best helmet?

[cowpoos]

okay peoples...have money floating around in my bank saying spend me on a new helmet...

But I would like to know who makes a good quiet helmet...I mean...I can't stand wind noise...so has anyone got a whisper quiet sports lid that they think is the bees bollicks

price range...upto $700

[chickenfunkstar]

Have you tried ear plugs?
I've just started using them and they make heaps of difference.

[Smorg]

ear plugs save money for a pair of new socks :psst:

[Lou Girardin]

$700 will get you a Shoei Raid2, XR1000, Z1. Several different models of HJC. All great helmets and there'll be change from most of them.
Correct fit is more important than fashion though, try some different brands.

[bugjuice]

why don't you go round all the shops you can, try on as many as you can, and see which fits the best and the most comfortable (even test ride them), then see (for that model) which is the best deal you can get.. This is what I'm gonna be doin soon.. spend a saturday just trying different lids for my budget..

[cowpoos]

I don't like ear plugs...thats why i want a quiet helmet...and yeah...I'm aware of needing a good fit...

Keep the opinions flowing people

[Motohaus]

Schuberth si it is rated @ 82db just judged the quietist helmet in world cool looking and built in sun visor that recesses in the helmet have them in to look at

[Big Dave]

Shoei XR1000. I was going to sell the Trophy because of the wind noise from the fairing till I got my XR.

[Beemer]

I've got a Shoei Raid, very quiet and very comfortable. I was lucky enough to score it for $399 on special, but would happily have paid more for it. With earplugs it is amazingly quiet, but even without earplugs (tried it on the way home once) it is quieter than my previous Shoei.

[Biff]

Don't buy an Arai. Great helmets - but they're as noisy as a rugby team in a whore house.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Don't buy an Arai. Great helmets - but they're as noisy as a rugby team in a whore house.


so they're really noisy and the noise is over super quick?

[number33]

Schuberth si it is rated @ 82db just judged the quietist helmet in world cool looking and built in sun visor that recesses in the helmet have them in to look at

From a Schuberth si test

Noise
This is one area in which we're sorely disappointed by the S1. Not only is the S1 not the "quietest helmet in the world", it's not even close. The low-frequency booming noises that are usually a result of turbulence around a helmet's neck area are relatively well controlled, but the real culprit are the S1's top rear exhaust vents. They create a noisy, high frequency whistle that starts at around 30 mph. Placing a hand over the opening for the exhaust vents completely eliminates the noise, so there's no question where it's coming from.

[Zed]

okay peoples...have money floating around in my bank saying spend me on a new helmet...

But I would like to know who makes a good quiet helmet...I mean...I can't stand wind noise...so has anyone got a whisper quiet sports lid that they think is the bees bollicks

price range...upto $700I currently wear a Shoei Raid 2 and it's a dramatic improvement on the previous HJC's and Nolans that I've owned in the past. Comfy, nice and lightweight, rain doesn't trickle down the inside of the visor, and reasonably quiet on the open road!

What Lou says about correct fitment should be a most important factor in your choice. :hitcher:

[Juan]

The quietest helmet iv'e ever used is the ROOF Diversion, good lid aswell, gerarally the less vents/stuck on bits the quieter it will be..

[betti]

roof helmets are supposedly one of the quietest out there

http://www.designerhelmets.com/

check out the design you like on this site.
I have a craft rx9, which is super quiet, but crap if you have a large nose!!.
If you need any help gettin anytning from the UK
Let me know
Cheerz
Betti

[Lou Girardin]

Riders should wear earplugs anyway, even the quietest helmets exceed 90db. That's enough to damage your hearing if you're subjected to it for long periods.

[cowpoos]

Shoei XR1000. I was going to sell the Trophy because of the wind noise from the fairing till I got my XR.

Got the xr1000 today...and your not wrong about the lack of wind noise...and I have also realised that "FARK" my bike is loud...no wonder people always look at me when riding...and here I was thinking I was just a cool arse mother f**k*r... :Punk:

thumbs up big dave

Ps:I heard a rumour you have been riding a BMW big dave...errr...whats up...you feeling abit off colour mate????

[Big Dave]

Got the xr1000 today...and your not wrong about the lack of wind noise...and I have also realised that "FARK" my bike is loud...no wonder people always look at me when riding...and here I was thinking I was just a cool arse mother f**k*r... :Punk:

thumbs up big dave

Ps:I heard a rumour you have been riding a BMW big dave...errr...whats up...you feeling abit off colour mate????


Good for you Mr poos. Hope it serves as well as mine has. Get some ear plugs too. Bet your bike will sound bewdiful again.

re the PS - as i always tell my design staff - 'Let whomever is without fuck-up cast the first aspersion'.

[Big Dave]

Got the xr1000 today


Oh, and what model?

[pritch]

Got the xr1000 today...and your not wrong about the lack of wind noise...

I've got one of those and didn't consider it *that* quiet. I do wear plugs when out of town but haven't added the extra bits around the bottom of the helmet as I can't hear the engine anyway. The latter probably partly because I'm going deaf but also because I still have the standard mufflers fitted.

[dawnrazor]

When it comes to buying a lid, i am firm beliver in the church of 'money should be no object', safety first then comfort lastly looks. i've used arai for ever and they are the biz, shoei are great. but won't fit every shape head. Try 'em on, its the only answer.

[cowpoos]

Oh, and what model?

yellow and black lookin one...looks similar to ""ED's" at kr...

Got the whisper kit in the mail today....easy to fit....and shit it makes a big difference....I'm binning the earplugs....no need for them!!!!!