Good Biker Scout Helmets?

[Guest Ryan]

Note: I originally posted this is another forum, I think it may have been the wrong on : / but am not sure, so I'll post it here too.

 

Alright, so I am a newbie to the forum, so hi everyone! Anyway, I have been trying to find a good helmet that is within my budget ($130ish) and did what nobody should ever do, buy a Rubies Co. helm. Needless to say, it was nothing like the picture (the picture looked so good) I could fill a novel with how much was wrong with this helmet, heck, it even cut my foread open and I was bleading all over >.< Anyway, so I was hoping you all could help me find a good helmet I could buy, I can not for the life of me find any helmet for sale that is not a Rubies helmet. There was a really good one on this site, BUT it was listed at $400 and I didn't want to insult the person with a $150 offer. Will I need to raise my budget for a good one? I am not against having to do a bit of modifying. Anyway, thanks so much in advance, have a good one!

 

ALSO: I found this on ebay, but the "nose/mouth" looks a little long. Is it just me? Is this any good?

THANKS!

[Mr.Mike]

I'm pretty new here but have spent the past few weeks deciding what to start with for a helmet and what my price range is. In doing my research I have come up with a few things.

 

1. As with any thing in life, you get what you pay for.

2. Almost no helmets are "ready to go", they all need some thing, some more then others.

3. Be prepared to wait for it to come in the mail unless you are buying a used helmet from some one and its ready to ship.

4. ALL helmets need something, some more then others. Be prepared to spend some time finding that mix of what works and whats accurate.

 

Personally I have decided to go with the MLC v.3 (or what ever his latest build is), my personel choices for this helmet are:

1.) Its fiberglass, I have worked alot with fiberglass in the past boat building for a high end yacht company so I am comfortable working with the substrate, its fillers and top coatings.

2.) From what I read the MLCs run on the smaller side which is good, I have tiny bean on my shoulders.

3.) The price seems to acceptable for the quality of the helmet and customer service seems to be good. MLC responded to my info request with in a couple hours.

 

I'm not sure what you'll find for 150 bucks. The helmet and armor seem to be the most expensive single items for this build. I budgeted 300 for my helmet not including extra stuff like the lens, sticker kit, fillers, paint and primer. Probably looking at another 100 bucks of little stuff to get the raw fiberglass helmet finished off give or take. But again this is for "my" build, every ones milage may very.

 

One thing about this type of hobby to keep in mind is its 90% research, 10% building. Read, read, read. Watch the movies over and over, browse screen shots and pics of other folks stuff, learn from their mistakes.

 

This is good read I thought. http://forum.bikersc...?showtopic=9501

Here is another thread I found about modding a Rubies http://forum.bikersc...?showtopic=9372 So dont give up on your rubies yet, it might just work out for you with some blood, sweat and tears. And on the birght side, you have already given the blood so all thats left is sweat and tears

 

Hope this helps, I'm sure some of the regulars will post here as well. Again, I'm as new to this as you are, so take what I say with a pound of salt.

[PredatorMV]

Well you can get the KS helmet for around $150 in kit form but you have to build it.

[Arnie]

MLC is a good looking helmet.

 

But before ordering either MLC or KS, take a look at theese posts.

 

http://forum.bikerscout.net/index.php?showtopic=9581&hl=&fromsearch=1

 

http://forum.bikerscout.net/index.php?showtopic=9619&hl=remastered&fromsearch=1