What helmet are you wearing?
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mustakoira
1st Service Completed
Alpharetta Georgia USA
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What helmet are you wearing?
Used a Bell RS1 for years. Recently got the Bell Bullitt. Noisy, but looks great and I feel great wearing it.
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08-27-2017 05:15 PM |
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Wisedrum
High Mileage
Germany
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Joined: Feb 2015
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RE: What helmet are you wearing?
https://www.google.de/search?q=HJC+CL-33...QVO0-QZpM:
It's a simple, not expensive jet helmet. Over the years I tried different ones, all jet helmets. This one I like most. Fits well, is not too loud and if it's raining, the rain stays outside even if he falls upfront in combination with wind. In case of an accident, stop I don't want to think about it, but I prefer the open feel while riding. You can't have it all.
Also I own a Schubert J1, which can imitate an integral helmet and I used the Schubert over years. After a while I switched to the HJC, feels more comfortable to wear.
Wisedrum
(This post was last modified: 08-28-2017 02:33 AM by Wisedrum.)
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08-28-2017 02:32 AM |
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run-tmc
1st Service Completed
Calgary
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What helmet are you wearing?
I wear an Arai RX-Q which feels comfortable, is reasonably light and I think is a high quality lid. Two questions I have are: have any of you worn the same helmet? and how does it compare to a Shoei RF or Schubert, particularly from a road noise perspective? If I ever fail to put my ear plugs in before setting out on the highway, my ears start ringing with the whistle of +60 mph airflow quickly. Just curious if competing helmets are better or worse as I'm only a season away from replacing it. Thanks, Tom
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08-30-2017 10:24 PM |
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Cormanus
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Queensland, Australia
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RE: What helmet are you wearing?
There may be helmets that are quieter, but none will protect you from hearing damage if you are consistently riding at 100 kph.
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08-31-2017 01:31 AM |
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alprider
High Mileage
CH
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RE: What helmet are you wearing?
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08-31-2017 02:13 AM |
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Houtman
Been There
NC USA
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RE: What helmet are you wearing?
(08-30-2017 10:24 PM)run-tmc Wrote: I wear an Arai RX-Q which feels comfortable, is reasonably light and I think is a high quality lid. Two questions I have are: have any of you worn the same helmet? and how does it compare to a Shoei RF or Schubert, particularly from a road noise perspective? If I ever fail to put my ear plugs in before setting out on the highway, my ears start ringing with the whistle of +60 mph airflow quickly. Just curious if competing helmets are better or worse as I'm only a season away from replacing it. Thanks, Tom
I had an Arai RX -Q for 4 years and this spring I replaced it with an Arai Signet X. The new Signet fits me better than the RX-Q and has MANY upgrades , less wind noise, Pinlock shield and more.
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08-31-2017 04:00 AM |
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The ferret
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Ohio
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RE: What helmet are you wearing?
(08-31-2017 01:31 AM)Cormanus Wrote: There may be helmets that are quieter, but none will protect you from hearing damage if you are consistently riding at 100 kph.
hence my comment that they are all loud.
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08-31-2017 04:45 AM |
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alprider
High Mileage
CH
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RE: What helmet are you wearing?
Next step are earplugs
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08-31-2017 05:02 AM |
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Houtman
Been There
NC USA
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RE: What helmet are you wearing?
(08-31-2017 05:02 AM)alprider Wrote: Next step are earplugs
I always were earplugs , lost some of my hearing at a Rolling Stones concert in 1989 in Syracuse NY( Steel Wheels Tour )
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08-31-2017 06:09 AM |
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EmptySea
Lives On Two Wheels
Chicagoland, USA
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RE: What helmet are you wearing?
(08-31-2017 06:09 AM)Houtman Wrote: (08-31-2017 05:02 AM)alprider Wrote: Next step are earplugs
I always were earplugs , lost some of my hearing at a Rolling Stones concert in 1989 in Syracuse NY( Steel Wheels Tour )
The Ferret turned me on to silicone putty earplugs. They have worked great for me both in comfort and in noise reduction. One tip: you may think that they will expand into your ear canal, but they tend to hold the shape into which you mold them. If you taper them too much they will not as much of the sound. They work better for me when I sort of press them into my ears with my thumbs.
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