Top 3 helmet makes?

[5v3d3b0]

Which would you say are the top 3 makes in order?
I say:
Shoei
Arai
AGV

[brooky]

Whats the point?
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[5v3d3b0]

What is the point of most of this forum? No point at all. I want opinions...Any problem?

[bazza]

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[veeeffarr]

Funny thing is it looks like your list was researched by "What that man on the internet said was best" anyway.

Again, what's the point when most people will just list the tartiest/most expensive brands made?

[5v3d3b0]

If you think the post is useless, why do you bump it with more useless crap. Shut your faces and let it pass away if you don't like it.

[buster]

Sharks seem to be quite decent at the minute, if your head fits them.
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[Mark_petty]

I reckon Shark is the best because thats what I have
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[bazza]

[G]

The best helmet is the one that fits you the best.

After that, quality may come into it a bit, but this can be variable within one make between models and years a model was made, etc.

[5v3d3b0]

So a 30 quid plastic helmet is the best. If it is the one that best fits you? I think not. I think there is a reason why there are 500 quid helmets.

[irving]

[Paivi]

[5v3d3b0]

If I had 500 quid, I wouldn't spend it on a helmet, but I would never buy a plastic one. Im just saying that there is obviously a difference. Does a 500 pound(?) Kymco scooter have the same quality as a 1500(?) pound Yamaha? I bet not, but Kymco is cheaper. Who cares, as long as its comfy its right! right?

Another question: Clip or dual ring strap?
I say the strap.

[Blau Zedong]

This thread is gay.
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[5v3d3b0]

I find it entertaining when people try to prove me wrong. Sometimes they do, and I chill. But now it aint gon happen
I highly doubt anyone's head is only a perfect fit for only one helmet, and that one happening to be a 30 quid one.

[irving]

[G]

[Jlo31]

Hmm,

Interesting dicussion. However ECE regs are not nearly as good as old BS type A or american snell standard.

ECE test helmets in a number of places and measures deceleration but only hit the helmet once in the same place.

Snell to 2 drops on each point. Arai do a lot more drops at the same points and far exceeds current regs. They feel that often you have multible impacts in a crash so its important the lid keeps protecting your head.

Point being there are some very cheap chinese lids coming over from the far east that will just pass the ECE regs but only just, and some good quality lids that will way exceed ece regs.

Another interesting point raised in last weeks MCN and superbike magazine is ACU Gold stickers. Its an absoulute discrace. Most lids are not even tested by the ACU. If they meet ECE standards and the manufacture want to get ACU gold stickers they buy them for a few quid each.

MCN pretended to be an importer of some cheap chinese lids, made up a fake name for the lids applied to ACU and ordered 3000 stickers to be received to the bike show. All they did was send a photo of the lid. No tests.

So ACU gold sticker at the moment means naf all. Its just marketing. The head of ACU did coment that they are working at doing something like the Ncap car safety ratings where lids get a rating for safety. Now that sounds like a great idea and will encourage manufactures to make safer lids.

My advice for what its worth is as others say, get a lid that fits proberly and stick with a reputable make-eg HJC, Nolan, X-Lite, Nitro, Shark, Roof, Shoei, Arai etc.

Sorry for long possibly borring post.

Jlo

[mark83]

Something which I find very important and which definately DOES vary between brands is the noise insulation.

Saves you wearing those ever-so painful earplugs on those 1000mile days.

Anyone with me?
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[chalky143]

i like sharks because they are sooo comfy if they fit ur head and mine is awsome ...agv are also good
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[Keen]

I like my HJC, very good quality (very well rated in RiDE tests, up there with arai and shoei) and only 120 quid. Bargain.

My girlfriend got a shark s800 butterfly not long ago. Very cute paint scheme for a girl and I'm impressed with the quality, has cool vents with big buttons (easy to open when wearing gloves) and the lining is very comfy.

Other than that, I like agv lids because they fit me nice and I tend to like the styles.
I love some of the latest shoei paint schemes but havent even tried em on because I wouldnt pay the prices, I ride everyday and my lid inevitably gets scratched and abused.
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[Bendy]

That's quite interesting.

It made me ponder whether helmets for bike use and car use should actually be designed differently - as you fly over the handlebars and tumble along the ground there's a very small chance you hit the same bit of your lid repeatedly in the same place (real impact, not just scuffing along the ground).

But if you're tightly harnessed into a racing car, I'm thinking there's a reasonable chance that you dunt your head repeatedly off the same bit of roll cage as you perform a quadruple barrel roll into the kitty litter.