Helmets Motorcycle - Customer reviews - New DOT APPROVED VOX FLIP UP Full face MODULAR MOTORCYCLE bike HELMET Same Black Color as the 2006 Yamaha Royal Star Tour Deluxe, Yamaha Royal Star Venture, Yamaha Stratoliner Midnight, Yamaha Roadliner Midnight, - BLACK -LARGE Not HJC! |
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Manufacturer: Sterlingtek
List Price: $299.00
Our Price: $121.99
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Name: Callc999
Location: NV
Date: 2008-08-18
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Great Helmet.
Comment: I bought this helmet for my dad. He loved it so much I had to turn around and by one for my uncle and my mom. They all love them said they are wonderful. Got a great price on them too. Had wonderful customer service when i called them to order the additional helmets too. Also order another spare visor, would surely come back to order more of these helmets for more family and friends makes a great gift!
Name: Revill Dunn
Location: Austin (Center of the Universe) Texas
Date: 2007-06-27
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Nice helmet, but OUCH!
Comment: I finally got my round tuit rolling and bought a VOX fliplid helmet. Price was the deciding factor, that and those cool pop-down sunglasses like the Schuberth for less than 1/4 the cost.
I've ridden it to work the last two days, since we seem to be living in Seattle. A closeable shield is a good thing in Austin TX these days. We officially hit a new record for ANNUAL rainfall yesterday according to the morning paper. It's interesting, even exotic to have rain in June in Texas. Though I'm thinking of getting an anti-aircraft gun emplacement set up for the mosquitos. These new Asian Tiger mosquitos that moved in a couple of years ago think DEET is a condiment. And then there's that guy in the backyard wandering around peering through the foliage and presuming that every passerby is Dr. Livingston. I may have to start mowing twice a week or the tigers and gorillas are going to get out of hand. My okra is already out of hand, with leaves the size of umbrellas.
So the sunglasses haven't been all that much help. They're cool though, deploying with a SNAP! and hiding in the liner with another one. Neither as dark nor as opticially correct as my prescription ones, but cool nonetheless.
The helmet is fairly heavy, as fliplids tend to be. The chinbar has several moderately severe detents to hold it mostly or all the way open. New out of the box they're so stiff it takes two hands to open the helmet. One for the chin bar, and one on top of your head for leverage. I assume it'll loosen up with use.
There's a lot less peripherial vision than I'm used to (I mostly ride an open face). I find myself turning my whole head to check the other lane before changing, instead of just glancing.
The top of the chinbar is higher too, way above my nose. This is good too, since it seems to help with fogging though at first it's a bit claustrophobic. Of course it'll take some cool weather to really test fog performance. I don't expect to get a chance to do that until next Christmas, unless I get out of Texas.
Wind noise with the shield open is really bad, just like my old flipface. That's on a nekkid bike; I haven't tried the VOX behind a screen yet. Even at neighborhood speeds the shield whistles loudly. Closing it halfway silences the whistle and still allows some airflow. The shield has big honking detents too, changing position with a CLACK! It stays partially open, something the old bucket wasn't good about.
Mostly I prefer to ride with the shield open. If you have to close off the air, why not take a cage? But I do have an open face for 'normal' weather, when rain isn't an option. This is the next big improvement helmet manufacturers can make; FIX THE WHISTLE!
The helmet vents fairly well with the shield closed. Not enough to make sitting at a light all buttoned up pleasant, but at least in neighborhood traffic I can ride with the shield closed without melting. And opening the shield halfway provides lots of airflow unless you're stopped. Practice that left handed shield lift salute!
Speaking of opening, the VOX has a feature shared by the Nolan and lots of other flipface buckets that I just HATE. The chinbar release is centered at the bottom of the chin. Opening the chinbar one-handed yanks out a big hunk of beard. OUCH! Can't they put that somewhere else? With face fur, you must hold the beard out of the way with your right hand while releasing the catch with your left. Then quick shift your right to the top to brace it so you can get past the hold-open detent. It's a bit fussy.
Fit, finish and the general look of the bucket is good. Right up there with all the $2-300 lids, for less than half the price. If you need a flipfront, this is a good buy. Not perfect, but as good as any I've tried. Except for the release button location.
Name: Rodrigo Santos
Location: Florianopolis, Sc, Brazil
Date: 2008-07-04
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Bad Quality !
Comment: Bad quality helmet ! Poor finishing and very noise while riding , totally China product !
Name: Chef
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: 2007-07-22
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Buy now, buy again very soon!
Comment: I got this helmet back in May 2007 and 4 weeks later, it was already busted. At first I fixed it, but unfortunately, it continually breaks which means I am fixing the same problem over and over again. The screw that keeps the left side of the face shield attached constantly becomes unscrewed which leaves your helmet with a broken jaw effect. Sounds like a simple fix, but involves taking apart part of the helmet. Don't buy this helmet, you can do better...I believe in you.
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