Adventure Helmet Advice....

[goodvibes]

Hi there
I ride on road and then into off road sections.
My head is cooking off road in my road styled helmet.....
I'm looking to buy and adventure helmet for under $350.
Can anyone reccomend an adventure helmet.
Cheers
Goodvibes

[flashg]

I know that if you buy cheap , you'll get cheap. What I mean is, cheap helmets often don't have very good venting, so you'll cook, and they can be rather noisy. Good helmets have visors that are said to be optically correct. And of course there is the fit. You might love a particular helmet for its price and features, but if it doesn't fit properly, you're screwed. So usually, "fit" dictates what you leave the shop with.
Good luck

[tri boy]

Bought a Scorpion off Boyds recently.
Flip front
Drop down inner sun visor
Sensible, removable peak
and pin lock fitted as standard.

About 350-400.

Very impressed. Alot of helmet for the price.

Shoei and Arai are overpriced buckets. MHO

[jim.cox]

Bell MX-9

end.of.story

[Stu999c]

Bell MX-9

end.of.story

Yup good helmet for 3 hundy. Heaps of ventilation.
Now I'm back in a road helmet I miss the airflow

[clint640]

I've had a really good run out of my Airoh S4 - got it from FC Moto. Very good quality for the $$$. Not sure how easy they are to get now as they've been superseded by the more expensive S5 now.

Actually need to scope around for a replacement, that MX9 looks good,should give one a go before I just get an S5.

Cheers
Clint

[Night Falcon]

HJC do a cheap ADV bucket, got one in the shed that served me pretty well.

Arai is the best helmet I've ever owned and is well worth the money...albeit a lot of money. Best venting by far and way better visor than my shoei....yes I've had one of those too.

The Arai (XD3) also saved my bacon on a 100+Kph whack on tar seal so nothing is gonna change my mind on its ability to protect your nut...one of the main reasons for wearing them, aside from keeping bees out of your hair that is.

Life lesson No. 101:
Got a cheap head? buy a cheap helmet!.....take this advice, you'll thank me in the long run....don't mention it

[R650R]

Shoei XR1100

[JATZ]

I've had a really good run out of my Airoh S4 - got it from FC Moto. Very good quality for the $$$. Not sure how easy they are to get now as they've been superseded by the more expensive S5 now.

Actually need to scope around for a replacement, that MX9 looks good,should give one a go before I just get an S5.

Cheers
Clint

+1 on the Airoh S4
I've had a couple of them and like the fit. The local shop couldn't get a new one for me as there's no distributor for them just now.
I ended up going with a S5 from FCmoto for a whisker over $300 delivered. Doesn't seem to have as much venting, but its got an internal dark visor, a pinlock as standard and the peak folds down over the visor for some reason.
Go try some on in the shops would be my advice.

[Tazz]

I'm about to get an LS2. MX452 or something like that. MX style helmet with visor and dropdown sun visor.

[Stu999c]

What's your location.
Iv a size large mx9 in Wellington your welcome to take for a spin.
It's never been dropped and it's also not for sale but Iv you wsnt to ride in one before purchase?

[george formby]

I have a Givi X.01 tourer, allegedly...

Internal sun visor, removable and effective peak (no buffeting), removable chin guard, pin lock ready visor.

I found it a bit noisy compared to my Caberg but have got used to it, haven't worn the Caberg since I got it.

It's very versatile and comfy but sits a little low on my forehead, a head shape thing..

Ventilation is ok but it's brilliant when you remove the chin guard for summer gravel jaunts up here. I'm happy being a chinless wonder..

It has a removable, washable, lining which needs to be taken out carefully, the velcro may be stronger than the velcro glue.

The sun visor started to rattle around, a screw came out, but I managed to get access to the "internals", find the screw and fix it. Bit of a head scratch an engineering degree is not required.

Recently saw the helmet for $395.

[bart]

HJC do a cheap ADV bucket, got one in the shed that served me pretty well.

Arai is the best helmet I've ever owned and is well worth the money...albeit a lot of money. Best venting by far and way better visor than my shoei....yes I've had one of those too.

The Arai (XD3) also saved my bacon on a 100+Kph whack on tar seal so nothing is gonna change my mind on its ability to protect your nut...one of the main reasons for wearing them, aside from keeping bees out of your hair that is.

Life lesson No. 101:
Got a cheap head? buy a cheap helmet!.....take this advice, you'll thank me in the long run....don't mention it

I got to agree with NF. I'm the cheapest bugger out there when it comes to bikes and parts and stuff, but I have an Arai road helmet and a Shoei adventure helmet. Look after the top and bottom (good helmet and boots), and stuff the rest of the gear. Any cheap shit will do.