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Just a bit of an update. The gloves are heading back today to Revzilla today because the stitching on one of the knuckle pads is already coming undone after only 5 or 6 rides. Disappointing to say the least for a $100 pair of gloves.
I'll be picking up a pair of Dainese Blackjack's instead as I've always had good luck with the quality of their gear.
http://www.dainese.com/us_en/blackjack.html
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Yea, that's not good. A good pair of gloves should last at least 10 years, not 6 rides.
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Agreed. Made in Pakistan is all I have to say.
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I've worn my share of cheap helmets in the past. The AFX was ill fitting and noisy. I had an HJC Dieter Def design. It was pretty good. Then I found a screamin' deal on a Shoei RF-1200 lid with "cruiser" graphics. Wow! I didn't know how much better a quality helmet could be. With all the vents open, it's a bit noisy. But airflow is really good, and I ride with earplugs if I'm leaving the city, anyway. I ordered thinner cheek pads, and now the helmet fits like a glove
The biggest improvement is in aerodynamics. There must have been a lot of wind tunnel testing. At 80 mph, there's little buffeting. Peripheral vision seems wider than I'm used to. Plus, the black and silver graphics seem to match my black bike really well. Shoei also makes a red one.
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(04-23-2015, 10:07 PM)HikerToo_imp Wrote: I love Shoei, but wish the 1200 had an internal shield.....jury out on the gloves:-)
GT-Air, great lid, internal tinted visor. RF-1200 is a sporty helmet, needs to be Snell certified for racing. Internal-shield types cannot meet Snell standards.
Took me quite a while to get used to that internal visor but it's great after that. Don't need multiple shields or different glasses.
New X-Fourteen is a fantastic helmet.
(04-30-2016, 11:42 AM)Roper_imp Wrote: I've worn my share of cheap helmets in the past. The AFX was ill fitting and noisy. I had an HJC Dieter Def design. It was pretty good. Then I found a screamin' deal on a Shoei RF-1200 lid with "cruiser" graphics. Wow! I didn't know how much better a quality helmet could be. With all the vents open, it's a bit noisy. But airflow is really good, and I ride with earplugs if I'm leaving the city, anyway. I ordered thinner cheek pads, and now the helmet fits like a glove
The biggest improvement is in aerodynamics. There must have been a lot of wind tunnel testing. At 80 mph, there's little buffeting. Peripheral vision seems wider than I'm used to. Plus, the black and silver graphics seem to match my black bike really well. Shoei also makes a red one.
Well now you are hooked on Shoei. If you like that you will be very impressed with the X-Fourteen, huge amount of research done on air flow and turbulence and it shows in the wearing. Very quiet, very little in-helmet draft or wind swirl.
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(04-30-2016, 11:42 AM)Roper_imp Wrote: I've worn my share of cheap helmets in the past. The AFX was ill fitting and noisy. I had an HJC Dieter Def design. It was pretty good. Then I found a screamin' deal on a Shoei RF-1200 lid with "cruiser" graphics. Wow! I didn't know how much better a quality helmet could be. With all the vents open, it's a bit noisy. But airflow is really good, and I ride with earplugs if I'm leaving the city, anyway. I ordered thinner cheek pads, and now the helmet fits like a glove
The biggest improvement is in aerodynamics. There must have been a lot of wind tunnel testing. At 80 mph, there's little buffeting. Peripheral vision seems wider than I'm used to. Plus, the black and silver graphics seem to match my black bike really well. Shoei also makes a red one.
That's a really cool graphic. First I've ever seen anything like that from them.
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I've worn nothing but Shoei since the early '80s. Love the quality, and the fit is perfect for me.
How do you like the venting? I was under the impression that the RF-1200, like the RF-1100 before it, is technically more of a sporty/sportbike helmet, where the venting is designed to be optimal in a leaning-forward position, like with the low bars and aggressive stance on a sportbike. As well as my RF-1100s worked on the Ducati and Triumph cafe racer, I could tell a big difference in how they worked on the much more upright position of the CB1100. I ended up with a Qwest and a Neo-Tec, which work great on the CB.
