Adventure helmets?

[Padmei]

Yup.
Darwin in action.

What would you expect with Aussies aye!

[Shewolf]

I got windjammer thing before taking it away to fog, ice and sleet on the weekend and it made a heap of difference in comfort and noise reduction.



Having to wear the visor up because it just iced up was a pain with the little vent thing in the visual field, I wished I'd taken the off-road parts and goggles as mud etc was also thrown in....but for overlanding...who'd wanna carry their visor around with them that'd be a right pain.

[Taz]

That was my only gripe with the hjc. (that the visor doesn't open ehough to get it out of your field of vision)

[Waihou Thumper]

After much debate and umming and aahing, I bit the bullet and dished out some dollars for a Airoh S4. I searched around and I saw that the price was $499 here in New Zealand. I had a little search on the net and found a store that I wish I hadn't... OMFG!!
The prices are unbelievable and what is even better is the shipping prices!
So....here is the Gist!
I got the Airoh S4, same size as my other old Arai 6 year plus lid, XL, WITH a new spare visor - Dark smoke for the summer...Landed here in NZ for $325...
It is white - that colour is not available here and the shipping price was only $30 NZD with DHL. My card has been charged and it was $325 all up.



If you want to take a look at the site here is the address.....BUT, be prepared to lighten your wallet a little as the deals on the adventure riding clothing is superb!!
Not only do you get the 19% off VAT, some of the stuff is reduced even more due to being on sale....Have fun shoppers...

[Peril]

So excited you forgot to put the web address in eh

[Eddieb]

Try http://www.fc-moto.de

[Waihou Thumper]

So excited you forgot to put the web address in eh

Sorry bout that haha....Geez, it was early afterall...
Yep, that's the one Eddie, you know...

https://www.fc-moto.de/epages/fcm.sf...jectID=2587640

[Waihou Thumper]

Try http://www.fc-moto.de

Above, as this takes you straight to the par englais version..

[keenas]

Bugger me, ive been lookin for a white Aroh s4 and came to the comclusion I would have to import one. Just need to get the right size. How long was the delivery time?....... and the other stuff on that web site is pretty coool too. Think the visa might get a hiding here.:

[paturoa]

I got one of these this arvo, but be aware there is a serious flaw and I'll be going back to the shop tomorrow to get a replacement peak.

The peak is held on with 2 screws on each side. However there is a gap under the rear screw and when its screwed in it just cracks the peak by where the red arrow is - DUH (the cracks were already there as it was the shelf / demo helmet and someone had already screwed it in too far)

I've done a quick fix and cut some tubing to make up a big fat washer to screw down snugly on without munting the peak.

There is another less serious issue where the peak has 2 height settings. On the lower height with the visor up it touches the bottom of the peak and would quickly scratch the visor right on the eye line, with the wind making everything flex - double duh!

The good points are price, one of the best helmets I've every had with my glasses on (has cutouts in just the right places), good ventilation and extendable peak that I can put some black tape on for sun strike.

Edit: I was just weighing it and it was 1.85kg compared to my FFM M9 old lid which was 1.55kg; when I noticed that that serveral of the plastic bits are IDENTICAL to the FFM helmet, including the vent on the top, the rear vent, a plastic moulding at the rear base, strap and fittings, lining materials and removable lining clips and hooks! Got me a new rjayffm helmet!

[Tony W]

Bought another ZEUS 2100B today,
(my old black one had been down the road a few times....with my head in it.)
Only $155 from my local dealer.
I have been pleased with the Zeus, and really can't fault it.
.....a bit pricey though.......

[Padmei]

Did you see on that de. website the fighter helmets? Surely they'd only be for jet fighters? People don't really wear them on motorcycles do they? I know I joke about my fliplid being a bit Top Gunny but jiminy crickets...

[Eddieb]

I got windjammer thing before taking it away to fog, ice and sleet on the weekend and it made a heap of difference in comfort and noise reduction.



Having to wear the visor up because it just iced up was a pain with the little vent thing in the visual field, I wished I'd taken the off-road parts and goggles as mud etc was also thrown in....but for overlanding...who'd wanna carry their visor around with them that'd be a right pain.

So you've had this for a while now, what do you think of it? does it make getting the helmet on and off any different?

How much was it and where did you get it from?

[paturoa]

I used it for my recent trip around oz (15,500 km over 4 weeks and about 600 km per day so a good amount of riding) and I'd rate it 8 out of 10:

Fit and comfort - excellent. I'm caucasian with a round head and I never had any pressure points or discomfort even with a full days riding.

Noise - its a medium noisy helmet which you'd expect with the strap location and a peak.

Peak / Sun shade - the base design with the extendable peak is excellent but the implementation is poor. The extension piece is smoked plastic so still lets the sun through. So I modded it with some black duct tape and then it was excellent. I'd be riding into the setting sun with full visibility and my buddies were really struggling with sun glare off their conventional road helmets. They also were using a lot of suntan lotion up north on their faces and I didn't need any.

Finish and build quality - very good, nothing fell off and no loose threads or anything.

Breakability - poor they've used brittle plastic in a lot of places. The peak extension and mount are made of brittle plastic and if you dropped it on the peak (or did a face plant) it would likely break. Right at the front of the visor is a nipple that clicks into a clip in the helmet body itself to keep the visor firmly closed, this (clip in helmet) broke within a week.

Design - overall very good except the screws on the side of the peak as per earlier above post.

Riding at high speed - I was pleasantly surprised, there was little wind push except if I turned my head sideways.

Side wind - poor - a strong side wind realy pushes the helmet around.

Rain - good for keeping the rain out but the droplets stay on the visor for a long time after the rain stops.

Weight - poor its one of the heaviest helmets around at 1.8 kg.

Fogging up - good - it never fogged the visor (the other guys were having fogging probs so I had something to compare)

Ventilation - OK - the vent on the top looks good but does bugger all. I forgot to close it in the rain but didn't get wet!

Cold weather - not realy sure, the coldest we travelled was only 8 degrees but that isnet realy cold enought to tell.

Camelbak room - I didn't have any problems with mine as there is plenty of room between my chin and the helmet chin (I've got a normal chin!)

I'd buy another one tomorrow as even with the faults at a quarter of the price of the more expensive helmets, who cares.

If they changed to less brittle plastic and put some spacers in the peak mount it would be the best buy on the market.

Cheers ears

[XF650]

Great report on the Rjays Adv helmet.
I'm looking to replace my (munted) Zeus & looking at options. It will be a good comparison, I reckon.
Ideally I would like an integrated sun visor but only version of that, that I can buy without importing, is the HJC IS-Multi. However there are very mixed reviews on that lid.