New Helmet

Looks pretty cool

http://www.reevu.com/index.asp

http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.p...=18434&hl=reevu

Been here before.

Do you guys know if anyone actually makes this sort of helmet?? I mean this one is badass....looks hot too. But I am looking for something thats lightweight, and can give me the widest viewing angles. I currently have a scorpion flat black to match the bike, but its just too heavy and already tired of it. Any suggestions?

g_unit, May 11 2006, 04:07 PMDo you guys know if anyone actually makes this sort of helmet??  I mean this one is badass....looks hot too.  But I am looking for something thats lightweight, and can give me the widest viewing angles.  I currently have a scorpion flat black to match the bike, but its just too heavy and already tired of it.  Any suggestions?

Welcome to the forum. I'm right down the road at Exit 28....lived in Mooresville for 13 years.

Reevu is the only company I know of that makes this type of helmet.

If you are looking for the lightest weight helmet, that would be an OGK which are made in Japan and can be found on Ebay through their Internet site. They are also known to have a very wide viewing angle. Go to WebBikeWorld.com and they have helmet reviews and helmet weight comparison charts. The OGK FF4 helmet got a great review. You just have to order them one size larger than your normal size.

g_unit, May 11 2006, 03:07 PMDo you guys know if anyone actually makes this sort of helmet??  I mean this one is badass....looks hot too.  But I am looking for something thats lightweight, and can give me the widest viewing angles.  I currently have a scorpion flat black to match the bike, but its just too heavy and already tired of it.  Any suggestions?

Maybe HJC's new AC 12 in Carbon Fiber, supposed to be a very nice helmet!

Generally the average human has a field of view of about 170 degrees. Most helmets are cut generally to 210 degrees. Meaning that if you have the helmet on straight and are looking straight ahead, you'll not be able to see the helmet. Shadows, perhaps, but not the padding. There are generalities made to me by a Shoei rep I once spoke to when I work at a motorcycle parts department. These were for motorcycle specific helmets. He did make the comment that some others have a narrower field of view, but are not motorcycle specific. Drag racing helmets by Bell and Simpson sometimes have less than 210 degrees, depending on the model. That is because in drag racing you are supposed to be looking stright ahead and not using much peripheral.