Carbon helmets

02-04-2010, 12:28 PM

One for the carbon addicts:

http://lidsdirect.co.uk/epages/eshop...-1_Carbon-0001

02-04-2010, 01:46 PM

Saw that helmet in a shop the other day, one red, one blue'ish, in the flesh they have a sort of see through shimmer as the light catches the different angles, quite 80's neon techno cool.

02-04-2010, 02:13 PM

I think Craft do one... looks the nuts!
I myself just saw the new Simpson Diamondback in purple and went donkingly jaw dropped!!
yum! not neat raw carbon but cool as!

I so regret selling my matt black one it was the coolest piece of kit I ever owned and I doubt il have £600 to spend on a lid in the near future...
There are some really fab carbon lids about nicer then that trust me!

02-04-2010, 04:28 PM

I recently invested in a Bell S4R after 15 years of Arais and it's a revelation!

More info here:

http://www.ducatisti.co.uk/forum/bik...me-change.html

Highly recommended - quiet and light

.

Mike

02-04-2010, 04:46 PM

Bell are good kit as well.

Ive always been a total Simpson nutter however i got a Ducati Corse Suomy lid and i wear that lots now its very light and good vision.
I got another little yellow Suomy lid for my yellow 125... then thought what have I done.. il be riding about with a swarm of bee's after me every insect on the planet is going to land on my yellow lid!
I look like a lego man ive even got mad moon eyes on it lol

02-04-2010, 05:47 PM

Damn!!..........no medium

steeevvvooo · 02-04-2010, 06:49 PM

I wanted one of these when hein gericke had their sale a few months back, but they were all sold out in mediums. I went for something else in the end, but do like the carbon look

I have a HJC spare helmet, but need some new cheek inserts I think. Must get around to ordering some...

03-04-2010, 03:57 PM

Does look smart.

I'm not too clued up on that brand. I've had Arai for some years with a Simpson Super Bandit for riding my old LC, but have recently bought a Suomy Corse lid as it fitted well & I like a bit of a pose! 8)

04-04-2010, 10:12 AM

just bought arai condor from mani bike show.........fits better than a shoei

04-04-2010, 02:03 PM

Marushin = Win

04-04-2010, 05:13 PM

Looked into carbon fibre a few years ago. Tried on a BMW sport helmet and it was unbelievably light. BMW seem to have stopped using CF and it seems like other maufacturers are going the same way and only using it in composite. Does that mean it's fallen out of fashion or was just too expensive to catch on ?

Nickj · 04-04-2010, 07:38 PM

I've got one of them, superlight and comfy. It matched my metal flake IE, now clashes magnificently with my yellow carbie

gary tompkins · 04-04-2010, 08:06 PM

I bought a Craft RXX Barracuda in 2006 that I've been pleased with. Trouble is I favour the Roof Boxer V8 (on my second one) since building the trike. The Simpson lids do look cool, but £600 is a lot to pay for something that doesn't have ACU/BSI approval, They are not road/bike legal in UK - car and race use only. This is a new road legal offering from Craft called the Predator, which I like a lot and costs less than £300

http://www.designerhelmets.com/prodd...&info=3&sale=0

uksurfer · 04-04-2010, 08:11 PM

http://www.designerhelmets.com/prodd...&info=3&sale=0

i got this one, its got carbon in it and it feels light, in fact i quite like it.

05-04-2010, 10:40 AM

I want one of these - but 469.00 for an open face = divorce!

http://www.exclusivehelmets.com/concorde.html

02-04-2010, 12:28 PM	#1
J_Dub Guest Posts: n/a	Carbon helmets One for the carbon addicts: http://lidsdirect.co.uk/epages/eshop...-1_Carbon-0001

02-04-2010, 02:13 PM	#3
He11cat Guest Posts: n/a	I think Craft do one... looks the nuts! I myself just saw the new Simpson Diamondback in purple and went donkingly jaw dropped!! yum! not neat raw carbon but cool as! I so regret selling my matt black one it was the coolest piece of kit I ever owned and I doubt il have £600 to spend on a lid in the near future... There are some really fab carbon lids about nicer then that trust me! Last edited by He11cat; 02-04-2010 at 02:19 PM..

