Helmets.... anyone got anything bad to say about Shoei XR1000's?

[Lou Girardin]

AMPS,.. What sort of prices can you do?
.. Are you offering a special KB price?

Sorry we haven't replied sooner. We are considering something like this, but the difficulty is ascertaining who's a member and who isn't.

[sAsLEX]

organise via pms and send activation codes etc. or just get the person to log on while in the store, both relativaly easy and quick but not fool proof.

Or one of the moderators could confirm they have met them and pm bcak their name which you could check on their license etc

[waterbus]

I have a been using XR1000 for 6 months now, never look back. Excellent helmet,

[roo]

This is an important point, Zapf. There are some differences in shape between different helmet brands and models, so it's important that you make sure you have a Shoei head and not an Arai head, for example. People are usually one or the other, and if you don't have a Shoei head you will end up with (for example) a sore forehead (common affliction for people with Arai heads who buy a Shoei by mistake).
Me - I have a turnip head, so any old bucket will do (as long as it costs less than $50).

Heh. My life was well and truly saved by an XR-800 and goddamn I miss that lid... so quiet and comfortable.
Unfortunately it also changed the shape of my head substantially so the shoei-shoe just dont fit no more.
I have to settle for the japanese shape Arai which although high quality and well contructed, is noisy, and suffers badly from internal reflections on the visor.
Go the Shoei! All Hail!!

[750Y]

interesting... I took a size small in the last 2 shoei's i've had(perfect), yet for a shoei x-spirit i'm a medium. on the net the shoei info always read.. size 55-56=Small, but a site i recently found which listed the x-spirit said 56cm=Medium.
anyway there's some more useless info...

[750Y]

just to add..
woo hoo!
my new lid arrived today!

[FEINT]

have a look at these visors, some of you with SHOEI's might be interested.

I have a RAID and it won't fit mine ....

SHOEI CLEAR VISOR
SHOEI TINTED VISOR

[750Y]

Now this is what i'm talking about

[Zed]

Now this is what i'm talking about

Nice lid Dave!!

Glad it arrived in due time...do they actually deliver to Hunua??

[gav]

Rather than the XR1000 you'll be wanting the Z1 won't you? According to the NZ distributors its rated above the XR1000, Lou can confirm that for you here
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...t=10888&page=2
No other Shoei website shows it this way, so its certainly good to know............

[Bob]

Helmets,
Does anyone have good / bad comments or experience with Shoei XR1000's? Just looking at one myself would apperciate some real world comments.

tkns in adv.
Zapf

Zapf... the UK bike magazine RiDE has just undertaken a test of a range of helmets (28 different ones to be exact). The XR1000 was one of them - and it was in the top five, getting 60 out of 65 points, based on the following criteria:

Impact resistance (dropped over a set distance onto an anvil at a speed of 7.5m/s): 17/20
Spike test (literally dropped a 3kg spike from 3 metres): 10/10
Strap test (10 kg weight attached and dropped 0.75m - they then measure how much the strap stretches): 10/10
Road Testing (a rider goes out and rides for hundreds of miles - so a bit subjective, but given what you want to know, very important): 23/25.

Their overall comments: Quality feeling lightweight helmet that protects well and passed the spike test. We experienced minor problems with the vents not stopping misting on cold days. Fantastic visor mechanism.

Hope this helps,

Bob