Seeking input for my decision on jacket + helmet

[russd7]

Why didnt you take it back ?

Ive had my Shark Speed R almost 3yrs and its sweet as, its got a the thickest visor of any helmets ive ever had so its in great shape, it seals up well
in any wind or rain. The lining is washable and fully intact. Only fault i had was with the chin vent not closing properly so took it back to the supplier and they replaced with another helmet.

the evo2 i bought from the states before they were available in NZ and my wifes shark she has had for a few years now, but like i say it has hardly been worn.
add to that when i buy a helmet which is sposed to be near the top end of the market with a top end price tag i expect quality straight up. If it had only been 1 or two issues with it i would have contacted shark and given them the opportunity to fix but so many issues i did not want another one so wrote it off as an extremely bad decision.
buy the way, it had never been dropped or mistreated in any way.

[Maha]

What ever fits you best and you feel most comfortable with, buy it.

[Tazz]

would never ever buy another shark helmet, bought one of their evo2 helmets, thought it was the greatest thing since the wheel was invented, 8 months later it was chucked on the shelf in the corner of the garage in total disgust at the total lack of quality, the lining is stuffed ( even an old FFM i had lasted longer) the visor is scratched to buggery, the decals all fell off, it was totally useless in moderate to heavy rain as the bloody thing would leak around the visor (not good when riding a wing and trying to look through wet glasses and wet helmet visor and wet screen on the wing), one of the plates that hold the mechinism in place dissapeared the last time i used it. I went back to using my ten year old nolan until i had the finances to buy a shoei,
add to that, my wife also has a shark full face which has hardly been used and the visor wont stay down on it if she is on the back of the ZZR and i go over 90km/hr.
based on my experience with them i would never recommend a shark helmet.

as for the OP, spend less on a helmet and use some of your cash to get full safety gear, but get a helmet properly fitted.

Bugger mate, would have to say I have had the exact opposite experience with the brand and will happily continue to buy and recommend em
Only complaint I had was I thought mine was noisy as hell when I first started riding, but then I discovered earplugs and also tried a few other brands, and turns out it's not that noisy by comparison

You really should have taken it back though. Mistakes happen. Even Ferrari have dud cars roll out from time to time.

Haven't checked reviews but LS2 now have the same style helmet (folds right back) if you're still interested in that feature.