Coolest helmets

[massacremasses]

What are the coolest/illest/dopest helmets around?! What do you think. Post pics.

I found this one. I think I want it
Icon-Variant-Battlescar

[nickjpass]

Bell Star


Bell Star

RS-1

[massacremasses]

Put the name! I effed up I edited it with the name

[nickjpass]

edit.

[iceknyght]

This is mine and I love it! It has the drop down sun visor that makes commuting a heck of a lot easier...

Scorpion EXO-500 Oil

[Boom King]

Nothing more cooler than going retro with a leather helmet and one with a tranny in a green bikini burning him/her self on top of a giant fire



Wearing a beanie cruiser helmet with the Grim Reaper also means you're cool and that you care about safety since it's DOT approved



For myself, I'd go with the Rossi helmet. Look ma... no hands!

[saxnbass]

AGV has some pretty cool graphics.

The Icon Variant is, in my opinion, the coolest looking helmet by design though. I may look into that one when I get a replacement helmet for my wrecked Shoei. It's Downshift83's fault that I even recognise a Variant when I see it.

[Kstorm21]

I just posted this in the Oahu thread. I've been searching and searching for the perfect helmet for me. It's the same Scorpion EXO-500 Oil one from above but it's the Neon one. I want a Hi-viz helmet with the drop down internal visor. Plus the easy shield switch is a plus. It also has an air pump system inside for a more customized fit. LOVE IT!!! Now I just gotta wait for it to come out.

Oh...the lining is camo too.

Scorpion EXO-500 Oil Neon

[n_aditya]

This is what i wear. Its a SparX S-07 Hornet Special Edition, DOT & ECE 22.05 certified.

I ride a green ninja and deliberately picked up this yellow one in contrast to the green since its high on visibility. Initially i did not fancy the graphics much but then it grew on me and i love it.

Cost me shade below US $ 200 here in India. Bought from an importer and hence paid a premium for it. Thats the way it is for all imported (and good quality) gear.

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This is at a track school at Coimbatore in Tamilnadu state (around 375 kms from home).

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[TheGemte]

Also found out there is a $4000 Arai carbon fibre helmet out now.

[burningscooter]

@TheGemte yeah man, that arai is balls. Revzilla is running a contest to win it right now.

Here are my current badass favorites.

Jorge Lorenzo's Halo 3 Helmet


Shoya Tomizawa's Helmet (RIP)

[massacremasses]

Originally Posted by trixter

Cycle gear had that on sale either now or not that long ago. I saw that and thought it looked nice as well. Damn it meeting you at cycle gear is going to be expensive. They do have buy one get one on some grips, dunno if they are any good on the 17th.

I was looking at this one too though



with a gold or green shield Id look like a freaking Spartan

[Kstorm21]

Originally Posted by TheGemte

Also found out there is a $4000 Arai carbon fibre helmet out now.

Just entered for it...IF I win I can sell it and buy a Ninja!!!

[massacremasses]

I entered that too. I will sell it and buy a used ZX6R lol

[jack_bm]

Soon to be mine i think its pretty cool, it glows in the dark like the tron blue and has air bags in teh cheek that you can blow up for a better fit Its a shark S900C

[Kstorm21]

Originally Posted by jack_bm

Soon to be mine i think its pretty cool, it glows in the dark like the tron blue and has air bags in teh cheek that you can blow up for a better fit Its a shark S900C

That's pretty cool! The Scorpion one I want has the same thing in the cheek pads. Is it like normal glow in the dark stuff? If it's not in some kind of light first does it not work?

Edit-I like how it says on the internal sun visor, "daytime use only". funny

[jack_bm]

Originally Posted by Kstorm21

That's pretty cool! The Scorpion one I want has the same thing in the cheek pads. Is it like normal glow in the dark stuff? If it's not in some kind of light first does it not work?

they say it takes a minimum of 20 mins to fully charge or something but i dont know how long it takes to fully charge lol but when i was in the shop they showed me one and it had been out the box about 1 minute and i went into a dark room and i could already see it glowing really well but yeah it has to be in light for some amount of time.

i'll do a review of my gear soon because I've got some new leather trousers and some new gloves coming soon hopefully the trousers will be coming with the helmet just waiting for it to be shipped to the country as it only just came out

[jack_bm]

Originally Posted by trixter

that is cool but got me to thinking. Why glow in the dark when you can illuminate. Just get two of these for each side of the helmet. Maybe use opposite ends of the spectrum like say red and blue. If they blink they would get even more attention.

