I was surprised at how low some of the top brands got in side impact tests and overall scoring, compared to some of the 50 quid helmets
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I was surprised at how low some of the top brands got in side impact tests and overall scoring, compared to some of the 50 quid helmets
I was surprised at how low some of the top brands got in side impact tests and overall scoring, compared to some of the 50 quid helmets
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Yep that makes interesting reading.
I was about to buy a mid range AGV last week but the side impact results weren't great. As you say some very expensive lids didn't come out brilliantly. Some of the cheapos come out very badly though.
I ended up buying a Bell m5x which not only gets 5 stars rating but had top 'green' ratings in all impact tests- it hasn't arrived though yet!!
Always fancied owning a Bell. The m5x was just about affordable for me as it's now an old model i believe, and so they are getting cleared at £180 ish.
John
I was about to buy a mid range AGV last week but the side impact results weren't great. As you say some very expensive lids didn't come out brilliantly. Some of the cheapos come out very badly though.
I ended up buying a Bell m5x which not only gets 5 stars rating but had top 'green' ratings in all impact tests- it hasn't arrived though yet!!
Always fancied owning a Bell. The m5x was just about affordable for me as it's now an old model i believe, and so they are getting cleared at £180 ish.
John
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1990 FZR600 Genesis 3HE
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Re: Sharp rating
i got my self a MT solid helmet matt black it was only £60 and had a 4 star rating much better rating than some £300+ helmets .
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Hm, i bought my X-Lite 702 in 2013 for around 400 € here in Germany, not based on any tests in Magazines but on testing the fitment to my head in the shop and it was the perfect fit for my head 
I must say its more noisy than the old but ways cheaper Nolan N27 i had before but the N27 was really hard to wear at speds higher than 160 km/h (around 100 mph) where the (definitely lighter) X-Lite feels like driving at 30 mph if you ignore the noise...but its not so loud that i would need earplugs for noise-protection
I must say its more noisy than the old but ways cheaper Nolan N27 i had before but the N27 was really hard to wear at speds higher than 160 km/h (around 100 mph) where the (definitely lighter) X-Lite feels like driving at 30 mph if you ignore the noise...but its not so loud that i would need earplugs for noise-protection
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