Helmets

[Sunnyside_up!]

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Its a high end helmet made of Carbon Fiber shell wrapped in high quality leather. Add to that the safety certifications it holds. But frankly, 34k is a lot! I doubt if SBK riders would use it. For 34k, one can get a good helmet worth 8-10k + nice gear upto 25k.

I would say that you need to broaden your horizons. PRS in Mumbai has been selling Arai's for upwards of 40k for many years, while others have been successfully retailing other brands like Suomy, Nolan, and Xlite - all in the same price category and above, for years. SPG itself has sold a couple of hundred NEXX carbons in the last 18 months. Look amongst the Ninja 650, Harley Davidson and other superbike groups to find them.

That is very detailed @sunnyside_up. It is very technical and quite convincing for anybody who has a huge pocket.
BTW, looks like you were too much into helmets to gather such information. Thank you.
I wish there were options to mod a helmet with the features you mentioned above (sounds a little cunning, eh?).

I work part-time with SPG and part of my everyday routine is to study helmets and safety gear. So I have technical inanities coming out of my ears!

[Divya Sharan]

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I would say that you need to broaden your horizons. PRS in Mumbai has been selling Arai's for upwards of 40k for many years, while others have been successfully retailing other brands like Suomy, Nolan, and Xlite - all in the same price category and above, for years. SPG itself has sold a couple of hundred NEXX carbons in the last 18 months. Look amongst the Ninja 650, Harley Davidson and other superbike groups to find them.

Hmm, guess my perception of people not using this helmet was absolutely wrong! Also goes to show that many SBKers in BLR are ill equipped with Helmets. Most SBKers I met during last year's Milestone 67 ride had LS2s () and KBC helmets. A particular Busa rider was very proud in saying that he had the best gear money could buy.
He had some 8k wala helmet (forgot the name) + leather riding gear. Hence I quoted the same above.

Guess what, I need some more time to get mature before I lay hands on a more powerful mill!

[Rony]

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Please suggest a good quality light weight (preferably carbon fiber made) Motocross style Helmet with visor which can be delivered to Mumbai. I already have a Cross helmet but its too heavy causing neck pain.

[sunilyo]

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Thanks for reminding me to first contact them about the availability..
i called them and the one i wanted is out of stock.. My trip would have been a waste..
glad that i first called them..
means have to wait for some more time for the new lid..

Be in touch with them and also give them your number. They will give you a call back whenever the stock comes.

In my case i recd. the call after i had made the purchase

[sandy.avy220]

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Friends can anyone give review about steel bird adonis

[nadz11.ns]

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Be in touch with them and also give them your number. They will give you a call back whenever the stock comes.
In my case i recd. the call after i had made the purchase

Ya, will call them after 10-12 days..
After buying

Friends can anyone give review about steel bird adonis

it was discussed some 10-15 pages back.. Try to go through them..

[xpranav]

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BTW, there is a shop here in Chennai (Mount road) that sells visors for most renowned brands.

I hope looking here will help find a shop http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/universa...cessories.html


If I have to drop a point here, please allow me, betting my earnest money on a manufacturer who has almost zero after sales support is a complete waste as I feel even if the product is a total value for money product.


Further more, it has become a very common practice by most of the home brands of helmet here to launch new product every now and then to attract the customers and actually many of us have for once in our life fallen to such traps (including me) . While we are yet to witness such a hurry with the reputed brand dealing in helmets of ECE/DOT standards.


ISI is a good safety standard but most of the manufacturers following it have compromised their own manufacturing and materials standards recently. Other than the stringent safety standards (and therefore more safe concious) followed by these ECE/DOT helmets, they do have better shape geometry and comfort features to tackle high speed wind. And that literally makes them stand ahead in the league.

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I have a week time for it @petrolhead_chn i too don't like those eagle and ferrari logos. Just a new look. It should look newer than before. Thanks a lot

Pay a visit to Karol Bagh, you will have every possible paint scheme and sticker shop available there...........choose the one that suits your taste .............. oye you'r a Delhite na

[Rony]

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Has anyone here used the Spartan Pro Gear's SOL SS1 Ultimate Dual sport Helmet? I was interested in this one. Please suggest !

[xpranav]

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Friends can anyone give review about steel bird adonis

see here http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/universa...tml#post965959

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Has anyone here used the Spartan Pro Gear's SOL SS1 Ultimate Dual sport Helmet? I was interested in this one. Please suggest !

please look around here http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/universa...tml#post948492

[Sunnyside_up!]

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Has anyone here used the Spartan Pro Gear's SOL SS1 Ultimate Dual sport Helmet? I was interested in this one. Please suggest !

