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Rich
| | Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 06:56 am: | 
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Arai Corsair in black.
Black Vanson jacket, pants, gloves.
Sidi Vertebra race, you guessed it, black.
Collapsible cane, also black. |
Bomber
| | Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 10:25 am: |
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Henrik -- wilco, sir, after I've had a chance to use the lid a bit -- it really did just arrive yesterday --
I've got about 4 years (5?) using the previous incarnation of this helmet (the Concept) -- fit and finish were aces, removable/replaceable liner a good feature, vetilation was OK, but not the best in the market.
I'[ve little more data on Schberth's testing other than what you can find on the net . . . . except I DID field test the chin bar latch in an unplanned noggin-asphalt interface. The latching mechanism did not fail (all force against the chin bar was from the side).
the latching mechanism is metal on metal, as is the hinge -- the hinges seems to be reinforced and mated to the helmet shell over a large surface, which would spread any force across a larger area -- oin the C2, there are visal tell-tales to alert you if one or both of the latches are locked, which is handy . . . .
when latching, it sounds like a mid-60s mercedes door closing -- bank-vault like
As for Snell -- even discounting Motorcyclist Magazine's recent series of pieces on helmets, Snell standard is designed primarily for car racers, and subjects helmets to conditions that simply will not occur in the motorcycling world (or the frequecy of their occurance is very small) . . .
I have an Arai full face that I wear on Track Days, but wear the Schburth everywhere else (I even wore the Shuberth to a track day once, just tossed it in the truck without thinking -- no one said anything, but, to mu mind, a solid full face is likely a bit safer than a flip front, specially at track speeds) |
Blublak
| | Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 10:56 am: |
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HJC AC-10 Black
Aria RX-7 Corsiar (Hayden, Blue)
Shoei RJ-Air (don't wear it that much except on the cruiser)
Uh.. forget what the half lid is..
Joe Rocket Highside Gloves (blue/black/white)
Joe Rocket textile gloves (blue/black)
FieldSheer Tattoo jacket (blue/black/white)
Vanson Buell jacket (blue/black)
Joe Rocket textile jacket forget which model (blue/black)
Joe Rocket mesh jacket (blue/black)
Fieldsheer Tattoo One Piece suit (blue/black/white)
Hein Gerick Denim/leather jacket (some 15 years old and I don't wear it very much any more)
Draggin' Jeans (one blue, one black)
Sidi Vertabre boots (yep, you guessed it, blue/black)
Of course, that's more then just my head being covered.. but since everyone else was listing gear, I figured, why not? Does anyone besides me see a trend in my color selection? (Actually Bumble Buell had a lot to do with it at the outset.. she thought I should be color coordinated).. |
Lorazepam
| | Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 11:10 am: |
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Scorpion EXO 700
first gear leathers
first gear boots
Joe rocket high side gloves.
also have the kilimanjaro jacket and ht overpants for those rainy days. |
Henrik
| | Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 01:27 pm: |
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As, Bomber. Thanks for the feedback. Maybe a C2 is on the list.
Henrik |
Bomber
| | Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 01:46 pm: |
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H -- I've owned a nolan and a Schubert, and looked closely at all the other flip fronts -- no camparison wrt quality -- the built-in sunglasses were the icing on the cake, for me
lastly, as a friend put it
"If you're gonna wear safety gear, kinda hard NOT to go with the German's, ain't it?" |
Paulson
| | Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 01:51 pm: |
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KBC VR2 black helmet
Frank Thomas hybrid (leather & textile) black jacket
Frank Thomas AQUA red jacket (for inclement weather)
Frank Thomas Aqua black pants
ICON Motorhead white boots
Olympia GEL black gloves for warm weather
Olympia leather gauntlets for cooler weather
HD gloves for COLD weather
And a turtlefur neckie when it's cold too |
Henrik
| | Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 03:38 pm: |
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"If you're gonna wear safety gear, kinda hard NOT to go with the German's, ain't it?"
Right you are 
Henrik |
Sparky
| | Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 03:40 pm: |
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Colorful Arai Crafar replica
Kinda stands out on top of a blue Aerostich Roadcrafter
Replaced a damaged right shield side cover with a white one.
