I got it from GPBikes. I paid whatever their sticker price is ($750ish) -20% with that coupon. I wore it today riding around a bit. Baffles in/out I noticed the sound dampening is much better than my Icon.
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I got it from GPBikes. I paid whatever their sticker price is ($750ish) -20% with that coupon. I wore it today riding around a bit. Baffles in/out I noticed the sound dampening is much better than my Icon.
Pretty much. Lighter weight, quieter, better ventilation, better aerodynamics, more comfortable etc etc. Not disputing higher end helmets aren't better, but safer? That's arguable
There's plenty
I got my wife a bell vortex snell for under $100 during a stg sale but normally $180
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Start naming them. Under $200, not on sale or close out.
There are a few, a half dozen perhaps, but not what I would call "plenty" .
Iceman's FG-17, incidentally, is a great value.
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Well plenty means "more than enough" so I suppose we could argue what enough is.
HJC has several alone, FG-17 and CL-17 are both around $150 Canadian.
Again I'm in no way saying higher end helmets aren't better..I've raced in and crashed in lots of helmets..from $100 to $600. High end ones are nicer, no question.
edit-looks like the FG-17 is regularly a bit more than that, but there's always something on sale or closeout. I have a CL-17, the FG is a little nicer though. I'm pretty sure that's what Newman uses
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That's also debatable and higjly dependant on the helmet model.
http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/Articles/MotorcyclistHelmets.html
check the numbers down the right side of the page.
Bell Vortex
HJC FG-17
HJC CL-16
HJC CL-17
Joe Rocket R1000X
Scorpion EXO-R410
And those are just the ones I'm aware of off the top of my head that are all sub $200 CDN and Snell approved.
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is the rf1200 a racing helmet or a touring helmet? I thought racing helmets had a different view as they were meant to be worn in a tucked position as opposed to a helmet on a touring bike where you're sitting more upright? My Shark Rsr2 racing helmet has a different view through the visor than my shark modular.
The FG-17 actually retails anywhere from $250-299 depending on the year/design. I'm looking into purchasing a large lot of them for my work and selling them Snell rated for sub $200. But yes, they are a good helmet, Both N3WMAN and I wear them and I have seen quite a few others around the track. Best fitting and feeling helmet I've ever had.
It's a racing helmet. It might be my headshape actually as if I move the helmet up a little I can see but it'll eventually fall again but my RF1100 saved my *** so I'm a bit biased.
