They are ok.....

 

M2R are absolute junk. DO NOT buy one. First, they are just bottom shelf cheap helmets, thats reason enough, but when I was working at the dealer I picked up two lines of them as some bottom end helmets to try out in the shop, the cheapest model and one of their more expensive models

when you flip up the shield the first time the entire rachet mechanism just falls apart and the shield falls off, this happened to literally every single one of 20 helmets the first time you flipped the shield up, they had no screws or glue, the pieces just kind of laid against each other so if you turned it over or move it the parts would just drop out, i called them about it and they were like "oh yea they are like that we are going to change the design next year, you just have to superglue it all back together" i was absolutely blown away that they allowed a product to leave their factory like that knowing it would immediatly break and telling their customers to just glue the helmet back together

personally i'll never buy anything but an arai, but thats just because they fit me perfect, if you get an HJC get one of their top of the line models, KBC is good, shoei, suomy are good, i wasn't impressed with my AGV but i've only owned one model of theirs, the x-vent is crap, the rest might be nice

 

i have a suomy, i love it, it's on par with an arai, but it's a different kind of fit. arai's feel like you have a big sponge on your head compared to a suomy. form my experience, suomy's are better for summer riding, they have kick ass airflow. i'm very picky about helmets b/c i never ride a bike with any type of fairing on it, so wind noise and buffeting are big concerns. i also have an hjc, never had any problems with it, it's alot more comfortable in colder weather than the suomy.

i'll have to agree with del la sol on the m2r's though, they're garbage.

 

I really liked my fulmer and it did more than enough when I dropped my bike. I'm looking at something $120-180 and do not want to get this from casey cycle city.

 

Why don't you want to buy it from Casey? They have HJC and KBC helmets that are within your price range.

 

My AC-10 sure held up well when it slid across the street. No concussion here. I was glad I was wearing it and not something cheap that they try to pawn off on people buying new bikes. I would trust my head in another HJC (I do currently).

 

Casey sucks I hate to deal with them. They are just about all dicks exept for a select few. Suomy are ok too Like skrooz said they are hella vented but my Aria fits like a sponge on my head It has about 1000 miles on it and it just keeps getting more comfortable. I had A suomy and the chin bar was so high I felt like my chin was hanging out all the time but they all fit different. But HjC sucks thats what most stealerships give away with bikes..At least I know casey does and the place I bought my bike from in Richmond said I could have one . I said how about just take the price of that helmet off that 600 dollar Aria...

 

Everyone says HJC sucks, but most haven't put their head on the ground in one. I have. I'll agree that there are better helmets, but you're not going to get much better for the money. All these people on the internet talk about HJC quality, yet I see professional riders wearing them. I know they probably get them for free, but Ben Spies could have any helmet for free, but he chooses HJC.

Everyone has their opinion about dealerships/shops. I never have any problems with Casey. I don't understand how others do, but many have said they do so I have no reason not to believe them. They've given me a fair deal on both new bikes I bought from them and have always given me great service (sale and parts). I'll continue to deal with them until they prove to me that they don't want my business.

 

I'm a fan of scorpion and vega's if you are looking for a lower cost quality helmet....

 

Any particular color you are looking for? What size do you wear? I'd rather give you one of my practically new helmets than have you buy crap.

I currently use a Suomy Spec 1R Extreme and love it. Very cool and stable but a bit loud. Unfortunately they retail for $650.