Thanks Billy, nice of you to drop by just to necro this thread in order to shill your site, again.

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