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[Whosthedaddy]

It was like chucking a sausage down an alleyway today and I'm feeling a little deflated.

With my helmet coming up to neigh on 2 years old this summer It'd be nice to have a new lid with; maybe an external visor, but one thats a little more trendy.

Finished work early so off to the Leigh On Sea branch of www.Harpersraceshop.co.uk to have a try of the Airoh TR1.

https://www2.ibike.com.hk/client/motomart/images/52885t_1.jpg

Would you Adam and Eve it, my head just wiggled around in it as the amount of padding was almost a minimum. Tried the flip front version, the same?

Always fancied a Boxer so stuck it on the old bonce, can you guess what happened?

Yep, my head must be so narrow or lacking check bones that it just did not fit.

My cheap as ass Teckachi gives the old Hamster face so am I going to be forced into certain brands or makes? I know that people are either a Shoei or Arai shaped head but whats the deal with the variety of different fits?
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Same as shoes I suppose, everyone is slightly different so the manufacturers all make slightly different shapes depending on who their core market are.
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[Keir]

[thegubner]

Does that mean they base their core market on face and head shape?

[Whosthedaddy]

I can see why you'd think that way to be honest, a little nod and hello was about it, shame as its got some nice stuff in there.
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[thegubner]

I aint been back to the homelands in ages, is harpers the one on London Road?


And is Julian Sopers bike accessories and spares still going?

[Whosthedaddy]

[Keir]

yes and yes. if sopers cant get it, then its not made.
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[thegubner]

[Walloper]

I have a golden rule for saving money and increasing awareness in sales staff.
If you are not nice to me then I will not be nice to you and give you some of my money......

Never buy from anywhere grumpy and/or unhelpful. You have to consider the reaction you would face if you need to return something.

You have feets. Use 'em.

If you have a pea size head it's always difficult to find a good fit in men's sizes....
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[Kitten]

I tried so many make helmets on before I got mine. I spent a day putting them on and taking them off. . . . I was starting to think that I was never gonna find one.

Then an Arai extra small felt perfect!

I still had to have the neck area padded out in that, but apparantly that is common in girls. . .

Just keep trying and you will know when you've found your perfect fit!
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[iloveriding]

give Caberg a try mate. I have a open face i use during better weather. I has a tinted visor. A bit noisy though so dont forget some earplugs
Tony
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[colin1]

[TheDonUK]

One of my old lids was an Airoh Matthise, 90 quid jobbie if i recall correctly... Protected my head in a crash, and is now a spare lid for unsuspecting pillions

If your budget can stretch to it i HIGHLY reccommend a Shoei Multitec, comes with a nicely tinted visor is very strongly made and incredibly light, is also far and away the best flip-up lid i have owned and tried on better for me than Airoh/Nolan/Caberg etc looks nice too

[phk6]

[Whosthedaddy]

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]