25-03-14, 11:26 PM
(This post was last modified: 25-03-14, 11:40 PM by nick crisp.)
I think they'll be easy enough to use once I get used to their positioning. But I doubt that I'll be fiddling with the position - probably use fully open or fully closed. I think having 2 instead of a single vent is perhaps not the best idea in the world, but the rest of the spec makes up for that at the price I'm paying (I hope).
But it's like anything I suppose - we take certain risks with anything we choose, I'm just hoping that it all balances out for this to be a good lid. I haven't actually read any reviews that pan it for anything either, and I've read several, including having feedback from the various BSB teams that Oxford Products support, and my colleague who has done BSB helmet technician for various Oxford sponsored teams, including TAG Triumph, Buildbase and more, and also the California Superbike School, and continues to do so for this season.
In any event, I felt I needed to try something in preparation for my Euro tour this year, as I didn't want the problem I've been having with the IS-17 to spoil things. At least I've got plenty of time to check the RPHA out before then, and I'll post up my thoughts and experience with it once it's had a little use.
P.S. This is typical of the reviews I have read - ok, so it's biking press, maybe not entirely to be trusted, but I've also spoken with folks that have them, and they do seem to like them.
http://www.twowheel.co.uk/news/hjc-rpha-...-there-at/
And another review:
http://ultimatemotorcycling.com/hjc-rpha...et-review/
I had a similar problem with the visor being a little stiff to lift from closed on the ratchet system when I first tried it at work. In this, I'm lucky about where I work, as I was able to choose replacement base plates and visors from a few that we had on show stock, and adjust to perfection. This has been a problem with some of the first generation RPHAs in the past - combined with lifting the visor by the central catch has caused cracking around this catch. Using base plates and visors from the RPHA10 Plus has resolved this I think. We'll see.
I have also found one review that says that the helmet didn't rate too highly in the SHARP tests; read that here:
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/mcn/produc...10-helmet/
But it does have minimum legal EC22 of course. My thoughts on this? Well, a little disappointing perhaps, but can't say I'm overly concerned either. I'll leave that to the individual to decide :\
But it's like anything I suppose - we take certain risks with anything we choose, I'm just hoping that it all balances out for this to be a good lid. I haven't actually read any reviews that pan it for anything either, and I've read several, including having feedback from the various BSB teams that Oxford Products support, and my colleague who has done BSB helmet technician for various Oxford sponsored teams, including TAG Triumph, Buildbase and more, and also the California Superbike School, and continues to do so for this season.
In any event, I felt I needed to try something in preparation for my Euro tour this year, as I didn't want the problem I've been having with the IS-17 to spoil things. At least I've got plenty of time to check the RPHA out before then, and I'll post up my thoughts and experience with it once it's had a little use.
P.S. This is typical of the reviews I have read - ok, so it's biking press, maybe not entirely to be trusted, but I've also spoken with folks that have them, and they do seem to like them.
http://www.twowheel.co.uk/news/hjc-rpha-...-there-at/
And another review:
http://ultimatemotorcycling.com/hjc-rpha...et-review/
I had a similar problem with the visor being a little stiff to lift from closed on the ratchet system when I first tried it at work. In this, I'm lucky about where I work, as I was able to choose replacement base plates and visors from a few that we had on show stock, and adjust to perfection. This has been a problem with some of the first generation RPHAs in the past - combined with lifting the visor by the central catch has caused cracking around this catch. Using base plates and visors from the RPHA10 Plus has resolved this I think. We'll see.
I have also found one review that says that the helmet didn't rate too highly in the SHARP tests; read that here:
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/mcn/produc...10-helmet/
But it does have minimum legal EC22 of course. My thoughts on this? Well, a little disappointing perhaps, but can't say I'm overly concerned either. I'll leave that to the individual to decide :\