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24-05-05, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Clunk

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Originally Posted by Jabba-the-Hutt

The winning lid was the £205 Shoei Raid II.

Joint first with the HJC AC-11, which did sell for £200, but is on offer at HG and Infinity stores for £100. If they took that into account it probably would have won outright.

Aye - good point

24-05-05, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mogs

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Originally Posted by MavUK

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Originally Posted by Mogs

I think last month, RiDE did a test on lots of different lids.

Including a penetration test - no longer included in the EU Standard.

Do thay have any on-line links to this - can't get it AFAIK in Holland.

I'll bring it to work tomorrow and scan it . PM me your e-mail adresss.

Done, thanks

24-05-05, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Clunk

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Originally Posted by Jabba-the-Hutt

The winning lid was the £205 Shoei Raid II.

Joint first with the HJC AC-11, which did sell for £200, but is on offer at HG and Infinity stores for £100. If they took that into account it probably would have won outright.

ive just bought one of those HJCs for a ton, seems like real good value

RoB

24-05-05, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Mogs

I think last month, RiDE did a test on lots of different lids.

I have a copy of this if you want me to scan it & send it to you

fizzwheel · 24-05-05, 04:50 PM

I dont think there is much difference in protection, whoever you will find that they all vary in comfort and wind noise.

You shoudl get the lid that fits your head shape best

HTH

northwind · 24-05-05, 09:40 PM

That's a great price for those HJCs... But like's been said, the best helmet is the one that fits. You'd be better with a £40 Arashi than a £300 Arai if the Arai spins on your head

I would say, I hate the Arai venting system... The Condor I bought is a really nice lid, very comfy, and it's lasting well too. But the vents are rotten- very fiddly to operate (the brow vents are a joke, i can't work them at all with gloves on) and the anti-fog visor-crack thing is such a pain to disengage (it basically locks the visor at about 1-2mm open, but I find it very hard to unlock with gloves on, so if I start to steam up like that it's bad news. Only the top and mouth vents are easily usable on teh move and they're not very effective.

The HJC ZF8 I owned before was pretty nasty, but it had far, far betetr vents, and because the visor was notched you easily could set it at whatever level you wanted- instead of being stuck with one hard to use setting.

24-05-05, 10:59 PM

i love my new arai rx7 haga rep

25-05-05, 06:37 AM

Fits going to be the deciding factor - I was just wondering if it's worth spending heaps of cash instead ofjust a lot of cash

Thanks for the info so far peopel. What ever I fond (hopefully Friday) I'll let you know what I think of it

Stu

25-05-05, 12:03 PM

A .pdf of the RiDE Article is winging its way to you across the ether.

26-05-05, 12:03 PM

Cheers Mogs, just got it.

A little reading for htis evening - although from the quick glance it look slike the raid II is going to be my preference (Assuming that it fits my head ok...)

Thans again all for the info. Much appriciated - feel like I'm buying this helmet armed with much more info than the previous one...

24-05-05, 04:50 PM	#15
fizzwheel Super Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,614	I dont think there is much difference in protection, whoever you will find that they all vary in comfort and wind noise. You shoudl get the lid that fits your head shape best HTH __________________ Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. K5 GSXR 750 Anniversary Edition

24-05-05, 09:40 PM	#16
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	That's a great price for those HJCs... But like's been said, the best helmet is the one that fits. You'd be better with a £40 Arashi than a £300 Arai if the Arai spins on your head I would say, I hate the Arai venting system... The Condor I bought is a really nice lid, very comfy, and it's lasting well too. But the vents are rotten- very fiddly to operate (the brow vents are a joke, i can't work them at all with gloves on) and the anti-fog visor-crack thing is such a pain to disengage (it basically locks the visor at about 1-2mm open, but I find it very hard to unlock with gloves on, so if I start to steam up like that it's bad news. Only the top and mouth vents are easily usable on teh move and they're not very effective. The HJC ZF8 I owned before was pretty nasty, but it had far, far betetr vents, and because the visor was notched you easily could set it at whatever level you wanted- instead of being stuck with one hard to use setting. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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24-05-05, 10:59 PM	#17
hall13uk Guest Posts: n/a	i love my new arai rx7 haga rep

25-05-05, 06:37 AM	#18
MavUK Guest Posts: n/a	Fits going to be the deciding factor - I was just wondering if it's worth spending heaps of cash instead ofjust a lot of cash Thanks for the info so far peopel. What ever I fond (hopefully Friday) I'll let you know what I think of it Stu

25-05-05, 12:03 PM	#19
Mogs Guest Posts: n/a	A .pdf of the RiDE Article is winging its way to you across the ether.

26-05-05, 12:03 PM	#20
MavUK Guest Posts: n/a	Cheers Mogs, just got it. A little reading for htis evening - although from the quick glance it look slike the raid II is going to be my preference (Assuming that it fits my head ok...) Thans again all for the info. Much appriciated - feel like I'm buying this helmet armed with much more info than the previous one...