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In the mood for a new brain bucket, been using a Troy Lee for sometime and I love it....but their new designs are kind of fugly to me. I have been eyeing up the Bell moto 9, shoei (big time bucks though), one industries, or maybe an Arai. What do you guys like as far as fit and function go? I do not have much of an oppurtunity to try different helmets so i wanted to hear some different brand opinions.
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crf250pilot 2/12/2012 3:03pm
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Pick out this years Shoei you like and wait until next year to buy it for half price.
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Bob454 wrote:
In the mood for a new brain bucket, been using a Troy Lee for sometime and I love it....but their new designs are kind of fugly...
In the mood for a new brain bucket, been using a Troy Lee for sometime and I love it....but their new designs are kind of fugly to me. I have been eyeing up the Bell moto 9, shoei (big time bucks though), one industries, or maybe an Arai. What do you guys like as far as fit and function go? I do not have much of an oppurtunity to try different helmets so i wanted to hear some different brand opinions.
Pretty much, your budget will give you the answer. Whats your head worth? IMO,Shoei,Arai, are the best,TLD, Bell,Foxv3, are really good also. Some helmets come with extra visors. nice perk since visors are like 30-90 dollar range. Also Fly has a really good upper end helmet, great choices, your budget will determine what you get.
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Bob454 2/12/2012 3:10pm
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mxb2 wrote:
Pretty much, your budget will give you the answer. Whats your head worth? IMO,Shoei,Arai, are the best,TLD, Bell,Foxv3, are really good also. Some helmets come with...
Pretty much, your budget will give you the answer. Whats your head worth? IMO,Shoei,Arai, are the best,TLD, Bell,Foxv3, are really good also. Some helmets come with extra visors. nice perk since visors are like 30-90 dollar range. Also Fly has a really good upper end helmet, great choices, your budget will determine what you get.
looking for something around 400 bucks....Anything more would be pushing the limits
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mxb2 2/12/2012 3:14pm
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mxb2 wrote:
Pretty much, your budget will give you the answer. Whats your head worth? IMO,Shoei,Arai, are the best,TLD, Bell,Foxv3, are really good also. Some helmets come with...
Pretty much, your budget will give you the answer. Whats your head worth? IMO,Shoei,Arai, are the best,TLD, Bell,Foxv3, are really good also. Some helmets come with extra visors. nice perk since visors are like 30-90 dollar range. Also Fly has a really good upper end helmet, great choices, your budget will determine what you get.
Bob454 wrote:
looking for something around 400 bucks....Anything more would be pushing the limits
check extreme supply.com, motorcycle closeouts.com, great deals, bobs cycle.com, bto sports. great deals.leftover stuff

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mattmatt300 2/12/2012 3:19pm
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you can get bell moto8's on ebay for $199 new. i loved mine. super comfy
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mattmatt300 wrote:
you can get bell moto8's on ebay for $199 new. i loved mine. super comfy
x2, and the bellstore.com
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I love my FLY one, it's carbon / kevlar and it wasn't near the price of TLDs and what not. The fit is also amazing.
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Bronson905 2/12/2012 3:41pm
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Bell Moto 9. I have one, and I also have a SHOEI VFX-W, and the Bell beats it in comfort and style, in my opinion.
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Bob454 2/12/2012 4:17pm
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Bell Moto 9. I have one, and I also have a SHOEI VFX-W, and the Bell beats it in comfort and style, in my opinion.
I agree the Moto 9 looks awesome...any idea where to get a descent deal on them? the best I can find is 475ish shipped. I can get a solid white shoei for about 417 shipped. I will have to look at the Fly as I did not even consider it
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mxb2 2/12/2012 5:05pm
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Bronson905 wrote:
Bell Moto 9. I have one, and I also have a SHOEI VFX-W, and the Bell beats it in comfort and style, in my opinion.
Bob454 wrote:
I agree the Moto 9 looks awesome...any idea where to get a descent deal on them? the best I can find is 475ish shipped. I can...
I agree the Moto 9 looks awesome...any idea where to get a descent deal on them? the best I can find is 475ish shipped. I can get a solid white shoei for about 417 shipped. I will have to look at the Fly as I did not even consider it
There was one in the bazaar section, depends what size you need?
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CamP 2/12/2012 5:13pm
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It depends on the shape of your head. Shoei fits oval heads. Arai fits round heads. I'm an oval head so I wear Shoei and found a new Factory Connection VFX-DT on ebay for $189.

