Adventure helmets?

[bart]

No. It's just you.

Ahhhhh. It's that 'sober' thing isn't it. 6 beers and I see 20/20.

[gav24]

Looks like I need to get to shop and try a few on...
...and take my beer goggles with me!

[XF650]

I prefer my Zeus over my Grex, mainly because of better air flow to reduce fogging.
The Zeus is surprisingly stable at high speeds too, well tested on Saturday when I rode a borrowed GSX1200 on the Coro loop (thanks again rogson). I probably looked a dork wearing an adv helmet on a naked sports bike but the peak sure was a blessing when riding back to Auckland into the low sun.

[gav24]

I know, I know!
Zeus is great value for money, it all works well, and no teenager graphics!
BUT,
I just think its so ugly !!!
back to the Rjays until I hear whats wrong with it...

[Peril]

back to the Rjays until I hear whats wrong with it...

It's a copy of the FFM TX10,but with visor added
Quite like the look of the Matrix minus the skulls,shame it only comes in solid black and not a solid white also.

[reofix]

cmon boys ... adventure helmets are a scam ... next we will have lite , medium and heavy adventure helmets with a choice of continent ... bollocks !!!

[NordieBoy]

cmon boys ... adventure helmets are a scam ... next we will have lite , medium and heavy adventure helmets with a choice of continent ... bollocks !!!

What colours?

[gav24]

cmon boys ... adventure helmets are a scam ... next we will have lite , medium and heavy adventure helmets with a choice of continent ... bollocks !!!

Eh???
MX helmet too noisy and goggles a pain on the road.
Road helmet a pain with no peak for the bush and low sun.

Pretty sure both of these are common problems that I have when mixing road and off road in one ride.

So whats the scam with Adv helmets?
Please enlighten me before I spend my money?

[Oscar]

Eh???
MX helmet too noisy and goggles a pain on the road.
Road helmet a pain with no peak for the bush and low sun.

Pretty sure both of these are common problems that I have when mixing road and off road in one ride.

So whats the scam with Adv helmets?
Please enlighten me before I spend my money?

He's a 1200gs owner - he knows about scams

[gav24]

He's a 1200gs owner - he knows about scams

[Box'a'bits]

Fair to say my Shoei Hornet flows a lot more air than my Road Shoei. For that alone, Reofix's comments don't fly for me. Maybe we are doing somewhat different rides. If I was just doing gravel, then maybe that would stack...

The peak is probably too short to be really useful cfw a MX helmet, but is still useful.

I really like being able to unclip the visor on the road Shoei helmet, so I can wash it at a gas stations etc, to get rid of dust & bugs mid ride The Hornet can't do that, but then I haven't seen any adv helmet that can..

I can unclip the lining from the Hornet & completely wash that, which (given how manky I get after a good ride) has to be more pleasant than not!!

[bart]

I agree. The airflow on an ADV helmet compared to a road is way beterer. Only problem I've found is as Steve has said, pain in the ass getting the visor off.

[Monstaman]

Just bought a Shoei Hornet DS from Tardme last week, should arrive tomorrow or Friday, really looking forward to getting it.

[Oscar]

Due to dubious connections within the industry, I have a reasonable helmet collection, including a Shoei Hornet and a Arai Tour X. Basically the Shoei edges the Arai slightly in every department except the peak - the Hornet peak is neither use nor ornament, but the pin-lock visor and venting on the Shoei is fantastic.


In respect of our nay-saying comrade, I also have a Shoei XR1000, which is a great road helmet, but not a patch on a real adventure lid when the going gets tight and sweaty...

[Crisis management]

In respect of our nay-saying comrade, I also have a Shoei XR1000, which is a great road helmet, but not a patch on a real adventure lid when the going gets tight and sweaty...

You're right there...have you tried the Airoh S4? I keep hearing good things about these and they suit a Shoei head shape too!