Arai or Shoei are favorites.... but the pricing is high, but your cranium is too! I was going to drop some serious $$$ on a Shoei not long ago to replace my other one, but I found a match for the Repsol by KBC called the VR-2 limited and www.extremesupply.com sent it too me for $220ish which was a real deal. The helmet itself regardless of the GAUDY colors seems exceptional, but I'm curious about the impact performance. Since Matt Maladin wears a KBC VR-2, I figure it will provide the protection I need...hopefully. When I ventured past Arai and Shoei daringly, I was very critical on what many of the pros wear so: HJC, KBC, Suomy and Shark seemed to have quite a following as well! And that is what brought me to the KBC which I would never have considered in the beginning when I was just a bit more ignorant!!! Still ignorant though.[&:]