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Logoman · 04-11-2009, 1:31 AM

People with good taste and money buy OGK's.

I just bought an OGK FF5 straight from Japan.

Around $400 for the one I got and it came with a clear and a light smoke visor plus some light smoke tear-offs.

The FF5 is a work of art, fits perfectly, vents almost as good as a baseball cap, and is steady as a rock with very little resistance even turned sideways to the wind.

I can't imagine a better helmet out there at any price range.

None of this matters if you ride a black, red, or blue bike because you're not going down on anything but your sister.

lois · 04-11-2009, 6:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Logoman

People with good taste and money buy OGK's.

I just bought an OGK FF5 straight from Japan.

Around $400 for the one I got and it came with a clear and a light smoke visor plus some light smoke tear-offs.

The FF5 is a work of art, fits perfectly, vents almost as good as a baseball cap, and is steady as a rock with very little resistance even turned sideways to the wind.

I can't imagine a better helmet out there at any price range.

None of this matters if you ride a black, red, or blue bike because you're not going down on anything but your sister.

Hey you slow assed, ass kissing, asshole......where the heck have you been......also, what is this OGK-FF5 you speak of, I must go google now.

Lois

Strek · 04-11-2009, 9:29 AM

Logoman wears a helmet??? What for?

Para045 · 04-11-2009, 9:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Logoman

People with good taste and money buy OGK's.

I just bought an OGK FF5 straight from Japan.

Around $400 for the one I got and it came with a clear and a light smoke visor plus some light smoke tear-offs.

The FF5 is a work of art, fits perfectly, vents almost as good as a baseball cap, and is steady as a rock with very little resistance even turned sideways to the wind.

I can't imagine a better helmet out there at any price range.

None of this matters if you ride a black, red, or blue bike because you're not going down on anything but your sister.

Yep tried one on at a MC show last year and as I have an OGK Aeroblade II already I thought this sounded good as it was much like the AEB II but lighter and with better ventilation

Will be my next helmet I reckon

heisti · 04-12-2009, 7:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lois

...also, what is this OGK-FF5 you speak of, I must go google now.

Lois

slow as... hahaha!
who is the slow one?
i have MOTO-WORKS.JP as a bookmark for years now.
since they also have this page: CBR1100XX (1997-) Carbon Body Work | Magical Racing

kashiwagi · 04-14-2009, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flash

I use a Simpson Speedway RX. It's actually a racecar helmet so it's a bit heavier than bike helmets. I grew-up in racecars so the wieght doesn't bother me. I've always had Simpson brand equipment, and believe they don't get any better! I noticed on their web site that Simpson has came out with a carbon fiber model, nice but a little pricey! SIMPSON FOREVER!!!

Just keep in mind that more weight on your head means a lot more strain on your neck (bad!) if you ever happen to go down. Speed being constant, increasing weight will increase the momentum. More momentum that needs to be absorbed somewhere, and the styrofoam in the helmet can only do so much.

jonscott · 04-18-2009, 8:46 AM

I'm still alive because of a Shoei...I'm not usually much of a brand loyalist, but I haven't been able to put anything else on my head since.

I put something else on my head lol

I picked up an HJC ISO-Max; pleasant bonus is that rather than fiberglass, it's a polycarbonate shell. PC is supposedly the mark of "lesser" helmets, but I think it's actually much better for impact energy dispersion.

flash · 05-08-2009, 11:25 PM

Simpson

thechamp55 · 05-26-2009, 9:10 PM

I recently picked up a Shoei RF 1000 in the exact color scheme Id been looking for and with a reflective tint visor on Craigslist for $125. It was in perfect shape and it is my new favorite helmet.

Its really not that giant of a leap over the old HJC I had. I really enjoyed that helmet but I cant remember the model and it got stolen. After experiancing both I cant say i can really justify the price differnce, but my budget is tight.

