Helmets

[Conquistador]

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Actually the velcro is to attach Breathbox which deflects the breath away. Chin curtains are also available for your model. Btw when i bought CL-16, i got a free pinlock insert. You can buy a pinlock insert on ebay.com.

Thanks Vasant. I know that CL-16 comes with pinlock insert. But the CL-17 unfortunately doesn't. By chin curtain I meant the cloth thing at the bottom. I have a removable breath deflector near the mouth just above the chin vent.

I am just sceptical about the eBay, will wait for some more time till it is available in India. I'll post on the fb page of the retailers and distributors (performance racing ) to enquire first.

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[Conquistador]

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Do you mean to say your cheekpads are too tight? You'll just have to hold on till you break into your new helmet's padding, or might be the helmet size is smaller than you require.

For fogging, at the present, try to keep the visor very slightly open. As the stock CL-17 comes with the pin-lock enabled visor and not the insert, later you may ask the store you bought it from for a pin-lock insert.

Don't think having smoked or iridium visors will help you eliminate fogging. On the contrary, a smoked visor plus fog may hamper visibility even more than clear visor plus fog.

I believe the velcro at your chin/mouth area is to keep your mic in place if you use a motorcycle communicator.

Thanks for the reply TR.
I am still waiting for them cheekpads to break-in.
I've also heard a household remedy for defogging glasses; apply normal white toothpaste and gently rub off the glass. I haven't tried it though, but was told it helps for helmet visors and spectacles too.
Can anyone try and check?

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[cool20bud]

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For that price, and since you want a light helmet, check out the Airoh Helmets... They have some awesome graphics and start at ₹7,000... They helmets are Made in Italy, and I assure you won't get a good quality helmet as light as that in this price range... Check out the Bachoo Motors website as well as fb page. They have a dealer in Delhi, you should check that out
Take pics and share your experience once you get a helmet! Cheers


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Thanks buddy!

I will surely have a look over it.

[raintree]

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Have been following this thread for a couple of weeks now! Can someone tell me what should I choose between the MT Axxis and KYT RC7 Samurai?

Amazon along with PlanetDSG are coming up with a 20% off on the KYT today morning by 9 am. I would like to purchase this if you the pros here think so it is equal to the MT Axxis.

[ashwin.terminator]

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I'm not able to find the Smoked Visor for the KYT RC7. PlanetDSG didn't respond and neither did Ultimate Auto Impex, Mumbai.

That's when I hit upon a novel idea, instead of buying a new visor. Is it possible to just tint the current one with the Sun Protection Film used on cars? I was thinking, since the application area is small, can't I just to some store and ask them to use the bit leftover from a car application on the visor? That will save me the trouble of having to pay for the entire film.

It sounds feasible to me. But is it actually feasible? :P

[danny king]

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Just wanted to share with my fellow xbhpians. Just bought SJ4000, wonderful helmet cam that can replace GoPro
Some pics and I will share videos too now onwards

I have trying to get hold of a helmet cam for myself. But could not find any.
Could you tell me from where you bought this and how much you paid?

[prateek2210]

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I have trying to get hold of a helmet cam for myself. But could not find any.
Could you tell me from where you bought this and how much you paid?

Mine is a long story. Let me share it with you all.
My friends are in moto vlogging and they asked me to get a helmet cam. So I started searching, I shortlisted this . But my friend went for this and I waited till he comes up with the review.
In the mean time I ventured out on net and found SJ4000 is apt replacement for Hero 3 so started searching for it. And by luck stumbled upon this (listing ended now). The price was 8999 and after ebay;s 15% off coupan , I paid almost 7500 INR only. So overall it was steal deal for me.

But now if you go and look out for SJ4000 on ebay/flipkart/snapdeal it would be around 12k-13k.
Rather there is another option available in the less price range Clickpro

Best part about SJ4000 and Clickpro is that all the Go Pro Mounts are direct fit.

One thing that differentiates SJ4000 and Clickpro is that SJ has 170degree viewing angle as compared to Clickpro's 152degrees

Point that gives Hero3 advantage is that it has mic adapter, whereas SJ4000 has in built mic which is okayish for sound but not for vlogging.

Here is a sample video from my SJ4000

[eliksir]

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I got hold of the KYT helmet that was going on sale at amazon. Got 700 off off the 3500. Seller is planetDSG. Wonder if I can contact them and ask to ship it with the tinted visor instead of the clear glass.


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[Sird]

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I got hold of the KYT helmet that was going on sale at amazon. Got 700 off off the 3500. Seller is planetDSG. Wonder if I can contact them and ask to ship it with the tinted visor instead of the clear glass.


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Yes Google up and you'll get their website and Number.
Call them and explain. I hope they will do it, just the price should be same for both Visors.


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[devils_friend]

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I got hold of the KYT helmet that was going on sale at amazon. Got 700 off off the 3500. Seller is planetDSG. Wonder if I can contact them and ask to ship it with the tinted visor instead of the clear glass.


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You got the helmet for 2800?

You will have to pay the difference amount between tinted and clear visor.

Cheerz!!

[eliksir]

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Yes Google up and you'll get their website and Number.
Call them and explain. I hope they will do it, just the price should be same for both Visors.

Tried. Apparently, the products are in amazon's warehouse and it's amazon's discretion whether to do that or not. But they also said, they haven't shipped tinted visors to amazon yet and so it's a lost cause.

