01-11-2024, 03:02 AM
Got the first helmet ordered from Chromeburner last night. Wow! Ordered on Saturday, shipped from the Netherlands and arrived in CA on Wednesday. That's as quick as it would have come from a U.S. supplier. Impressive!
We got a little overnight rain, and I don't like riding in the wet, so I haven't tried it yet, and any pictures I take wouldn't be as good as Scorpion's own promo photos.
The HX1 looks very Darth Vaderish and has a "bad boy" look, which might be why it's only offered in black and dark grey here in the U.S. I stumbled on the Euro "Nostalgia" version on the web, and I dug the white with red and black stripe look. I like nostalgic racing liveries, and have one helmet stickered-up with Gulf logos, and another with Martini Racing logos. This helmet reminded me of the old Marlboro livery, and the stripe is more flourescent red than would appear in a picture, which is a great match for the Marlboro livery. I might throw a Marlboro sticker on the sides.
I'm fascinated that Scorpion makes two distinctly different versions of the helmet for the U.S. and European markets.
Rating: The helmet is ECE rated, but obviously not DOT. But, there is no rating printed on the back of the helmet. In the U.S., both the DOT and ECE ratings would be listed. This lid has a decal with the helmet's weight listed, is that a European requirement I wonder?
Shield: The U.S. models have Scorpion's anti-fog coating on the inside. This lid does not, but it came with a Pinlock insert. I've never tried one, so I'm excited to use it. Also, the face shield doesn't have several detents. The U.S. model has a weak stop point at slightly above closed to crack it open to allow a little air in, but reviewers complain that it just blows completely open from that point. This one has a very firm stop point at the "cracked open" point.
It also has a drop-down sun shade, which the U.S. model does not.
Otherwise, it fits the same as the black U.S. model that I tried on in a store.
Update: Dang! I ordered a second helmet from Chromeburner on Monday, and it's already showing out for delivery today. That's quick!
We got a little overnight rain, and I don't like riding in the wet, so I haven't tried it yet, and any pictures I take wouldn't be as good as Scorpion's own promo photos.
The HX1 looks very Darth Vaderish and has a "bad boy" look, which might be why it's only offered in black and dark grey here in the U.S. I stumbled on the Euro "Nostalgia" version on the web, and I dug the white with red and black stripe look. I like nostalgic racing liveries, and have one helmet stickered-up with Gulf logos, and another with Martini Racing logos. This helmet reminded me of the old Marlboro livery, and the stripe is more flourescent red than would appear in a picture, which is a great match for the Marlboro livery. I might throw a Marlboro sticker on the sides.
I'm fascinated that Scorpion makes two distinctly different versions of the helmet for the U.S. and European markets.
Rating: The helmet is ECE rated, but obviously not DOT. But, there is no rating printed on the back of the helmet. In the U.S., both the DOT and ECE ratings would be listed. This lid has a decal with the helmet's weight listed, is that a European requirement I wonder?
Shield: The U.S. models have Scorpion's anti-fog coating on the inside. This lid does not, but it came with a Pinlock insert. I've never tried one, so I'm excited to use it. Also, the face shield doesn't have several detents. The U.S. model has a weak stop point at slightly above closed to crack it open to allow a little air in, but reviewers complain that it just blows completely open from that point. This one has a very firm stop point at the "cracked open" point.
It also has a drop-down sun shade, which the U.S. model does not.
Otherwise, it fits the same as the black U.S. model that I tried on in a store.
Update: Dang! I ordered a second helmet from Chromeburner on Monday, and it's already showing out for delivery today. That's quick!