helmets

[DannyW]

are Vemar helmets good ? ive seen one at my local bike shop for £70 thats a lot more comfortable then my current Beiffe hemlet.

[Bendy]

If it fits you well, it's good.

I've still got an old Vemar, it's noticably heavier than my Shoei but then it was also noticably cheaper. None of the bits have fallen off over many years of use so it gets the from me.

[xlizx]

My helmet is a HJC and I can't fault it in any way. It cost me £90 and is comfortable, hasn't fallen apart or anything.
Not sure how worth it it is to spend £300+ on Arais etc....do they do anything a cheaper lid doesn't?

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[trevoriv]

My vemar helmet looks crap, is heavy and mists up at ALL times but its a lot more comfortable than my expensive Suomy helmet. Just got me a mountain of anti-fog/mist products and no problems.

Have seen some very expensive Vemar helmets at around the £200 mark which i really liked but they didnt do my size

If its comfortable then you cant go wrong unless it's noticably heavy as it may start to hurt your neck over long distances, and see how much it mists up with the visor closed as motorway riding with your visor one notch open is no fun at all!

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[Aikman666]

Do you think the weight of the lid makes any difference to the protection it would give you? MY akito helmet weighs nothing, but yet my stepdads (Arai i think) weighs an absolute ton! But yet they are both Gold rated...
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[Stevie GooGs]

I used to have a Caberg Flip up helmet but a 4 hour drive up north nearly broke my neck so decided to invest in light weight helmet. I went and read reviews on Shoei helmets and found a lot of positive feedback. Went to a local Yamaha dealer tried one and it fits great. I found one bran new not been touched on ebay for about £80.
The helmet is the same as on this link:

https://www.hideout-leather.co.uk/folders/full_face_motorcycle_helmets/helmet_shoei_kagayama_tc5/

Very light, ventilation is superb compared to my Caberg and for the anti fog in the visor works great. It is a racing helmet the only criticism I have is that it can be a bit noisy (I normally listen to music on the bike anyway). If you have the money I would seriously recommend it it’s a early birthday present from my girlfriend.
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[colin1]

I used to think expensive helmets were just about people with more money than sense, but at the bike show, on a rideout I tried an arai astro R and it was amazing.

Light and well ventilated doesnt sound amazing, but it was amazing and I think it was down to it being light and well ventilated.

If I have the money I might get one one day and I could justify it by kidding myself that it would be better protection in a crash.
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[Stevie GooGs]

yeah i used to think the same but that 4 hour trip with my head down low my neck was killing me. The helemet just feels so much better at high speeds and the vents when all open freeze your head (in Scotland). It is a hell of a lot of money to spend but i would say its worth it.
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