best looking helmets

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I think HJC makes very attractive helmets, probably why they are the #1 helmet mfg in the world.

I like HJC (home office in S. Korea), have two. Good value, fair and better looks. Largest helmet manufacturer in the world.

I like Arai (home office in Japan). High quality, quiet, solid build and confident fit. Very good looks for road and adventure-minded riding. Pricey.

Recently I acquired a Klim (home office in Sweden) helmet. High quality, quiet, confident feel, light, very good looks for adventure-minded riding. Pricey.

Klim's new TK1200 modular road helmet seems pricey at $600 USD. The helmet comes with a Transitions shield. That's a $150 extra purchase for most helmets. That makes the Klim helmet price more reasonable if you're planning to get a Transitions shield anyway.

Klim's new TK1200 modular road helmet seems pricey at $600 USD. The helmet comes with a Transitions shield. That's a $150 extra purchase for most helmets. That makes the Klim helmet price more reasonable if you're planning to get a Transitions shield anyway.
I was skeptical of the Transition shield.

Being a "slide down visor" for over a decade, the Transitions shield is refreshing and liberating. That is:

* It changes rapidly,
* The shield is durable and does not scratch easily like a slide visor,
* The optic quality is superior to any slide visor I have used,
* One less optic layer to view through, especially if you happen to wear correction eyewear or even sunglasses,
* Allows the space in the helmet to remain "open", without being confined behind a slide down visor.

The only drawback so far I can think of is the same as having no slide down visor: No eye "extra protection" when the main shield is open. If you have clear framed eyewear, this will mitigate that depending on its specification.