I have a few others too, most notable is one from AFX. Id never heard of them before, but I was browsing the dealership and found it. Someone had ordered one and the company shipped the wrong color, so the dealership let me have it for only $80! It fits okay and has little electric fans in the chinbar and LEDS inside the visor so you can see the ignition at night! It is kinda heavy though, and when you look sideways at all the screen opens, and it doesnt have anything to hold the excess chin strap so you have to loop it, but still the novelty of the fans and lights is worth $80 !

Bordo · 05-27-2009, 4:25 AM

I just bought a new RF 1000 in Anaheim on my trip to the USA last week. Glossy black with an extra tinted visor thrown in. Black seems to go with most things so I got it. I wanted a blue one but they didnt have one there at the time. Anyway Shoei is the only helmet that will fit my big head so Shoei it is.

Poundstretcher · 05-27-2009, 5:17 AM

HJC good fit nice and light. Thinking about getting AGV for my birthday pressie

heisti · 07-27-2009, 12:41 PM

maybe shoei soon.
fibercompound - so i can sandpaper it and apply some other surface.

Poundstretcher · 07-28-2009, 6:11 AM

Have Shoei now

heisti · 07-28-2009, 1:14 PM

me too. i´ve won the ebay-item.

€49,- *lol*

BlackRider · 08-10-2009, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Logoman

People with good taste and money buy OGK's.

I just bought an OGK FF5 straight from Japan.

Around $400 for the one I got and it came with a clear and a light smoke visor plus some light smoke tear-offs.

The FF5 is a work of art, fits perfectly, vents almost as good as a baseball cap, and is steady as a rock with very little resistance even turned sideways to the wind.

I can't imagine a better helmet out there at any price range.

None of this matters if you ride a black, red, or blue bike because you're not going down on anything but your sister.

I went from an AGV air tech to an OGK FF5 scream about a year ago, and love it. Logoman your description is spot on!

firenspeed · 08-10-2009, 11:47 AM

Are these OGK's available in the U.S.? I'm just picking up on this thread again.

I've got an Arai, and I feel like a bad-ass owning it, but seriously, I'm not that impressed. My Shoei was just as comfortable and worked comparably (Shoei RF800 at the time versus an Arai Quantum II now). The Arai whistles horribly with the visor up. I wear sunglasses instead of having a tinted visor, and in slower traffic I ride with the visor open a lot to maximize cooling. Can't STAND the whistle. I suppose a different windscreen on the bike might help too, but for now I either try to ignore it or tip my head forward a bit to change how the air hits it.

That said, I know Arai puts a lot of thought into the shape of the helmet for the crash they hope won't happen. I was watching a show about the Arai family. They really think about their vents and so on. They don't like things protruding from the helmet that could catch on the ground and wrench the rider's neck.

When I look at some of the really "cool" helmets out there that look like something out of a sci-fi movie, I wonder how they'd perform in an accident. I'd rather not find out.

Bordo · 08-11-2009, 5:36 AM

Black Shoei RF-1000. Cant beat it.

Poundstretcher · 08-11-2009, 5:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bordo

Black Shoei RF-1000. Cant beat it.

my RF-1000 Strife

Bordo · 08-11-2009, 7:10 AM

Mines not quite as flash as that. Just a black one. Cheers

Poundstretcher · 08-11-2009, 9:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bordo

Mines not quite as flash as that. Just a black one. Cheers

Ah! but you have the fastest color bike. Hope the black doesn't slow you down, I find the black on my helmet tries to pull me backwards but the small amount of blue manages to counteract it

onoff · 08-11-2009, 1:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Logoman

People with good taste and money buy OGK's.

I just bought an OGK FF5 straight from Japan.

I have 2 OGKs, FF3 and FF4.. also have Arai RX7 FF4s as winter helmet when I wear a liner.
I like the OGKs because they are lightweight, I like to carry as little weight as possible on my head/neck.

