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Helmets - 6/19/2005 8:50:10 PM

brcson

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Just a quick question, Im looking into a helmet and I am torn between the Shoei, RF-1000, and the Soumy Steve Martin Spec-1R. I was mainly wondering what the visibility difference is between the two, the fit, and noise. I had a KBC and the visibility sucked compared to the Shoei, but I havent had a chance to try on the Soumy. The Soumy looks awesome too. Thanks for the help.

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RE: Helmets - 6/19/2005 9:37:52 PM

05Tribal

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I can't tell you about the Soumy but I love my RF-1000. It is very light and the visibility seems to be OK. The Shoei is a very comfortable helmet and has a good field of view in my opinion.

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RE: Helmets - 7/27/2005 1:53:38 AM

mmookey

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Shoei makes a great helmet. I had a KBC Wolf which I use as a back up and I know what you are talking about when you mentioned visabilty. Haven't tried the Soumy.

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RE: Helmets - 7/27/2005 2:21:05 AM

TooL

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I have the Shoei XR-1000 Moor replica which is basically the RF-1000 but thats what its called in Europe. My first helmet was a KBC VR-1. The shoei is so much lighter, so much more comfier, with a greater field of vision especially from the sides. Its not too noisy either. I did notice that the wind noise decreased when i put in a black visor tho, wierd.

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RE: Helmets - 7/27/2005 3:37:52 AM

mmookey

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Might not be all the way on or the latching system is slightly cracked.

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BMC Street Air Filters
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CRG black shorty levers
43 teeth Driven rear sprocket
Speedo Heeler

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