Helmets

[sandy.avy220]

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Hi friends need a review about Spartan SL68s II please suggest a good helmet for hot climates

[nadz11.ns]

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Hi friends need a review about Spartan SL68s II please suggest a good helmet for hot climates

There isn't any particular helemts for hot climate..
Mostly all good helemts come with ventilation and will help in easing out the heat from the head..
the one you have mentioned, looks good on paper.. With many vents and padding.. Haven't used one.. So can't comment more..
also from many earlier posts.. SOL helemts do get a good review by riders here..

[sandy.avy220]

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There isn't any particular helemts for hot climate..
Mostly all good helemts come with ventilation and will help in easing out the heat from the head..
the one you have mentioned, looks good on paper.. With many vents and padding.. Haven't used one.. So can't comment more..
also from many earlier posts.. SOL helemts do get a good review by riders here..

Thx bro may I know what is the price range of SOL

[nadz11.ns]

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Thx bro may I know what is the price range of SOL

its given on their site.. Spartan ProGear | Product

[Haran Hawx]

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Guys , I am planning to get a duke soon and I am 5'9" tall and under 60 kilos . I am looking for a light weight helmet (without compromising safety ). I had a LS2 helmet which was heavy for me , for my body. My budget is 7.5k , I can stretch it upto 10k (Only if its worth). If possible tell me the shop name too . Also are offroad Helmets with visor advised? Thanks !

[senotrius]

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@10k you could look into carbon fibre ls2 models.396 and 358 I think are available.its there on ls2 India fb page.just check.however the newer stock will have raised prices due to dollar value.thh is also bringing carbon fibre helmets at 8k in limited numbers according to the local dealer here.check with your local dealers.

[sunilyo]

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@10k you could look into carbon fibre ls2 models.396 and 358 I think are available.its there on ls2 India fb page.just check.however the newer stock will have raised prices due to dollar value.thh is also bringing carbon fibre helmets at 8k in limited numbers according to the local dealer here.check with your local dealers.

As far as i am informed Carbon Fibre models of LS2 are above the 12-13k mark.

[rx100.7050]

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As far as i am informed Carbon Fibre models of LS2 are above the 12-13k mark.

Even Daijya Carbon Fibre (the one which was presented to Sunny during the Grand India Roadtrip. Others were presented regular Daijya) is priced around 13-15 K

[retweak]

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at 10k you can import a good old AGV. Probably k3 model. Check out their site for accurate details. Then checl ebay for the best prices and sellers. Duty and shipping should be around 3k. I got mine this route in 15 days of purchase. And boy did it arrive and how!

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[Haran Hawx]

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Thank you guys! I am planning to try and buy it so importing is not an option for me . Looks like i need to increase my budget even higher sigh!.

[B7ACKTHORN]

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Hi friends need a review about Spartan SL68s II please suggest a good helmet for hot climates

No helmet is CLIMATE FRIENDLY at least to an extent, when the humidity levels are up, you sweat and that's inevitable depending on the person you are.

Guys , I am planning to get a duke soon and I am 5'9" tall and under 60 kilos . I am looking for a light weight helmet (without compromising safety ). I had a LS2 helmet which was heavy for me , for my body. My budget is 7.5k , I can stretch it upto 10k (Only if its worth). If possible tell me the shop name too . Also are offroad Helmets with visor advised? Thanks !

Thank you guys! I am planning to try and buy it so importing is not an option for me . Looks like i need to increase my budget even higher sigh!.

Try looking for AIROH from Bachoo Motors very very light weight helmets. And AGV, SParx, KBC from Performance Racing Store all the famous brands are here at your door stop. Don't import, unless someone abroad is purchasing it for you. The shipping costs a bomb and you can't expect how the package might be delivered to you. Safe bet, my advice would be to stay off.

AIROH, AGV, KBC are all pretty light weight helmets, and imported too,

Try Bachoo Motors for AIROH
www.performanceracing.net for AGV, KBC, SparX.

Cheers!
VJ

[sandy.avy220]

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Thx vj can you recommend a good light weighted one

[B7ACKTHORN]

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I read the manual that came with the helmet and it also advises not oiling or anything as it is self-lubricating. Anyway, I did detach the visor to check for anything out of order, cleaned it, applied very little vaseline and attached it. Didn't find any reduction in the creaking. Also some small plastic piece was lying on the floor presumably broken off from somewhere. As there was no problem with the functioning, I assume there is no problem. Didn't want to re-open and check, or apply vaseline again, because such things tend to break more often than not in my hands

Do you think the creaking has anything to do with rainwater?