I have one and being a proper DOT spec, it is not light. I'm pretty sure it will be heavier than your current Cross. If you don't mind the weight though, its a very good helmet.

[B7ACKTHORN]

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I have a point to drop at this stage of thread discussion: Even if a girly scooty is not a fast machine that doesn't renders it free from the fact that the oncoming vehicle will come slow too. Further more if I put up a simple relative velocity maths (say RVM) here for a virtual scene, let's say two sccoties or anything are running at 60 kmph and accidentally came head-on during which their speeds were reduced to somewhere near 40 kmph then as per RVM velocity of impact for both the persons turn out to be 40+40 = 80 kmph and that's bloody good speed. So, please don't count a scooty collision to be a slower one

There is a research that clearly states speeds as low as 20-30KMPH is enough to kill a person if his/her is exposed to a head-on collision or serious head injury. Add just 10 KMPH more and you are in the prime range for instant death, severe head injury etc.

Okay, everyone!!At the outset, I would like to thank everyone who has put down their valuable inputs towards my query. I am not a spammer but still would like to mention all. @B7ACKTHORN , @Divya Sharan , @TranquilRage , @Sunnyside_up! , @xpranav , @metaphoric.el , @Night_Shade , @valkyrieX7 , @nadz11.ns - THANKS!!! I apologize if I have missed anyone

Let me tell you the situation in my place - Guys ride insanely mostly with gears like a cap & goggles, it's all about impressing you know!! Girls those who have two wheelers are stars among their peer group, even though they do not ride that fast, there will always be some biker types lingering around the star... I know my sister is gentle & very scared of me even though there will be emotional outburst at times. We discuss personal things with a serious face but I still care for her (hope you get the kind of relationship between us). As of now I have already given her some gyan, the xBhp way!! & deposited some money for a helmet. Since SOL, LS2, Airoh etc. are unavailable there, I am sure she's gonna go for half-faced ones. But still, have asked her to buy a good Studds with ISI. I'll carry the SOL in my visit. Till then lectures will continue to brainwash her Cheers, ride safe!!

All the very best. I want you to post the pic that you've bought for your little sister. Not a review as such, but just so that you've got the right full face helmet for her.

A controversial question this is!
The discussion is not related to the price, but the make and safety standards these helmets follow. To give you an example, till a year back I'd a Steelbird SB28 helmet. Cost me 1900 rupees in Chennai.

It is heavier than my LS2 and offers good wind protection as well. Does it look cheap or bad to anyone out here? But, in general other "phoren" made helmets undergo more stringent certifications and hence better protection offered, at least; for peace of mind. I find this helmet equivalent in protection to my LS2 at least.

Well, this gotta be started this way. Once upon a time, even before LS2, Vega, studds etc, Steelbird defined what a helmet should be. Ask any oldtimer who rides and about helmets, they'd probably say either Steelbird of Studds, and the Studds Ninja my all time favorite helmet, it's like the RX 100 of helmets. Definitely it doesn't look cheap, it was the best helmets at that time at an affordable price, and still does.

So it's purely a matter of personal summation of what one has. Of course you can't compare an 800cc with a Swift. But both the 800cc and Swift rule/ruled and had their fair share at their own times.

Friends can anyone give review about steel bird adonis

Adonis looks like a bird face when looked up from far. I was always sold for buying one years back, afer which I decided to go for another one. Not that it's inferior as such, I just didn't like the design. But the shell is real strong from all the sides, especially the rear of the head, real strong, very light weight and good field of vision. And of my friend has it too. Build quality apart from the shell is not too good, but okay for a budget helmet.

The only thing in this helmet that's good is it's shell, which is quite strong for a such a light weight helmet, but that's about it. And basically it's just a low-end helmet.

Cheers!
VJ

[Kolte666]

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Tried. Tested. Picked the same lid, different colour this time.

With the old one

[B7ACKTHORN]

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Nice going all the way. One of the best VFM helmets and the white Scorpion is my favorite decal. Congo!

Cheers!
VJ

[Rony]

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please look around here http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/universa...tml#post948492

Thanks for the heads up [MENTION=59642]xpranav[/MENTION] !

I have one and being a proper DOT spec, it is not light. I'm pretty sure it will be heavier than your current Cross. If you don't mind the weight though, its a very good helmet.

Oh ... I was looking for a light helmet actually ... Thanks for the infro bro ... I will try it at A H Helmets and check if its heavier than my Cross Cruze !

[Pranit_Crystal Myth]

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Thanks for the heads up @xpranav !



Oh ... I was looking for a light helmet actually ... Thanks for the infro bro ... I will try it at A H Helmets and check if its heavier than my Cross Cruze !

@Rony, Satyen has used a SOL Dual Sport Helmet on his Leh Ride, Ask him..