http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/
Don't know how many are familiar with this site. Lots of good info on many different helmets. Testing seems very thorough, but it is only testing!
I just received my Nolan N43 Trilogy - it's not a modular - more like a 3/4 face with a removable chinbar.
One thing I know for sure, now that I have a helmet with a drop-down sunscreen visor, I will NEVER own another helmet without it.
anybody serious about protecting their head with a helmet would not even consider a fake fullface helmet. Forget all the bullshit you read on the internet and use your own common sense.
That is really freaky. I am not sure I quite understand the market for it.
One thing I know for sure, now that I have a helmet with a drop-down sunscreen visor, I will NEVER own another helmet without it.
These look to be a great idea and might eliminate...
anybody serious about protecting their head with a helmet would not even consider a fake fullface helmet. Forget all the bullshit you read on the internet and use your own common sense.
And Arai and Shoei are the safest helmets, right?
These look to be a great idea and might eliminate the need to carry two visors when on a trip (even though changing them out on my RF1100 is quick and easy). I'm not sure how well they'll work with glasses. Can anyone comment?
Does having a hollow space in the crown of the helmet (where the retracted visor resides), and the accompanying mechanisms, have any adverse effect on the helmets ability to protect you in a crash?
The established brands that are SNELL, DOT, or ECE certified have been proven to be safe. The other brands that sort of pop-up as cheap specials all over the place, then disappear after a year or two are usually only DOT certified, and I trust them far less. The DOT specs themselves are fine, but it is basically up to the manufacturer to vouch that their helmets meet the DOT spec. That's one of the advantages SNELL has in that they do 3rd party verification, does the ECE spec.
Arai and Shoei don't necessarily mean more safety, but it certainly does mean a very high quality helmet that the manufacturer will stand behind.
The established brands that are SNELL, DOT, or ECE certified have been proven to be safe. The other brands that sort of pop-up as cheap specials all over the place, then disappear after a year or two are usually only DOT certified, and I trust them far less. The DOT specs themselves are fine, but it is basically up to the manufacturer to vouch that their helmets meet the DOT spec. That's one of the advantages SNELL has in that they do 3rd party verification, does the ECE spec.
Arai and Shoei don't necessarily mean more safety, but it certainly does mean a very high quality helmet that the manufacturer will stand behind.