Newbie helmet??

[sunhuntin]

Cut the straps off of it then chuck it where ever you like the most important point is to make it unuseable

cheers...didnt even think of cutting the straps! seems wasteful to throw away something thats useless for its intended purpose, but still in usable condition for other things! LOL. maybe a key and gear holder....hmmmmm....LOL.

[Bonez]

Go with Cibby Chics offer. You don't need to go overboard, especially if in future you decide motorcycling doesn't float your boat. I've been using cheapies for years. They've saved my bacon just fine. Find something that is comfortable though. good luck.

[quickbuck]

But I know you have a pretty tough nut there bonez
Not even a Macchi canopy could knock you out for long.

[dawnrazor]

Michio 'Mitch' Arai, the president of Arai helmets says the following about the quality of their helmets
"Arai has only one standard, all our helmets are made the same, whether for a world racing champion or a street or a dirt rider. How can you say one person's head is worth more than another's?"

And in a nut shell (pardon the pun), that is way I have an Arai and always will.

[Bonez]

But I know you have a pretty tough nut there bonez
Not even a Macchi canopy could knock you out for long.

Shhhhhhhhhhh! Funny thing is I wasn't knocked unconscious. A tinsey winsey bit fizzy I was and walking wobbly . Doc Hurley could'nt figure that one out-not being knock cold. I was thankfull my skull wasn't implaled by the locating spigots. He wouldn't let me ride the GSX home, something about delayed concussion Probably would have cleared the headache

[Bonez]

Michio 'Mitch' Arai, the president of Arai helmets says the following about the quality of their helmets
"Arai has only one standard, all our helmets are made the same, whether for a world racing champion or a street or a dirt rider. How can you say one person's head is worth more than another's?"

And in a nut shell (pardon the pun), that is way I have an Arai and always will.

Ever heard of marketing pitches?

[PINKGIRL]

Just wanted to say thanks heaps for your help. My partner and I have both brought Shark s800 and have to say so far are very happy with them! Will keep you informed on how we go!

Thanks again.

[SARGE]

Ok so it looks like ear plugs are a must, thanks for that I think I will look into them so I can keep my hearing a bit long! Thanks for the advice and DEFINATELY planning on buy a new helmet and not one off trade me, never know what they have done to it over the years!

you can get a decent MP3 player for about $100 at DSE nothing protects hearing like Motorhed at full volume

[Bonez]

Just wanted to say thanks heaps for your help. My partner and I have both brought Shark s800 and have to say so far are very happy with them! Will keep you informed on how we go!

Thanks again.

All the best and welcome to motorcycling.

[Insanity_rules]

HJC CL14 is the bomb, cheap comfortable and reasonably quiet. Totally recommend it

[Hornet]

How about the ventilation in the helmet, is an enorm issue for me, arriving at work and having to go into meeting like I just come out of the swimming pool.... Any remedies? What is a good helmet re ventilation, does a ski-mask help or heat my brains up even more?
Cheers
Johan

[knuckles]

How about the ventilation in the helmet, is an enorm issue for me, arriving at work and having to go into meeting like I just come out of the swimming pool.... Any remedies? What is a good helmet re ventilation, does a ski-mask help or heat my brains up even more?
Cheers
Johan

ski masks or my favorite the ballaclava are both good choices,handy too for
"meetings" at banks etc

[Hornet]

ski masks or my favorite the ballaclava are both good choices,handy too for
"meetings" at banks etc

Cheers mate, helpful answer.
But I fear that emptying the vault of the bank, I might even start to sweat more.............

[classic zed]

Good advice.

I'm paying the price now at (nearly) 39 for many years of motorcycling, many years of playing in VERY loud rock bands, and a genetic pre-disposition to deafness.

At least 40db loss in most frequencies, but especially at the range in which women and children speak (apparently its a disability )

So noise reduction is important ...

But so is comfort.

I have a Nitro N-500V.

It's not that expensive, about $300-ish.

The wind noise on my FZR750R was almost nothing, but on my RF900R it's more noticeable.

I'd recommend the Nitros - they seem to be a good helmet, but others will insist nothing less than a Shoei or Arai will do.

Try a few out ...

but please don't buy a second hand one of Trademe to save money - you may live to regret it (literally).

I bought a brand new Nitro from a dealer on Trade Me, I wanted a fibreglass helmet so that I could spray it to match the new paintwork on the bike, its comfortable to wear and not noisy.

I have previously always used Shoei but have no problem with the Nitro.

[chanceyy]

just brought this one .. first time out on road .. was pretty quiet ..
TK8 model love it ... tried on plenty of helmets, this one fits like a glove


http://www.kbc-helmet.com/helmet/7tk8_slick_blue.html