Best helmet to buy for £200

VTRMark · Post by **VTRMark** » Mar 12th, '06, 20:38

Looking for a new lid for around £200, any suggestions, what does everybody think to an arai condor doohan rep????opinions please

tobyedmunds · Post by **tobyedmunds** » Mar 12th, '06, 20:40

yeh ive got a doohan rep arai - couldnt find one for £200 tho!!!! grrr!
bloody good helmet mate

age · Post by **age** » Mar 12th, '06, 20:40

ARAI top gear mate you can't go wrong

mine was the other side of £300

Gingey · Post by **Gingey** » Mar 12th, '06, 20:42

You can pick up a nice kbc for over a hundred if you are as unlucky as me

speedy(delboy) · Post by **speedy(delboy)** » Mar 12th, '06, 20:54

AGV

jason · Post by **jason** » Mar 12th, '06, 21:51

If you can get an Arai for £200 go for it!

like age both my previous Arais have been well on the wrong side of £300.

devilride · Post by **devilride** » Mar 12th, '06, 21:58

my AGV gp pro was 260 quid from dameralls...seem to remember they had quite a good range in there, arai, agv and shoei

Post by **TLS-Moose** » Mar 12th, '06, 22:17

CMS in Exeter had what looked to be Shoei XR1000's for under £200 .... I've got an XR900 and like it

Leroy · Post by **Leroy** » Mar 12th, '06, 22:29

Search the net Mark...

Shed loads on there mate, cheaper than the shops too...

jason · Post by **jason** » Mar 12th, '06, 22:32

LeroyRX wrote:Search the net Mark...

Shed loads on there mate, cheaper than the shops too...

Unless you have tried the exact same model in the same size in a shop to check the fit I would say dont buy a lid of the net.

clunk · Post by **clunk** » Mar 12th, '06, 22:50

devilride wrote:my AGV gp pro was 260 quid from dameralls

and mine was £170 from J&S

they also had Arai Condor for under £200, but i didnt like the graphics.

I'm very pleased with my AGV.

You gotta check fit before buying any lid. I was looking for a Shark lid but when I tried one on it was painful on my ears, so went for the AGV instead. There was nowhere on the net cheaper than J&S at the time. Hein G tried to sell me the same lid for £200 so it pays to shop around.

Gingey · Post by **Gingey** » Mar 12th, '06, 23:51

clunk wrote:
devilride wrote:my AGV gp pro was 260 quid from dameralls
and mine was £170 from J&S

they also had Arai Condor for under £200, but i didnt like the graphics.

I'm very pleased with my AGV.

You gotta check fit before buying any lid. I was looking for a Shark lid but when I tried one on it was painful on my ears, so went for the AGV instead. There was nowhere on the net cheaper than J&S at the time. Hein G tried to sell me the same lid for £200 so it pays to shop around.

The price definately varies mate you're right there, when tring helmets i too found that a fair few were painful on my ears....so i was forced to get the most reflective dome piece you will probably ever see

Stinky · Post by **Stinky** » Mar 13th, '06, 03:58

Would anybody recommend this helmet?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 8044846442

CvPiper · Post by **CvPiper** » Mar 13th, '06, 07:40

No, doesn't say it complies to british standards either.

sonic · Post by **sonic** » Mar 13th, '06, 08:50

jason wrote:
LeroyRX wrote:Search the net Mark...

Shed loads on there mate, cheaper than the shops too...
Unless you have tried the exact same model in the same size in a shop to check the fit I would say dont buy a lid of the net.

definitely be very careful buying a helmet off the net - even specially couriered...

also sizes varies loads between manufacturers, not just in the size of the lid but also the sizes they offer... i have ML AGV ti-tech, but had a small AGV stealth and thats within the same company...