Another thing, how is the ventilation supposed to be in the helmet? My Airoh has two airflow points, one at the chin and one above the visor, and according to the manual, the air exits from the base of the helmet/back of the neck. There is no airflow vent on the back of the helmet. Somehow, I feel the lack of air/oxygen. Am riding for about a month now, so I know it's not that I am yet to get accumulated to a helmet. Today, by the time I reached home I was feeling as if my senses were getting dull, I opened the visor on impulse and immediately I felt a burst of freshness in my brain, and it was not just because of the wind in my face. Normally, I do open the visor only when the wait at the signal is long and never while riding.

Or am I getting dehydrated too fast? While riding in monsoon, one may not sweat too much or realise that one has sweated a lot. I know that even generally, I tend to feel too hot/sweat all over. Now, even with lower monsoon temperatures and mesh jacket, I think my body's general tendency to heat up plus traffic plus heat from RE engine etc might be combining to suffocate me more. I have started carrying water, but I think the problem mainly is happening with the head i.e. the helmet.

Please share your experiences on this guys. I can handle sweat, but not dulling of senses that may lead to loss of control or worse.

Of course no manual would state to use a lubricant, it was my discretion right, and I posted that back. The small plastic thing that may have come off, are those small rollers that are in the side of the helmet visor that rolls down and holds on to the ratchet mechanism. Those rollers are really small wheels and they are clumsly engineered that they can come off after repeated usage. But that doesn't mean it won't work, it will. That creaking sound is most probably caused the by that roller broken and it can't be replaced, if indeed is broken.

And you're absolutely right, AIROH's fit is a little snugger than most helmets and you almost feel choked at times after wearing its sometime. My RJays helmet is my favorite even I have the GP500. It has superb field of vision and excellent ventilation. AIROH is tighter, snugger and the fit is where I hate it, way too snug that it restricts my breathing movement. But after repeated usage it seems to be getting in shape.

The dilemmas you faced were faced by me too, too much perspiration in the head, unable to breathe and a sense of vertigo after wearing this helmet first, all due to the wrong size, I should have gone for a bigger size XL and instead opted for L. But it needs time for you to get used to it.

Thx vj can you recommend a good light weighted one

AIROH, AGV, and SOL all these are lightweigh helmets.

Cheers!
VJ

[Sunnyside_up!]

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I read the manual that came with the helmet and it also advises not oiling or anything as it is self-lubricating. Anyway, I did detach the visor to check for anything out of order, cleaned it, applied very little vaseline and attached it. Didn't find any reduction in the creaking. Also some small plastic piece was lying on the floor presumably broken off from somewhere. As there was no problem with the functioning, I assume there is no problem. Didn't want to re-open and check, or apply vaseline again, because such things tend to break more often than not in my hands

Do you think the creaking has anything to do with rainwater?

Another thing, how is the ventilation supposed to be in the helmet? My Airoh has two airflow points, one at the chin and one above the visor, and according to the manual, the air exits from the base of the helmet/back of the neck. There is no airflow vent on the back of the helmet. Somehow, I feel the lack of air/oxygen. Am riding for about a month now, so I know it's not that I am yet to get accumulated to a helmet. Today, by the time I reached home I was feeling as if my senses were getting dull, I opened the visor on impulse and immediately I felt a burst of freshness in my brain, and it was not just because of the wind in my face. Normally, I do open the visor only when the wait at the signal is long and never while riding.

Or am I getting dehydrated too fast? While riding in monsoon, one may not sweat too much or realise that one has sweated a lot. I know that even generally, I tend to feel too hot/sweat all over. Now, even with lower monsoon temperatures and mesh jacket, I think my body's general tendency to heat up plus traffic plus heat from RE engine etc might be combining to suffocate me more. I have started carrying water, but I think the problem mainly is happening with the head i.e. the helmet.

Please share your experiences on this guys. I can handle sweat, but not dulling of senses that may lead to loss of control or worse.

The easiest way to check would be to switch helmets with a more comfortable fit for a few days to see if the helmet is the culprit. I personally find it hard to believe that a helmet can be so tight that it cuts off ventilation but VJ has had this experience, so do check.

My guess is that your RE has a leak in the exhaust system and that you're slowly poisoning yourself with carbon monoxide. This effect can be compounded by slow moving traffic where you're inhaling smoke directly from your exhaust head sitting underneath you. Since your helmet is not ventilating, the poisonous gases may be getting trapped inside and slowly suffocating you.

In any case, as you rightly said, you should get to the bottom of this ASAP - as what you are describing is needed dangerous. Please do let us know what happens.

BTW, if the helmet is so tight, why didn't you exchange immediately?

[UrbanNomad]

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Looking to GIVE AWAY my LS2 phobia helmet (Size XL, location Andheri, Mumbai). Occasionally used in the last 1.5 yrs. Spare tinted visor also there with it. Reason for giving away: bought a better fit (size M) helmet after i realised wrong size implications. Not looking to sell, but give away.
PL feel free to pick up from me in the next one week or so, travelling for 3 weeks after that.