I also know someone who said they got a new arai full face for 500.

Just get a HJC or a scorpion...they are quite decent for the price.

As for these street fighter helmets...never quite liked them...although they do look very nice though. All of them are extremely loud, the visors are hard to replace, and optical quality no where near the flat plane visors of full face...plus I prefer a clear visor with a retractable sunvisor for a full day helmet. Plus I feel more secure with a hard chin bar of a full face for safety.

If buying a new helmet and in doubt, just go for ECE22-06 lor.

They are filtering down to lower end helmets. Some of the entry level HJCs are already 22-06 rated..but I forgot which model. LS2 as well.


That said I would stay away from ABS shell helmets unless you are really budget constraint. It's the least resistant of all the shell types to cracking (due to it being more brittle) in impacts leading to poor force distribution across the EPS impact foam. By minimum a polycarbonate shell. Fiberglass if you can spend a bit more.

Don't even consider those cheap china helmets. I have 1 that I use for go karting. It's extremely lightweight...about 1kg for a full face . Would highly doubt they will fair well in a crash.

As for china made shells, almost all the manufacturer have shells coming out of china. As long as it's backed by a good brand with proper certification, I'm not too concerned about where the sells come from.

Only shoei and arai comes out of Japan. Everyone else has china shells.... HJC's premium RPHA line ( PIM+ shell) is made in Korea but the cheaper polycarbonate ones comes from Vietnam. AGV top flight lids are made in Italy but the lower end lids are also out from china.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Sep 7 2023, 03:41 PM

Well considering the first models out with 22.06 are all the premium level 3000+ helmets.

...if anything, just get a helmet with removable pads. You can find pretty decent open faces around 300ish.

Seriously... Its not easy to upkeep a helmet with non removable pads. It will be out of service for a few days each time it gets wet. Furthermore, it stinks and I don't want a dirty helmet sitting on my face.

For me, I just throw the pads in the washer on its own (don't wash with other clothes which might catch and snag). Just use mild detergent and no softener. Then air-dry indoors with a fan blowing on it. Dries in 1-2 days. Sometimes I will also throw in my gloves in the same wash cycle.

But in most cases, you can just hand wash them.

I have a dryer, but I still usually just air-dry the pads and gloves.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Sep 11 2023, 01:33 PM

For HJC, you can try NKS@sentul. They are the Malaysian distributor for HJC. They supply to other dealers also.

Can try BikeEmpire@OKR or iCity Motoworld Shah Alam.

If you find the helmet you like, try to find same helmet from shopee and same seller. Then go back to the shop and ask them to match the online price. I did that with iCity where I got my RPHA70. Saved 500. As it turned out, it was cheaper than online, since I don't have to pay 27bux worth of shipping.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Sep 11 2023, 04:38 PM

If you are already there, stop by hodaka and try the Scorpion helmets. Actually quite good value helmet as well.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Sep 11 2023, 04:43 PM

Yeah, only real way to prevent fogging is to use a pinlock. Anti fog coatings don't really work.

I have the soman stick on pin lock on my spare visor as well.

Verdict is, it works, but I find a slight degradation on fidelity. Kind of very slightly opaque at curtain angles or lighting conditions.. Original pinlock is much better but expensive.

However that said there are some "OEM" pinlocks that can be found on shopee..but you have to find models that fit your visor, or get those generic fit ones that come with included pinlock posts that allow you to drill and install the posts on non-pinlock visors.

I usually just get helmets that they throw in the pinlock together. Much easier that way.

For HJC, C series is entry level. I and F series is mid level. RPHA is top range.

The *90 range, is modular. *70 is sport touring.

At least they simplified it somewhat...it was even more convoluted previously.

Can't blame them. They are the world's largest helmet manufacturer.

Yeah...can cross shop first online. Then go shop test and buy.

I saw iCity selling the RHPA70 at 1550 on shopee, so went to the shop test. When asked the price they said 2050. Die die also only give 1900 . I told them match your shopee price or I walk. So at the end the relented. And I just paid and took the helmet back saving shipping had I bought it online.

NKS won't give a discount on helmets since they are holding price to protect the dealers..but you can go and test out the helmets.

