Nitro helmets?

[Jess]

hey the nitro N510V Fibreglass Gunmetal black on the Nitro.com site aforementioned - where might that be sold in NZ? because from this review (and the fact that i have dropped my current helmet too many times) i would like to get it.

and can someone explain to me the overruling fascination with multicoloured helmets?
i LOVE the plain ones. allll black, allll white, allll red.... the multicoloured ones look ugly and unmatchable with anything...

explain!!!! please...

[Dodgyiti]

can someone explain to me the overruling fascination with multicoloured helmets?

i LOVE the plain ones. allll black, allll white, allll red.... the multicoloured ones look ugly and unmatchable with anything...

explain!!!!

Matt Black or plain black for Westies, Fluro for the 'Shore crowd, Matchin the bike for Central and east, Borrowed off a mate for out south.
Sorry cant explain for the rest of the country.
Deep sigh, and preparing for the slagging match

[Jess]

what about the plain white and plain red ones? where do they fit?

[vifferman]

and can someone explain to me the overruling fascination with multicoloured helmets?
i LOVE the plain ones. allll black, allll white, allll red.... the multicoloured ones look ugly and unmatchable with anything...

explain!!!! please...

Fascination? No, sometimes circumstances.
My first coupla helmets were plain colours, coz that's all you could buy "in the old days", unless you had your helmet spraypainted. My first new one was red (red bike) and I spraypainted it to match my second bike (silver). The next one I bought new (coz I got a discount from the shop I bought my bike at), and it was white with red 'n blue graphics, to match my bike. Some time after I replaced the bike with a black bike with silver bits and gold decals, I happened to see a black helmet with gold and silver graphics, and the salesman offered to let me test-ride it for the day, then gave me a substantial discount. So I had no choice: I had to become colour-coordinated again.
My current helmet is multicoloured (not my first choice) solely because I needed a new helmet, and Yamahamaman sold it to me for a very good price.
So if you don't like it, too bad.
I wouldn't mind a plain red helmet, or one with tastefully subdued accents in black, but I don't have the money to buy a plain helmet because you don't approve of garishly-hued ones.

[Blakamin]

what about the plain white and plain red ones? where do they fit?

They are for Ducati and old BMW owners

[Jess]

ya dont have to change your helmet just because i dont like it! none of that was a personal insult to the colour of anyone's helmet, i just like 'em plain, myself...

[gav]

it certainly pays to shop around and try on as many different helmets as you can. I was disappointed by the Shoei Raid, felt like a terrible fit and very cheap and nasty, seemed to have little padding and didnt fit very snuggly. I've always had Shoei in the past and was going to buy another, best fit was a Shoei Diablio XR1000 that was about $700 in a XXL . Then looked at some KBC and HJC, best fit was the HJC, and ended up getting a real bargain. Agreed to a CL12 in a XXL, but distributor had no stock but offered a CL14 as discounted price to match the CL12 price, this line was being replaced by the AC11 / AC12 line, but has same shell as CL14 and just has metallic paint job. This helmet retails for around $450, got my CL14 for $250 from dealer,

[vifferman]

it certainly pays to shop around and try on as many different helmets as you can. I was disappointed by the Shoei Raid, felt like a terrible fit and very cheap and nasty, seemed to have little padding and didnt fit very snuggly.

We spent a lot of time on Saturday looking at and trying on helmets, finding one for my lovely wife. In the end, the Shoei Raid was the only one that fit well (she has a small head), it was the most comfy AND best quality. She found a couple of other helmets that almost fit, and an HJC that fit well but her glasses were pressing into her temples. The salesman certainly knew his stuff - what he said about the shape and fit of other helmets was spot on, as it was exactly what was confirmed when we tried them.
At $399, the Raid was a good price. Oh - we did find one (and only one) other helmet that fitted well - an Arai, which was a little difficult to get the glasses on at first. And it cost nearly $1000. So we went back and bought the Raid, and Mrs FS was very pleased with it when we test-rode it.

[750Y]

...the Raid was a good price. Oh - we did find one (and only one) other helmet that fitted well - an Arai, which was a little difficult to get the glasses on at first....

Just out of curiosity, what model arai was it? I too, only found the shoei fitted me good (I'm a size small in helmets also) but it's getting a little ragged nowadays, so I may look into the arai as another option. Oh, and it'll have to be plain white for maximum sight, with a clear visor for clear vision(function before form).

[vifferman]

Just out of curiosity, what model arai was it? I too, only found the shoei fitted me good (I'm a size small in helmets also) but it's getting a little ragged nowadays, so I may look into the arai as another option. Oh, and it'll have to be plain white for maximum sight, with a clear visor for clear vision(function before form).

Dunno, but I'll find out at lunchtime (have to go into the shop again).

[750Y]

sweet thanks man...

[etepjavelin]

i brought one of the nitro "iom tt" helmets and tried it one cold night on the open road, the visor is the best i have used at night in 30 plus years of riding, i did not plan on using the tt helmet but am that impressed i am going to buy another nitro of same model which is " nitro n1600 platinum". i ride an st1300 but prefer to ride with the screen down at night, so i am really impressed with the nitro n1600, they can be got it via ebay in britain for around $270 nz.

[Morcs]

Ive had two nitro helmets - the N900V and now have the N1000V (see profile pic).

They are beautiful helmets, I prefer the shape compared to big round helmets.
They have great ventilation, love them in the summer months.

They are very noisy and icy cold air seems to get in during the winter, but hey, at $170 it was a great buy.

I have crash tested my current nitro twice - 2 accidents within 2 weeks of buying it - hence why i yet havent bought a new one yet, but saying that, it did what its supposed to do, and no less than a $1000 helmet would.

My next helmet will be yet another nitro.

I hope this helps.

[riffer]

I'm on to my second Nitro, an N1200-VX in silver red & black which goes great with my leathers. Here's a review.

Very, very light (1400 grams - I've never seen anything lighter), but also very noisy. This doesn't worry me as I'm half deaf anyway.

I found it fogged up very easily but the addition of an Oxford Huff helped heaps with that.

I'd definitely recommend it to anyone.

[Chickadee]

I've got two Nitro's, my first was all white and I still use it. It's got a flip face, warmer than the second one. Second ones a recent purchase, looks cool, steams up like buggery in these cold temps. Feel a bit cheated since hubby now has an HJC with anti-fog as standard, his is warmer too. His was around $300, my recent Nitro was $199. It will be great in summer when weathers a bit warmer.

Recommend you shop around for something that fits you well, looks good, doesn't steam up on ya (I wear glasses which makes it harder - sometimes the breathguard blows you breath up into your glasses!).

I do like my Nitro's, but there will always be something you'll like about another helmet over your own in my humble opinion.