Beck Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I don't know if it's just me, but the lately the graphics on most helmets are just really bad. I went to a big bike accessory store the other day and 90 percent of the helmets they have had the nastiest looking graphics and colors. Why does everything now have to look like as if a tatto parlor designed them. Crazy swirls, dragons, cartoon figures, scenes that look like they're from dungeons and dragons, comic scenes. swords, girly paisley paterns, hotrod flames, Just way overdone stuff. Why can't we get nice tight looking graphics instead that show off the shapes on the helmet instead of acting like a camouflage pattern. I can see why the young 18 year old rider might identify with these graphics which i see on a lot of college kid's t-shirts (including my nephew), but not all of us are that young. And I thought we all got sick of this kind of graphics when the whole tribal style thing finally went away a few years ago. Beck 95 VFR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer BustedKnuckles Posted July 30, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted July 30, 2008 And what's up with the styling on the new bikes?! they all look like insects, what happened to the clean lines of say, a 4th gen VFR? (we're getting older my friend!) :fing02: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 And what's up with the styling on the new bikes?! they all look like insects... Check out the new Kaw. ZX-10. It looks great in photos, but in person the front end looks very bug-like. I don't mind the graphics on helmets so much, but some of them are way over the top. I think most of the top helmet mfrs still make fairly plain lids in some models, but the stores seem to mostly carry the "busy" versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer VFRbeliever Posted July 30, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted July 30, 2008 Personally, I like this one. Rossi's Helmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer VF1000R Posted July 30, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted July 30, 2008 I don't know if it's just me, but the lately the graphics on most helmets are just really bad. I went to a big bike accessory store the other day and 90 percent of the helmets they have had the nastiest looking graphics and colors. Why does everything now have to look like as if a tatto parlor designed them. It's not just you. There doesn't seem to be much in between solid colors and psychadelic. I like my Arai RX-7 Spencer replica but I trashed it in a crash during a race a few weeks ago. I had to buy that one from a guy in Japan because they aren't available in the US. Since I bought it, Arai started cracking down on people selling them on EBay/etc. so now I can't replace it. I'm going to have to buy a white one and have it painted. It would be nice if Arai (and others) would offer a few designs that were in between bland and things that look like something exploded on the painting line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer skuuter Posted July 30, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted July 30, 2008 (we're getting older my friend!) :fing02: ...........tick, tick, tick, tick....................... :fing02: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veefer800Canuck Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Shoei just re-released a Lawson replica helmet. I have the original at home. (100% shelf duty only) But this is my current lid, an RF 1000 Voltage: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aks801 Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Personally, I like this one. Rossi's Helmet Best helmet ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I don't know if it's just me, but the lately the graphics on most helmets are just really bad. I went to a big bike accessory store the other day and 90 percent of the helmets they have had the nastiest looking graphics and colors. Why does everything now have to look like as if a tatto parlor designed them. Crazy swirls, dragons, cartoon figures, scenes that look like they're from dungeons and dragons, comic scenes. swords, girly paisley paterns, hotrod flames, Just way overdone stuff. Why can't we get nice tight looking graphics instead that show off the shapes on the helmet instead of acting like a camouflage pattern. I can see why the young 18 year old rider might identify with these graphics which i see on a lot of college kid's t-shirts (including my nephew), but not all of us are that young. And I thought we all got sick of this kind of graphics when the whole tribal style thing finally went away a few years ago.Beck 95 VFR :rolleyes: I really want to buy a Shoei RF-1000, but for that money I want graphics, and all their designs are crap, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer cruzinaz Posted July 30, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted July 30, 2008 I don't know if it's just me, but the lately the graphics on most helmets are just really bad. Beck 95 VFR :rolleyes: Thats why I painted mine, simple, but it matches the bike vfr 011.