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Best helmet to buy for £200

Posted: Mar 12th, '06, 20:38
by VTRMark
Looking for a new lid for around £200, any suggestions, what does everybody think to an arai condor doohan rep????opinions please :?: :?

Posted: Mar 12th, '06, 20:40
by tobyedmunds
yeh ive got a doohan rep arai - couldnt find one for £200 tho!!!! grrr!
bloody good helmet mate

Posted: Mar 12th, '06, 20:40
by age
ARAI top gear mate you can't go wrong :cool:

mine was the other side of £300 :o

Posted: Mar 12th, '06, 20:42
by Gingey
:oops: You can pick up a nice kbc for over a hundred if you are as unlucky as me :evil:
:lol: :lol:

Posted: Mar 12th, '06, 20:54
by speedy(delboy)
AGV :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Posted: Mar 12th, '06, 21:51
by jason
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.

Posted: Mar 12th, '06, 21:58
by devilride
my AGV gp pro was 260 quid from dameralls...seem to remember they had quite a good range in there, arai, agv and shoei

Posted: Mar 12th, '06, 22:17
by TLS-Moose
CMS in Exeter had what looked to be Shoei XR1000's for under £200 .... I've got an XR900 and like it :D

Posted: Mar 12th, '06, 22:29
by Leroy
Search the net Mark...

Shed loads on there mate, cheaper than the shops too... :wink: 8)

Posted: Mar 12th, '06, 22:32
by jason
LeroyRX wrote:Search the net Mark...

Shed loads on there mate, cheaper than the shops too... :wink: 8)
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.

Posted: Mar 12th, '06, 22:50
by clunk
devilride wrote:my AGV gp pro was 260 quid from dameralls
and mine was £170 from J&S :lol:

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.

Posted: Mar 12th, '06, 23:51
by Gingey
clunk wrote:
devilride wrote:my AGV gp pro was 260 quid from dameralls
and mine was £170 from J&S :lol:

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 :lol: :lol:

Posted: Mar 13th, '06, 03:58
by Stinky
Would anybody recommend this helmet?

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

Posted: Mar 13th, '06, 07:40
by CvPiper
No, doesn't say it complies to british standards either.

Posted: Mar 13th, '06, 08:50
by sonic
jason wrote:
LeroyRX wrote:Search the net Mark...

Shed loads on there mate, cheaper than the shops too... :wink: 8)
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... :shock: