View Full Version : What size is your helmet?
lukemillar
05-05-09, 03:50 AM
As in the one you put on your head when you ride a motorcycle (dirty minded fools!)
Just bought a new Shoei helmet in Small! My first lid was an AGV Stealth Medium, but after that broke in it was far too loose. Next up was a medium/small AGV Ti-Tech which was pretty good for about a year before getting too loose again. Switching to a brand that didn't do half sizes, I now have a Small and the fit is snug but great!
So it seems I have a girls sized head and that got me wondering what size was everyone else using? Not that it matters of course, right? ;)
mister c
05-05-09, 05:32 AM
I've got a big head, size 62, or extra large
I have a Shoei too, XXS. They seem to be the only manufacturer to make a helmet that fits me properly.
Pete also has a Shoei in a small, Luke.
lukemillar
05-05-09, 05:47 AM
Pete also has a Shoei in a small, Luke.
:smt041 This is clearly a sign of intelligence
It may just be that we all have 'odd' heads, Luke! ;)
Shoei sizes are all odd 51-53 etc. I believe most other helmet manufacturers use even sizes 56-58 etc.
peterco
05-05-09, 06:46 AM
Medium sized lid for me. 58cm
pete
Professor
05-05-09, 07:07 AM
Xl 61.
shonadoll
05-05-09, 07:14 AM
Im a girl and my Arai is medium.
missyburd
05-05-09, 07:15 AM
XS for me and I was definitely female last time I checked :-P
XS for me and I was definitely female last time I checked :-P
Well make sure - you don't want any nasty surprises :p
I've always been a medium - but I bought my old AGV nice and snug so the lining would give... it didn't give an inch and so its always been a little on the tight side. My Roof Boxer V is also a medium, but its a much looser medium than the AGV.
cb5_keith
05-05-09, 07:42 AM
My shoei is a medium, but its got fairly loose over a year period...I think i'll try a small next time, although some new cheek pads are in the post so hope they work :S
Dave20046
05-05-09, 07:43 AM
Erm I was under the impression different manufacturers defined 'small' , 'medium', 'larg' etc. differently. I'm a 56cm IIRC - Is that a medium on your scale?
I'd guess most people will be a medium, is the reason it's called a medium because it's what the manufactures think is the most common size?
cymroboi
05-05-09, 07:54 AM
im a medium in the shoei now thats damaged sice the off im now looking for a replacement lid ,i think im now going for an agv ,it feels alot more cumfy than the shoei and more of a snug fit....
lukemillar
05-05-09, 07:57 AM
Erm I was under the impression different manufacturers defined 'small' , 'medium', 'larg' etc. differently. I'm a 56cm IIRC - Is that a medium on your scale?
Doesn't really matter - just curious to see ballpark
appollo1
05-05-09, 07:58 AM
large for me with my AGV Stealth and Airoh flip. Also large for my Caberg but my original FM was a medium but very tight. The large FM felt a bit loose.
Its more a manufactures head, i had a AGV k series small which got loose in less than a year + i fell off so i tried on some different AGV's and another K series but in XS but they were still loose, all shoies and none of them fitted XS and Small were too tight at the top of the lid and then medium was too big at the top of the lid, plonked on an Arai Condor in XS and it fitted great as do all of the XS Arais i have also tried
Paul the 6th
05-05-09, 10:13 AM
went to the bike show in 2007 after using an XL sized helmet for 9 months(can't remember their name but it had an integral flip down sun visor thingy), visited the Arai stand and they measured me up as a Large...
Dave20046
05-05-09, 10:15 AM
went to the bike show in 2007 after using an XL sized helmet for 9 months(can't remember their name but it had an integral flip down sun visor thingy), visited the Arai stand and they measured me up as a Large...
Different brands have different sizes I think. But you want to measure your head before buying a lid...
Paul the 6th
05-05-09, 10:17 AM
Different brand have different sizes I think. But you want to measure your head before buying a lid...
prolly would have made sense, the lady in the bike shop (where I bought the original oversized lid) more or less said "if it feels comfy then it's probably the right size". Think she was just covering for the main shop fella while he was out the back playing with himself or something... I was new to biking and totally clueless so stupidly went along with it :rolleyes:
dizzyblonde
05-05-09, 10:25 AM
XS.......and no its not because theres not much in there:rolleyes:
Although, the exact same helmet it replaced was a small. It all goes on the inserts I think.
joshmac
05-05-09, 10:32 AM
I'm a medium 58cm (must be all my brains :rolleyes: lol). Just got a new lid.. Arai condor. Fits like a glove, better that the AGV Stealth I went in with he intention of buying and better than the shoei I tried on.
Dave20046
05-05-09, 10:35 AM
prolly would have made sense, the lady in the bike shop (where I bought the original oversized lid) more or less said "if it feels comfy then it's probably the right size". Think she was just covering for the main shop fella while he was out the back playing with himself or something... I was new to biking and totally clueless so stupidly went along with it :rolleyes:
Yep I made the same mistake with my first lid (although it wasn't that bad) new to biking and with the shop assistant say 'yeah that one fits perfectly' I was like yeah alright then. If you search youtube arai distributors have a video guide on getting a proper fitting lid. Bit noddy but helpful.
joshmac
05-05-09, 10:38 AM
Yep I made the same mistake with my first lid (although it wasn't that bad) new to biking and with the shop assistant say 'yeah that one fits perfectly' I was like yeah alright then. If you search youtube arai distributors have a video guide on getting a proper fitting lid. Bit noddy but helpful.
Ba-dum-tsh! :rolleyes: :lol:
dizzyblonde
05-05-09, 10:44 AM
I always get a helmet that is tight, but not enough to give me a headache. I get someone to hold the helmet on my head, and I try and move the noggin inside. There shouldn't be any movement, and most importantly it shouldn't feel like it is pressing hard on your forehead, or anywhere else for that matter.
