I thought I wanted to buy the EXO-1000 helmet but I guess not. During my summer jacket shopping journey today I saw that the store I went to finally carried the 1000's.
I read all about them online and what sold me initially was the flip down the sun visor. I was tired of switching back and forth when I rode.
I grabbed a helmet in my regular size and put it on. OUCH!!! There were two pressure points that jammed in at the sides of my head. There was no way around it. I'm glad I had to opportunity to try it on versus ordering it "fit" unseen. I guess my head wasn't made for the EXO-1000.
My RF-1000 is great and fits me like a glove. I wish there was a better way to flip back and forth between clear and tinted.
sunglasses!
The biggest thing that turned me off about the EXO-1000 was the cheek pad system. Is that still on all of them? That's the main reason why I went for a 700 instead of the 1000. It's loud as hell though. >:(
There's a flip down visor on an HGC closed face helmet now. I think I may get that one next as my daily rider helmet. I often go to work in the sun, and head home after dark... My amber visor isn't great in direct sun, and my tinted visor is trouble at night.
The only think I dislike about the 1000 is the weight. It's heavy, but the aerodynamics save it.
Quote from: erkishhorde on March 20, 2009, 09:06:11 AM
The biggest thing that turned me off about the EXO-1000 was the cheek pad system...
Ha! That's what I like most about it!! :)
Quote from: erkishhorde on March 20, 2009, 09:06:11 AM
...It's loud as hell though. >:(
Earplugs, brother. Earplugs.
Though the 1000 is quite heavy, you don't feel the weight once on, and, as pompetta said, the aerodynamics are great. Loud though, makes my Arai RX7 seem quiet.
Quote from: pompetta on March 26, 2009, 03:36:36 AM
Earplugs, brother. Earplugs.
Although I have heard that earplugs sometimes make helmet comms work better by funneling the sound straight into your ear, I'd rather not, and without them I can't hear my comm over 50... Or even over 30 while I'm gunning it.
Quote from: erkishhorde on March 27, 2009, 10:48:28 AM
Although I have heard that earplugs sometimes make helmet comms work better by funneling the sound straight into your ear, I'd rather not, and without them I can't hear my comm over 50... Or even over 30 while I'm gunning it.
I don't wanna press the point too much, but try other ear plugs -- there are at least a half-dozen kind.
i wanted to love the exo-1000 also, but it the padding felt hard, i want to give it another chance sometime, but ill also check out the HJC
btw schuberth also makes a helmet with a flipdown vison, i only know bc my grandfather rides with one, although his is the modular flip up face, so im not sure if they make a regular shell with the visor
HJC
(http://www.leatherup.com/images/product/large/fs10-fossil-mc5.jpg;jsessionid=8333B0DDC9CBC33A5CEF18DC25ACE605)
and it seems schuberth does make a regular helmet with this visor
(http://www.extremesupply.com/images/schuberth/schuberthmcyc/xl/schuberth_s1_silver_open.jpg)
and heres the exo just to give a visual comparison since there hasnt been a pic of it yet
(http://stores.sportbiketrackgear.com/images/InitialSet/exo-1000_scorp_dark_silverLG.jpg)
I don't know if you've seen a Schuberth in person, but IMO they are by a large margin the ugliest helmet made.
That said, if it fits you best that's far more important than aesthetics.
Quote from: pompetta on April 13, 2009, 04:20:54 PM
I don't know if you've seen a Schuberth in person, but IMO they are by a large margin the ugliest helmet made.
That said, if it fits you best that's far more important than aesthetics.
Ahem.... [laugh] The previous model flip ups didn't look very good though, but they changed. Mine is the R1, check out their S1 Pro [thumbsup]
All models have the sun visor. Chin wind guard and nose/breath deflector are accessories.
http://www.schuberth.com/ (http://www.schuberth.com/)
(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/stopintime/Stickermodsonhelmet.jpg)
Quote from: stopintime on April 13, 2009, 04:32:18 PM
Ahem.... [laugh] The previous model flip ups didn't look very good though, but they changed. Mine is the R1, check out their S1 Pro [thumbsup]
Yeah, my buddy has the flip-up model and its fugly. Your's is good lookin' though! [thumbsup]
Quote from: pompetta on April 14, 2009, 06:21:32 PM
Yeah, my buddy has the flip-up model and its fugly. Your's is good lookin' though! [thumbsup]
+1 my grandfathers is ugly as sht (dont tell him i said that) but stopin times is actually fairly sexy. i am definitely going to look into this helmet as a more comfortable exo-1000 alternative
I ended up going the 700 route too. Wanted the 1000 for the flip down visor, found I didn't like where the bottom edge was, it interfered with my vision. HJC has two helmets with sun visors, they've got a new one out this year, the IS-16, looks like it goes down further. Also, it has 3 different positions. Got to find someone who stocks these & try it on.....
(http://www.hjchelmets.com/images/products/product_images/is16/solid/anthra_side3.jpg)
since ive come to hate the exo-1000 i wanted to get a hold of a HJC, but they only offer solids and crappy graphics on the "sun-shield" models.
i believe the models with retractable "sunshields" are only models fs-10 and is-16. very unfortunate that the fs-15 doesnt come with one, as it has all the nice shiny pictures!
I'm also looking for a new helmet. I used to have EXO-1000, until my crash w/ a car last year. So I can attest to its ability to keep my head injury free. Hell, I didn't even felt the impact to the pavement. Only came to know my head hit pretty hard due to big scratches / dents on the shell.
I'm very tempted by the HJC IS-16 model. It's quite light compare to the EXO-1000 (4+lb!). And I could careless about the pump. IS-16 also costs about 1/2 the price of the EXO-1000. Biggest turn-off for me is that the IS-16 is only DOT certified. Interestingly just about all other HJC models that I know of are both SNELL + DOT. Makes me wonder why they do not do SNELL for IS-16? (And that doesn't even means anyone has verified it would pass DOT test. DOT certification is completely voluntary). My similar reply already cause another DOT/SNELL/ECE debate on another thread, hopefully this won't start another. [bang] I just want to explain why I'm holding off on IS-16 and pointed out that HJC does, historically, have their helmet certified for both.
So far, I'm leaning toward another EXO-1000 Apollo in flat black to match my dark 696.