Arai Condor - good/bad experiences?

[impaler]

I'm angling for a new lid for Christmas, so I went and tried a load on down at Gericke tonight - the Arai Condor was by far the most comfy, like wearing a protective pillow

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Does anyone have one already - if so, is the ventilation any good, etc?

If anyone knows where I can get a plain one for under £220 I'd be very grateful to find out too!
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I bought an Arai Condor for £200 earlier in the year. Maybe they have brought out a new version hence the price hike?

Very good fit for me, was a bit heavier than my old Shoei XR1000, but did a good job on protecting my bonce

[EuropeanNC30R...]

Any Arai is going to be decent. Condor's should be pretty cheap as afaik the model is being replaced.

(Bear in mind I picked up a replica Kenny Roberts' slightly higher spec 'Astro J' for £200 in Dobles, Coulsdon last winter).

[impaler]

The best price I've found on websites so far is £219.99 for the plain one, with £249 the more usual price. Gericke had them for £249 too, guess I'm just going to have to search around more...
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[colin1]

i dont know about the condor, but i tired an arai astro r on the rideout at nec and i was surprised how much better it was than my £80 HJC helmet
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[impaler]

I was amazed how nice the Arai felt - I have a head shape reminiscent of Kryten from Red Dwarf, which somewhat limits the choice of helmets I have. My current one is an AGV and I assumed (wrongly) that I would have to stick with them, but even the TiTech felt absolutely horrible. The Condor was wonderfully comfortable by comparison.

The best price we've found so far is £199 + £7 p&p from J&S...
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[paulthewitt]

Absolutely gorgeous helmet, i i had the money i may well buy again. except i find the designs a bit plain (if spending £200+ you want to look good!!)

beware mind, once you have a nice lid, you will find it very hard to back to cheap ones!

Paul

[impaler]

I deliberately want quite a plain one - my current lid is blue, white and silver, but my new leathers are black and silver and my bike is yellow so it looks like a bit of a 'mare A nice plain black one should look classy for all occasions...
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[dainesefreak]

I'm on my third Arai helmet, two Quantums and now an RX7. Crashed in two of them, one biggie with the lid taking most of the impact. I can't see me buying anything else.

[dave1rs]

go to j&s accessories,they did my friend a graphic condor for 210...plain were 180.

i have one too and cant fault it

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

Very comfy.

Although I find the little fents in the visor are very noisy, so anything more than 30min trips or on motorway's/dua;-carriageway's really does require the use of earplugs.
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