White helmets?

[simpy1]

Hi guys,

I'm after a new helmet, and am keen on a white one, mainly for visibility.

You'd think this would be easy and I wouldn't have to pay $600+ for one...but no. It appears white is out of fashion at the moment.

Anyone got any idea where I could get a plain white (no tribal crap), good quality helmet for less than $400?

thanks!

[rachprice]

Hmmmmm my friend has an Arai, plain white but dunno how much he paid for it

[jim.cox]

Agree there is not much around

The Nolan N103 is available in white

As rachprice says, there are Arai's - but at the usual Arai gouge pricing

You may also find an HJC or similar at the very bottom of the range

I ended up importing a Bell for myself - wouldn't do that if I wasn't sure of the sizing.

[Eyegasm]

Enquire with TSS Red Baron

I got my LS2 helmet from them in white.

[Jonno.]

You might be better off going for a white with graphics.

Then again I'd doubt the statistics your basing your helmet buying decisions on.

[simpy1]

Yeah when I say mainly for visibility what I really mean is that I think plain white helmets look frickin' sweet.....hehe. But then I thought I'd get a barrage of "forget about cool looking helmets, you should find the best fit and protection" etc etc.

Which is true - I just (naively) thought that a plain white helmet would be the most common and therefore cheapest option. Gah.

Eyegasm - thanks for that, I will give them a call!

[schrodingers cat]

Funnily enough most car racing helmets are white. There isn't much difference between a single seater helmet and a bike one.

The other option is to get some vinyl and apply a bold pattern yourself. 30min can make a helmet really stand out!

[R-Soul]

Hi guys,

I'm after a new helmet, and am keen on a white one, mainly for visibility.

You'd think this would be easy and I wouldn't have to pay $600+ for one...but no. It appears white is out of fashion at the moment.

Anyone got any idea where I could get a plain white (no tribal crap), good quality helmet for less than $400?

thanks!

I got a matt black one and sheet of reflective sticker material, and them ade my own design on it - it lights up like a christmas tree now... even in the dark! I have pics of it in my album now...

[crazyhorse]

FFM used to make a white one - I had one about 11 years ago, There used to be heaps around back then

[p.dath]

Cambridge do a series of helmets with a 4 or 5 star SHARP rating that are bright multi-coloured helmets. If you were in Auckland I'd tell you to go to Cycletreads.

[Indiana_Jones]

I got a white Rjays flip face helmet for $350 from Motomail.

-Indy

[neels]

FFM still do a plain white one, other than that there's not much about. I tried to buy one a while ago to match the wife's white one, gave up and bought a pair instead, my son gets a free helmet (to him) out of the deal

[Trudes]

Have you been into Scooterazzi and had a look at their helmets?

[I'll C U Jimmy]

Yeah, fit is #1 concern, the road doesn't care what colour it is when you hit it. I went helmet shopping recently, money no object, tried everything, Shoei, Arai, Airoh, came home with a $200 Zeus full face, easily the most comfortable for my bonce AND it had the v cool retractable pilot-style internal sun visor. It has to pass standards to be sold in NZ.

[blackdog]

simpson. 'nuff said

[davereid]

FFM still list the Tourpro II in white at $160 or the Tourpro III in white and red for $179 Your dealer should be able to get it.

[simpy1]

Oh how I would love a Simpson! But that's a bit pricey for me. I'm in Wellington - Wellington motorcycles only had black FFMs, Motorad had a white Arai....for $700ish, and Scooterazzi were extremely helpful but still, cheapest white helmet would have been a Nolan at $550.

I will find one! At the moment I may settle for a Silver Oxford OX-2 - they are $99 and beat a whole lot of more expensive helmets (like the Shoei XR-1100) in the SHARP ratings. 4/5 vs 3/5! Bt of course it'll depend on fit. Tried on the FFM helmets - seemed fine but not spectacularly comfy.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys!

[240]

I got a matt white ls2 from Motorad maybe they can get one in for you?

[jim.cox]

Which is true - I just (naively) thought that a plain white helmet would be the most common and therefore cheapest option

Rouind here I reccon there's more matt-black silly open-face things sold than anything else - gotta look "hard" when posing on the new Hawg doncha know

[nuts]

Try TSS Redbaron they have more helmets and accessories than anyone in Wellington.

[scott411]

Funnily enough most car racing helmets are white. There isn't much difference between a single seater helmet and a bike one.

The other option is to get some vinyl and apply a bold pattern yourself. 30min can make a helmet really stand out!


mmm, your quite wrong there, there is a fair bit of difference between a car racing helmet (SA2005 rated) and a motorcycle one, most of all the motorcycle one will be lighter and cheaper for the same brand, basically the car racing helmet is designed to take multipull hits (form a roll cage) and the motorcycle one is designed to take one hit, and there is also the fire proof liner, and impact resistant visor,

it is weird, White helmets stand out a lot more, but black ones outsell them about 10-1,

[judyl]

Richards Motorcycle Services in Johnsonville have white helmets for $165.00.
Cheers.

[Str8 Jacket]

koba got his last AGV helmet at TSS Red Baron, lower Hutt. If they haven't got one in stock I bet they'll get you one!

[Ratti]

motomart have a small selection of white lids, i bought my shoei from there as it was the best fit on my square head. Great service too. I tried some on at Boyles in Newtown . good excuse to go hang out in bike shops.... a sacrifice I know, but you gotta do what ya gotta do.

[Usarka]

I was looking for a white helmet too but i couldn't see any.