Let's see your helmets

[Watcher]

Can you update on your shoei helmet on the helmet thread?  I saw your post and was wondering if you're still liking it?

After having it for close to a year now I can find little bad to say about it.  It's a little loud maybe, for a Shoei that is, but it's still WAY quieter than my Icon was and likely is still quieter than a good 95% of helmets on the market.  Wind buffeting is almost zero thanks to the aerodynamics, the FOV is second to none, it's optically perfect, the PinLock system works flawlessly, the ventilation in general is superb, and the vented cheek pads are the best thing that nobody else does.
I did end up switching out that gold shield for a silver, IMHO it does look a lot better.  I also picked up a Transitions Photochromic shield for it, and as a commuter that is something that's quite revolutionary.
I also removed the breath deflector, with the PinLock in it hardly mattered anyway.  I also added the little chin spoiler (not the chin curtain, the chin spoiler) and it works well as a general comfort thing by keeping the wind off my neck.

I was able to take an RF-1200 for a test ride and while it felt a teensy bit lighter weight and was just a liiiitle bit quieter I found that I actually missed the vented cheek pads more than I thought I would.  I was considering an RF-1200 as a backup/secondary helmet, but I think I'd rather just have another X14.
Still on the fence about an Arai.  I really would like a Corsair X, but mostly because I'm trying to not be a Shoei fanboy and want to expand my experience.  The Corsair X has an exhaust that pulls from the cheek pads and the Arai Pro-Shade system is an interesting concept but I think I'm going to miss the proper vented cheeks of the X14 and Shoei's Photochromic.

I realize that for the average rider a $750 starting price helmet is a bit of a steep investment, but it's got my 10/10 would buy again seal of approval on it.  I'll admit to being a bit spoiled by it, as evidenced by me being kind of "meh" about the RF1200 (which by all means is still an amazing helmet), but I try to tell it like it is.  Everything Shoei is quality, and the X14 is their flagship so it has all the best technologies.  If you can find the means the X14 is the pinnacle of helmet design and function IMHO, it even has a 5 star SHARP rating in addition to it's SNELL and DOT/ECE certifications, something many other models from Shoei do not have.

And just so the post is legit, here's more pictures of it.



And just to point out the vents:
On the back of the helmet you can possibly see 1, 2 and 3, and 4 along the top under the silver "flaps", but you can't see the ones hidden under the rear wing (the part with the Shoei logo and Kanji text).  Maybe you can see that the wing is suspended off the helmet, it works well to create a vacuum for the exhaust vents within.
On the front of the helmet, on the top is that ram-air style intake, above the shield are the eyebrow vents, then just below the shield the main intake, and just below that the cheekpad intake.
Once again, nothing is direct to skin so it doesn't seem to dehydrate me like my Icon tended to do, but the amount of air moving around and through the liner of the helmet is massive enough to make a tangible cooling effect.

[Sarasi]

I own an HJC FG-ST and I couldn't be happier with it. My previous IS-17 saved my head, and this was a really good upgrade. Far more comfortable, better sun visor, better venting, softer cheek pads, and less wind noise. Although I have kind of fallen in love with the RHCP-70 as well.

[Kito]

[KHnTX]

Scorpion exo r710 I ordered recently

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