Helmets

[Aryan]

Its a very good helmet, my friend has bought one for 2800Rs/- which is worth the money... the padding and the fit is good... i think LS2 is VFM at this price range...

A definite VFM proposition, but I sure hope that padding doesn't become loose over time, like it is the case with a couple of Vega models!

[Binoy]

A definite VFM proposition, but I sure hope that padding doesn't become loose over time, like it is the case with a couple of Vega models!

My friend's LS2 is almost 4-5 months old and currently its going fine... but surely not like Vega... when i went to buy a helmet for me, i first checked vega Boolean(which is a word i always heard in xbhp)... speaking frankly i hate that model(no hard feelings for vega fans) and i bought MPA AGV which is also very good one, the only probs. in AGV is its increased weight...
Heard vega has launched a new model called Shadow(or similar name) and my friend has bought it which is good one in his opinion...

[Aryan]

@Binoy: I have used an AGV MPA for a few rides, and I find it very heavy too, but certainly not as heavy as a brick (which, incidentally my GP-One is!)...

[Omi]

can anyone suggest me a good helmet within 3.5K
Looks are secondary the primary thing is that it should be Well ventilated
In Nagpur the temperatures are 48-49*C, and my head is getting cooked in a
Vega helm(the best I could find here)


I was also thinking of getting a KCB from USA from my brother
Will it be possible for him to bring it to India with him?

[Binoy]

@Binoy: I have used an AGV MPA for a few rides, and I find it very heavy too, but certainly not as heavy as a brick (which, incidentally my GP-One is!)...

Is the GP-One heavier than MPA AGV? oh i though mine is the heaviest one...

can anyone suggest me a good helmet within 3.5K
Looks are secondary the primary thing is that it should be Well ventilated
In Nagpur the temperatures are 48-49*C, and my head is getting cooked in a
Vega helm(the best I could find here)


I was also thinking of getting a KCB from USA from my brother
Will it be possible for him to bring it to India with him?

there are lot of helmets at that price range... as you are in delhi almost every model are available there i think... LS2, Cross, Vega, MPA AGV etc. are there in this price range...
take some time to go though the last pages of this thread...
i think KBC will be available in delhi...

[Omi]

Is the GP-One heavier than MPA AGV? oh i though mine is the heaviest one...



there are lot of helmets at that price range... as you are in delhi almost every model are available there i think... LS2, Cross, Vega, MPA AGV etc. are there in this price range...
take some time to go though the last pages of this thread...
i think KBC will be available in delhi...

I am not in Delhi, read again
I am in Nagpur, here only vega is available that too the worst models seen ever

[Aryan]

@Binoy: I find the GP-One to be really heavy. After a couple of hours of saddle-time, I need to take off this piece of brick off my head and stretch the shoulders and neck nicely. I'll be changing my lid with the purchase of a new machine, whenever that becomes a reality!

[Omi]

Was Thinking of getting a KCB from USA from my brother
Will it be possible for him to bring it to India with him?
like customs security and all?
Ebay closeouts are damn cheap there, also shipping is free

The question may be lame, but i really dont know anything about this stuff

[Aryan]

@Omi: It is very much possible for your brother to get a helmet with him, to India. Infact, many of us want to do that but since we do not have any friends/ relatives staying abroad, we keep sulking looking at those amazingly cheap close-out deals!

However, please be absolutely sure about the size of the helmet, as that can be THE biggest issue when it comes to getting a helmet without actually trying it on. The size which you might be using right now for your current helmet (for example: a MEDIUM) might be too small/ large for the KBC! Please refer to the size-chart that KBC has.

[abhichotu.abhi]

@Omi: It is very much possible for your brother to get a helmet with him, to India. Infact, many of us want to do that but since we do not have any friends/ relatives staying abroad, we keep sulking looking at those amazingly cheap close-out deals!

However, please be absolutely sure about the size of the helmet, as that can be THE biggest issue when it comes to getting a helmet without actually trying it on. The size which you might be using right now for your current helmet (for example: a MEDIUM) might be too small/ large for the KBC! Please refer to the size-chart that KBC has.

Did you meant that the Helmets that are being sold abroad are cheaper in price than the one's that we get in our Country. If that is the case then, My father frequently visits 10-12 times a year in various countries, Perhaps i must lay my hands then.

[Omi]

@Omi: It is very much possible for your brother to get a helmet with him, to India. Infact, many of us want to do that but since we do not have any friends/ relatives staying abroad, we keep sulking looking at those amazingly cheap close-out deals!

However, please be absolutely sure about the size of the helmet, as that can be THE biggest issue when it comes to getting a helmet without actually trying it on. The size which you might be using right now for your current helmet (for example: a MEDIUM) might be too small/ large for the KBC! Please refer to the size-chart that KBC has.

Thanks Aryan!
Yes i will check the size in inches, currently using a veag medium
As soon as I read this i am like "Yeppie!" a green signal
Hope everything turns out right!
I will see helmets on ebay and related sites from India itself buy it and ship it to his house, so he will only have to bring it here!

But what about visors? i can get 1 xtra with helmet but what if i need one more?

[sheelpriye]

However, please be absolutely sure about the size of the helmet, as that can be THE biggest issue when it comes to getting a helmet without actually trying it on. The size which you might be using right now for your current helmet (for example: a MEDIUM) might be too small/ large for the KBC! Please refer to the size-chart that KBC has.

would advise not to buy a helmet w/o trying until and unless you are dead sure about size,

am going to Mumbai to buy a helmet,(imagine the expense, i would have got an Ed Hardy for that price) had ordered one and the size was way too big

@Omi--you can get visor/cheek pads as extra

[Omi]

Did you meant that the Helmets that are being sold abroad are cheaper in price than the one's that we get in our Country. If that is the case then, My father frequently visits 10-12 times a year in various countries, Perhaps i must lay my hands then.

Yes, helmets abroad are hell cheap
Most of the models that are sold there are not even available in India

[Binoy]

@Binoy: I find the GP-One to be really heavy. After a couple of hours of saddle-time, I need to take off this piece of brick off my head and stretch the shoulders and neck nicely. I'll be changing my lid with the purchase of a new machine, whenever that becomes a reality!

My prayers will be with you...

[Aryan]

@Omi: Ofcourse, an extra visor can be bought along with the lid. Most websites give you the option to purchase visors along with the lid, so that both can be shipped together. But, you would need to pay for the extra visor, mind you! Ask your brother to just bring it along with the helmet! As simple as that.

However, please be one hundred percent sure about the size, as that can be THE biggest issue of it all! Read Sheel's post above; he has first hand experience in ordering the wrong size.