Beauty is in the eye of the beholder 

+1 to the Sparx.

I'm really not into the busy-looking helmets and they've got some nice uncluttered designs. Of course they've got one with a giant bumble bee on the side, too.

Their "crashed helmet policy" is pretty sweet, too. I crashed wearing a Retro Classic.



I boxed it up, sent it and a copy of the police report in, wrote them a note asking to ship me a Retro Corsa,



and 2 weeks later one showed up in the mail. I didn't even have to pay for shipping on the new helmet. 

If they fit your head, and they fit mine really well, they're a decent helmet and the company stands by their product.

Quote from: ducpainter on October 24, 2008, 03:16:24 PM
I guess the big smiley at the end didn't convey my sarcasm well enough.

I like my flashy helmet.

I was commenting on the prices quoted in the previous post for repaints.

We agree that spending 500-1000 to paint your own helmet is too much.

We also agree on flashy helmets.   I only have one solid (my black x-11).   my others are both reps (Shoei Zemke yellow and a Shark Foggy Legend).    3 others I liked and couldn't find at a good enough price point were the Duhammel white Rep, Arai Pedrosa and Shoei Rainey x-11 rep.

I guess we only disagree on the number of options the manus offer us. 

Cheers.

Just read through the discussion on helmet designs.
I have to agree that for the most part the graphics look a little like tech-no-colour 
I don't really like the graphics of my Arai, it was bought at a very good price and they just fit my head shape.
Currently I am waiting for this one to hit our shores.

I realize that this is a topic on helmet paint schemes (and everyones opinions on them), but you can just as easily fugly up a helmet with a bad choice of liner.  I tore the cheek pad out of my black Scorpion with dark tinted visor and had to take what the local Scorpion dealer had to fit for a short period of time a.k.a. Leopard print.  I tried to convince myself that it screamed Italian pron star and the world would see me as such, but the week I waited for my grey replacements to be mailed sure was long.  Maybe if I would have added a pink mohawk. 

Quote from: aprilmaybe on October 24, 2008, 02:42:59 PM
Different strokes...
I love my over-the-top, anime-inspired, super-flashy helmet. You can all keep your subtle boring paint schemes

I also hate having the same helmet as everyone else, so the more variety the better. I would totally wear the white Suomy with the flames and flowers that someone dissed upthread. It was actually on my list but the Spec 1R isn't the best fit for me.

+1

i happen to LoVe my helmet,
and don't really care who likes it or not.
but i do get a lot of compliments 

Quote from: mattyvas on October 25, 2008, 03:45:06 AM
Just read through the discussion on helmet designs.
I have to agree that for the most part the graphics look a little like tech-no-colour 
I don't really like the graphics of my Arai, it was bought at a very good price and they just fit my head shape.
Currently I am waiting for this one to hit our shores.

Who makes that?

^^^^^ It's made by Momo

http://www.designerhelmets.com/prodlist.php?cat=Momo&prod=Devil

Drooltastic stuff

Quote from: mattyvas on October 25, 2008, 03:45:06 AM

WANT

Quote from: Obsessed? on October 25, 2008, 02:31:58 PM
WANT

Right up to the point when this POS splits into parts as your head/face hits something NOT that I hope it does
Even open face helmets get safety approvals - that's basically what this is, just with some face bling added

Just my 0.02 (and I agree on the fact that they look cool)

You raise a good point.

If they made the chin-bar an integral piece of the shell, it would be worth serious consideration.

Hmmm... Letter campaign? 

I do agree, so I'm waiting until I can see one in shop.
The chin bar does seem to attach better than most of these style of helmets.
I do so love the way it looks though, that visor looks like it goes down past the chin bar and creates the entire front of the lid.

Glad you all appreciate it also.

I keep wondering about the aerodynamics of that helmet. It looks like it has the profile of a blade. What would happen if you turn your head at 120km/h (or more)? Momo helmets are mostly for scooters not sportbikes.

I like my Arai Retro Corsa Quantum II.  I'll keep using it as long as possible.  I have the $$$ to get a new one, but just can't find one I like.

Wish they had a street version