I think on youtube there is a guy who does stuff like that with his helmet but he uses a thin strip of light dont know what type of light but its flexible... means he can get the pattern of his choice with it but dont know if you would get away with having them on the helmet with the law... would defiantly get you noticed

Heres the video i mentioned just found it and think he has a few on there

Link to original page on YouTube.

[Kstorm21]

Random question about helmets....the helmet I want is DOT and ECC approved. Since it's not SNELL approved is that not good? Should I look at a different one?

[massacremasses]

Originally Posted by trixter

I herd zx6r is gud starter bike

The best. gonna put a camber kit on it too....

Originally Posted by Kstorm21

Random question about helmets....the helmet I want is DOT and ECC approved. Since it's not SNELL approved is that not good? Should I look at a different one?

mine is only DOT.

SNELL is beyond what is "necessary" but its always good to have.

[jack_bm]

Originally Posted by trixter

When doing a youtube video just the part between v= and any & that may be there not the whole url


That looks like "flexible neon" which is really an LED type light.


That still does not blink red/blue :P

ohh thanks for that didnt know cheers

Thats true! does someone dream of being a police biker

[jack_bm]

Originally Posted by trixter

not a motorcycle cop just a way to ensure people do not want to hit you and may even clear the road so you can zip past :P

Tried to fix the video and still doesnt work i probably miss understood or something ill look in the video section later to see how you do it properly to save the thread jack :P

haha i think they would definitely clear the way with them on the helmet

[Boom King]

Originally Posted by Kstorm21

Random question about helmets....the helmet I want is DOT and ECC approved. Since it's not SNELL approved is that not good? Should I look at a different one?

ECE 22.05 is a good certification just like SNELL is. If you do some research you'll find that the testing for ECE certification is pretty stringent and thorough. ECE is the standard for most of Europe while in North America, it's DOT + SNELL. I wouldn't disregard a helmet because it lacks either the ECE or SNELL sticker. As long as it has one or the other. Go with the helmet that fits your head best and according to your budget and tastes.

[jack_bm]

Originally Posted by trixter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtkACYNYA28
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtkACYNYA28&foo=bar

between the v= and any optional & (you left the v= on, it should be removed)

[youtube ]NtkACYNYA28[/youtube]

BOOOOm got it working thanks for that man been wondering why it wasnt working when i link videos... and theres me blaming youtube

[Kstorm21]

Originally Posted by Boom King

ECE 22.05 is a good certification just like SNELL is. If you do some research you'll find that the testing for ECE certification is pretty stringent and thorough. ECE is the standard for most of Europe while in North America, it's DOT + SNELL. I wouldn't disregard a helmet because it lacks either the ECE or SNELL sticker. As long as it has one or the other. Go with the helmet that fits your head best and according to your budget and tastes.

Yeah....ECE, that's what I meant. Thanks for the heads up. I knew it was a Europe thing but wasn't sure how it all worked. I remember when I bought my Wolverine 450 the sales guy said I had to get a DOT & SNELL helmet. Probably cause the cost more...?

[Boom King]

Originally Posted by Kstorm21

Yeah....ECE, that's what I meant. Thanks for the heads up. I knew it was a Europe thing but wasn't sure how it all worked. I remember when I bought my Wolverine 450 the sales guy said I had to get a DOT & SNELL helmet. Probably cause the cost more...?

Yup, he was probably seeing $$ signs and playing "For the Love of Money" by The O'Jays in his head. SNELL is voluntary certification so companies have to pay big bucks to have their helmets tested by a SNELL certified lab. Usually that cost is passed back onto the consumer and companies know that many consumers specifically look for that SNELL sticker when they buy a new bucket. DOT is self-certification so helmet manufacturers do the testing in-house according to the published government specifications. They don't have to usually pay an independent lab to do the testing.

[Chuffmonkey]

+1 for the Scorpion EXO500 - I got the Ardent Green version

[250rr]

This the illest, dopest helmet I've seen. Then again, it's my helmet, so I'm biased.

[gfloyd2002]

Originally Posted by Boom King

Yup, he was probably seeing $$ signs and playing "For the Love of Money" by The O'Jays in his head. SNELL is voluntary certification so companies have to pay big bucks to have their helmets tested by a SNELL certified lab. Usually that cost is passed back onto the consumer and companies know that many consumers specifically look for that SNELL sticker when they buy a new bucket. DOT is self-certification so helmet manufacturers do the testing in-house according to the published government specifications. They don't have to usually pay an independent lab to do the testing.