I would never wear a Chinese made helmet, especially one that costs $400+.
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look no further, bro


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dilbert354 2/12/2012 5:25pm
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AGV!! I was a long time lover of bell's, then went to arai for a little and I just got my first agv and wow. It's incredibly light and fits better as good if not better than my arai. Plus I like AGV's graphics this year.
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Bronson905 wrote:
Bell Moto 9. I have one, and I also have a SHOEI VFX-W, and the Bell beats it in comfort and style, in my opinion.
x2. I have both and really like my Shoei once you get it pulled on, but if I were to have just 1 it would be the Bell Moto 9
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Bronson905 wrote:
Bell Moto 9. I have one, and I also have a SHOEI VFX-W, and the Bell beats it in comfort and style, in my opinion.
Bob454 wrote:
I agree the Moto 9 looks awesome...any idea where to get a descent deal on them? the best I can find is 475ish shipped. I can...
I agree the Moto 9 looks awesome...any idea where to get a descent deal on them? the best I can find is 475ish shipped. I can get a solid white shoei for about 417 shipped. I will have to look at the Fly as I did not even consider it
ebay
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308 wrote:
look no further, bro [img]http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd299/buckon35s/Skyline_Blue_R.png[/img]
look no further, bro


pretty sweet...JS7 should rock that bad boy for the intros
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cmess77 2/12/2012 5:47pm
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Shoei and Arai are the best. TLD, Bell, and Fox are the second tier as stated above. Maybe tryout an AGV or Fly but I wouldn't trust anything other than these 7.

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Bob454 2/12/2012 7:15pm
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Thanks for the suggestions, I am really digging the moto 9, just cannot seem to find a better price than 475 anywhere....any ideas??
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mx836 2/12/2012 7:21pm
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Combine CRF250pilot's advice with CRF505's advice and save yourself some money. I just picked up an '11 model Troy Lee SE3 for $220.
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Bob454 wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions, I am really digging the moto 9, just cannot seem to find a better price than 475 anywhere....any ideas??
Get the plain white or black Shoei from Motosport for $415.00. You'll know why when you open the box.
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mx836 wrote:
Combine CRF250pilot's advice with CRF505's advice and save yourself some money. I just picked up an '11 model Troy Lee SE3 for $220.
Where did you get that?
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Shoei or Airoh.
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mx836 2/12/2012 7:48pm
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mx836 wrote:
Combine CRF250pilot's advice with CRF505's advice and save yourself some money. I just picked up an '11 model Troy Lee SE3 for $220.
Deetsmx wrote:
Where did you get that?
Ebay. Watch the auctions. They usually go cheaper than the "buy it now".
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Bob454 wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions, I am really digging the moto 9, just cannot seem to find a better price than 475 anywhere....any ideas??
If you're wearing a Troy Lee now, make SURE you try on the Bell before you buy it.

I thought I wanted a Moto 8 because of all the deals around and wanted either a TLD, Shoei, Bell or Arai, but HATED the Bell once I tried it on. The TLD has much better attention to detail and the fit for me was very comfortable. I put it up there with the Shoei's i've had before. The Troy Lee you already have is great; wouldn't be afraid to just get another.
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jammin76tx wrote:
Anybody ever try a Kali helmet? [img]http://www.kaliprotectives.com/wp-content/themes/kali/images/products/prana-carbon/skari/white/popup/left.jpg[/img]
Anybody ever try a Kali helmet?

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Got the new Fox V2 for my son and he really likes it. One of the A riders came up to him and thought it was a custom painted helmet!
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Bronson905 2/12/2012 10:37pm
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Bronson905 wrote:
Bell Moto 9. I have one, and I also have a SHOEI VFX-W, and the Bell beats it in comfort and style, in my opinion.
Bob454 wrote:
I agree the Moto 9 looks awesome...any idea where to get a descent deal on them? the best I can find is 475ish shipped. I can...
I agree the Moto 9 looks awesome...any idea where to get a descent deal on them? the best I can find is 475ish shipped. I can get a solid white shoei for about 417 shipped. I will have to look at the Fly as I did not even consider it
Tagger Designs is a dealer for Bell's, as well as SHOEI'S and most of the other top of the line helmets. He can give you a good discount. I am his son, so just e-mail me and I can give you more info. Thanks! (I sent you a private message with my e-mail, so just hit me up with an e-mail for questions)
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Vet57 2/13/2012 6:56am
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Anyone know how the Bell Moto 8 fits compared to The Shoei as far as size goes?

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