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 AS A NOT SO OLD GUY, I STILL AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT THE CRAZY DESIGNS. I HAVE A FEW HELMETS, AND MOST OF THEM ARE SIMPLE. I JUST WEAR THEM BASED OFF OF MOOD AND WHICH BIKE I AM RIDING... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer mello dude Posted July 30, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted July 30, 2008 I don't know if it's just me, but the lately the graphics on most helmets are just really bad. I went to a big bike accessory store the other day and 90 percent of the helmets they have had the nastiest looking graphics and colors. Why does everything now have to look like as if a tatto parlor designed them. Crazy swirls, dragons, cartoon figures, scenes that look like they're from dungeons and dragons, comic scenes. swords, girly paisley paterns, hotrod flames, Just way overdone stuff. Why can't we get nice tight looking graphics instead that show off the shapes on the helmet instead of acting like a camouflage pattern. I can see why the young 18 year old rider might identify with these graphics which i see on a lot of college kid's t-shirts (including my nephew), but not all of us are that young. And I thought we all got sick of this kind of graphics when the whole tribal style thing finally went away a few years ago.Beck 95 VFR :rolleyes: I really want to buy a Shoei RF-1000, but for that money I want graphics, and all their designs are crap, IMO. Comp A is selling quite a few graphix Shoei RF - 1000 helmets for $299.99. Jeez I spent $350 for my solid silver. MD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted July 30, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted July 30, 2008 Beck, you took the words right out my mouth. After I tried and failed to find a flip-up helmet (funnily all of them were available in mono only), I started looking for a "normal" helmet.. Man there are so many fugly designs out there...... Couldn't bring myself to fork out a fortune on a Joey Dunlop replica, so went for a Mick Doohan Jubilee. Yep, flashy striping, but with a heritage!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer pres589 Posted July 30, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted July 30, 2008 To those in this thread that have talked about painting their helmets, what is involved, did you use an airbrush? What kind of paint is safe for helmets? Anyone care to show off some design work that they're proud of? If I ever find a helmet that I'm really happy with, I've been thinking this might be a way to go, since I don't see that many graphics I like either although there have been a few but something else turned me off on the helmet in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted July 30, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted July 30, 2008 To those in this thread that have talked about painting their helmets, what is involved, did you use an airbrush? What kind of paint is safe for helmets? Anyone care to show off some design work that they're proud of?If I ever find a helmet that I'm really happy with, I've been thinking this might be a way to go, since I don't see that many graphics I like either although there have been a few but something else turned me off on the helmet in question. The one you see in my Avator (donated it to Shoei after it became too old to wear) was done by a company http://www.bikepaints.co.uk/index.htm#Links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I don't know if it's just me, but the lately the graphics on most helmets are just really bad. Beck 95 VFR :dry: Thats why I painted mine, simple, but it matches the bike Digging the helmet AND the blue wheels, Cruz! :rolleyes: I wear an HJC AC-12 Carbon in the "Vader" design, which is basically naked carbon fiber with some non-very-flashy silver stripes. I love it, tho I would have bought the "Elbowz" RWB/Carbon scheme if it had been on sale like mine was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer JTG Posted July 30, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted July 30, 2008 I don't know if it's just me, but the lately the graphics on most helmets are just really bad. Beck 95 VFR :dry: Thats why I painted mine, simple, but it matches the bike vfr 011.jpg That looks really nice :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted July 30, 2008 Author Share Posted July 30, 2008 2 6 05 pics 021.jpg If you look at my helmets you can see that the wildest looking helmets I have graphic-wise is the Checa repilca from X-lite and the Tribal pattern Dainese Evo1. They're my newest helmets but guess what, I still end up preferring to be seen in my old Dainese Ergon 1 or my ancient Shoei X-8 Rainey. Yes, I do need a new helmet already, judging from the age of these, but When will a manufacturer come up with something with graphics that I would at least like?? Beck 95 VFR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer cruzinaz Posted July 30, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted July 30, 2008 That looks really nice :rolleyes: Digging the helmet AND the blue wheels, Cruz! :dry:I wear an HJC AC-12 Carbon in the "Vader" design, which is basically naked carbon