What is the best helmet that you have used?

[avgas]

shoei xr1000
Fucking loud get some earplugs

Thats a shame - as the xr800 is nice and quiet

[Street Gerbil]

Definitely HJC HQ1

• It is not too expensive (priced like a lowend to midrange Shoei/Arai)
• It comes with a really good bowling bag.
• It is light. It is comfortable. It has an enormous field of view.
• It is a bit noisy but not excessively so.
• Very stable at road legal speeds.
• It never fogs. Never.
• It is made of CARBON FIBRE

[98tls]

For the money best helmet ive had in 29 years of riding...........

[enigma51]

shoei xr1000
Fucking loud get some earplugs

And they are not badly priced either.

Dont lift at high speed dont get affected much by turning your head at high speed either

ventilation is pretty good expect that it gets a bit foggy in the winter but havent had a helmet that dont suffer from that

Thats a shame - as the xr800 is nice and quiet

Second person to say that you can buy a think that attaches to the bottom of the helmut looks like a curtain only its horizontal that apparently stops the wind.

[bmz2]

thanks jim2, but still get a small wind noise through one of the vents, but nothing to worry about, but getting my earphones on, is a bitch love the grachics on your helmet.

[unclfkgbully]

jim2, just got a new schuberth s1 sweet helmet

Whoa! never seen 1 of these b4.. where from? how much? made of? etc etc.
Nice helmet by the by.
Tinted viser??
daza

[unclfkgbully]

Definitely HJC HQ1

• It is not too expensive (priced like a lowend to midrange Shoei/Arai)
• It comes with a really good bowling bag.
• It is light. It is comfortable. It has an enormous field of view.
• It is a bit noisy but not excessively so.
• Very stable at road legal speeds.
• It never fogs. Never.
• It is made of CARBON FIBRE

[DEATH_INC.]

I love my axo rr5 that I have, no lifting and pretty quiet. The first saved my head when I got off farking up a wheelie landing....

[bmz2]

s1 runs out at $1000, german made , has drop down visor same as f16 fighter helmets 2.5mm front visor and double rubber sealed

[Slingshot]

AGV XR2

Noisy as...but ear plugs fix that.

I don't have a Shoei/HJC shaped head and they tend to give me pain after an hour or so of riding but this one is the perfect shape for my head and I could ride all day in it.

[What?]

The best advice i can give is to first fit on a few helmets and make sure they fit one hundred percent then come back with a couple of brands and get people opinion of the different models in that brand

All helmets are not equal when it comes to sizes

So very, very true. But I would not be too concerned about other peoples opinions.
I spent some hours a while back trying different helmets on. I hated some that others here rate as marvelous, and vice-versa. I nearly settled on a Shoei XR1000, then I tried a BMW SportIntegral (made by Schuberth). Bastard of a thing to get on, but I was sold after I took it for a test run. This is the most comfortable, quiet, fog-free, stable helmet I have ever had, but I would never put it on for a quick run down to the shops.

[avgas]

Second person to say that you can buy a think that attaches to the bottom of the helmut looks like a curtain only its horizontal that apparently stops the wind.

Didn't that come standard on the XR1000? i figured it did cos my dad had it on his.

[Nasty]

I have a nolan N102 - lovely helmet .. not too noisy .. and has a system designed to fit into it for the ipod cell phone etc .. and even bluetooth if you need it.

[Freebird]

Shoei X Sprit is by far the best I have had, a little bit noisy very pricey but light fits great and does not lift or shake.

[bert_is_evil]

Didn't that come standard on the XR1000? i figured it did cos my dad had it on his.

The 2007 RF1000 (which I'm told is the same but with a different name for the US market) comes with the chin curtain and breathguard included according to the Shoei website. I was gonna buy one but can't make up my mind still after 6 months of looking....