KBC helmets ?

Mr.Everready · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Mar 2003 Karma :

Anyone use them or had one ?

I bought this one, it's a Force RR. The ticket on the visor shows £109.99, I got it for £15.01. Laughing

https://i19.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/83/61/7b45_1.JPG
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bunglehaze · Brolly Dolly Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Karma :

I have the same one although in a different design, nice helmet all round, a little bit noisy and fogs up a tad (might just be me though) watch the little cheek vents, they catch on jackets/glove etc..

cheers

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Bishbash · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Karma :

Mr.Everready · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Mar 2003 Karma :

Yes it was ebay, from a dealer in Somerset. I was looking for a new helmet and thought I'd give it a go. If it wasn't a great fit then at £15 I'd have nothing too much to complain about. But it's nice.
Only got it today so havn't tried it on the bike yet so I'll see how it performs then.
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The Tot · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Karma :

I once had a KBC AR1 Lid, it was heavy and had most of it's weight rear biased so whenever i was riding, i used to get neck aches. It did look cool though, but for their then Top spec lid, i was expecting a little bit more.

But thier new stuff is nice. Their liner is soft and cool and they're improving their designs, much like HJC are.
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MarkJ · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Karma :

I've got the same one but in red/blue/white:
https://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f186/markjackson13/helmet1.jpg

It's good value for money, however the vents just don't work. At all. Having them all open and then having them all shut makes absolutely no difference Laughing

Like bunglehaze said, watch out for the side 'vents': I've lost count of the amount of times I've nearly ripped them off.

Project9928 · Traffic Copper Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

I had a KBC VR-2 I think it was. Didn't fit me too well because I have a round forehead. Not too bad for its price though.

£15 bargin if you ask me Thumbs Up

Wooly R6 · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 May 2005 Karma :

i have a KBC AR1 - seems fine to me - way better than my AGV - better all round vision and 10x better vents!!!

no real problems as of yet!! great lid if on a budget.
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DEN MONKEY · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 May 2005 Karma :

Yep got the one below and I find it super plush inside.
Nice and soft. Really like the fit and no noisier than anything else Ive had.

I do agree that fogging is a bit of an issue.
So will be grabbing a fog mask or something for cooler weather.

As for the vent. I dont think Ive ever had a helmet that I was satisfied with in this area. So they're ok I guess.
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california_rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Karma :

I've had both the VR1 and VR2 models from KBC and while I loved the VR1, the newer VR2 was a much poorer fit in the same size and was twice as noisy as the already painfully loud VR1. Can't fault them at the price, though and the VR2 Mladin Laguna rep. was absolutely stunning in person.

https://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5x6iU7hF6yEBmIujzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12a2jjs7u/EXP=1169794338/**http%3A//www.accwhse.com/photos/kbc_vr1_hlmt_euro_bl.gif https://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5x_hU7hFkTkAlXSjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12gmqthuc/EXP=1169794401/**http%3A//www.accwhse.com/photos/kbc_vr2_hlmt_legend_laguna.gif
----------------VR1 in Blue----------------- ---------VR2 Mladin Laguna------------
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MattEMulsion · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Karma :

It sounds like a good bargain to me. Ebay does come up trumps sometimes. Very Happy

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Wooly R6 · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 May 2005 Karma :

i forgot - one problem with my helmet - my foggy mask wouldn't velcro in like it did with my AGV - the lining in the KBC must be too nice
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krebsy · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Karma :

i picked up a kbc force rr helmet (in Honda CBR600RR colour scheme, shame I don't have the matching bike Smile

) and after taking out the breath guard (which pressed on my nose) and sticking in a light reactive Fog city insert, It's a cracking lid for the price. (£105).

It used to fog up a bit but the insert cleared that no probs. Smile

K.
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