22-03-14, 09:46 PM
Ok, this is just my view, my opinion, alright?!! :lol
I've been using the IS-17 for a few months now. Somewhere there is a write-up I did on it. I liked it at first. I got a good fit, it didn't seem too noisy (though not the best lid I've had in that regard), my first with a drop down sun visor - very handy it has been too. In the summer I thought the vents worked really well, allowing in plenty of cool air. It's double D ring, which is my preference. It comes with a pinlock insert (although others have not got one in the box - it should have one).
So I had been quite happy with it.
BUT: now I don't like it anymore and am thinking about replacing it with the HJC RPHA10 plus. Why have I gone off it? Cos no matter what I do, it directs a stream of air straight into my eyes. All the time. I've blocked up the vents with gaffer tape. I've placed a little gasket behind the visor catch (we were sent a video by one guy who swore this was where the air was coming from). With vents closed, visor adjusted and locked down, still this bloody annoying jet of air. And it's not minor. So the IS-17 will be going soon, maybe next week. The RPHA10 fits me even better, though a bit dearer. It doesn't have a drop down sun visor (the new ST version does, but the mechanism feels a bit cheap and the padding only seems to give me contact in a few places instead of being snug all round - it's also the same weight as the IS whereas the plus is a bit lighter), so I'll be investing in a dark visor, and will also find out if I can wear wire-rimmed shades with it.
So there you have it. Take it or leave it.
HTH :thumbup
I've been using the IS-17 for a few months now. Somewhere there is a write-up I did on it. I liked it at first. I got a good fit, it didn't seem too noisy (though not the best lid I've had in that regard), my first with a drop down sun visor - very handy it has been too. In the summer I thought the vents worked really well, allowing in plenty of cool air. It's double D ring, which is my preference. It comes with a pinlock insert (although others have not got one in the box - it should have one).
So I had been quite happy with it.
BUT: now I don't like it anymore and am thinking about replacing it with the HJC RPHA10 plus. Why have I gone off it? Cos no matter what I do, it directs a stream of air straight into my eyes. All the time. I've blocked up the vents with gaffer tape. I've placed a little gasket behind the visor catch (we were sent a video by one guy who swore this was where the air was coming from). With vents closed, visor adjusted and locked down, still this bloody annoying jet of air. And it's not minor. So the IS-17 will be going soon, maybe next week. The RPHA10 fits me even better, though a bit dearer. It doesn't have a drop down sun visor (the new ST version does, but the mechanism feels a bit cheap and the padding only seems to give me contact in a few places instead of being snug all round - it's also the same weight as the IS whereas the plus is a bit lighter), so I'll be investing in a dark visor, and will also find out if I can wear wire-rimmed shades with it.
So there you have it. Take it or leave it.
HTH :thumbup