Regarding tinted visors, they have only the blue one (as shown on their site). The stock of the smoked ones would arrive only in december. (cc [MENTION=40365]ashwin.terminator[/MENTION] )

Had also asked them why their authorized reseller, (Helmet paradise, Bangalore) overcharges the potential customers and it led to a couple of mail exchanges

We regret the problem you faced with one of our resellers in Bangalore. We have spoken to him and he informs that customers harass for discounts so they quote 4000 and offer for 3500 . Perhaps just a marketing ploy.

I guess you have no problem with your resellers being cheap and quoting higher prices than the actual. Makes me wonder if the DSG stores and the online stores too quote extra price too.

I am sorry if my previous reply gave a wrong impression. As I am quite sure you are well aware, we do not overcharge any customers online or at our store.

In fact based on your previous message and the reply received from reseller, we have instructed our dispatch team to place additional MRP stickers on visors of all helmets shipped to Helmet Paradise along with the existing ones on the helmet boxes. This should resolve the problem in future.

Regarding the dark smoked visors, those are presently unavailable and only tinted units are in stock. Smoked model will be available from December

[raintree]

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I got hold of the KYT helmet that was going on sale at amazon. Got 700 off off the 3500. Seller is planetDSG. Wonder if I can contact them and ask to ship it with the tinted visor instead of the clear glass.


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Congrats mate! I got the same today morning as well! Used my HDFC debit card adding another 10% off. So the final price will be Rs.2520.

Seems like a good price for my first helmet. I haven't even bought my ride yet

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Tried. Apparently, the products are in amazon's warehouse and it's amazon's discretion whether to do that or not. But they also said, they haven't shipped tinted visors to amazon yet and so it's a lost cause.

Regarding tinted visors, they have only the blue one (as shown on their site). The stock of the smoked ones would arrive only in december. (cc @ashwin.terminator )

Had also asked them why their authorized reseller, (Helmet paradise, Bangalore) overcharges the potential customers and it led to a couple of mail exchanges

Having known Amazon for a while, I can say they wouldn't do those visor changes even if DSG provided them with stocks. Normally they only store seller's item in their warehouses(for fulfilled by amazon). They don't unpack/repack things as far as I know.

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Tried. Apparently, the products are in amazon's warehouse and it's amazon's discretion whether to do that or not. But they also said, they haven't shipped tinted visors to amazon yet and so it's a lost cause.

Regarding tinted visors, they have only the blue one (as shown on their site). The stock of the smoked ones would arrive only in december. (cc @ashwin.terminator )

Had also asked them why their authorized reseller, (Helmet paradise, Bangalore) overcharges the potential customers and it led to a couple of mail exchanges

Having known Amazon for a while, I can say they wouldn't do those visor changes even if DSG provided them with stocks. Normally they only store seller's item in their warehouses(for fulfilled by amazon). They don't unpack/repack things as far as I know.

[danny king]

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Mine is a long story. Let me share it with you all.
My friends are in moto vlogging and they asked me to get a helmet cam. So I started searching, I shortlisted this . But my friend went for this and I waited till he comes up with the review.
In the mean time I ventured out on net and found SJ4000 is apt replacement for Hero 3 so started searching for it. And by luck stumbled upon this (listing ended now). The price was 8999 and after ebay;s 15% off coupan , I paid almost 7500 INR only. So overall it was steal deal for me.

But now if you go and look out for SJ4000 on ebay/flipkart/snapdeal it would be around 12k-13k.
Rather there is another option available in the less price range Clickpro

Best part about SJ4000 and Clickpro is that all the Go Pro Mounts are direct fit.

One thing that differentiates SJ4000 and Clickpro is that SJ has 170degree viewing angle as compared to Clickpro's 152degrees

Point that gives Hero3 advantage is that it has mic adapter, whereas SJ4000 has in built mic which is okayish for sound but not for vlogging.

Here is a sample video from my SJ4000

Cool video! And thanks a ton for the info you gave me. Appreciate it a lot!!
What's your friend's review on the cam he bought.
My hands are so eager to get hold of a helmet cam. But need to do a little more research on this.
And tell me, can these cams be used at night.

I searched the net for more specs of ClickPro and SJCAM. I could not find any thing about ClickPro.
And also found out that Snap Deal won't ship the cams to my pin code.
I found a GoPro 3 in FlipKart for 19k+, will ship to my pin code. But the price tag is heavy for me.

[Srinivaas]

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I found a GoPro 3 in FlipKart for 19k+, will ship to my pin code. But the price tag is heavy for me.

I would suggest you to check the new gopro hero 4 it is cheaper version of the new gopro 4 black and silver edition... just few restrictions are there in terms of recording quality even then it is a great offer..

[ashwin.terminator]

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Regarding tinted visors, they have only the blue one (as shown on their site). The stock of the smoked ones would arrive only in december. (cc @ashwin.terminator )

Thank you for the information! I don't know why I haven't received a reply from their end though.

We regret the problem you faced with one of our resellers in Bangalore. We have spoken to him and he informs that customers harass for discounts so they quote 4000 and offer for 3500 . Perhaps just a marketing ploy.

Seems like a way to protect their resellers. It's about quoting a price more than the MRP. What if I do not like bargaining? Fat chance he's going to reduce the price by Rs. 500 if I do not bargain.

That said, the idea of sticking the MRP on the visors is a good one. Since these imbeciles keep boxes that have the MRP on them well away from the customers' eye.

I just hope they follow it!

And RC7 at 2800, I almost felt bad till I found the one I bought was still being sold at Rs. 3500! :P