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Thinking of buying a Lid online

  • 13-05-2012 4:18am
    #1
    Xios
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭


    Anyone have any stories to share with buying a lid online, good or bad?

    I'm looking at ordering a Viper RS, seems like a really good lid from what i've read, almost sounds too good to be true though for that price.
    link

    Link a review

    Is there anything i should looking at for sizes in different countries? like my medium lid here in ireland could be a small in france or something like that.


Comments

  • #2
    Bikerguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,286 ✭✭✭Bikerguy


    I can only comment about the size. They are international. So large will be the same large in IE or France. But before the order its always better find a place where they are selling them and choose the right fit/size.
    I mean try it on in person.


    And the price is right. Seller with good feedback, so you cant go wrong with that purchase.


  • #3
    alanmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭alanmc


    The one thing that would worry me buying a lid online is indeed the size as BikerGuy has said. But it's not just the size. It's the shape. Some shells don't suit some heads. I impulsively bought a Roof Boxer a good many years back and it never really fit me properly. The circumference was fine. I just felt very uncomfortable in it. I bought it because I thought it looked cool. :o

    If you are going to buy a lid online, try going to a local shop and try one of the same make and model on first. It's a bit cheeky, but I wouldn't ever buy a lid without trying it on first.


  • #4
    Please Kill Me
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,340 ✭✭✭Please Kill Me


    You can be lucky or not. I bought a Shark from Germany a couple of years ago and it fitted me perfectly and never had a problem.


  • #5
    Xios
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭Xios


    Cool thanks for the tips :)


  • #6
    Keith186
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,213 ✭✭✭Keith186


    Few unfavourable reviews below btw, would be worth reading...

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B003X236EY/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending


    EDIT: Those reviews are for v131, presumably the upgraded version of the one you linked too...


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  • #7
    KingIsabella
    Registered Users Posts: 375 ✭✭KingIsabella


    Bought a Shark off fc-moto.de, delivered and all was grand, then bits started falling off, sent em an email with photos, they said they'd contact the manufacturer, heard nothing since and this was about 6 months ago.


  • #8
    Xios
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭Xios


    Keith186 wrote: »
    Few unfavourable reviews below btw, would be worth reading...

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B003X236EY/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending


    EDIT: Those reviews are for v131, presumably the upgraded version of the one you linked too...

    After reading those reviews i started looking at other bluetooth helmets. Anyone any experience using them? Anything you recommend?


  • #9
    Keith186
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,213 ✭✭✭Keith186


    Never used one myself, may look into getting one though. Duchini 909 or something along those lines looked ok on amazon, haven't heard of them before though...

    Think I may just buy in a bricks and mortar shop, probably won't have a great range of choice especially with bluetooth.


  • #10
    Please Kill Me
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,340 ✭✭✭Please Kill Me


    Xios wrote: »
    After reading those reviews i started looking at other bluetooth helmets. Anyone any experience using them? Anything you recommend?

    Nolan are a good lid and you can get a nice bluetooth set for it. Shark do their own version, called Sharktooth and it's pretty decent too.


  • #11
    Paparazzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,397 ✭✭✭Paparazzo


    I've a Nolan N103 and it's a great helmet, well worth the €220
    http://www.fc-moto.de/epages/fcm.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/10207048/Categories/motorradhelme-Helmets/Nolan-Helmets/Nolan-N103

    Bought it there too. Definitely try it on somewhere first though. Never used the bluetooth thingie, so don't know what that's like.


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