Helmets

[rohitmundra]

temme where can i find that... Am totally blown away by this iiCON hamlet

anyone interested in ICON helmet..check this out:
Icon Domain 2 Mechanica Full Face Helmet at BikeBandit.com

Icon Mainframe Subhuman Full Face Helmet at BikeBandit.com

Icon Domain 2 Devil Dog Full Face Helmet at BikeBandit.com

Icon Domain Decay Full Face Helmet at BikeBandit.com

[Jonak]

Went to buy a helmet for my friend. Bought a Studds Rhyno. Awesome graphics. Very comfortable with well padding. Has air vents as well. Non modular (non flip up) one. all this at 1140 INR!!!

[rohitmundra]

guys...if any of your relatives coming from abroad...there is a super duper sale dhamaka on KBC helmets:
KBC Street and Dirt Bike Helmet Closeouts

and this helmet is only for $70 and MRP is 270$

[HydBiker]

Went to buy a helmet for my friend. Bought a Studds Rhyno. Awesome graphics. Very comfortable with well padding. Has air vents as well. Non modular (non flip up) one. all this at 1140 INR!!!

That's a steal...

[Mindgrinder]

Review after 2 days, 100km.
Fit: Excellent at head, snug around cheeks too. Broad at forehead&pretty good room near chin. Very huge on the inside compared to the Boolean. Strap area also well padded.
Padding: Excellent, in a different league altogether, Boolean comes nowhere near!
Vents: Rear vents work very well, front could have done with 2 more vents like the 3G, or head vents like the Boolean. Forehead tends to get a bit sweaty, but I'll start wearing my helmet cap once it beds in, so no issues.
Performance at high speeds: No buzzing/whistling, but yes, some breeze does creep in since there is a bit of gap near the chin area. If you turn your head to the side, you can feel the rear vents working!
Visor: Scratch Resistant, too new to comment on whether it really stays that way!
Build&Finish: Opening mechanism similar to Boolean, way better than Ninja Gen 1 which I used for 3 years.
Mine is the glossy one, stickers are embossed. Initially found the stickers were not stuck completely, but hope they will hold on in time! That is the only con that I can think of the helmet.
Pros: Excellent padding, good jaw protection in full face mode.
Cons: Embossed stickers look good, but don't look as though they'll stick on long!
Overall, I find it VFM at Rs.1300 (my friend also bought one so we got a discount), for those with broader foreheads&who need thicker padding, this/3G is a better deal compared to the Boolean, at a price less Rs.500. All you miss out probably on would be the 'internal' visor or sunglass system that Boolean has to offer.

ninja was always a fav but never got 2G or 3G in Bangalore, only 1G was available so skipped it. Wise choice a real value for Money helmet.

[Sarvajit]

ninja was always a fav but never got 2G or 3G in Bangalore, only 1G was available so skipped it. Wise choice a real value for Money helmet.

Thanks, but its still very good only as long as its a city purpose usage. For touring it'll be the Vega high end. Waiting for that.
Its a bit surprising that you don't find it in Bangalore! I thought there are many more shops&options there. My Vega lid was also not available here in glossy black, so I asked my friend to buy the Vega high end helmet from Bangalore.

[jadhav92]

Went to buy a helmet for my friend. Bought a Studds Rhyno. Awesome graphics. Very comfortable with well padding. Has air vents as well. Non modular (non flip up) one. all this at 1140 INR!!!

hey, is this the same helmet sold at the CBZ?
I believe that is also called Rhyno which is sold for 1.7k. Here it is

[Mindgrinder]

Thanks, but its still very good only as long as its a city purpose usage. For touring it'll be the Vega high end. Waiting for that.
Its a bit surprising that you don't find it in Bangalore! I thought there are many more shops&options there. My Vega lid was also not available here in glossy black, so I asked my friend to buy the Vega high end helmet from Bangalore.

bangalore shops want to sell costly helmets etc. they mostly stock that only. Sab saale chor hai yahaan

[Jonak]

hey, is this the same helmet sold at the CBZ?
I believe that is also called Rhyno which is sold for 1.7k. Here it is

Yes, that is the one. But the design has changed. And the price has also changed. The printed MRP is something around 1200 INR now. Total VFM.