I really want to get one of these

06Busa · 08-12-2009, 9:36 PM

Shoei use to be it. After getting a Arai RX7. Arai will prolly be all I ever buy.
Shoei is quieter but weighs more. I will deal with the noise of an Arai for the fit & light weight.

Plazma · 08-14-2009, 11:26 PM

"HJC AC-12 Carbon Fiber. Its the only brand I've found that fits well and I love the light weight. Fit and finish as good as anything I've seen".

Tim

I just today finished with the customizing of my HJC Carbon fiber. It's painted to match my custom '03 XX. I also have two other HJC helmets and my wife has one too. Can't beat 'em for the price.

06Busa · 08-15-2009, 3:56 PM

lol, just said Arai for life. It dont match my ZX9 I rode today and I put on my Tazmanian devil (FM F101) today.

WAMMYEYE · 08-15-2009, 7:16 PM

You know buying bike gear is an addiction. There always seems to be something nicer,newer better. I have an Arai and a Shoei , but my new love is the Suomy Spec 1R. I now have two so I don't wear one out. Very lightweight and super comfortable. The only draw back is they are noisey. To enjoy many years of life and riding you should make ear plugs part of your riding gear anyway.

06Busa · 08-15-2009, 11:30 PM

Yep. I have a pretty nice collection. 4 Arai, several Shoei, FM, a Suomy also.
My favorite Arai, used in the production of Ghost Rider. It dont go with green.

heisti · 08-16-2009, 8:09 PM

have to paint my new fiber-shoei.
P8144475_a.jpg
it´s THAT colourfull....

too much for me!

Guroo · 08-24-2009, 2:49 AM

I have 4 old AGVs they used to fit me the best, but when they changed there mold I couldn't change my head

... Shoei for me, at the moment anyway.

firenspeed · 08-24-2009, 4:53 AM

Wow, not too many people know of the HooDoo Gurus. And from Australia no less. That said, I don't know where they're from, but I used to listen to them in HS/college.

Guroo · 08-24-2009, 5:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firenspeed

Wow, not too many people know of the HooDoo Gurus. And from Australia no less. That said, I don't know where they're from, but I used to listen to them in HS/college.

Yeah they are Aussies, They have separated and re united a few times, they are playing around Australia at the moment.

Hoodoo Gurus

View Poll Results: What's your helmet brand?
AGV	40	4.38%
Arai	164	17.94%
Scorpion	53	5.80%
HJC	160	17.51%
ICON	31	3.39%
KBC	45	4.92%
Nolan	40	4.38%
Schuberth	39	4.27%
Shark	41	4.49%
Shoei	294	32.17%
Suomy	20	2.19%
VEGA	12	1.31%
Vemar	2	0.22%
Other	104	11.38%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 914. You may not vote on this poll

04-11-2009, 1:31 AM	#181
Logoman Join Date: Nov 02 2006 Location: SW Florida Age: 53 Posts: 383	Re: What's your helmet brand? People with good taste and money buy OGK's. I just bought an OGK FF5 straight from Japan. Around $400 for the one I got and it came with a clear and a light smoke visor plus some light smoke tear-offs. The FF5 is a work of art, fits perfectly, vents almost as good as a baseball cap, and is steady as a rock with very little resistance even turned sideways to the wind. I can't imagine a better helmet out there at any price range. None of this matters if you ride a black, red, or blue bike because you're not going down on anything but your sister.

04-11-2009, 9:29 AM	#183
Strek Moderator Join Date: Jun 25 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 4,591	Re: What's your helmet brand? Logoman wears a helmet??? What for?

