Helmets pearl dark blue helmet

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Anybody know where i can pick up a matching 3/4 helmet to match the pearl dark blue?
 
pablowablo said:
Anybody know where i can pick up a matching 3/4 helmet to match the pearl dark blue?
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I haven't seen one yet but it doesn't mean it's not out there. You could go custom if you need to. If I see one I'll post it though.

Curt
 
Or, you could ask yourself which is more important... finding a color to match the bike, or, finding a color that folks SEE well, like high viz yellow which compliments the pearl blue nicely? See & be seen man, rule #1 in my book.
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Good point... Bluemax has a kickarse yellow graphic KBC helmet and yellow jacket that looks great with his 04! I have a Silver with red and yellow graphics on the way... being seen is good!
 
I bought black which doesn't stick out at all but I have some high-viz stickers from the MSF and others that work well. You can get what color you want and add some high-viz stickers later.

Even a white helmet in the dark doesn't show up as much as some reflective material. I wonder if anyone makes a helmet that looks a normal color in sunlight but reflects in the dark. Kind of like street signs.

Isn't there a reflective paint that goes on clear? If so you could mask it and put some cool designs in it with the reflective paint. Now you've got me thinking... :rolleyes:

Curt
 
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I've got a black Symax and CL-Max now... in this 96 degree heat, not even summer yet, I am going to die... :eek: So I got a Scorpion on the way with some nice noticeable graphics on the way... should be here by Wednesday. :D
 
I`m thinking of buying a KBC Vision or VR-1. Motorcyclecloseouts has them for $130.0 and $147.0. Anybody have one of these helmets?
Opinions?
 
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There are 3 things to think about in helmets #1 protection (got a 3/4 head get a 3/4 helmet), #2 visibility, white or yellow are best, #3 heat a black or dark blue helmet will be much hotter than a light color, try touching a black car and a white car on a summer day, I'm a roofing contractor so we think about roof color alot a black roof will be 50 degrees hotter than a white roof.
805gregg
 
Helmet heat. While I agree completely that black will generate more heat, I've been told (not proven) that since there is so much styrofoam between your head and the shell that it's negligible in helmets.

I have a white helmet, so I haven't been able to confirm or deny these claims, but it seems like it makes sense to me.

Has anybody stuck LED's on their helmets?
 
Bob - I have the KBC VR-1. Its ok, fits well and all but it is noisy. Lots of wind noise. I'm looking at the Shoei RF-1000 now- it has a little wing on the back of it to reduce turbulence over the helmet and make things quiet. Some folks that have them really like'em, but they're more $ than KBC.
 
I can understand the desire for high visibility and buying a helmet accordingly. I don't do that, but I can understand others that do. There are LED's and such that can be put on helmets. There is even a company that makes an remotely operated brake signal that goes on the back of the helmet, and another that works on an accelerometer.

But helmet color will have no bearing on temperature inside the helmet. The main insulator and padding used on the inside of helmets is the same material used to make Styrofoam coffee cups and other insulated products. There are a couple of web-sites that discuss studies where thermo-couples were attached inside of helmets of different color. The temperature difference between a black helmet and a white helmet was immeasurable.

Choosing a white helmet because it helps you to be seen makes sense. Choosing a white helmet for protection from the suns heat, although it seems initially logical, is self deluding.
 
High visibility might be a priority until you get pulled over by the fashion police.

My advice would be to get a full face Snell approved helmet. Color is up to the individual.

Ray
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After riding sweep last Friday behind a bunch of guys in red or black helmets and the point man in a white helmet, I'll never buy another dark helmet. The rider farthest from me was the most visible, by far.

Being visible is good.
 
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After riding sweep last Friday behind a bunch of guys in red or black helmets and the point man in a white helmet, I'll never buy another dark helmet. The rider farthest from me was the most visible, by far.

Being visible is good.
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I remember a gal riding on the back of a Harley down in San Bernardino... it was a hot day and she had decided not to bother with shirt. She definitely caught my attention, more so than what ever the front-seater was wearing. I don't even remember what he looked like, but I could pick her out of a line up.

Different is what catches anyones eye. If all the bikers had been wearing white helmets in the middle of the day except for one black helmeted rider, chances are the black helmet would have stood out.
 
I like the rf 1000, seems to run a little small though if your going to mail order with out sliding one on first.
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Just bought an RF-1000 through E-Bay. The helmet fits fine...it's the cheek pads that are tight as hell. Gonna have to exchange them out....otherwise...I like it and agree with your assessment that they size a little small.

I have a blue ST and chose the TC-2 (Voltage) graphics to match. Personally, I think it matches the blue in the bike the closest--- agree with CrazyKZ-- some high viz sticker on the back will help.

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oh yea, why don't i just wear some flashing green neon lights. yellow helmet, oh yea i'm getting one of those
 
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You should get a dark blue 3/4 helmet to match something, crash then show us a picture of the other 1/4 of your face if you still have one.

listen or you will be scolded
805gregg
 
Dorian said:
Different is what catches anyones eye. If all the bikers had been wearing white helmets in the middle of the day except for one black helmeted rider, chances are the black helmet would have stood out.
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I'll grant you that different catches your eye, without a doubt. But a dark helmet is not different enough from the rural landscape where I was riding to be visible. A dark helmet blends in with the backgound. It's camouflage.

The white helmet stood out because the background wasn't white. It was a black road, green trees, dark shadows, brown fields. The snow has melted, even in New England, so there was no white of any consequence. A hundred riders with white helmets would all stand out and a single dark helmet would be lost.

Try riding sweep behind people with different color helmets and see for yourself which riders you see best. All other things equal, I guarantee you it won't be the people with dark helmets.

Dorian, more often than not I ride alone. In group rides, I typically ride the point or second. Last Friday was the first time in 20+ years of street riding that I rode sweep with several riders ahead of me. I was blown away by the visibility (and lack thereof) of my fellow riders in front of me.

If you believe that different catches the eye, cover your head in a helmet that contrasts from its visual backgroud. My last three helmets have been increasingly darker shades of red. My next one will be white.
 
I have the Shoei RF 1000 and Nolan X-lite, both Silver, and like the Shoei best, less wind noise, cooler and just feels better on my head. Both were apx. the same cost.

After getting use to the full face helmet, I will never ride again with a 3/4, since I usually ride with the windshield down and this being the prime season for bugs in this part of the country.

Its your choice, but choose wisely.
 
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better idea for you 805gregg. mount a airport control tower beacon on your helmet so when i see you coming i can stay way, way away from you pal.
 
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