Sharp Helmet Test Results

[Paivi]

Click here for the link.

Hmm, Schuberth S1 still says 'coming soon', though, so maybe they haven't finished it yet.

[sim1]

Thanks Paivi
Should be 'good' when it's finished but the explanations leave a little to be desired.
After all, is a 3 star rating good or bad? (3 out of 5 stars)

Also had link to the legal aspect for visors and goggles:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/vehicles/vssafety/
motorcyclehelmetsvisorsandgo4563

[orange]

Good link Paivi

It will be interesting to see how all the lids stack up against each other when ALL the information is on the site.

We've always been advised to spend as much as you can on a lid, however, if you filter by 'Full Face/all manufacturers' you'll find that a £180 Bell M1 (5 stars) beats a £480 Shoei X-Spirit (4 stars)...!!!

Food for thought.......

orange

[Shoei]

arai rx7 only 3 star but after watching this, it will do for me

+ YouTube Video

[funkyrimpler]

How can the RX7 only receive a lowly 3* rating?? Me thinks this is a load of cobblers. Are these rating given purely for safety? Somebody should tell 90% of the worlds professional racers, oh and i think i'll get my money back and get a 1970's Bell lid

[funkyrimpler]

Originally Posted by Shoei

arai rx7 only 3 star but after watching this, it will do for me

YouTube - Nakano Crash 300 km/h

same here mate.

[749_MON]

All Suomy lids on here are quoted at three stars, so maybe all the GP and SBK stars are merely advertising, despite the limited safety...

[mickchaganis]

At long last the results. My Suomy is crap with only 3 stars, Nitro seems to have upset the over priced big boys with 4 stars for most of their helmets! Arai TUT TUT only 1 helmet with 5 stars, the rest of the range bettered by Nitro!! and Bell, well old Evil was correct to trust his head to a Bell when jumping all those buses, pity they didn't do a full body suit.

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AGVAirtechFull faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDAGVK SeriesFull faceS-XL£0+
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ADDAGVTi TechFull faceXXS-XXL£0+
ADDAirohLeoxFull faceXS-XL£99+
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ADDAraiRX-7Full faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDAraiCondorFull faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDAraiGP5xFull faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDAraiViper GTFull faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDAraiAstroFull faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDArashiViperFull faceS-XL£0+
ADDBellM1Full faceXS-XXL£130+
ADDBoxBX4Full faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDBoxBX2Full faceS-XL£0+
ADDGrexRF2Full faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDGrexR1Full faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDHJCHQ-1Full faceXS-XL£249+
ADDHJCCS-12Full faceXS-XXL£69+
ADDHJCFG-14Full faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDHJCCL-STFull faceXS-XL£109+
ADDHJCFS-10Full faceXS-XXL£169+
ADDHJCCS-12NFull faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDHJCCS-R1Full faceXS-XL£99+
ADDHJCFG-15Full faceXS-XL£139+
ADDHJCIS-16Full faceXS-XXL£119+
ADDKBCForce RRFull faceXXS-XXL£0+
ADDKBCVR2RFull faceXXS-XXL£0+
ADDKBCVR1-XFull faceXXS-XXL£0+
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ADDLazerLZ6Full faceXS-XL£0+
ADDLazerTornadoFull faceXS-XL£90+
ADDLazerVertigoFull faceXS-XXL£70+
ADDLazerFibre D1Full faceXS-XL£0+
ADDNitroN810VXFull faceS-XL£0+
ADDNitroN820VXFull faceS-XL£0+
ADDNitroN330VXFull faceS-XL£50+
ADDNitroN755VXFull faceS-XL£80+
ADDNitroN1430VXFull faceS-XL£90+
ADDNitroN1600 VNFull faceS-XL£80+
ADDNolanN62Full faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDNolanN84Full faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDPremierMonzaFull faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDRoofRO10 DiversionFull faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDRoofRO10 DaytonaFull faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDRSTRaceventFull faceXS-XXL£125+
ADDRSTCobra VentFull faceS-XL£79+
ADDSchuberthS1Full faceXS-XXXL£400+
ADDScorpionEXO-700Full faceS-XL£100+
ADDSharkRSR2Full faceXS-XL£319+
ADDSharkS500Full faceXS-XXL£114+
ADDSharkRSF 2iFull faceXS-XL£159+
ADDSharkRSIFull faceXS-XL£199+
ADDSharkS800Full faceXS-XL£149+
ADDShoeiRaid IIFull faceXS-XL£250+
ADDShoeiXR-1000Full faceXS-XL£330+
ADDShoeiX-SpiritFull faceXS-XL£480+
ADDSuomyExtremeFull faceS-XL£0+
ADDSuomyGunwindFull faceS-XL£0+
ADDSuomySpec 1RFull faceS-XL£0+
ADDTakachiTK-30Full faceS-XL£0+
ADDUrbanN20Full faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDVemarVSREVFull faceS-XL£190+
ADDVemarTAI2KFull faceS-XL£70+
ADDX-LiteX601Full faceXS-XXL£0+
ADDX-LiteX602Full faceS-XL£0+
ADDX-LiteX701Full faceS-XL£0+
ADDX-LiteX801Full faceS-XL£0+

[love7473]

Its funny that there seems to be no Moto GP riders wearing Nitro helmets?

I will cancel my order for my new RX7 Replica on those results............. NOT!!!

[Lucazade 749s]

First off all lids used by starts are different then lids you buy. Just like Ford Focus WRC is a bit different from Ford Focus ST. Do not get fooled by sellers. That test is there to stop such action. Arai makes couple of very good lids and rest is overpriced and average. People do not know that and buy by brand. Star Riders advertise because it is part of their contract.
Another example - we all know what Mercedes stands for. It is German so precision, comfort reliability. Well did you know that Mercedes is the most unreliable of all German brands?

[ducbird]

my AGV K series got only 3 stars

[sim1]

Originally Posted by Lucazade 749s

......Mercedes is the most unreliable of all German brands?

^^ second that...by virtue of experience and an albeit very expensive lesson. Never ever ever buy that crap again.

[funkyrimpler]

mmmm....wonder why Arai always get 5* in all the other tests ive read? I dont think they would make a vastly different lid for the professional market-they may have custom fit interiors but the manufacturing costs of bespoke shells etc would be prohibitive imho.

[mickchaganis]

My Suomy may have only got 3 stars but it fits great!
Still a little disapointed as I just bought it and it's supposed to be a quality helmet.

[K]

I brought my 3 star Aria because it was the most comfortable lid I had ever tried.

If I buy buy a helmet because it has a good rating but gives the a headache after wearing it all day what's better?

The only good thing I can see is it will force the manufactures to improve standards.

Although should any helmet have a 5 star rating because that then says there is no point trying to make an even better helmet or use new technologies.