DT125R ARCHIVE

got a good chain and lock, disk lock has an alarm fitted.

callum suggested an alarm to me yesterday, prob gonna buy today... and he said it was a simple fit too

Trust me, one for say £70 has the same kite marks as a £200 pound one, aye you can get cheap ones but they are in the £20 -£40 mark. I have a Wulf Sport and value my head.
Its good that you have the disc lock, and a chain mind, as so often people have bikes pinched, due to the fact they never bothered to spend £20 - £30 on a half decent alarm, but spent crazy money buying something else for their bike,

Go and try on loads to see how they fit - heads are different shapes and so are lid linings.
Generally speaking the cheaper lids are heavier - if you're going to have it on all day get a lighter one.
BTW £200 is feckin loads of money for a lid so you should be spoilt for choice.

i got an LS2 for 70 squid

by and large,the cheaper stuff comes from the same chinese factory anyways  if i had the spare cash (£300) i'd have an arai tour x though,for that halo look 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ARAI-TOUR-CROSS-TOUR-X-BMW-GS-ADVENTURE-HELMET-SILVER-BLACK-SIZE-59-60-CM-LARGE-/280954961129?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Helmets&hash=item416a387ce9

lid looks good for 70 quid.

could get a nice light-ish road lid for that money, my arai axces was £260 a year ago and i love it!

only thing i say is wrong with the arai's are the side pods, can make a bit of racket at high speed, i thought my arai was really light til i felt my dads old shoei, makes mine feel heavy as **** hahaha

well I was fancying one with the peek on but after riding round the IOM at 60/70 mph I have had a change of mind ,think wind under them peeks must be a right pain in the neck, I try to go for yesterdays must have ones for half price the one I have at the mo is a HJC flip front that I got for touring on the Pan and when I got it it was a £150 lid on offer for £65 , go to a good shop and make sure what you are buying fits properly, proper fitting is important you can spend as much as you like but if the fit is wrong on a dear lid it could be worse than a good fitting cheep one , when marshaling I see loads of helmets that have been tested to the limit and the name on the front does not seem to make much difference but have seen the damage of a bad fit and it was not good

so go to the shops try loads on note the size and make and model then on to the WWW. and look for a bargin price

-- Edited by Steady Eddy on Monday 10th of September 2012 07:07:59 PM

Along with old age and poverty comes just a smidgen of wisdom , well I think that was what some wise man once said Cal

Can't fault my RST mx lid, cheap as too nice fit! Eddy has the right idea tho, try a few and get some deals on the interwebs!

Went with my mate to DK up stoke way, tried on loads - just chose the fox one he wanted and got it for £99 off ebay instead of the £130 in the shop

Looks the part as well, £200 seems an over kill like said you could spend the rest on alarms / locks

I got this off ebay brand new for £37 delivered. It's the first version of the Trooper. Soon as the Trooper 2 came out the price dropped. Happy days. 

 

if i had 200 odd quid to spend on a lid id defo go for an airoh one, the lightest most comfortable lids iv ever tryed on 

http://m.dirtbikexpress.co.uk/helmets/motocross_helmets/airoh_motocross_helmets?&page=2

Checked out ghostbike, some interesting lids, gonna head out and try some at the weekend. The. Search for the best deal online. Will keep ya posted when I do finally buy a lid