My previous shark helmet was a small as I said, but after while started getting loose fitted. I fell off and cracked my head on the floor so it needed replacing(gave me the excuse to be fair) This one is much tighter, but as time goes on the inserts get 'flat'. I could replace them, but usually they are pretty pricey
Dave20046
05-05-09, 10:49 AM
IMO helmet fitting is really important, I've been told that if I had have been wearing an ill fitting helmet when I crashed I would have a snapped neck right now (alive or not I'm not right sure). Luckily enough I binned my illfitting saggy ass £30 lid for a really nice fit beemer lid 3 days before I crashed.
(sorry if I've derailed slightly I'll shoosh now :silent: )
lol at this thread title...
Mines a Shoei Raid 2 - Medium.
Large with both my lids, a HJC and a cheap, but well fitting/comfy Nuvo.
Helmet size does not correspond to brain size ;)
pencil shavings
05-05-09, 10:57 AM
medium :)
Helmet size does not correspond to brain size ;)
blue whales have huge brains and aren't that bright :p
Dave20046
05-05-09, 11:06 AM
They also have massive helmets...
pencil shavings
05-05-09, 11:06 AM
blue whales have huge brains and aren't that bright :p
are you sure?
they might be coming up with all kinds of advanced philosophical theories!! :smt046
Miss Alpinestarhero
05-05-09, 11:19 AM
My arai is a small. I tried on a shoei but it didnt fit me right...looks like I have an arai head :cool: and this post has just reminded me, I will need to buy a new one soon
Geoffrey
05-05-09, 11:34 AM
XS - Shoei X-Spirit
joshmac
05-05-09, 01:08 PM
They also have massive helmets...
:smt043 Dirty barsteward!
Mine is small, Arai Viper GT.
I reckon over 50% of people wear a helmet that is too big...
plowsie
05-05-09, 04:09 PM
I honestly don't know.
jamesterror
05-05-09, 04:22 PM
Mine is a medium :)
TheRamJam
05-05-09, 04:27 PM
mines a medium as I have a Shoei head
XR1000 from lidsdirect for 204 including delivery and it came with a clear pin lock visor too :smt026
shonadoll
05-05-09, 05:36 PM
My arai is a small. I tried on a shoei but it didnt fit me right...looks like I have an arai head :cool: and this post has just reminded me, I will need to buy a new one soon
infinity motorcycles have a great deal on the Arai condor at the moment, £179.99 delivered.
I've gone from an XL HJC (which was probably a bit big) to a M Shoei.
BanannaMan
06-05-09, 03:52 AM
Always been a Medium.
HJC AC-12 currently . AGV and Bieffe prior.
Was right between sizes... M vs. L.. on the HJC.
Glad I went with the tighter one.
Landed headfirst during a highside.
Saved my life so I got another one just like it.
They are a tad noisy though...
metalmonkey
06-05-09, 09:22 PM
I'm a medium 58cm (must be all my brains :rolleyes: lol). Just got a new lid.. Arai condor. Fits like a glove, better that the AGV Stealth I went in with he intention of buying and better than the shoei I tried on.
Brains no way! I'm sure I saw light through the other side, I can check just make sure though if you like....
I have an XS (53-54cm) Arai RX7, yes head size is Inversely proportional to intelligence. See only a select few have small heads:cool:
breakz187
06-05-09, 09:23 PM
XXXL shoei xr1000
BanditPat
06-05-09, 09:28 PM
medium...I have a long head though and my medium shark is bigger than my mates large nitro
ScottWilson
06-05-09, 10:41 PM
Large, Shark RSX. The medium was too tight around my forehead.
metalangel
07-05-09, 07:36 AM
L, 59-60. Shark S650.
My current and last Ariai's are XL, my old Shoel XR800 was XXL so was my XR1000 but i bought that without trying it on and its a tad too big! We live n learn!
radicalry00
07-05-09, 09:33 AM
Large HGV A-11
Bluefish
07-05-09, 08:03 PM
large here, but i'm sure it is too big need a new one when funds allow.
scoosh-89
07-05-09, 09:06 PM
Im a small. Went from a medium Arai condor to a small chaser. Didnt relise how big my condor was on my till my bought my chaser last weekend.
Tried on both the shoe xr1000, raid 2 and agv steath in med and small but nothing comes close to the comfort of an Arai to me.
SVStorm
09-05-09, 09:03 PM
I have been told I have an Arai head(whatever that means!) Tried on loads of lids and only one that felt snug enough was an Arai Viper GT in XS(53-54cm)
sv-robo
10-05-09, 08:41 AM
Depends how hard she rubs it!!(bum-tish);)
SVStorm
10-05-09, 10:53 AM
Depends how hard she rubs it!!(bum-tish);)
Interesting response sv-robo, especially seeing as I am a girl ;)
Interesting response sv-robo, especially seeing as I am a girl ;)
Possibly not the best thread in which to admit that :p
joshmac
10-05-09, 03:59 PM
Possibly not the best thread in which to admit that :p
:lol:
kwak zzr
10-05-09, 05:06 PM
not many people know this but i is a small :)
joshmac
10-05-09, 08:11 PM
not many people know this but i is a small :)
Probably 'cause you polish your helmet too much ;)
I'll be on my way now :-dd
SVStorm
10-05-09, 09:09 PM
:smt043one comment about a head and you boys go wild. Have you not had anything better to do today? You must be bored :rolleyes:
I'm def a large. Currently a caberg flipfront;)
joshmac
11-05-09, 10:33 AM
:smt043one comment about a head and you boys go wild. Have you not had anything better to do today? You must be bored :rolleyes:
You'll get used to it soon enough ;)
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