LOL...I didn't want to go into a big PoliSci discussion, so I made a discreet disclaimer..."don't usually pass laws..."

 

I almost bought that Diabolic until I saw the 2006 lineup and found an orange Shoei helmet that matches my bike this helmet is frekin sweet

 

Quick question for the people with the Shoei RF 1000 helmet. What type of head do you guys have? (round or narrow) and what hat size do you wear? I wear 7 3/8 I believe.

 

I have a round head and the size is Smal

 

You wear a size small, but what is the circumference of your head? I'm wondering if a size 7 3/8 would really be a L or an XL.

 

Hmmm... I don't know.
My heads circumference is in cm 54/55, I think.
I don't know the measure in USA...
But I think you should go and try on the helmet in a store.
I've bougth my Shoei at ebay, but before I was in a bike-shop and tried it on

 

Do yourself some justice and go to a bike show or a dealer where they have a lot of helmets and try on every helmet you can, because what fits right for one person, might not fit another.

 

Also ecery manufactur is different a small in one might not be a small in another

 

I'll probably go to some dealerships this Saturday since my friend wants to look for bikes. I'll have to take a notepad to write down the ones I try on.

I also heard that the ( ) shaped heads should look at OGK and Arai and the O shaped heads would look to Shoei or Icon. Its just something I found in my research. I'll try on all of them just to see how it feels on my head.

 

I first started out with an HJC helmet. I bought it at the dealer cuz i needed a helmet to take my bike home and didn't want to spend a lot on the helmet. I then bought a Shoei RF-1000, forget the name of it, and it worked good. I did find that it fogged up quick on me and it took it a while to clear even with all of the vents open. At times I left the shield cracked so I can see. I then got a Fog City sticker and it made things better. Another thing I noticed is that it kept moisture in the padding so it got stinky quick. I now have an Arai RX-7 Corsair and though it fogs up, I guess I'm a heavy breather, it clears up faster than the Shoei. Also the padding dries up quicker and it doesn't smell. I do have to clean out the pads but not as often as the Shoei.

On a side note, my friend has a Scorpion EXO-400 and that thing will not fog up on him. He rides in to work at 5am and the shield is clear where mine would fog up.