motorcycle helmets

by beAsty • 5 Jul 2012, 14:38 • Journals
As I got my motorcycle license a few days ago I thought about which motorcycle helmet I should buy.

Post the coolest looking helmets you know (full face covering). I want a matt black one with a "move over arrow" on the front and a facepalm on the back :P But I guess it will be hard to find anything like that with proper security and a payable price :S

Hopefully I can drive a Triumph Daytona 675 anytime soon :>

image: Triumph-Daytona-675-R-1
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Hennessy 5 Jul 2012, 15:50
hope you crash
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beAsty 5 Jul 2012, 16:10
mad /!\ polak who wants but can't afford motor cycle?
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DrLagAlot 5 Jul 2012, 16:13
estonian* put I deffnitely agree with your point
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slotu 5 Jul 2012, 16:14
u are wrong
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sac 5 Jul 2012, 19:18
motorcycles cost much less than a proper car
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beAsty 5 Jul 2012, 19:20
So ?
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sac 5 Jul 2012, 19:23
so for most people its not about "being able to afford it" but more about "being able to stay alive"
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beAsty 5 Jul 2012, 19:26
Or most ppl see a motorcycle as an addition to a car but don't have the money to buy a proper car + bike.

No wait.. motorcycle = death so you are right.
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sac 5 Jul 2012, 19:28
If you have never been in motorcycle crash then yes stfu ;)
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beAsty 5 Jul 2012, 19:28
I see death everywhere in this journal :(
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sac 5 Jul 2012, 19:33
i dont get ur arrogant attitude but hennessy is still a tard for saying that
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beAsty 5 Jul 2012, 19:38
If that retard wishes me to crash then why shouldn't I sound arrogant/cocky to him?

I am actually not arrogant or cocky in real life at all. Of course driving a motorcycle is dangerous. More dangerous than driving a car. But it is fun. Drinking alcohol, taking drugs and snowboarding is dangerous as well. Yet a lot of ppl do it.
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spho 5 Jul 2012, 15:50
Buy a matt black helmet and two stickers..
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beAsty 5 Jul 2012, 16:12
As far as I know stickers aren't allowed as the "glue" could do damage to the stability of the helmet (like the glue gets hot and melts into the "surface" of the helmet). Atleast that's what they told me 5 years ago when making the small motorcycle license.
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hAMMER 5 Jul 2012, 16:46
what? a sticker could damage the helmet? the helmet protect your head by crashing the worset accidents but a sticker is killing it? :D
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beAsty 5 Jul 2012, 16:53
I just googled it and the answer is yes.
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hAMMER 5 Jul 2012, 17:04
strange, but ok^^
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Baz 5 Jul 2012, 18:07
That is true regarding stickers, never put any on your helmet. What ever helmet you decide to get in the end, make sure you first go to a store and try a few on, get some help also while in the store because they have to fit correctly. This is mine (if the link works) - http://www.motorcycleobsession.com/Suomy-Vandal-Aces-Helmet.html
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beAsty 5 Jul 2012, 18:20
do u know smth about airbrushing and helmets? I thought a matt black one with airbrush would be nice :P
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Baz 5 Jul 2012, 20:29
http://www.theairbrushforum.com/questions-answers-airbrush/467.htm - Personally I would have a bright one that stands out so you can be seen :)
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Cardo 5 Jul 2012, 15:52
buy one that matches your bike
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wAiiit 5 Jul 2012, 15:52
Drive by von der Hayabusa Maschine
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kotz 5 Jul 2012, 16:00
Bell got some nice matt black helmets, price arounds 100-500e. Just google and look.
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beAsty 5 Jul 2012, 16:14
I agree but I thought about something "originaly". Not some random helmet that every 2nd guy has :P
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JinxStinx 5 Jul 2012, 16:13
All I can say is don't go cheap on your protection gear especially the helmet!!
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maza 5 Jul 2012, 16:20
image: 82802002

cheap visors too
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kevlar 5 Jul 2012, 16:21
sorted.

http://www.collthings.co.uk/2009/04/motorcycle-helmets.html

stay safe!
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hAMMER 5 Jul 2012, 16:49
some really really coole helmets out there. gues some of them will be only allowed in the usa, at least not in yermany :)
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temezi 5 Jul 2012, 16:58
i would rather go for safety and silence then looks when picking a helmet
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miNd 5 Jul 2012, 17:05
fuck the look, safety first
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An7ho 5 Jul 2012, 17:07
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Ashe 5 Jul 2012, 17:13
+1 i had agv cross helmet
QUALITY ONES
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An7ho 5 Jul 2012, 17:18
got approximately the same + black visor
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s1gnum 5 Jul 2012, 17:12
gonna be scraped off the road in few weeks, hf!
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shmoe 5 Jul 2012, 17:24
http://www.louis.de/index.php?topic=artnr_gr&article_context=detail&grwgr=150&wgr=837&list_total=19&anzeige=0&page=0&artnr_gr=215027

mine. bought it few weeks ago. really nice ventilation, weight and quality overall. could be a little quieter tho. but for that price, its just top! would buy it again.
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beAsty 5 Jul 2012, 17:28
louis are pretty much the worst guys to buy motorcycle equipment from. Atleast in Austria they scam unexperienced ppl with overpriced shit stuff.
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shmoe 5 Jul 2012, 17:40
well look at the price. 359,95€ dropped to 239,95€. you can check for other prices of the model online, it is really low. plus, you have to check if the helmet fits your head. just because in your old helemt you got L 60, doesnt mean your new one from a different company will fit you at that size. So you cannot buy blindly. Then the employees @ germany are really experienced and competent, at least at my store they are ^^. Ofc they will try to sell you the more expensive stuff, why wouldn't they? but they also always point out their special offers, like my helmet. In addition, I always get the 20% off card form my driving instructor who i stayed in contact with ;).

