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General => General => Topic started by: Choppa on 13 June 2019, 07:12:46 pm

Title: Which helmet?
Post by: Choppa on 13 June 2019, 07:12:46 pm

Hi I'm in the market for a new helmet and just wondering what fellow fazer riders are using. I bought a HJC RPHA last year and the wind noise is spoiling my enjoyment, are there any good quiet helmets out there for under £300?

Title: Re: Which helmet?
Post by: Dudeofrude on 13 June 2019, 07:21:07 pm

Which HJC RPHA did you get? If the got the 10 or 11 then yes its horrendously noisey because it's a race lid. If you get the 70 then that's amazingly quote as it's the sport touring one.
Other than that the only experience I have is with a Shark Speed-R which I found to be adequately quiet.
Cant remember if its Arai or Shoei that make the quietest helmet but it costs big bucks and is fugly as sin

Title: Re: Which helmet?
Post by: Choppa on 13 June 2019, 07:28:45 pm

I think it was the 10, I was riding an aprilia rsv and the wind noise was horrendous. I have just bought a lovely fazer 1000 and I was hoping the noise level might of lowered being in a different riding position but no such luck

Title: Re: Which helmet?
Post by: fireblake on 13 June 2019, 07:54:07 pm

I've just bought a Schuberth C4 pro with the advanced SC1. FOC me that was pricey. Interest free from Infinity. It's quieter than my Arai but I still wear ear plugs

Title: Re: Which helmet?
Post by: Choppa on 13 June 2019, 08:24:01 pm

Yes I was looking at the C3 they seem to get good reviews.

Title: Re: Which helmet?
Post by: Grahamm on 13 June 2019, 09:46:51 pm

Quote from: Choppa on 13 June 2019, 07:12:46 pm

Hi I'm in the market for a new helmet and just wondering what fellow fazer riders are using.

IMO it doesn't matter what helmet anyone else is wearing, there's only two factors that are important:

1) It fits you comfortably and securely and

2) It has a good SHARP (https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/) safety rating

Once you've got those two bits sorted out, then start looking at noise levels etc :thumbup

Title: Re: Which helmet?
Post by: Frosties on 13 June 2019, 10:01:50 pm

Infinity have the Shoei NXR at a knockdown price. Great helmet and low noise but try it on 1st.


https://www.infinitymotorcycles.com/product/shoei-nxr-flagger (https://www.infinitymotorcycles.com/product/shoei-nxr-flagger)

Title: Re: Which helmet?
Post by: ogri48 on 13 June 2019, 10:06:13 pm

at the moment im loving my aria chaser phil read rep, purely because it looks so damn cool (though its noisy lol). I still use the neotech and me pisspot (on the Harley)

Title: Re: Which helmet?
Post by: darrsi on 14 June 2019, 05:29:55 am

https://billyscrashhelmets.co.uk/tag/quiet/ (https://billyscrashhelmets.co.uk/tag/quiet/)

Title: Re: Which helmet?
Post by: Robbie8666 on 14 June 2019, 07:54:53 am

Quote from: Grahamm on 13 June 2019, 09:46:51 pm

Quote from: Choppa on 13 June 2019, 07:12:46 pm

Hi I'm in the market for a new helmet and just wondering what fellow fazer riders are using.

IMO it doesn't matter what helmet anyone else is wearing, there's only two factors that are important:

1) It fits you comfortably and securely and

2) It has a good SHARP (https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/) safety rating

Once you've got those two bits sorted out, then start looking at noise levels etc :thumbup

got to agree with that, I just bought a Shoei GT Air and love it.. it does whistle slightly with visor open.. & to caveat it I ride a Triumph Tbird Night Storm!