beansbaxter
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posted November 08, 2004 10:52 PM
 Edited By: beansbaxter on 17 Jun 2005 18:55
I love this helmet!
Ok, ok, I'm not one to druel over all the cool helmets out there. I hardly ever give any the time of day, let alone a gander. I have a few extra helmets that go along with my HJC and Shoei TZ-1 and I'm happy. I figured I wouldn't buy another helmet till the Snell 2005 ratings came out. But then I saw this helmet in one of the new UK mags and I fell in love. I really, really like this helmet...whatcha'll think?
http://www.shoei-helmets.com/helmets/byrne.html
   
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junior s
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posted November 08, 2004 11:27 PM
bitchin' lid
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MadMike
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posted November 09, 2004 04:34 AM
this is my favorite style.
http://www.shoei-helmets.com/z-two.html
but I like to get them and paint on them....
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swft
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posted November 09, 2004 05:40 AM
Sweet. I like the Roberts TC2
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matt sterbator
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posted November 09, 2004 04:54 PM
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Sweet. I like the Roberts TC2
Me too, great lookin' lid.
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beansbaxter
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posted June 17, 2005 05:54 PM
I JUST BOUGHT IT...hopefully I'll have it before Laguna!!! I've been eyeing this helmet for a long long time. Finally though...I am so happy to get this.
I recently found out this is the same helmet that the KTM MotoGP rider Byrne wears. Here is a pic of it:
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beansbaxter
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posted June 17, 2005 06:09 PM
Well since I ordered his MotoGP replica helmet...I thought I'd find out a little more about him. We dont usually hear about Byrne in the points race of the MotoGP but he sure has cool style...I think his helmet is just the shiznit!
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frEEk
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ummm... yeah
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posted June 17, 2005 07:44 PM
does look pretty unique.
i wish my head would fit the ROOF helmet.
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eastbaydave
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posted June 18, 2005 06:58 AM
Edited By: eastbaydave on 18 Jun 2005 08:07
My 6 year-old Arai Quantum too a dump (interior/exterior came apart in several places).....So, I just bought my first Shoei in 25 years:
http://www.shoei-helmets.com/helmets/voltagetc-4.html
I love this thing: quieter than the Arai, fogs about the same, less buffeting (really noticeable on the freeway), seems more comfy after about 5 rides so far. It's harder to get on (have to wiggle it to get my ears to "unfold." The chin strap thingie is harder to snap than the Arai; maybe I just got to get used to it. (that's one of the parts that failed on the Arai, the chin-strap snap would no longer hold the strap in place.)
Also, bottom rim plastic piece kept coming loose/even various types of glue wouldn't hold it in place. Slapped my neck while riding....really annoying. Cheek pads wouldn't stay, helmet cheekpad "holder" plastic broke. It just figured it was a couple months out of warranty...
The thing I really notice is I immediately forget it when I take off. Sometimes I was thinking about the Arai (like trying to find the vent "switches"), on the Shoei it's 1 finger, done. The paint scheme...eh about the same; think I liked the Arai "Chandler" replica paint scheme a bit better, more "greenish."
Your choices if you choose green are VERY limited, & this was the best green helmet I could find....
Works great!
ebd
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