04-18-2009, 8:46 AM	#187
jonscott Railin' Join Date: Apr 17 2009 Location: Portland, OR \| Dallas, TX Posts: 556	Re: What's your helmet brand? I'm still alive because of a Shoei...I'm not usually much of a brand loyalist, but I haven't been able to put anything else on my head since. I put something else on my head lol I picked up an HJC ISO-Max; pleasant bonus is that rather than fiberglass, it's a polycarbonate shell. PC is supposedly the mark of "lesser" helmets, but I think it's actually much better for impact energy dispersion. __________________ When you see a car, think of the stupidest thing the driver could do, then get prepared for it to happen. Last edited by jonscott; 05-27-2009 at 12:02 AM.

05-08-2009, 11:25 PM	#188
flash Join Date: Dec 29 2007 Location: NW Oklahoma Age: 40 Posts: 17	Re: What's your helmet brand? Simpson

05-26-2009, 9:10 PM	#189
thechamp55 Join Date: Mar 19 2009 Location: Texas Age: 21 Posts: 555	Re: What's your helmet brand? I recently picked up a Shoei RF 1000 in the exact color scheme Id been looking for and with a reflective tint visor on Craigslist for $125. It was in perfect shape and it is my new favorite helmet. Its really not that giant of a leap over the old HJC I had. I really enjoyed that helmet but I cant remember the model and it got stolen. After experiancing both I cant say i can really justify the price differnce, but my budget is tight. I have a few others too, most notable is one from AFX. Id never heard of them before, but I was browsing the dealership and found it. Someone had ordered one and the company shipped the wrong color, so the dealership let me have it for only $80! It fits okay and has little electric fans in the chinbar and LEDS inside the visor so you can see the ignition at night! It is kinda heavy though, and when you look sideways at all the screen opens, and it doesnt have anything to hold the excess chin strap so you have to loop it, but still the novelty of the fans and lights is worth $80 ! __________________ Everyone Dies. Not Everyone Lives.

05-27-2009, 4:25 AM	#190
Bordo The Original Bird Watcher Join Date: May 28 2007 Location: Gundagai, Australia Posts: 400	Re: What's your helmet brand? I just bought a new RF 1000 in Anaheim on my trip to the USA last week. Glossy black with an extra tinted visor thrown in. Black seems to go with most things so I got it. I wanted a blue one but they didnt have one there at the time. Anyway Shoei is the only helmet that will fit my big head so Shoei it is. __________________ The More I Know The Less I understand - Don Henley

05-27-2009, 5:17 AM	#191
Poundstretcher A Rainbird Warrior Join Date: Oct 15 2008 Location: Tasmania Posts: 4,166	Re: What's your helmet brand? HJC good fit nice and light. Thinking about getting AGV for my birthday pressie

07-27-2009, 12:41 PM	#192
heisti mostly harmless Join Date: Feb 22 2008 Location: Enns, Austria Age: 39 Posts: 4,842	Re: What's your helmet brand? maybe shoei soon. fibercompound - so i can sandpaper it and apply some other surface. __________________ have a nice trip video: youtube \| project: carbon \| chat: here hero-video

07-28-2009, 6:11 AM	#193
Poundstretcher A Rainbird Warrior Join Date: Oct 15 2008 Location: Tasmania Posts: 4,166	Re: What's your helmet brand? Have Shoei now

07-28-2009, 1:14 PM	#194
heisti mostly harmless Join Date: Feb 22 2008 Location: Enns, Austria Age: 39 Posts: 4,842	Re: What's your helmet brand? me too. i´ve won the ebay-item. €49,- lol __________________ have a nice trip video: youtube \| project: carbon \| chat: here hero-video

08-10-2009, 11:47 AM	#196
firenspeed Join Date: Jun 24 2008 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 225	Re: What's your helmet brand? Are these OGK's available in the U.S.? I'm just picking up on this thread again. I've got an Arai, and I feel like a bad-ass owning it, but seriously, I'm not that impressed. My Shoei was just as comfortable and worked comparably (Shoei RF800 at the time versus an Arai Quantum II now). The Arai whistles horribly with the visor up. I wear sunglasses instead of having a tinted visor, and in slower traffic I ride with the visor open a lot to maximize cooling. Can't STAND the whistle. I suppose a different windscreen on the bike might help too, but for now I either try to ignore it or tip my head forward a bit to change how the air hits it. That said, I know Arai puts a lot of thought into the shape of the helmet for the crash they hope won't happen. I was watching a show about the Arai family. They really think about their vents and so on. They don't like things protruding from the helmet that could catch on the ground and wrench the rider's neck. When I look at some of the really "cool" helmets out there that look like something out of a sci-fi movie, I wonder how they'd perform in an accident. I'd rather not find out.