So all I am saying is, check it out for yourself. If they are really as shitty as you say in Austria I am sure yo know some alternatives. Louis is just the nearest shop to me, and i got that 20% there, so it was the obvious choice.
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beAsty 5 Jul 2012, 17:46
Ye that's a nice price drop but price doesn't say much :P Best example was some other guy I had driving lessons with. He went to Louise for a helmet and they talked him into the "special offer" helmet for 650€ (which normally costs 1000€). He had to swap the helmet 3 times. At the 3rd time he asked for the money though.

And I know from experienced motorcycle drivers that the customer service at Louise is just talking bullshit when you ask for their help. My alternative is to drive to italy to get all the gear for half the price (same brands/models as in Austria) :P
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shmoe 5 Jul 2012, 18:04
that sounds like a good idea :D

Seems there is a huge gap between the customer service in our countries. When I go and want to buy a helmet, I tell them: Hi, my budget is like 200-250€. Thats what i want to spend on a helmet. what are your suggestions? Then I look at what they come up with and check the alternatives. I have no idea how you can do that wrong. Getting input about stuff on the internet or friends beforehand is not that hard. If you (he) get scamed into buying a helmet originally costing 1000€ you dont care that much about your money anyway i believe..

But if you get good stuff cheap in italy and its arround the corner, then gl hf there. would be my choice too then. You could buy a good black helmet like the x-701 for example and get some airbrush done btw ;)
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beAsty 5 Jul 2012, 18:07
Ye Italy is a lot cheaper for car/motorcycle parts & accessiors. Also repair costs a way cheaper (engine swap on my car was 1000€ while in austria/germany you have to pay 5000€-7000€.. so repair + vacation = repairing in austria).

Airbrushing sounds like a good idea :D
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StrAf 5 Jul 2012, 17:30
nice bike :)
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LeFrancis 5 Jul 2012, 17:31
ask razz :x:d::x:/D
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j4CK 5 Jul 2012, 18:08
Stylish motorcylce!

image: black-yamaha-r1
yamaha R1

image: Suzuki-GSXR-1000-Black-Front-Side-Pictures
Suzuki GSXR 1000
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beAsty 5 Jul 2012, 18:20
I think I wont ever need a 1000ccm.. and for the beginning a 600ccm is more then enough :P
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j4CK 5 Jul 2012, 18:22
Yeah thats true mate, my cousin bought Yamaha R6 some months ago just to 'learn' to ride a motor.

He'd like to buy a R1 or atleast 1000ccm in couple of year ;)
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darthmob 5 Jul 2012, 19:11
Not sure what it's like in Austria but in Germany you can get a 600ccm and restrict its power to I think 60hp and get comfortable with it more easily and save on taxes.

I don't have any motorcycle experience but I'm sure that R6 unrestricted is still beast even though it is "only" 600ccm.
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skooli 5 Jul 2012, 19:29
restricting kits usually damp to 34hp since that is the maximum power you are allowed to handle (for 2 years) when you get your license when you're under 25
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beAsty 5 Jul 2012, 19:30
and it can't be very healthy for the engine when most engine crashes/failures on the daytona 675 come from the power restriction :S
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skooli 5 Jul 2012, 19:36
of course not, engines are designed for the power they output, restricting kits work by artificially creating bottlenecks (as cheaply and simple as possible)... that cant be healthy
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darthmob 5 Jul 2012, 22:17
Ah, thanks for clearing that up! Now I'm even more impressed by the R6 for having 106hp.
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Svepe 5 Jul 2012, 20:13
and You're beginner? I hope You know what you're doing mate, it's pretty fast
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nuggan 5 Jul 2012, 20:54
dat Suzuki, daaamn!
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j4CK 5 Jul 2012, 22:46
<3333333 stylish
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Noxiii 5 Jul 2012, 19:52
hope you are not one of this faggots that i see every morning when i drive to work, hunting down the streets @ the city with 130kmh+. For this i rly hate motorcycle drivers.
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beAsty 5 Jul 2012, 19:55
no I will not drive through the city with 130kmh... but I am surely not one of those who drive 30 km/h when 50 km/h are allowed and 60 km/h are possible.
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Noxiii 5 Jul 2012, 20:07
Quote but I am surely not one of those who drive 30 km/h when 50 km/h are allowed


tbh i never saw a motorcycle driver doing this. But i dont understand why it is that hard to just drive "normal" with a motorcycle. Especially in the city in the morning when there are children crossing the streets going to school etc. Some (many here at my city) drivers are rly braindamged, i could just smash them in the face at the next red traffic light - yes i hate them a lot.
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beAsty 5 Jul 2012, 20:41
I generally take a lot of care when driving in citys. As you said: people crossing the roads, children playing, etc.
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