Happy B-day to me... got a new helmet

[thirdgenlxi]

Yup... I was due. Got this the day before my B-day as a lil gift to myself, hahah. Got to wear it for a whole 2 days before I went down the other day, lol. Luckily though my head never touched the ground so it didn't get a scratch on it, thank god, lol. My beloved Shoei RF-1000, which I still loved to death, after 4 years and 147,000 miles of use, it was just plain wore out. The cheek pads were compressed, the upper liner was coming apart, vents were starting to stick, rear spoiler was coming off (had to epoxy it back on awhile back, lol), seal around the visor leaked when it rained, not to mention both original visors had their fair share of scratches and rock dings, haha. Still though it held up fantastic given the amount of use it got. I didn't even realize how much mine had worn until I went and tried on a brand new RF-1000 of the same size and it was a night and day difference.

I was going back and forth between another RF or trying something else. I had originally decided to just get another RF-1000 since they're all on clearance now for a pretty good price, and went to buy the one I wanted and it had sold already, and no more. So I went with this one instead, as they were about the same price: Scorpion EXO-1000 RPM













One of the many very cool features of this helmet... inflatable cheek pads. It's like a custom fit no matter what you're wearing on your head


Another very cool feature.... built in internal tinted flip down visor. There's a little lever on the left side you just bump it and it flips right down or back up. Works very well too!


It doesn't go all the way down, but it's plenty to keep the sun out of your eyes, and you can still see your gauges clearly



It also has the Everclear fog free visor which works quite well, although I will say even though it doesn't fog at all, it does get moisture buildup and just turns wet, which isn't always much better, lol. The flip down visor is also fog free as well. I also like the permanent cloth chin guard to keep the cold air from going up onto my face. Works alot better than the mesh one on the Shoei's

Overall, I really like it!! Only got to wear it for 2 days, but it's very snug yet still very comfortable, and believe it or not, ALOT quieter than my RF-1000 was. Not the lightest there is but definitely not terrible either. I think I'll be happy with it