08-11-2009, 5:36 AM	#197
Bordo The Original Bird Watcher Join Date: May 28 2007 Location: Gundagai, Australia Posts: 400	Re: What's your helmet brand? Black Shoei RF-1000. Cant beat it. __________________ The More I Know The Less I understand - Don Henley

08-11-2009, 7:10 AM	#199
Bordo The Original Bird Watcher Join Date: May 28 2007 Location: Gundagai, Australia Posts: 400	Re: What's your helmet brand? Mines not quite as flash as that. Just a black one. Cheers __________________ The More I Know The Less I understand - Don Henley

08-12-2009, 9:36 PM	#202
06Busa Join Date: Jan 03 2007 Location: Joliet Posts: 49	Re: What's your helmet brand? Shoei use to be it. After getting a Arai RX7. Arai will prolly be all I ever buy. Shoei is quieter but weighs more. I will deal with the noise of an Arai for the fit & light weight.

08-14-2009, 11:26 PM	#203
Plazma Join Date: Jul 17 2009 Location: Trevose,PA Posts: 88	Re: What's your helmet brand? "HJC AC-12 Carbon Fiber. Its the only brand I've found that fits well and I love the light weight. Fit and finish as good as anything I've seen". Tim I just today finished with the customizing of my HJC Carbon fiber. It's painted to match my custom '03 XX. I also have two other HJC helmets and my wife has one too. Can't beat 'em for the price.

08-15-2009, 3:56 PM	#204
06Busa Join Date: Jan 03 2007 Location: Joliet Posts: 49	Re: What's your helmet brand? lol, just said Arai for life. It dont match my ZX9 I rode today and I put on my Tazmanian devil (FM F101) today.

08-15-2009, 7:16 PM	#205
WAMMYEYE Join Date: Nov 03 2007 Location: N.E. OHIO USA Age: 53 Posts: 35	Re: What's your helmet brand? You know buying bike gear is an addiction. There always seems to be something nicer,newer better. I have an Arai and a Shoei , but my new love is the Suomy Spec 1R. I now have two so I don't wear one out. Very lightweight and super comfortable. The only draw back is they are noisey. To enjoy many years of life and riding you should make ear plugs part of your riding gear anyway.

08-16-2009, 8:09 PM	#207
heisti mostly harmless Join Date: Feb 22 2008 Location: Enns, Austria Age: 39 Posts: 4,842	Re: What's your helmet brand? have to paint my new fiber-shoei. P8144475_a.jpg it´s THAT colourfull.... too much for me! __________________ have a nice trip video: youtube \| project: carbon \| chat: here hero-video Last edited by heisti; 08-16-2009 at 8:40 PM.

08-24-2009, 2:49 AM	#208
Guroo Join Date: Aug 04 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 22	Re: What's your helmet brand? I have 4 old AGVs they used to fit me the best, but when they changed there mold I couldn't change my head... Shoei for me, at the moment anyway. __________________ 'I was, I was a Kamikaze pilot, They gave me a plane... I couldn't fly it!' -HooDoo GuRuS- Blackbird Pilot since 2008

08-24-2009, 4:53 AM	#209
firenspeed Join Date: Jun 24 2008 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 225	Re: What's your helmet brand? Wow, not too many people know of the HooDoo Gurus. And from Australia no less. That said, I don't know where they're from, but I used to listen to them in HS/college.