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5/12/2021 9:01am
5/12/2021 9:01am
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5/16/2021 4:20pm
Wow! After not looking at gear for 5-6 years it amazes me the pricing of some of these helmets. I thoroughly believe in the protection aspect and having good gear. But $500+ just seems a little steep. I have found some closeouts for the $400 price range.
What are you guys wearing and why?
What are you guys wearing and why?
If you are not concerned so much with colorway then grab a high end on closeout.
I'm willing to pay pretty much whatever it takes to have a high end helmet but I do my best to pick up last years color on sale when I can.
The Shop
Here's my list of importance. I feel that everything under "fit" is subjective and personal choice as to their importance.
(1) Fit
- quality/features
- price
- availability
- looks
It's all relative I guess, we all wanna be safe and think we're doing what we can to maximise that but, for just one piece of the moto puzzle, $650 to one guy is nothing and to another it is a whole lot.
-HOWEVER-
The helmet, as nice as it is, is like a medieval torture device when compared to my old Arais. It is shaped as if it is literally designed to save your life in the event of a crash by making sure you never want to ride, and thus cannot crash. I'm just about to give this $700 helmet to my 11-year old son so I can go buy another Arai. Can't afford to do that yet, but I'm all about it as soon as I can.
There are only a few helmets currently certified to the new ECE 22.06 standard, with a "low speed" impact performance requirement. The least expensive of these right now is the Leatt 7.5 V21 at $260 (Leatt 8.5 and 9.5 are the others).
Snell M2020D is the other standard (requires the highest speed impact to pass). Arai VX-Pro4, Shoei VFX-EVO, Bell Moto 9 & 10 (not Moto 9 Carbon Flex) are the only moto helmets to meet this standard. Bell Moto 9's can be found for $420, maybe less.
I have no idea why anyone would buy one without either of these certifications now. $260 seems reasonable to me.
Pit Row
I've known guys who have had concussions wearing Arai helmets too. They may have received worse concussions in 'cheaper' helmets, but maybe not........
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