How much do you spend on your helmets?

[Snorty]

I woke up yesterday morning thinking "I want a new helmet". So with what's left of my wage packet, off I ventured. I wanted one with a black visor as my last Arai with one got nicked by some little shits.

Went to Hein Gericke, Get Geared and J&S. The cheapest I could get a helmet in the colours I wanted with a black visor was £160! I suppose for protecting your head, you would want to spend a lot, but it's a lot when you're not on much money! I wanted to spend around £100 ideally, if not less.

Remembered a place up the road which sells tyres and all sorts of bits and bobs. £55 with a black visor for a new helmet! He just swapped the black visor from the one with the colour I didn't want to the colour I did want, which was nice.

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Only a Lazer but it has a decent sharp rating. I prefer to pick things up from a shop and try them on.
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[Supermoto_Fan]

£200 max. I don't buy into the whole arai/shoei thing.

I can't afford a £500 lid but even if I could I doubt I would go for that option.
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

I've always found something I like around 80-120 quid.
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[MattEMulsion]

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Mine was about £280 I think.
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[Snorty]

You guys who spend £250+ on your helmets, what sort of wage are you on? Out of curiosity.
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[DrDonnyBrago]

Spent £400 on a lid and I hated it. Replaced it with a £100 lid which has been faultless. I won't be spending much in future.

[Rigga]

[Snorty]

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[thepuma]

Ive got an addiction to buying helmets I think.....only been riding 6 months and ive got 4.....been looking to get another too. I usually go for HJCs from Lids Direct as they are quite reasonably priced. The only thing I find is that the shell sizes seem big so makes my head look huge! Might try a Shoei next as I believe each size helmet has its own sized shell whereas HJC just have a couple so you get a medium but the shell is XL.

I think £250 is the most id ever spend on a helmet.
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[t121anf]

Do those three shops have a good range of stock? I need a new lid and the selection of shops up here has been shrinking.

Main interested in Shoei and Arai.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

I bought my Shoei XR1000 for £170. Bargain.
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[henry hoover]

I paid about 300 quid for a Shoei xr1100 when Hein Gericke Was in administration..... The mark up on them is a joke if you ask me
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[Derivative]

My Caberg was about a hundred quid.

I don't think it's safer than my 50 quid helmet was, it just has sun visor/better venting/more comfort.

500 quid for a helmet? Eh, me spending an extra 100 quid a year on healthy food would probably do more for my safety IMO.

[pinkyfloyd]

My last lid cost £40, my current was £90.

Only benefits I can see with the "you get what you pay for" argument is lightness and wind noise reduction.

Even the heaviest of helmets is not that heavy and mine is hardly a neck breaker. As for the noise. Most people who wear helmets, even the most expensive, tend to wear earplugs or headphones which renders any noise reduction a moot point.

As said many times, what is more important than the cost is the fit. I'd happily spend £90 on a lid that fits than £500 on one that doesnt but has extra lightness, noise reduction and has a brand on the front.
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[Tungtvann]

I've only got one lid, cost me £160-170 I think. Nothing too expensive, but I like it and it has a quality feel to it. The other week I was looking at other helmets and the same brand had a cheaper range, under £100, they definitely felt and looked cheaper. I'm sure other brands have better quality helmets under 100.

I think I'd spend up to 250 on one.

[The Shaggy D.A.]

[Doovy]

Having owned a £350 shoei XR1100 for the past 2 and a half years, it still looks exactly the same as the day I bought it (paintwork has stood up fantastically), fits like a glove, is extremely light and has great wind noise reduction.

Would I buy again? Definitely.

In the past I had a £60 Demon helmet, a £80 Nitro and a £120 HJC - none of them have come even close in fit, longevity or comfort over long distance and ventilation cooling.
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[Fowlersrs]

I think it all depends on your head shape but for me the xr1100 from shoei is so comfy, u just don't get that level of comfort in cheap lids!!

I'm after a white GT air now, too expensive ATM!!

[The other Paul Rudd]

My AGV V-Flyer cost me £170, reduced from £240, and that lasted 4 years and a lot of miles. Ti Tech was £230 down from over £400 but it stood up to 5 years use, it still feels like new and was so comfy I didn't want to replace it. My new Nolan was £170, on sale at half price, and I hope to get the same amount of use from it.

Cheap helmets can't stand the wear and tear and the premium you pay for a decent helmet is worth it.

[jetski]

I have a caberg duke, at £150 it was a bargin in my opinion

[Fizzer Thou]

How much do I spend?

Not enough
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