I'm useless

[Vantagefan]

OK, straight to the point. I'm about to buy a Hornet having done all the necessary licences and I had an old hand-me-down helmet up until now. Going onto a bike I quite like (and slightly more powerful than my previous!) I'd like to get a new helmet.

Sadly I don't have any friends or relatives that ride and I don't trust a salesman to advise on the best one to get. Does anyone here have a brand they wont touch, or one they swear by for whatever reason?

Your help, as always, is much appreciated!

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Thanks for the help - I've looked at the Sharp list and I'd never heard of Caberg but they have more 5 star helmets than Shoei and Arai, even though Bell has even more my friends are immature and I'd get too much stick for having Bell on my forehead.

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Pothole said:

OP, where are you?

At 8 minutes past eleven well and truly in bed!

To be honest I seem to be no closer in narrowing it down, I'd hoped everyone would rally around one brand!

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Fleegle said:

OP – I have my fears….the very fact that you will listen to the advice of complete strangers on the net over a salesman that sells helmets day in day out should be more of a concern to you than what you put over your head

Fair points although as none of you have anything to benefit from my selection of helmet I'd trust a stranger with nothing to gain than a stranger aiming to make money out of me (even though I'm sure they'd prefer a repeat customer).

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speedchick said:

Not sure where you are, but if you are anywhere near the NW, then Ghostbikes in Preston was where we went, they really don't want you to go away with the wrong one, and there were times I thought I had found the right lid, but the sales guy did some movement 'tests' and told me it was wrong, he was determined to get us both the right one and not just send us away with anything just to get the sale. They generally are trained to make sure you get the right one.

What's right for one person isn't always going to be good for someone else, as you can no doubt see from the answers you have been given.

That's very reassuring - TBH asking where a trusted sales team are would have been a better direction to take so thank you!

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Pothole said:

here in the country, ya muppet!

Ooohh good point - Reading.