I buy my stuff at

www.SandHillsPowerSports.com

They have excellent customer service!

and www.IMotorcyclestore.com

 

I am using the Shoei RF-1000

 

arai RX7
hands down.
or if your the enduro type the Arai XD

 

I tried the Extreme and loved it, I guess the paint made me biased .

I think Im going for this one Spec 1R Extreme Dragon theme.

 

Good helmet. If you like the way that helmet fit you would probably like the agv Ti tech also as they fit a lot a like. The arai you most likely will not like the fit then. I love my Ti tech and my extreme's but am not a huge fan of my arai's. The RX-7's you should be able to find at most bike dealers to try on. The AGV Ti Tech is going to be the hardest one to find to try on. I don't know any places local that sell them. I have ordered all 10 of mine online.

 

If you don't mind me asking, what hoe do you pimp? I need some $$$

Thanx for all the input. We should get together to ride someday, Im a noob but love to ride my R6.

 

Me too. Tried the X-11, although it vents better, also noticed its much noisier. Course that could be remedied with earplugs

 

The better the helmet vents, the noisier it will be. Try all the helmets you can on. They all the slightly different shapes, and everyone's head is slightly different. Arai makes three distinctly different shaped helmets, for round, long oval, or intermediate head shapes. The other brands, I'm not so sure of. Point is, don't go into the shop with the idea you are going to buy any one particular brand of helmet. Try them all on, wear them around the shop for a few minutes to see how the really fit. When you take them off, look for "hot spots", places on your head that are red from undue pressure. You want to avoid any helmet that has any. It should be hard to get on and off at first, it will pack in over time and loosen up slightly. You want it to be tight enough that when it's on, you can twist it side to side with your hands and it will pull the skin on your head and face with it, but not so tight it causes head aches. Also, don't be afraid to trim the foam around the ears in the cheekpads to make sure you have room for your ears. It's a light foam rubber and is only there for comfort, it provides no safety, so if it doesn't fit on your ears just right, don't worry.

 

Comfort and quality is everything. Forget about looks. Shoei and Arai make the best fitting helmets by a significant margin. This isn't really arguable as there is logical reasons, some mentioned in the post above, to explain this. Soumy fits me well but people with less "normal" head shapes don't always have that experience. Some Arai helmet prices are so rediculous it is usually better to buy a solid color highend japenese helmet unless you are rich. The first helmet I ever bought was a Sheoi TZ-1 5+ years back. It still fits excellent and has very little to any wear.

 

I wanted to add please get the tightest helmet you can stand that doesn't give you a headache or make your jaw ache. All helmets break in slightly and if the most important thing I've learned by going through 4-5 $400 helmets is get it as tight as you can.