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I have been wearing a Shark RSR helmet for 6 years and I tell you it is a work of art but I have to wear earplugs when on hyperbikes or on the RIII (wind noise) cruising.
Never thought much of it till I borrowed my buds Schuberth C3 Modular and WOW....84 decibels of modular silence. I wore my RSR home and I said I have to get one of those!
Then I saw they were 700 bucks and I said...I am not gonna get one of those.
So I did some research and found an UBER quiet Full face from SHOEI that is quiet as all get out and i only paid 272 dollars for it...It has a 600 MSRP on some variants...
The SHOEI QWEST. Snell and DOT rated and it is an awesome deal at 272 from COMPACC..the QWEST was called a Touring helmet that scared off all the graphic seeking RF 1200 buyers.
Check this excellent comparison from 2010 against the RF1100...
http://www.cruisercustomizing.com/installguides/SHOEI-QWEST-METALLIC.pdf
I did 270 miles today and WOW...I am leaving the Shark RSR at home!
Webbikeworld named the Shoei QWEST the "Helmet of the Year" in 2010
Shoei Qwest Review - webBikeworld
So what are you guys sporting on your noggins and how much is too much before the benefits are lost to the price? In other words....Is a 275 Dollar Shoei QWEST less safe than a 1300 dollar Bell Star?
Never thought much of it till I borrowed my buds Schuberth C3 Modular and WOW....84 decibels of modular silence. I wore my RSR home and I said I have to get one of those!
Then I saw they were 700 bucks and I said...I am not gonna get one of those.
So I did some research and found an UBER quiet Full face from SHOEI that is quiet as all get out and i only paid 272 dollars for it...It has a 600 MSRP on some variants...
The SHOEI QWEST. Snell and DOT rated and it is an awesome deal at 272 from COMPACC..the QWEST was called a Touring helmet that scared off all the graphic seeking RF 1200 buyers.
Check this excellent comparison from 2010 against the RF1100...
http://www.cruisercustomizing.com/installguides/SHOEI-QWEST-METALLIC.pdf
I did 270 miles today and WOW...I am leaving the Shark RSR at home!
Webbikeworld named the Shoei QWEST the "Helmet of the Year" in 2010
Shoei Qwest Review - webBikeworld
So what are you guys sporting on your noggins and how much is too much before the benefits are lost to the price? In other words....Is a 275 Dollar Shoei QWEST less safe than a 1300 dollar Bell Star?
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