You may not agree but quite a good, if long article.
What is the best helmet ?
First requirement is a proper fit
Did you know that Shoei make different shaped helmets for different shaped heads.
The Asian head shape more round than the western oval shape. Compromises are possible to a degree with the cushions nut not perfect.
Also , Shoei prohibit exports between markets.
Useless fact if the day ?
I would have thought that the most important thing was the new helmet matched the panniers that blended seamlessly with your new steed of awesomeness !
They do indeed.
Not that I could tell much difference .I’ve bought a couple of Shoeis in Japan in the early 2000s and they fitted me fine.About half the price of the same model in UK.
Best helmet:
So, it’s the one , like, with the best coloured stickers , innit brov !
(Or the one that the boss at the takeaway place you got a job at gives you, so you can ride one of his Awsum peds to deliver crap takeaway food to some chav too lazy to get off their fat arse)…