Caberg Helmets
 

Anyone had any experience with Caberg lids ? Im considering getting a Caberg Brutus or V2.

In the past I've had a Suomy Gunwind and present lid is a Arai Quantum F. I've now seen a Caberg lid which is matt black and has a white stripe down it, which will match my leathers and bike a treat.

The Caberg lids are only £99 and Im just wondering how different they are from paying £400 for an Arai. So has anyone got any good/bad feelings about em.

Cheers, Tricky.

i've got a caberg lid for going to work
very noisy
and i also found that after about 6 months it had started to get a bit loose on my head

I do believe thet AGV do a very nice matt black helmet:cool:



Chris.:burn:

here you go

http://www.customlids.co.uk/helmets/...20black3-4.jpg

http://www.customlids.co.uk/helmets/...ck%203-4dx.jpg



http://www.customlids.co.uk/helmets/agv/agv.htm


Chris:burn:

[Edited on 5-9-2005 by chris.p]

[Edited on 5-9-2005 by chris.p]

The AGV looks well.

Has anyone had a custom paint job done ? does that work out cheaper than buying a new lid if its just a change in look your after ?

This guy did a helmet for me a few years ago, great quality!

http://www.piersdowell.com/

I had a Caberg Brutus given to me in a sponsorship deal - First time I fell off I was knocked out and the helmet was destroyed... and it was noisy and the wind blew in my eyes - with the visor down!!

Personally, I wouldn't wear one if they paid me.

Up to you though ;)

Cheers Domski

That was just the sort of comment I was looking for, time for a nice new Arai and custom paint job and a bank robbery to support it.

I was finding it hard to believe that a lid can be any good for £99 or if it was I'd be upset I've been paying £400 :)

Oh dear, I've recently bought a Caberg helmet, hope they're not all like that, I've got one of those new V2 helmets with the visor? they're quite good, very comfy, maybe not as quiet as my AGV but I like the dark visor bit

Decent paint jobs will set you back anywhere between 250 to around 500 quid depending on complexity of design and if the lid is plain (preferably white) to begin with

Rich,
you might want to have a look at Nitro helmets.
They are quite noisy but a lot of it is wind coming up underneath (which I solved with a Proline wind jammer).

The quality of the fittings is rubbish compared to Arai/Shoei/etc but that's to be expected at a quarter of the price.

When I was in the States I bought a magazine (Cycle World I think) that had, in a previous edition, done an intensive test comparing helmets across all price ranges for protection. I still haven't got round to ordering the issue that the test was actually in, but all of the letters to the editor were along the lines of "congratulations for presenting an objective test that highlights high price does not equal high protection". A couple of big name manufacturers subsequently pulled their advertising as a result of the article.

Do any of our US friends have a copy of the article?

Hi Tricky,

I genuinely believe you get what you pay for when it comes to lids.

My advice is get the best lid you can afford. Plan for the worst and hope for the best.

Ride safe,

Mike

:rodent:

PS Yes, I have a Arai RX 7 but its taken me 20 (lucky) years to be able to afford one!

Dseered - You would HOPE nobody would buy a helmet on looks alone but that doesn't account for human nature! Your advice is bang on.

Mike


:rodent:

go to hein gericke and tryloads on
you may just find a helmet that is reduced that u like
if they aint got your size they`ll get it for you


yes i do work for hein gericke.