AAARRG!! Stupid helmet!

[Urban Coyote]

I have a KBC full face helmet and today I lifted the face shield up and one of the hinge mechanisms fell apart, thus my face shield falling off on one side.

I am just going to look for a new full face helmet tomorrow. This one is not worth trying to fix. I never did like how the face shield fit on it anyways. It had a poor seal and air always came through at the top.

[BillTheCat]

I always thought KBC was a good brand. What are you going to try now?

[iamgumby]

One of my grandkids punted one of my AFX modulars and one side of the face shield came loose. Turns out that it looked broken but wasn't. Took a lot of fiddling around to get back together. Is there a part or anything missing? Is there a local dealer that carries small parts for it?

[Urban Coyote]

I always thought KBC was a good brand. What are you going to try now?

I'm going to check out a couple HJC full face helmets that I liked. I have a HJC 3/4 helmet and I liked the way the face shield on it fits and is assembled and is easy to take on and off without fiddling with a bunch of parts. So maybe I will like a HJC full-face also.

[BillTheCat]

I have a good friend who has the AC-12 Carbon Fiber HJC he really likes it says its light & comfy the shield change looks easy too. I think that I am going to try a shoei next time the shield falls off my Arai :o

[Uesque]

If you like the fit of the HJC, I'd say stick with it. I love mine, and their customer service is great. When mine fell off the bike and broke one of the shield mounting plates, I ordered one from somewhere or another and they were taking too much time to get it to me. I complained to HJC and they sent me the plates for both sides for free. Of course, then the ones that I bought arrived, but that just means I have plenty of extras.

Taking the shield off and on is easy, the helmet is quiet and easy to operate, even with winter gloves.

If the HJC is comfortable, I have found no reason to go with a more expensive helmet.

[Urban Coyote]

I ended up buying an ICON Alliance SSR Battlecry helmet. I liked the way it looked. It fit nice. The padding inside felt good to me. Liked the way it was constructed all around.

$149 at a local cycle store.



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[HellFireX12]

my brother has a kbs, the faceshield never appears to be on all the way and no matter what we do we cant fix it, hes had it replaced to a different model but same problem, every now and then the faceshield pops off on that side to. maybe its just that brand.

[Si]

KBC had a lot of helmets go out with bad shield ratchets (the hinge). There was a problems with the design. If you e-mail them, they will send you a corrected set for free and you wont have that problem again.

[Mr.S83]

yeah i had the same problem with my shield falling down. then a couple a days ago i pulled off to smoke a cig. that is when calamity ensued. about half way through my smoke the shield flipped down, broke the cherry which then went into my helmet burning my beard and left a blister on the bottom of my lip that looks nothing less than a haggard cold sore...woe is me. so needless to say im in the market for a new helmet too :(

[freeonthree]

hahaha ! I hate full face helmets. I don't even like having my ears covered. May as well be in a darn cage. Sorry to hear about your cherry, and your beard. hahaha !
Back when I was ridin two wheels, we didnt have the darn helmet law. When I lost my left leg from the knee down, I was not wearing a helmet. Maybe I should of had one on strapped to my knee. lol

[Mr.S83]

aye i feel the same about full faced but its a free hand-me-down so i cant complain too much. im just havin the hardest time tryin to find a helmet that doesnt make my watermelon of a head look any bigger

[freeonthree]

hahaha, there's a guy around here who rides a scooter, about a 125, and his helmet sits so high on his head, it makes him look like an alien from outter space. lol I wear a German helmet, and if I rode a sportbike, I sure would look silly. I hope they kill the helmet law in California someday. I'll be the first one to hang my helmet on the wall permanently. I know several poeple who actually quit riding when the helmet law went into effect. I was tempted, but I love riding way too much to just stop. Im scooter trash all the way, and always will be I suppose. Dennis

[Icewatch]

I have had a trial looking for a helmet, unfortunately for me the only ones I had available for me to try on never fit quite right. The ones that actually did fit were stupid expensive. I strongly suggest the Arai series. Comfortable, expensive yet in the end how much is your head worth to you?

[freeonthree]

My heads worth alot to me, and thats why I don't bang it on stuff. :)
On a funny note, how many of you remember the old Bell Stars ? A friend of mine has a couple of old Bell Stars, and I never noticed how much they look like an aliens head. The shape is was really weird back then. :)