My BMW System 5 flip up has always bugged me with its very low brow line and latterly it's been feeling a bit loose so I have been looking for a replacement flip-up lid. I tried all of the ones I could easily find in various dealers but none seemed quite right. Of those that just missed I rated the Shoei Multitech the highest (even though I have an "Arai head") for fit and function but it didn't have a sun visor which is something I really wanted.
Then, someone on this forum mentioned an Evoline which I hadn't seen before so went looking and found one at Helmet City for £249. I liked it immediately and bought it as it ticked most of the boxes - may even tick them all but more of that in a moment.
First it fits very well and is long enough fore and aft to accommodate my chin- most flip ups are too short in this dimension - especially the Schuberth which is a shame as it's a nice looking lid. I even took a medium size whereas I am normally a large and occasionally an XL - perhaps my head is shrinking?
Second, it has a sun visor and although it's not a full size one it doesn't split the view of the road in half like some do and which is absolutely effing useless IMHO.
Third, it looks very well made - fit and finish are excellent.
Fourth, it is certified both as a full face helmet and as an open face helmet. The flip up bit rotates right to the back like the Roof Boxer but rather more neatly I think.
Fifth, there is clearly room inside for a wired headset, although I haven't fitted one. I might have to do this if my Scala Rider Q2 doesn't fit (it's the side mounted pod that will be a problem I think).
Sixth, if the Scala Rider fits, it ticks all my boxes as they exist at the mo - might have to add a seventh if it scores badly in the Sharp tests when they get around to this model.
So far I have only ridden it home from the shop. It's a bit noisier than some helmets because it doesn't have a collar under the flip up ( or flip round) bit so that it can clear the helmet as it moves to the back. This might also mean it has to be a summer only helmet if it gets very cold in winter.
I can operate the visor and the flip up section perfectly with one gloved hand. I had forgotten how nice it is to ride with an open face helmet (even though that is all I had in my younger days!). It's especially good in traffic and I feel much more alert and conscious of what's going on around me.
The sun visor could be a little darker for my taste but it's still pretty good.
Now all I have to do is smuggle it into the house to try and fit the Scala Rider without my dearly beloved realising I have just spent a pile of dough on a new toy. In extremis I resort to the "This old thing love? I dug it out of the closet to see if it was worth keeping" Such is her level of motorcycle awareness, it might just work..
Then, someone on this forum mentioned an Evoline which I hadn't seen before so went looking and found one at Helmet City for £249. I liked it immediately and bought it as it ticked most of the boxes - may even tick them all but more of that in a moment.
First it fits very well and is long enough fore and aft to accommodate my chin- most flip ups are too short in this dimension - especially the Schuberth which is a shame as it's a nice looking lid. I even took a medium size whereas I am normally a large and occasionally an XL - perhaps my head is shrinking?
Second, it has a sun visor and although it's not a full size one it doesn't split the view of the road in half like some do and which is absolutely effing useless IMHO.
Third, it looks very well made - fit and finish are excellent.
Fourth, it is certified both as a full face helmet and as an open face helmet. The flip up bit rotates right to the back like the Roof Boxer but rather more neatly I think.
Fifth, there is clearly room inside for a wired headset, although I haven't fitted one. I might have to do this if my Scala Rider Q2 doesn't fit (it's the side mounted pod that will be a problem I think).
Sixth, if the Scala Rider fits, it ticks all my boxes as they exist at the mo - might have to add a seventh if it scores badly in the Sharp tests when they get around to this model.
So far I have only ridden it home from the shop. It's a bit noisier than some helmets because it doesn't have a collar under the flip up ( or flip round) bit so that it can clear the helmet as it moves to the back. This might also mean it has to be a summer only helmet if it gets very cold in winter.
I can operate the visor and the flip up section perfectly with one gloved hand. I had forgotten how nice it is to ride with an open face helmet (even though that is all I had in my younger days!). It's especially good in traffic and I feel much more alert and conscious of what's going on around me.
The sun visor could be a little darker for my taste but it's still pretty good.
Now all I have to do is smuggle it into the house to try and fit the Scala Rider without my dearly beloved realising I have just spent a pile of dough on a new toy. In extremis I resort to the "This old thing love? I dug it out of the closet to see if it was worth keeping" Such is her level of motorcycle awareness, it might just work..
