06-06-2013, 07:12 AM
I just got my new HiViz flipup Bell Revolver delivered yesterday. My summary:
It feels like a cheap helmet, I guess that's because it is !
I'm OK with that as my last HiViz flipup helmet, a Scorpion XO-900 lasted about 2 years before: the color faded (but they warned that HiViz will fade with time), the plastic flip up pivot broke when the helmet fell to the ground with the chin bar in the up position (not a good feeling when the helmet can't take a 3 foot fall to the ground without breaking something)..
Since I expect the HiViz paint on the Revolver to fade in a few years, I'll be replacing it soon (probably with another cheap HiViz flipup).
For comparison, I"ve had 2 Nolan N102 flipups which felt like slightly better quality than the Scorpion 900, and I have a Shoei MultiTec which 'feels' like a quality helmet.
I don't wear the MultiTech much anymore because I decided that HiViz is the way to go for visibility and my MultiTech is 'plain' yellow.
It feels like a cheap helmet, I guess that's because it is !
I'm OK with that as my last HiViz flipup helmet, a Scorpion XO-900 lasted about 2 years before: the color faded (but they warned that HiViz will fade with time), the plastic flip up pivot broke when the helmet fell to the ground with the chin bar in the up position (not a good feeling when the helmet can't take a 3 foot fall to the ground without breaking something)..
Since I expect the HiViz paint on the Revolver to fade in a few years, I'll be replacing it soon (probably with another cheap HiViz flipup).
For comparison, I"ve had 2 Nolan N102 flipups which felt like slightly better quality than the Scorpion 900, and I have a Shoei MultiTec which 'feels' like a quality helmet.
I don't wear the MultiTech much anymore because I decided that HiViz is the way to go for visibility and my MultiTech is 'plain' yellow.