04-04-2010, 07:38 PM	#12
Nickj Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Forest Of Dean Bike: S2r Posts: 3,195	I've got one of them, superlight and comfy. It matched my metal flake IE, now clashes magnificently with my yellow carbie __________________ "The final measure of any rider's skill is the inverse ratio of his preferred Traveling Speed to the number of bad scars on his body." Song of the sausage creature

04-04-2010, 08:06 PM	#13
gary tompkins 1/2 man - 1/2 pogo-stick Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Dartford, Kent Bike: M900ie Posts: 7,241	I bought a Craft RXX Barracuda in 2006 that I've been pleased with. Trouble is I favour the Roof Boxer V8 (on my second one) since building the trike. The Simpson lids do look cool, but £600 is a lot to pay for something that doesn't have ACU/BSI approval, They are not road/bike legal in UK - car and race use only. This is a new road legal offering from Craft called the Predator, which I like a lot and costs less than £300 http://www.designerhelmets.com/prodd...&info=3&sale=0 __________________ GT Fully paid up member of the S.A.S. (Scottoiler Appreciation Society) 27,000 miles on original chain - and still going strong! Last edited by gary tompkins; 04-04-2010 at 08:13 PM..

04-04-2010, 08:11 PM	#14
uksurfer Its all grey now Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: southampton Bike: M1200s Posts: 2,940	http://www.designerhelmets.com/prodd...&info=3&sale=0 i got this one, its got carbon in it and it feels light, in fact i quite like it. __________________ Evolution - M600 - S4 - M796 - M1100evo - M1200s

02-04-2010, 01:46 PM	#2
southfrance Guest Posts: n/a	Saw that helmet in a shop the other day, one red, one blue'ish, in the flesh they have a sort of see through shimmer as the light catches the different angles, quite 80's neon techno cool.

02-04-2010, 04:28 PM	#4
Half Man Half Mole Guest Posts: n/a	I recently invested in a Bell S4R after 15 years of Arais and it's a revelation! More info here: http://www.ducatisti.co.uk/forum/bik...me-change.html Highly recommended - quiet and light . Mike

02-04-2010, 04:46 PM	#5
He11cat Guest Posts: n/a	Bell are good kit as well. Ive always been a total Simpson nutter however i got a Ducati Corse Suomy lid and i wear that lots now its very light and good vision. I got another little yellow Suomy lid for my yellow 125... then thought what have I done.. il be riding about with a swarm of bee's after me every insect on the planet is going to land on my yellow lid! I look like a lego man ive even got mad moon eyes on it lol

02-04-2010, 05:47 PM	#6
abalmoe Guest Posts: n/a	Damn!!..........no medium

02-04-2010, 06:49 PM	#7
steeevvvooo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bromley Bike: M1100evo Posts: 1,512	I wanted one of these when hein gericke had their sale a few months back, but they were all sold out in mediums. I went for something else in the end, but do like the carbon look I have a HJC spare helmet, but need some new cheek inserts I think. Must get around to ordering some...

03-04-2010, 03:57 PM	#8
Johnnyrob Guest Posts: n/a	Does look smart. I'm not too clued up on that brand. I've had Arai for some years with a Simpson Super Bandit for riding my old LC, but have recently bought a Suomy Corse lid as it fitted well & I like a bit of a pose! 8)

04-04-2010, 10:12 AM	#9
abalmoe Guest Posts: n/a	just bought arai condor from mani bike show.........fits better than a shoei

04-04-2010, 02:03 PM	#10
rac3r Guest Posts: n/a	Marushin = Win

04-04-2010, 05:13 PM	#11
Thirdway Guest Posts: n/a	Looked into carbon fibre a few years ago. Tried on a BMW sport helmet and it was unbelievably light. BMW seem to have stopped using CF and it seems like other maufacturers are going the same way and only using it in composite. Does that mean it's fallen out of fashion or was just too expensive to catch on ?

05-04-2010, 10:40 AM	#15
giler Guest Posts: n/a	I want one of these - but 469.00 for an open face = divorce! http://www.exclusivehelmets.com/concorde.html