WARNING: roof helmets- don't buy

[Keen]

Hi,

I've had a roof boxer helmet for about a year now and I just wanted to warn anyone thinking of buying one- DON'T.

Its probably been the worst thing I ever bought in terms of price/quality ratio. Its not a cheap lid and it looks nice at first glance but on close inspection the quality is a joke. I've used it everyday and after less than a year its done. The visor scratches really easily and one of the stupid little tabs that holds the chin guard down has snapped off.... I looked at the other one and it has stress marks in the plastic so that one is gonna go soon as well. It also steams up worse than any helmet I've ever seen and annoyingly you have to open the chin guard in order to put it on.

Its a rediculously bad helmet. Stay clear.
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[feef]

I know of several people who have various roof lids, including the Boxer, who have nothing but praise for them.

I'd not advise anyone doesn't buy them, but read the coments and make a decision based on that

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[G]

Quite a few bits fell off my top of the range Arai.

My shoei also steams up really, really badly, to the point I can't ride with it fully closed.

Have the Shoei is an excellent fit for and has appeared to protect may head well enough once.

[Kickstart]

[G]

Yes, my new Shoei has it. Top marks to it .
At snetterton the surrounding to the pinlock bit was totally opaque, but the pinlock insert was perfectly clear.

[-Savage-]

Best thing to do to stop your visor fogging up is to rub a little fairy liquid on the inside of it. Then wipe off the excess. It will stop it fogging up for about 3 or 4 days.
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[McGee]

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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[SoND]

I bought a Caberg helmet for £130. Lightweight, doesn't steam up, nothing has fallen off it yet. So far so good.
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[veeeffarr]

My mid range AGV (AirTech, £150) has an anti fog coating... Only starts to steam if you're at a standstill, with vents and visor full closed and breathing heavy, goes as soon as you get above 5mph...

The paintwork has chipped a tiny bit, but there are 0% scratches on the visor and everything else is well intact

[dodsi]

My half price £199 - £99 HJC ac11 bone dome has a fog city style thing built into the visor.

Best lid I have ever had, and its RiDE reccomended.

[veeeffarr]

[Type_Mo]

I baught a £90 AGV K Series and the visor fell off

now ive got a nitro n500v and its much better, visor rarely fogs, freat cheap lil lid IMO
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[Black Knight]

I tried a ROOF lid on yesterday. Found the fit to be very good. Snug all over and no pressure spots anywhere. Seems nice but a lot of money when HJC lids are now going for under the ton.
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[dodsi]

Its just a shame you looked like a vietnamese hooker in it.

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[Rookie]

Surely putting fairy liquid on the visor will be very dangerous riding in to sun - in that it creates a layer on the visor which isn't a smooth surface, so distorts sunlight?

You can buy a spray from shops, I've never bothered though, ust ride with the visor half a notch open - like the breeze anyway.

[Jack_Cheese]

[-Savage-]

Nah man, the fairy liquid kind of dries up, and you cant see it on the surface of the visor. It doesnt impare visability at all. try it and see
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[minesweeper]

Had 3 roof helmets and they have done me proud (one car windscreen bounced off without injury) Only problem with my ro10 was the top vents snapped off withing weeks (common problem) the latest racer helemt looks sick, gonna have to make a purchase.

matt

[-Savage-]

Ive actually just bought a roof daytona, but have to wait for it to be shipped over here from england. So i cant really speak on it that much, but in the shop, it was the nicest fitting lid i tried on.
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[palmer]

i got a fairly top end suomy. built quality is realy good. only downside is wind noise.

[Laura]

Apart from the vents snappind of the top of my roof i love it fits perfectly no problems with and apart fromleaving it lying round the floor etc no scrathes.

Brilliant lid no steaming up recomend them to anyopne also cuts wind noise dramatically!
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[Delvard]

Had my Roof helmet for acouple of months now. No problems to report. No vizor steam ups, chin connections fine, No scratches on the vizor. I guess it depends how you treat it
Oh and I know it's subjective but damb, it's the best, most snug fitting helmet I've ever worn.

Oh and wind noise....What wind noise?





Andy
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[Robby]

35 quid nitro with a fogcity light reactive visor insert

[Keen]

the fit on my roof helmet is nice, its just the finish that has been disappointing. Especially considering the price.

to the people that have roof lids and like them: have any of you got a boxer? (the one with the flip up front). From my personal experience I don't see how anyone could like them. Maybe their other helmets are better...

To be fair I have used the helmet daily (on and off my bike a few times a day as well) for a year, but the fasteners have literally worn out, they're made of cheap plastic thats developed hairline cracks and stress marks to the point where one snapped clean off. I hope mine is a one off, but generally I think the lid is flawed, if you need a helmet for everyday use think carefully before buying
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