ECE 22.05 is a good certification just like SNELL is. If you do some research you'll find that the testing for ECE certification is pretty stringent and thorough. ECE is the standard for most of Europe while in North America, it's DOT + SNELL. I wouldn't disregard a helmet because it lacks either the ECE or SNELL sticker. As long as it has one or the other. Go with the helmet that fits your head best and according to your budget and tastes.

There is a detailed description of these processes in the NinjetteWiki Helmet Page.

The DOT certification is, in itself, a fine standard. But DOT allows companies to self-certify. This results in mass cheating about the testing and standard, making it close to worthless in anything but the most reputable brands. In random testing by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, 40% of all helmets claiming DOT certification fail, and do not actually meet the DOT standards.

Snell, on the other hand, actually tests each helmet themselves, guaranteeing safe design. ECE's enforcement is even better. While Snell certification requires approval from initial model runs, but no follow up, ECE 22.05 certification requires mandatory sample testing of every production run of helmets before they leave the factory.

Still, I'm partial to Snell. Since Snell came out with its new 2010 standard, any helmet that has a Snell 2010 certification will also pass both ECE and DOT tests. The goal of Snell 2010 was to marry the best of both and allow helmet manufactures to target a single standard (theirs) and be safe worldwide. The same transferability can't be said for DOT or ECE helmets, each of which might not pass Snell testing.

[Malicious Logic]

Icon Alliance Harbinger

[Kstorm21]

This one is pretty awesome too! Check out the ebay listing. Lots of pics.

9/11 tribute helmet

[saxnbass]

Will any vinyl wrap work or would you have to get one for helmets due to the roundness of it? Do you have a good source that has a good selection?

[Kstorm21]

Man....that would take forever. Plus, it would drive me crazy cause you know there would be air bubbles.

Edit-Just finished the video...no final product!??? WTH?

[Kstorm21]

Originally Posted by trixter

The biggest part of doing that is patience, if you dont have any pay someone who does There are TONS of videos on how to do it.

Most of the places that sell vinyl signs that are not major chains also install it. This is the same stuff they put on vehicles for advertising and all that.


this way you can easily put your username and a reference to ninjette.org on your helmet as part of a larger design.

Yeah, I could do it if I really wanted to. Check out this video. Funny that they use the easiest helmet to cover.

Link to original page on YouTube.

[Kstorm21]

Originally Posted by trixter

I guess that is one way with a lot of wasted product and much harder to center. Look at the reaper or fighter jet designs above. You want those fairly symmetrical or it will just look stupid. Randomly pressing into a barrel like that will more likely result in an offset wrap. That vinyl also did not appear to have an adhesive backing like the vehicle wraps do.


BTW those heat guns are $25 at your favorite big box home improvement stores and they are handy (its how I made part of my prosthesis).

yeah, he mentioned to put a halogen light at the bottom of the barrel to "help" center the pic if you have one. I have a heat gun I bought for my power wheel mods I do. Get for taking stickers off.

[Captred]

Haven't seen this one mentioned yet. Flows more air than any uber expensive helmet I've ever owned and is reasonably quiet. Web Bike World's Helmet of the year in 2007.

Gmax GM68S




http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/motor...et/gmax/gm68s/

[massacremasses]

Originally Posted by Captred

Haven't seen this one mentioned yet. Flows more air than any uber expensive helmet I've ever owned and is reasonably quiet. Web Bike World's Helmet of the year in 2007.

Gmax GM68S




http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/motor...et/gmax/gm68s/

Thats my current helmet. I have it in matte black....

[gfloyd2002]

Kali Naza Carbon. Amazing value and safety features in one of the lightest helmets on the market. Cool liberty graphics that look even better in person. American, boutique helmet maker. Internal shape is a bit round, though . . .

[massacremasses]

^ ohhh I like

[Mocha Man]

Does anyone else have any trouble finding a Scorpion helmet that fits their head size? I know different styles of helmets are made for different head shapes but I tried to put on a 3XL Scorpion helmet and no matter how hard I tried it was a frivolous effort. I couldn't even get it halfway on, it felt so small. It's a shame because I like the features of the Scorpions a lot. I ended up getting a cheap AFX helmet because it was the only one I could find that would fit my head size. It's the largest size that AFX offers, too