Recommendations for a quiet helmet please.

[Sparky Bills]

Yikes. Is it made of gold or something?? I got a spare FFM flip-front a few weeks ago, admittedly old stock, for $100. Should have ordered 2.

Ummmmmm... You arnt seriously comparing an FFM with a Shoei are you??
Slightly different market mate.

[CookMySock]

Buy a long acrylic scarf from Farmers, mine goes to my knees when draped around my neck.

good idea, but be careful wrapping long strong things around your neck. Make sure its short enough to not get into trouble, or weak enough so that it can get torn apart, instead of the think that its wrapped around getting torn apart.

Steve

[Grub]

good idea, but be careful wrapping long strong things around your neck.

Good point Steve. The reason I mentioned the length of mine is that after two wraps around the neck, the ends are tucked into the scarf just behind the ears. The result is perfect - no loose ends, the ends are out of the direct airstream and the tuck-in just adds the perfect extra bulk to ensurre that the gap is filled

[Hitcher]

mine goes to my knees when draped around my neck.

A gentleman never tells. [Blushes, modestly]

[Daffyd]

good idea, but be careful wrapping long strong things around your neck. Make sure its short enough to not get into trouble, or weak enough so that it can get torn apart, instead of the think that its wrapped around getting torn apart.

Steve

I stand to be corrected, but I seem to remember that's how Lawrence of Arabia died... got his scarf caught in the wheel of his bike.

And the famous dancer, Isadora Duncan died the same way, only in a car.

[slimjim]

A gentleman never tells. [Blushes, modestly]

O dear...

Nope i don't think that's a good idea... ok off bike ..

as fucking around with it around your's neck ...

nope $34.95 whisper kit. there are dearer ones yup..however it also allows you a hell of alot better to move around in ... than a fucking long piece of cloth...wrapped around your neck and helmet..as well as overheating ..

[Griffin]

I can vouch for the Shoei MultiTec... its a fantastic helmet. And with the whisper kit on its pretty dam quiet for a flipface. Nothing like the convenience of popping the front of your helmet up when your darting into the shop / servo.

As for a helmet thats easy to take off with your gloves on... not sure there is such a thing. Why do you want to take your helmet off but keep wearing your gloves? Even at quick pop ins to shops I need to take at least one glove off to sort out paying for stuff (getting cash from wallet, wallet from pocket, eftpos buttons etc)

[PZR]

I wear a Schuberth which is tested as the quietest helmet on the market (along with the BMW) But you gotta pay for what you get as well. Somewhere between $1100.00 to $1400.00. But well worth it for keeping my hearing intact. Like the man said its all about the air coming in around your neck. I also wear custom made Plugs for Lugs. Then I went out and got a bike with a really loud exhaust. Go figure??
I found the Shoei XR1000 as noisy as my old cheap HJC so I spent a lot of time getting a really quiet helmet and am very pleased with it. Weight is about the same as most other brands at around 1450 grams. Full on race helmets drop down around 1200/1300 grams but can be noisy. Flip fronts can get up to 1800 grams and you can notice it on the neck muscles, but the flip up option would be handy
Earplugs are a must

[Ryder]

get some plugz for lugz...???
they even second as earphones if you get th more expensive ones

[FastBikeGear]

buy a whisper kit , slips around lower edge of hat, tucks into neckcoller ,

Thanks Slimjim I tried out a whisper kit - Excellent suggestion it reduced the noise level extremely well. - not sure if I would now bother with earl plugs except perhaps on a long trip.

[Beeza]

Wear ear-plugs? You must be crazy! I once had a Nolan polycarbonate fullface which was brilliant -- especially as I have a rather large schnozz and most other lids didn't have enough space between visor and nose. But now I ride with an open-face helmet or -- pay attention -- a brilliantly quiet FFM polycarb full-face with a visor I can lift or drop with a gloved hand.

[FastBikeGear]

Time to replace my 1997 Shoei X-Ceed.

Thanks to the forum feed back and advice from my local bike shop I have revised my requirements for my next helmet.

Here's my revised wish list for my next helmet.

1. Full face
2. Internal flip down sun visor (I know these are currently not popular but I think the writing is on the wall and these will be a lot more popular when/if the more highly regarded brands such as Shoei, etc begin to roll these out in the market. I don't want the unnecessary inconvenience of sunglasses)
3. White for higher visibility
4. ECE 22-05 or five star sharp rated. (It would be nice if it also had a good SHARP rating. (Currently rules out flip face)
5. Light weight (rules out flip face)
6. Quiet. (Yes I know it's an outdoor activity and all helmets are noisey)

I have found only a few helmets that have an internal sun visor and can meet a few of the above criteria.

Givi - Not available in white, no SHARP rating. (seems nice quality and weight though)

Schubert S1 - Not available in white, heavy (Currently undergoing SHARP evaluation) reputably one of the quieter helmets but also a little heavy and very expensive!

HJC FS-10 - Only 3 stars in the SHARP rating, not available in white in New Zealand

Have I missed any that should be on this list?

[MaxCannon]

I have the Givi 401 and I'm really happy with it.
The visor works really well and the I find the helmet very comfy.

I think in silver it's pretty visible too.

[FastBikeGear]

I have the Givi 401 and I'm really happy with it.
The visor works really well and the I find the helmet very comfy.

I think in silver it's pretty visible too.

Thanks for the feed back/suggestion. I had a look at them too and I agree they seem to have one of the better internal visors...but I really want white - and they don't come in this colour. I note that they are European standard approved (22.05) but they haven't been rated by SHARP yet.

[bikemike]

Schubert S1 - Not available in white, heavy (Currently undergoing SHARP evaluation) reputably one of the quieter helmets but also a little heavy and very expensive!

S1 Pro comes in white
http://www.schuberth.com/index.php?id=20&L=1
And the R1 comes in metallic silver.