fiber with some non-very-flashy silver stripes. I love it, tho I would have bought the "Elbowz" RWB/Carbon scheme if it had been on sale like mine was. Thanx guys, Tim, Elbowz helmet??? I haven't seen that one,, got a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 That looks really nice :rolleyes: Digging the helmet AND the blue wheels, Cruz! :dry:I wear an HJC AC-12 Carbon in the "Vader" design, which is basically naked carbon fiber with some non-very-flashy silver stripes. I love it, tho I would have bought the "Elbowz" RWB/Carbon scheme if it had been on sale like mine was. Thanx guys, Tim, Elbowz helmet??? I haven't seen that one,, got a link? I wear the Carbon as well and love it it is so light and the styling si very nice to look at. Here is a link to the Elbowz helmet, a little to flashy for me and there is no different from this one to the noremal AC-12 carbon except the elbowz is about 200 more http://www.bobscycle.com/browse.cfm/4,87966.html?AFF=690FGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted July 30, 2008 Author Share Posted July 30, 2008 That looks really nice :ph34r: Digging the helmet AND the blue wheels, Cruz! :cool:I wear an HJC AC-12 Carbon in the "Vader" design, which is basically naked carbon fiber with some non-very-flashy silver stripes. I love it, tho I would have bought the "Elbowz" RWB/Carbon scheme if it had been on sale like mine was. Thanx guys, Tim, Elbowz helmet??? I haven't seen that one,, got a link? I wear the Carbon as well and love it it is so light and the styling si very nice to look at. Here is a link to the Elbowz helmet, a little to flashy for me and there is no different from this one to the noremal AC-12 carbon except the elbowz is about 200 more http://www.bobscycle.com/browse.cfm/4,87966.html?AFF=690FGL Not really my type, but the elbowz graphics does look pretty good and not too wild. Beck 95 VFR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer cruzinaz Posted July 30, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted July 30, 2008 Shoei just re-released a Lawson replica helmet. I have the original at home. (100% shelf duty only) Thinking about buying this one, or an Icon Airframe, downside of the air frame,,, gotta paint it. I like the elbowz, but more white on the Shoei, and white, in the desert is your friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 And what's up with the styling on the new bikes?! they all look like insects, what happened to the clean lines of say, a 4th gen VFR? (we're getting older my friend!) :ph34r: Not to start a flame war, but a friend of mine who was with me when I went test riding a new 6th Gen VFR said to me "That thing looks like an alien love child with buck teeth"... laughed my ass off and had to agree. on the helmet front, Arai has just released a Phil Read replica that looks classy and not bland. Phil Read Replica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Shoei just re-released a Lawson replica helmet. I have the original at home. (100% shelf duty only) Thinking about buying this one, or an Icon Airframe, downside of the air frame,,, gotta paint it. I like the elbowz, but more white on the Shoei, and white, in the desert is your friend Be careful of the Airframe, I was close to buying it till I gat a chance to put it on, when you put it on it can give you what I have found is called a fish bowl effect. Most Icon helmets that I have tried on makes my head look HUGE!!!!! Granted I am really short but I got to measure the circumfrence of the icon and the HJC and there was a huge difference, but on the positive side ICON helmets are very well made and a lot of great features that are hard to find in a helmet. Now for a lot of you looking fo ra nice plain helmet do not forget about Akuma Helmets www.akumahelmets.com awesome technology and some cool designs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer cruzinaz Posted July 31, 2008 Member Contributer Share Posted July 31, 2008 Shoei just re-released a Lawson replica helmet. I have the original at home. (100% shelf duty only) Thinking about buying this one, or an Icon Airframe, downside of the air frame,,, gotta paint it. I like the elbowz, but more white on the Shoei, and white, in the desert is your friend Be careful of the Airframe, I was close to buying it till I gat a chance to put it on, when you put it on it can give you what I have found is called a fish bowl effect. Most Icon helmets that I have tried on makes my head look HUGE!!!!! Granted I am really short but I got to measure the circumfrence of the icon and the HJC and there was a huge difference, but on the positive side ICON helmets are very well made and a lot of great features that are hard to find in a helmet. Now for a lot of you looking fo ra nice plain helmet do not forget about Akuma Helmets www.akumahelmets.com awesome technology and some cool designs! Thanx, I still haven't gotten to even SEE an Air Frame in person yet, but you are the 2nd person with that opinion of them, I am looking for a good summer helmet, gets a lil toasty here for a couple a months :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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