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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stig / Major Tom on August 20, 2020, 09:02:06 PM
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There are a lot of videos on how to get the proper fit when purchasing a new helmet.
Please refer to a few of them to get the best advice from the pros.
The bottom line is - you must try on various helmets in a shop - and then wear them around the store for 15>20 mins to see if your snug helmet has any "hot" spots....pressure areas causing discomfort.
A couple of pros advise finding the smallest helmet which seems to fit - then trying one size smaller!
In any event - you can't just use a tape measure and a mail-order site to get 'safest' proper fitting helmet.
And be aware that some manufacturers actually make different sized shells for different sized heads - rather than just one shell with more or less padding to fit the rider.
There are also sites to check the safety rating of helmets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjyrIIyTiNw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjyrIIyTiNw)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk9U09v41rs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk9U09v41rs)
Be safer ….get a proper fitting helmet!
Stig
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As user of at least 2 new Helmets a year, like comfortable all day fit and lighter weight (bad neck), BSc Safety Degree holder----I find once you find brand that fits, stick with it---right now GMAX works for me---white 3/4 size small @ around $40. Have had expensive brands in past---Schubert=heavy, stunk from glue smell its entire life. I feel old brain can only stand not big bump anyway. Better work on riding technique to avoid accidents, falls in my world.
I find white nice color for helmet.
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John I have found the Gmax GM 32 3/4 helmet works well for me as well and have several in medium size in different colors to match the different Kymco's . They are comfortable with good air flow and you can get replacement pads for the inside. I consider them a bargin at around $70. I take it you use the GM 2 model based on the price?
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I use the $40 helmet because they work for me.....take my long bill visor, are simple, no add on's---I throw them away when they are dirty/stink/had hard drop, etc.
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a couple decades ago, when I bought my first Arai helmet, I was properly fitted, the sales guy explained the process, and after we determined head shape, and cheekpad thickness, he had me walk around the store 15-20 minutes. I don't get buying used helmets, would you buy someone's used underwear ?
Jay Leno did a good vid on helmet fitting
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ge8y8 (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ge8y8)
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Like you Randy, really grateful to have received professional advice (again from an Arai guy) early on in my motorcycling career. Good fit is everything in the unhappy event of a get off! I’ve had two at high speed, once with an Arai, once with a Dainese helmet; both times the lid was scraped, but I got up and walked away.
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This was the Dainese custom painted lid pre-slide...
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I started riding a Honda 50 step through in 1966. Who knew about helmets. I stopped riding for a while, and started again in the late 70's. I wore what was probably the only major brand available at the time... a Bell. That lasted for a while until I got my first BMW. Then for years, I wore several BMW (now Schubert) full face modular helmets, but the price of Schuberts today is outrageous. I wound up wearing Shoei's for a few years, again full face, modular. Very comfortable. I'm now wearing an HJC full face modular, which I really like. Don't remember the model name off hand, but it has this slick dark visor that you can slide down the face shield if you're in bright sun. I bought this online, but I tried the helmet on at a motorcycle shop before buying it online. Did I feel guilty about doing that? Not at all since I spent a ton of money at that shop having my Beemer serviced. I also bought an Olympia jacket from the shop, so I didn't have any qualms about the helmet.
As a retired MSF instructor, I always taught my students to get the best helmet they could afford, and try it on and wear it in the shop for a good while. Like the old saying goes, if you've got a $10 head, wear a $10 helmet.
Jeff
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I started riding a Honda 50 step through in 1966. Who knew about helmets. I stopped riding for a while, and started again in the late 70's. I wore what was probably the only major brand available at the time... a Bell. That lasted for a while until I got my first BMW. Then for years, I wore several BMW (now Schubert) full face modular helmets, but the price of Schuberts today is outrageous. I wound up wearing Shoei's for a few years, again full face, modular. Very comfortable. I'm now wearing an HJC full face modular, which I really like. Don't remember the model name off hand, but it has this slick dark visor that you can slide down the face shield if you're in bright sun. I bought this online, but I tried the helmet on at a motorcycle shop before buying it online. Did I feel guilty about doing that? Not at all since I spent a ton of money at that shop having my Beemer serviced. I also bought an Olympia jacket from the shop, so I didn't have any qualms about the helmet.
As a retired MSF instructor, I always taught my students to get the best helmet they could afford, and try it on and wear it in the shop for a good while. Like the old saying goes, if you've got a $10 head, wear a $10 helmet.
Jeff
Sales girl at my dealer kept trying to stuff my XXXXL head into helmets that didn't fit - then said, "after-all, it's only a scooter!"
Bought 3 bikes and assorted gear off of them - but by da_n once the owner's wife properly fitted me with a 4XL HJC modular - which I wore for 20mins in the shop- I thanked her and bought it from Amazon. Nice white one.
Bought a 3XL 'large shell' Nolan modular with Xmas bonus these days. I'm OK with its price - as it's the only head I was issued.
Stig
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I've already stated I ware a Gmax 3/4 on the scooters but on the BMW'S I have Shoei and HJC full face because of lack of a usable windscreen and I tend to ride the bikes faster.