Now looking for a "HANG UP AND DRIVE" sticker to fill in the white space as my public service announcement. |
Voltage_vector
| | Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 09:05 pm: |
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Aria Quantun Blue Doohan replica
Vanson, top and bottom
Bates dear skin gloves w/ kevlar palm piece, nice but ALWAYS make your hands black in the rain
Custom riding boots made on my last Korea tour
Oakleys
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Jon
| | Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 09:40 pm: |
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It's very easy not to go with the Germans. Try Vanson for one. |
Sandblast
| | Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 04:04 am: |
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Shoei Rf 1000
AGV Sport Two piece leathers.
Shock carbon fiber armored gloves
Sidi Tepor evo boots. |
Gmc310
| | Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 08:40 am: |
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Hjc helmet
Joe Rocket Atomic jacket
Icon hooligan gloves
Old Navy Jeans |
Aldaytona
| | Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 09:10 am: |
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Tried a Vanson, it just didn't look as good on the head as the Schuberth. |
Oldog
| | Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 09:47 am: |
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Black Symax flip top lid
joe rocket mesh for summer/w armor
light leather for medium wx
HD jacket for cold wx
chaps
joe Rocket boots & gloves
HD winter gloves.
did not know about new enough! early on |
Tank_bueller
| | Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 11:32 am: |
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Funny this thread should come up now.
The nice UPS man left this on my porch Thurs.  :
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Tombo
| | Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 03:59 pm: |
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Roof Boxer
Simpson Bandit
Simpson Half
Shoei Z100 |
Mr_grumpy
| | Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 06:36 pm: |
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Shoei Raid (& not much hair) |
Henrik
| | Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 07:51 pm: |
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Al - funny |
Buell_nm
| | Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 08:17 pm: |
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Asphalt Helmet - black and blue
FXRG nylon jacket in cool weather - black
FXRG nylon pants or jeans - black
First Gear Mess in hot weather - blue
Joe Rocket Balistic in cold weather - black & blue
Buell speed zone gloves - black & blue
HD boots - black |
Bomber
| | Posted on Monday, February 27, 2006 - 09:40 am: |
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love my vanson jacket -- just hope I never need custoemr service form them again ;-{
leather helmets are back in style again? coooooool! |
Gentleman_jon
| | Posted on Monday, February 27, 2006 - 12:34 pm: |
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I finally sprung for the helmet of my dreams: a Black Arai Signet.
It fits soooo well, I don't think I'll ever take it off.
Know what I mean?
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Bomber
| | Posted on Monday, February 27, 2006 - 12:44 pm: |
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that's one of the great things about riding -- that "New Helmet Smell" is soooo much cheaper than a new car! |
Road_thing
| | Posted on Monday, February 27, 2006 - 02:43 pm: |
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Yeah, but what about that "funky old helmet" smell? Emptying the ash trays won't make that go away! |
Bomber
| | Posted on Monday, February 27, 2006 - 04:29 pm: |
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nope, yer right, but fabreeze helps! |
Crusty
| | Posted on Monday, February 27, 2006 - 05:33 pm: |
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Right now, I'm using a Schuberth Concept, but it's getting close to worn out. I think my next helmet is going to be a Nolan X-1002. I tried one on at the New York IMS and really liked how it felt. |
Buellnuts
| | Posted on Monday, February 27, 2006 - 06:59 pm: |
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You guys are so last fall this is totlly in for summer.
Not to protective though.
Well here's the problem |
Buellin_ri
| | Posted on Monday, February 27, 2006 - 07:12 pm: |
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Tank_Bueller- I tried that helmet on this pat weekend. It fits niiice! |
Tank_bueller
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 03:31 pm: |
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Yes it does. Very light too!
A little snug around the cheeks, but I believe that will loosen up after wearing it a few times.
It's my first "expensive" lid. Still a fan of HJC too, though. |
Spike
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 05:29 pm: |
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What I wore today (usual commute stuff):
Helmet- Shoei RF-900 (solid anthracite) w/ spectra shield
Jacket- Joe Rocket "hard drive"
Gloves- Alpinestars GP Pro
Boots- Sidi Vertigo
Pants- Wrangler relaxed fit jeans 
For warmer weather I'll trade the JR jacket for the top half of my 2-pc Alpinestars GPU leathers. For really hot weather I'll use my Joe Rocket Phoenix jacket and sometimes switch to textile gloves. |
Buellmeister57
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 07:48 am: |
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Used to wear a Nolan N-100 flip-up, got a Schuberth about a year ago, love the retractable sunshield, pretty impressive here in "West By God" where you rarely see anything besides a little black half helmet covered with stickers. |
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