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I was searching for a new helmet. After doing a lot of research, I decided to get a Scorpion. Two of the latest motorcycle magazines had given it some really good words. I found a place online for $179. http://store.roadridermca.com/index.html . Shipping only took three days.
It came with a nylon type helmet bag, more like a dust cover, but it was a nice extra. Taking it out of the box, I was impressed with the quality. It looks to be put together quite well. The graphics looked very nice, and put on well. It has alot of vents on it, most are closeable.
Now for the ride. The helmet fit really good on my nog. I liked that the strap had a snap on it for when you get it tight, you can snap it so it doesn't flop around. It was a little chilly when I rode with it the first time. I did notice a little fogging on the lens. I did not try out the clear lens that came with it, I ordered a mirror lens and a blue irridium lens. Mirror lens was used on the ride. Closing the vents did not seem to affect the fogging. Fogging only occured while stopped or going slow. I just opened the lens to the first notch, and it was ok. The first notch is a little higher then I would prefer, but it's not terrible. The lens changing system worked rather easy. I don't see changing a lens in ten seconds as the company claims, but around a minute is about what I was able to do. Another note about the lens, the blue one seemed to have problems in the color pattern, not a problem with looking through it, more just the way it looks outside. The color was not uniform, like it had oil on it or something. Multiple tries at cleaning it did not do any good, so I can't really recommend the blue lens. The mirror lens was great. Vision out of the helmet was also good.
The helmet was pretty quite at slow speeds. Above 45 mph I could hear a little turbulance noise that got a little louder the faster I went. All in all, the noise wasn't too bad.
The vents let in gobs of air, will be nice when the temp is high. It was around 45 when I rode with the helmet and closing all the vents, the helmet was plenty warm. A little air did come in from under the chin, but it wasn't bad. I couldn't tell if closing the vents made any difference in the noise levels.
Overall, I am real happy with this helmet, I can see getting another one for the old lady some day. At $179, I don't think you will find a better helmet. I can highly reccomend the scorpion exo-700.
It came with a nylon type helmet bag, more like a dust cover, but it was a nice extra. Taking it out of the box, I was impressed with the quality. It looks to be put together quite well. The graphics looked very nice, and put on well. It has alot of vents on it, most are closeable.
Now for the ride. The helmet fit really good on my nog. I liked that the strap had a snap on it for when you get it tight, you can snap it so it doesn't flop around. It was a little chilly when I rode with it the first time. I did notice a little fogging on the lens. I did not try out the clear lens that came with it, I ordered a mirror lens and a blue irridium lens. Mirror lens was used on the ride. Closing the vents did not seem to affect the fogging. Fogging only occured while stopped or going slow. I just opened the lens to the first notch, and it was ok. The first notch is a little higher then I would prefer, but it's not terrible. The lens changing system worked rather easy. I don't see changing a lens in ten seconds as the company claims, but around a minute is about what I was able to do. Another note about the lens, the blue one seemed to have problems in the color pattern, not a problem with looking through it, more just the way it looks outside. The color was not uniform, like it had oil on it or something. Multiple tries at cleaning it did not do any good, so I can't really recommend the blue lens. The mirror lens was great. Vision out of the helmet was also good.
The helmet was pretty quite at slow speeds. Above 45 mph I could hear a little turbulance noise that got a little louder the faster I went. All in all, the noise wasn't too bad.
The vents let in gobs of air, will be nice when the temp is high. It was around 45 when I rode with the helmet and closing all the vents, the helmet was plenty warm. A little air did come in from under the chin, but it wasn't bad. I couldn't tell if closing the vents made any difference in the noise levels.
Overall, I am real happy with this helmet, I can see getting another one for the old lady some day. At $179, I don't think you will find a better helmet. I can highly reccomend the scorpion exo-700.
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