MX dual sport helmets - cheap or expensive?

[Tiggsy]

Have always bought Arai lids. On my road bikes, last few years on dual sports. Currently have an X4 dual sport one, £500 worth.

However, I’m doing a bit more slow speed off road stuff in the UK at the moment (I bought the X4 for high speed gravel stuff in Africa) and find the Arai not ideal. It’s heavy, hot if you are not going quick and the face aperture is a bit tight for goggles (although doable)

Upshot is I’m looking at a MX lid. Obviously, like any help mate you can spend £100 or £500. But is it worth it for a dual sport lid? Things like ventilation.....don’t realky apply the way they do on a helmet that will be used at high speed does it?

Just wondering what I’ll get extra with an Arai or similar that I won’t with a cheaper one?

[Steve Bass]

I'm running around Saigon with the Bell MX9 and it's pretty good. Visor up gives lots of visibility and dead easy to change out day to night if needs be.
Takes goggles and is pretty cheap but good VFM I think at around $100