Best value helmet?

[gunrunner]

What is the best all round helmet for price . Has to be reasonably quiet too .

[wickle]

the one that fits you properly

[gilly]

and be a pretty pink

[mattian]

I got an Arai Corsair RX-7 for about $900 something off motorcyclegear.co.nz. Last time I checked they had gone up to over $1000. You should check them out for some good deals.
I don't mind paying top dollar for a good helmet, it is in my opinion, the most important piece of safety gear you own.

[smashpalace]

buy the best you can afford! Every time

[Headbanger]

Buy one that fits well and is in your budget, All helmets in NZ are supposed to be (and are) safety rated.

A fancy name and graphics may drive the price up 700% but aren't going to make a lick of difference when your in trouble.

Put the helmet on, do it up, and then see if there is anyway to take the helmet off, You maybe surprised, People have odd shaped heads and some helmets can just be rolled right off.

Comfort wise, take note of any areas it maybe applying pressure to your head or jaw, anything small will get to be a major pain after a few hours in the saddle getting buffeted by wind and bumps.

[dogsnbikes]

As mentioned already budget,fit and need's

I have a Shark RSI reason I brought it ??? it fitted like a glove and still fit's like a glove RRP was $650 got 20% off

[Phreak]

You will probably laugh, but I got a new helmet for Xmas - an Oxford OX-2 in gloss black... Price? $99. Tinted visor, an extra $29. 4 Star CE safety rating, quiet, fits perfectly, looks the biz! Unbelievable value for money!

Thanks Cycletreads!!!

[KiWiP]

4 Star CE safety rating

Don't understand that CE rating. did you mean ECE 22.05? If so no star equivalence.

Look at S.H.A.R.P. http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/ This has a star rating (1 to 5) comparing helmets like for like which already have a recognised safety rating (be it DOT ECE Snell or whatever All helmets with a safety rating are pass or fail) SHARP is a British government sponsored research program designed to give us a real comparison outside of price (ie the recognition that spending more money does not always give you a better product) Oxford helmets do not have rating but I'm pretty sure that they are own badged HJC helmets which do. Compare specs to find your HJC equivalent.

Great article here to clarify http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcyc.../ece-22-05.htm

Thanks Cycletreads!!!

I agree bought my helmet from them and found them really agreeable and I got an excellent price. But when talking to them I did find that I had done a lot more research regarding standards than they had. Does it matter? well when I'm toes up in the ED, cabbage brained, feel free to walk past my cot and call me a
I really like them nice peeps

[slofox]

As already stated - the best value helmet is the one that FITS...

[YellowDog]

I use these guys:

http://www.thehelmetcenter.com/

But then I do know my standard size and fit.

If you have any fitting issues, make sure you buy from a store who can give you help and advice.

Also, take the one you tried on ans fits, not another out of a box.

Good luck.

[crazyhorse]

As already stated - the best value helmet is the one that FITS...

What he said

[CookMySock]

Comfort wise, take note of any areas it maybe applying pressure to your head or jaw, anything small will get to be a major pain after a few hours in the saddle getting buffeted by wind and bumps.

This is true, but remember in a few months the helmet will loosen a size or so. The two helmet I have bought fitted "properly" at time of purchase, but four months later was loose as crap.

Loose-fitting helmets are noisy helmets, and while you should wear ear protection on long trips regardless, short trips without ear protection are still much too noisy, unless you travel at 90-95k everywhere.

You will probably laugh, but I got a new helmet for Xmas - an Oxford OX-2 in gloss black... Price? $99. Tinted visor, an extra $29. 4 Star CE safety rating, quiet, fits perfectly, looks the biz! Unbelievable value for money!

I have two LS2 helmets. $120-135. I crashed one of them and nicked the paintwork, but didn't even knock the visor off it.

I don't think $600-$1000 helmets are worth that. Actually I think they are a lot of elitist wank.

Steve

[newbould]

You will probably laugh, but I got a new helmet for Xmas - an Oxford OX-2 in gloss black... Price? $99. Tinted visor, an extra $29. 4 Star CE safety rating, quiet, fits perfectly, looks the biz! Unbelievable value for money!

Thanks Cycletreads!!!

Yip my Oxford was $99.00 full face and has the necessary sticker. Was also tight on first fitting but moulded to my head. Gets loose again whenever I have a hair cut - but then I only do that 4 times a year. Can't compare with other makes but is probably a little noisy. Perhaps a thick scarf type thingy (not a scarf as such I know - I'm not a WWII fighter pilot) - would reduce this.

[Marmoot]

HJC is one of the good value ones. It's a lesser Shoei, but historically has been quieter than Shoei.
Similar construction, but often with slightly different materials.
The interior feels much more comfortable than a lot of lesser brands, but still inferior to the top of the range (Shoei, Arai, AGV).

If you want to save money, get plain coloured ones rather than graphic ones. You won't be seeing it when you're wearing it anyway.