[HydBiker]

bangalore shops want to sell costly helmets etc. they mostly stock that only. Sab saale chor hai yahaan

Ravi Kiran bought a Vega highend plain black helmet for Sarvajit on this Monday in Bangalore. Most probably at Balaji... I guess it costed Rs 2700.

[Mindgrinder]

Ravi Kiran bought a Vega highend plain black helmet for Sarvajit on this Monday in Bangalore. Most probably at Balaji... I guess it costed Rs 2700.

yeah even i bought from balaji bolta kuch hai aur karta kuch!

[jadhav92]

Yes, that is the one. But the design has changed. And the price has also changed. The printed MRP is something around 1200 INR now. Total VFM.

Does it also have a ECE certification?

[Srijan]

@ Sarvajit

Where did you buy the helmet(ninja) from?

[saif71184]

Review after 2 days, 100km.
Fit: Excellent at head, snug around cheeks too. Broad at forehead&pretty good room near chin. Very huge on the inside compared to the Boolean. Strap area also well padded.
Padding: Excellent, good noise reduction too. In a different league altogether, Boolean comes nowhere near!
Vents: Rear vents work very well, front could have done with 2 more vents like the 3G, or head vents like the Boolean. Forehead tends to get a bit sweaty, but I'll start wearing my helmet cap once it beds in, so no issues.
Performance at high speeds: No buzzing/whistling, but yes, some breeze does creep in since there is a bit of gap near the chin area. If you turn your head to the side, you can feel the rear vents working!
Visor: Scratch Resistant, too new to comment on whether it really stays that way!
Build&Finish: Opening mechanism similar to Boolean, way better than Ninja Gen 1 which I used for 3 years.
Mine is the glossy one, stickers are embossed. Initially found the stickers were not stuck completely, but hope they will hold on in time! That is the only con that I can think of the helmet.
Pros: Excellent padding, good jaw protection in full face mode.
Cons: Embossed stickers look good, but don't look as though they'll stick on long!
Overall, I find it VFM at Rs.1300 (my friend also bought one so we got a discount), for those with broader foreheads&who need thicker padding, this/3G is a better deal compared to the Boolean, at a price less Rs.500. All you miss out probably on would be the 'internal' visor or sunglass system that Boolean has to offer.

Glad to see it, but its shocking to see such wide difference in prices. I booked my 3G for 1300 and 2G was for 1100!!
Neways, Congrats on your new Ninja (did you procure a spare sticker?)

temme where can i find that... Am totally blown away by this iiCON hamlet

iiCON seems a CON job . You can buy it from the same shop where i bought my Index, A.A.HELMETS, Link RD, Kandivali (Just tell the owner my name and he'll give you some discount)

[Sarvajit]

Got the Vega high end lid

Glad to see it, but its shocking to see such wide difference in prices. I booked my 3G for 1300 and 2G was for 1100!!
Neways, Congrats on your new Ninja (did you procure a spare sticker?)

Thanks buddy, I was told at most of the shops here that both were launched together&priced also similar, at Rs.1400-1450. Then, the shopkeeper gave it to us for Rs.1300, saying that he was discounting Rs.100 per piece.
As for the sticker, I asked him about it, he says no spare stickers available. If these come out, he suggests sticking them with cobbler’s glue (Fevi Stick is corrosive if it falls on the paint, I already tried it on a teeny weeny part). Do you get spare stickers where you live?

@ Sarvajit
Where did you buy the helmet(ninja) from?

That is the Ninja 2G. I got it from Bike Decors, ESI (Erragadda). It is also available at Evergreen Helmets, Abids. If you do plan to get it from Bike Decors, I can accompany you to ensure you get a discount, else at Abids they might charge you 1450. Check out the 3G also. There are subtle differences in the two but both are more or less similar.

@All: Here are pics of my latest buy (in fact I bought both on the same day ), the Vega high end. I plan to use this only for touring. I don’t think this helmet needs a review. Special thanks to RaviKiran for getting the glossy black for me from Bangalore&thanks to HydBiker as always for the expert advice&also resizing pics!