-GoBLIN-

that depends. If your getting a polycarb (plastic) or a fiber one. Cause platic is one layer, it flexes so far then cracks, and once its cracked it it hits again, all thats in the way of your dome and the other surface is pretty much styrafoam.

A fiber based one, you have thousands of little hairds, it flexes so much and begins to crack as well, but not all the strands will crack. Its more like breaking a tree branch, it has to be bent more than once to crack completly.

Ive had a plastic one crack halfway off my head before, either kind of helmet would of saved my head as the plastic one did, but if something else had hit me after the crackage, id be done.

Endotransit

Look at the Shark helmets as well.....ive always run Arai or Suomy and i really like the new Shark i picked up.

-GoBLIN-

The sharks are pretty sick. I was looking at them over the weekend at the stealership. Hella expensive though. Pretty light weight. Didn't try it on, but all the ones i saw looked like that rubertone ****. I hate that stuff

PAINTRIXX

if you gonna get another one get another arai,have a clear shield on one & tinted on the other,problem solved.i have 5 and have never had a problem with them.i dont jerk them out though,i pop the sides off to change them..

Steven Palmer

I Love Shark , And There Commin Down In Price When I Got Mine It Was 630

EX PHIL

it has got to b arai

Endotransit

Yeah alot of people bitch about the cost of helmets but the bottom line is that it saves your life so i think that spending 4-600 on a helmet that fits right and is comfortable is really not that bad.

rekless405

scorpion for the lot arai for the street for me...i like the shape of shoei's too...now is it show-e? or shoe-e??

D-SQUID

i had a RF-1000 and loved it but then i got an arai and will never buy any other brand

PavementEater

Anybody? Anybody??

Monstrosity

I've been trying **** on and do like the Scorpion and the Sharks. I love my Arai but not sure if I want to spend that big dollar again. I agree with the theroy of do you put a price on your head but when you take the test results from a Scorpion those really kick ***! As far as the cheaper lids go I dont mind the top end KBC's. Is it true that the Shark starts to come apart when you hit?

Monstrosity

I've asked the same question and it seems you get differnt answers every time. I belive its the second.

rookie stunter

for me srai is the ****, i want to try on a shoei, but i have a big head and local dealer dont carry em. i dont think kbc is bad for the money. i had a vr 2 that held up fairly well in a bad lowside corner wreck but i did get a little concusion so after that i didnt spare on my new helmet, i tried icon and hated them. every one i tried on hurt my head and felt heavy as ****, which is a shame. if i were to pick one for looks it would have to be suomy or shark they look sick but i havent even tried one on. also, a buddy of mine hs a different model arai in the same size and i hate his but if it were bigger it might be fine.

ZeroIndex

Couple of my mates have got the XR1000 Shoei, which according to them, is the best thing ever... I personally have a Shark RSF2i, which I like quite a lot...

Artiom

yea and u get what u pay for.

OneWheelw

+1.. im still rockin the same hjc for 2 yrs!!!:YEAH

burnfreestyle

i've been rockin hjc for a couple years and jus picked up a suomy.....love it.....totally comfortable and gets lots of air.....not a shoei or arai but it's mt two cents

Ricksta

screw arai and shoei, get a simpson street badit. coolest fawking helmet everrrr!
http://www.simpsonraceproducts.com/p...5&prod_id=6572

Endotransit

Manbearpig got me. Tonight crashed hard and was wearing the new Shark helmet and it did it's job. Got up and walked away....no concusion or nothin to the dome. Will be buying another. Anyways just thought i would throw that out their. New helmet is **** but it did it's job so its all good. New piece to put on the wall. ****** manbearpig pot holes!!!!