Servicing will be done by NKS should you need replacement parts.

But of course, helmets being as diverse as there are, can have many overlaps between specs, features and prices....discounting the premium brands that sell on Thier own price points.

For helmets, even basic branded ones are fairly decent, and should be little difference in the safety aspects since they all have to pass the same 22.05 or the newer 22.06 standards, although some may pass that with a bigger margin. What you do pay for are for features, comfort, quietness and lightness as you move up along the range.

Generally entry level helmets will have only 2 shell sizes, usually of polycarbonate construction.

Mid rangers generally have either 2 or 3 shell sizes in polycarbonate and rarely fiberglass and may come with pinlock enabled visors (usually not included).

Top range helmets will have 3 or more shell sizes with either fiberglass / carbon-Kevlar or full carbon shell with pinlock included (or like scorpion, a free 2nd dark visor).

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Sep 12 2023, 03:04 PM

Soman anti fog insert
https://shp.ee/qkhmhap

The link is here, although I don't recommend it. A pinlock is still better in terms of image fidelity. However no harm trying. Not had to remove it before so not sure if it will damage or leave marks the visor or not. I have this on my cheap spare visors.

This is the link to the "OEM" pinlock for the HJ26. That I mentioned earlier.
https://shp.ee/xmkfdr4
FWIW I have not ordered nor tried this yet as I'm still using my stock pinlock that came with my rpha70

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Sep 12 2023, 08:27 PM

To be fair, modular helmets tend to not seal as well as a normal full face. My MT Atom leaks like a sieve also. That and the weight.

Not sure about the LS2, but some helmets have adjustable pinlock posts. You might be able to tension up the pinlock for a better seal.

Got budget then go for the tourmodular or sportmodular lah. hahahaha. That one really sexy lah. Somehow AGV tends to be slimmer, if it fits your head shape then best. Other modulars looks a bit more bulbous.

Then you have the evergreen Neotec but not in carbon.

I recall seeing a shopee listing for the RPHA90 carbon. But since its now been replaced with the 91, maybe have to wait a bit before stocks come in.

NEXX also has a carbon modular offering.

Fuyoh...what speaker you use got 120mm ..sampai sampai add one extra zero.

I think bike world kepong carries NEXX. At least that's where one of my friends bought his wed.2 helmet.
I test fitted them last year. Quite comfy. The WED.2 carbon ADV is very light.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Sep 13 2023, 04:36 PM

Zeus just go to GBS , official importer and distributor. They have a shop in setapak and one near Giza Kota damansara.

I don't recall how much he paid for it. Maybe 2.6 or 2.8k after discount. It stickers at 3.2k at some places I've seen.

I tested them at a big bike shop in ipoh...on an emergency stopover to replace my clutch cable otw back from Thailand. So not been to kepong bike world to check them out again.

Apparently the RPHA 91/71 is coming in. There is a launch preview this Saturday



Reviews of the 91 from Champion helmets seems good. Being the quietest helmet they tested so far. Too bad the regular carbon kevlar one is fucking heavy at 1750g. The full carbon one still not here yet. Maybe wait for the full carbon one and see if it can shave off some weight. Its going to be expensive though. Might go test it out this Saturday if free.

It seems that all the newer 22.06 versions of helmets are heavier than the 22.05 predecessors. The Scorpion ADX2 I was eyeing , also gained weight to a porky 1800g.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Sep 26 2023, 12:18 PM

Size M probably. Manufacturer's will normally take the weight of Size M for weight.

NXR2 and K6 is a normal full face though. Modulars are heavier. The bright star is the AGV sport modular carbon. Super light.

Cool.... but Holy hell. 1900g for XL. Add a coms system and its way over 2kg.

I guess wait for the full carbon version. Going to be bleedingly expensive though. Still not too hot on the stupid HJC coms that no one uses.

Its normal for people needing to size up for HJC. I'm lucky because I'm between S and M size, so M just fits just perfect. Usually it's either too tight or too loose for S and M. The new 91 has a dedicated M sized shell so it's perfect for me.

From pictures, it seems the new 91 and 71 shell is a little wider than before. Maybe rounder shape.