I gotta say I like the idea. Would like to see some decent testing on it before I bought one.
But very cool.
You buy one for the Missus- the perfect gift.
Stuff it I just bought a new Bell helmet RS1. If I'd known about this Vozz (called an RS 01, really) I would have waited and look, that green matches my Zed! I'd have to stick with Kawasakis for as long as the helmet lasted me.
I like the look of it, the ingenuity and the speed it goes on and off is amazing. Maybe a claustrophobic feel once on though. A$884 apparently.
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The Bell I bought in December is just killing me with pressure points at top corners at front of skull. Mate wanted to buy it so I made him ride for awhile first to be sure his head shape wouldn't give him grief like I got. So that got me off the hook to buy a Vozz.
Arrived today and Vozz tell me it's the first one gone to NZ. Went for a 40 min. spin and so far all comfy. Got a medium and it's tighter than I expected but the inner seems softer, so I'm confident it will bed in just right- unlike the Bell with an inner made from hardened steel and cement. In saying it's tighter, it's totally comfortable, more a snugger fit ALL around the skull and lower head. No unpleasant pressure points.
My first attempts at clicking it on had me really worried I'd bought a lemon. Then I sussed the technic, slightly changed the angle of my palms as I closed it and WOW! I can put this on in under 2 seconds and removing is quicker.
No straps is awesome.
So to the questions some raised earlier.
Hitcher- XXL only.
Glasses- I popped it on wearing sun glasses absolute piece of piss. When I started riding in the 70s I wore specs and hated trying to force the frame into the lid and wriggle them behind your ears. Often bent my glasses. Not with the Vozz. Glides on from the front, doesn't disturb the position of your glasses. For those with specs, this has to be hard to beat.
Lid comes with a carry bag beyond anything I've seen. It's a full sports bag type with over shoulder strap plus two hand carry straps. This would make a good touring bag on the rear seat. Overkill but ..nice.
Lid also comes standard with a clear and 80% tinted visor. Attaching and removing visor is, as expected these days, effortless.
The green is a close match to the Zed so I'm please about that. If I had the bling to buy the new KTM GT I would have gone straight to buying the orange coloured Vozz- really liked it in orange.
If it's fine on Sunday I'll go for a decent ride to sample it more. My short spin today was all good. Took the bike up to a decent speed to check for wind turbulence and noise. As they advertised, it fits so snug it doesn't try and rotate around your head and sticks like glue to wherever you turn your head- if that makes sense. It's an improvement on all previous lids I've owned - and that's a fair few.
Putting it on in under 2 secs wearing gloves, no need to do up or undo a DD strap is a big time saver.
Air vents are easy to open/close wearing gloves and seem to let heaps of air flow through. Just as well because as an asthmatic this lid could feel claustrophobic because the helmet does wrap around under your jaw/chin. Which will prevent unwanted airflow coming under your chin.
Quality of manufacture looks brilliant.
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Seriously, that is the ugliest helmet I have ever seen.
Glad to hear it works as advertised, I'd be keen to try one if there was a local....ah who am I kidding, I'd never pay that much for a helmet. Even if I had an income.
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Really pleased with it. Super comfortable while at the same time it's a snug fit, tempted to say tight but that implies discomfort and that's certainly not the case. I think the 'snug' sensation comes from the way this helmet presses against more of your head/skull/jaw area.
Ridden heaps with it now. Lots of riders have shown and interest in it and with favourable comments. Only caught in light rain once so I've no idea if the two halves would seal water tight in a long period of riding in torrential rain? Since no noise or draft gets in I'd have to say this is a pass.
Pros-
comfort
plenty of visibility i.e. no restricted side vision
quiet
easy to remove and put on -LOVE not having to mess with straps and buckles
can wear glasses or sunnies behind clear visor easily
Now that it's colder I'm noticing how well it seals out cold air under your chin and neck. No other helmet I've owned comes anywhere near doing this. Certainly the warmest lid you'll get for winter
Cons
Flip side to the last point above is I noticed on hot days when you come to a standstill your head quickly heats up. The vents work fine when moving, even on a roasting 32 degree all day riding the Wairarapa recently. But at a stop I have to quickly flip up the visor or bake my brain.
Visor has misted up a bit these last 2 cold days commuting when I've been at a stop. Supposedly treated to prevent misting but this may be a by product of not having air flow coming up from under your chin. Flip visor one click out for a few secs and it clears.
I miss the auto tinting Bell visor. I will email Vozz a suggestion that they make one available.
From habit I always carried my helmets around holding onto the chin strap. Can't do that with the Vozz, which at first seemed strange but now I don't notice it.
Another pic and one I found on web- not bad in blue.
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Hey MD, and now that you've had it a goodlong time?
Rain, Misting,only real issues?
Cheers.
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