Hello guys when i first got my bike i picked up a 50 dollar helmut online and figured it was DOT approved i would be fine. So sunday im watching the discovery channel and thee doing a whole thing on bike crashes and helumet. now i realize my helmut isnt really a good one. so i been searching and found these helmuts at a site im buying my icon leather from. what brand and helumt will be good?

CYBER
http://www.sandhillspowersports.com/...r_us94multi_07

HJC
http://www.sandhillspowersports.com/...l-15session_06
KBC
http://www.sandhillspowersports.com/...orcesdynamo_07

M2r
http://www.sandhillspowersports.com/...ID=m2r_mr11_06
Zamp
http://www.sandhillspowersports.com/...p_rz10solid_06

 

Its best to try a few brands on in a store, so you know which ones fit your head the best. Comfort and safety are the important things. Arai and Shoei are the best brands from what I have heard. I have an HJC which is OK, but I tried an Arai recently and the first is far better, so that is now on my shopping list.

 

Yeah i might just go to the bike store but i wanted a good deal online on a good helmut. i know scorpion has good helumts and they are in the 129 dollar range. im trying to stay in that price range

 

the HJC and KBC are the best helmets you have listed there. I don't have any use with the Scorpians but I hear good things.

 

Shoei RF-1000 is what I have, and I like it... although it was kinda expensive.

 

cheaper helmets are typically heavier and well cheap! you might save a few bucks but when your neck and sh**t starts hurting from holding up this bowling ball on your head all day you will wish you spent the extra dough!! cheaper helmets are usually noisier too. those two things combined will make you not even wanna ride.

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i think im going to go with a scorpion or a HJC. they have HJC at this dealer i use for like 109 or i can order the scorpion exo 400.

 

I have an RF-1000 and I like it. Got it for cheap though, $200

 

I have a Shoei X-11 (Bostrom Rep)...love that HELMET. Arai, Shoei, Suomy, AGV, Shark, etc., are all good HELMETS. This topic's been discussed many, many times on here...and when it comes to HELMETS, you get what you pay for!

 

Just make sure that whatever helmet you buy (especially the ones you can get on sale) aren't nearing the end of their shelf life. Apparently, helmets have a 5 yearspan that they can be used (safely),and included in the 5 years is the time they spend sitting on the shelf at the dealership. I think it's something about the way the foam insidebreaks down.

Another thing to consider is the amount of vents.