Anyone want to give me their $0.02 worth re helmets?

[Krusti]

Just bought this as a second helmet for son....

[Joni]

I have always been an AGV fan... however JRandom and I were talking the other day and he rekons no...
So I suppose if its safe, feels comfortable and priced right... its the one for you!! :spudwhat:

[Blakamin]

Just bought this as a second helmet for son....

Nooooooo... I want it!!!!!!!!

[NinjaBoy]

I'm on my second HJC CL14 and loving it. The first one went through some serious crash testing and held up well. It comes with a breath guard and bag. My second one also came with the anti-fog film on the inside of the visor but found that the vents work really well otherwise (5 in all). Price wise it depends on how fancy your taste in graphics $200 (plain no graphics) - approx $350-$400. Need to shop around though.

Most importantly you need to try them all on to make sure they fit comfortably. I found only the HJC and one of the Arai's fitted. All the others had pressure spots at various points around the head.

[Krusti]

Nooooooo... I want it!!!!!!!!

$260 on Trade Me,....Dr bought it with him from UK...Had to buy it..too small for me so son has it ...the little bugger!

[FEINT]

Those HJC CL14's are pretty well priced from memory $220 for a graphic one.

As Ninjaboy has said, you have to try them all on. Each manufacturer also has different sizing charts. So a XL in a shoei might be a L in a Suomy.

I personally have a SHOEI RAID and I paid $469.00 on offer. For my next helmet, I want to get a AGV!!

[Phurrball]

Just bought this as a second helmet for son....

That's class! How come the ones I've been looking at don't have graphics like that?? :raghead:

[Gremlin]

Hey NinjaBoy, Feint. Where are your prices coming from?? They seem to be better than what I got...

I got an HJC CL-14 from Motomail a couple of weeks ago. They were selling them on special for $199 non-graphic, $249 graphic. Dunno if the specials still apply.

Normally the helmet apparently (well, prices from Motomail - NinjaBoy and Feint seem to do better ) sells for $299 non-graphic, $349 graphic.

When I was looking, it was mentioned that the snell standard is better than the required Dot standard (design vs. batch testing) so look out for that. The CL-14 meets snell requirements.

Sizes do differ. Trying on helmets in three shops, I was a large. Tried the HJC and I was a medium. Nothing is for sure.

[Phurrball]

Thanks for all the replies...

I have lined up a Nitro N900V - which fits me better than anything else! Guess I'm kucky to have a head that fits something other than super expensive helmets...