Advice & Guides Flipfront helmets don't have to cost a fortune. These five belters won't leave you bankrupt...
Customers find this Scorpion helmet to be a great fit, comfortable, and offering excellent value for money. It features minimal wind noise, a stable peak, and good ventilation, with included pinlock and removable peak. Some customers did face issues such as fogging, visor leaking during rain, and rattling vents. The helmet accommodates intercom systems well, but some found fitting challenging. Overall, it's praised for its versatility, comfort, and competitive pricing, although there are minor quality control concerns.
This is my second Scorpion crash helmet bought on line and never had a fitting issue.
This Galane helmet works really well, reasonably quiet, well on my bike certainly.
Is a little on the heavy side.
I really want to like this helmet. The view out of the helmet is amazing and its a very pretty helmet but it is the most uncomfortable helmet I have ever used.
For the size I am always a 2XL and have owned 6 helmets now where that was the case. When wearing this helmet with the front closed the helmet clamps down onto the temple of my head and onto my jaw so after an hour of driving I had to take the helmet off. With the front flipped up there is still some pressure on my temple but nowhere near as much. For this reason alone I have already replaced this helmet. Please try before you buy
I understand the specs were listed but wow this is a heavy helmet. This was never an issue with any other helmet but especially with the front up, since the weight is so high you can really feel it on the back of your neck.
Using for two seasons now. I found it a very comfortable fit-wise. Removed the beak, as it vibrates too much at speeds 50+mph. The helmet is very loud in terms of wind noise; earplugs are a must. Ventilation is so so; 90% of the time I ride with the visor slightly up. Well equipped for the price. I am on the third visor; the OEM one was the hardest. Replacements are unimpressive. Proprietary EXO-COM works well for the connection to your phone, but I never managed to connect it to any other comm system for a group ride.
Unfortunately, I lost a small plastic slider to operate the internal sun visor. This is not offered as a spare part and does not exist as a 3d model. A 1p plastic part made the helmet unusable.
This is my second ADX-2 purchased online from SBS. My first one would have lasted much longer, but over Christmas a mouse found it and decided to nest in it!! Delivery was rapid and the size was as expected. As others have said they do come a little tight, so I went one size up and it fits perfect. I fitted my speakers in the recesses and it is very comfortable. I have been able to do some very big miles and ride all day with this helmet. It looks great and the wide aperture gives an excellent field of vision. Highly recommend.
What a deal! Came complete with a pin lock, has all of the toys you could ever want including a drop down visor and duel CE ratings . Lovely looking lid, great finish and at a fantastic price
Good helmet for the money, needs the supplied Pin Lock fitting to stop condensation. Excellent value
I have had other brands and for the price this surpassed them all. Quiet and comfortable and vents are adequate for removing heat
Super quality, comfort and stylish. Finish is superb and the features feel more like a much more expensive helmet, which makes this helmet stand out.
Helmet looks great and is good value for a flip front adventure helmet. I've only worn it for a couple of short rides yet. The peak doesn't seem to catch in the wind. One slight issue is that the sun visor does touch the end of my nose.
Great service from sportsbikeshop
This is my 3rd scorpion helmet .My previous helmet was the ADX1 which I loved but as it was 5 yrs old and I'd done a lot of sweaty miles , I bought the newer version the ADX2. This helmet is much more 'solid ' than the 1. The front shuts with a solid click ,the visor is solid to touch and the locking mechanisms are .....solid. The sun vizor doesn't rattle either. Noise reduction is also better . Couple of gripes however, twice in heavy rain the inside windshield gets wet , granted I do not shut the visor fully but my ADX1 didnt do it and the helmet feels hotter to wear ,or rather I cannot feel any cooler air coming in . Saying all that I'd buy another one ,probably the ADX3 when it comes out !! Goes with out saying but I will ,easy ordering and next day delivery . Thanks SBS.
The vision is fantastic, it actually looks great. I wanted a flip adventure style helmet with a pin lock visor with cut outs for comms. There aren't many options out there and I have no complaints for the money. It is also a lot quieter than my other helmets. It is dual homologated so can legally be used as open face or full face. Peak is also removable as are the cheek cushions etc. I love it
Bought this helmet for hot days trail riding, where, when stopped, I want to drink, chat and have a laugh, or if someone falls, I need to stop and get out of puff lifting bikes up. This flip lid is perfect. Good wind noise protection aswell.
The shape is great the catches are sound the flip on opening is firm and doesn’t drop down the liner is very comfortable and also pops out so easy to fit coms
Helmet is true to size and has a good wide aperture. Pull down tint is fiddly at the side wearing gloves and I don’t linked the side lock to fix the front of the helmet raised or lowered - comfy to wear and pinlock was supplied and was fine. Easy to remove visor and you can take peak off also. Fitted my cardo easy and has recess for earphones
Noise levels are good.
Fit for me is good, specially as i have a fat head, and the flip front closes fine without issues like I had with my Caberg.
The peak does not catch the wind as you would expect.
Unfortunately after an hour or so it hurst like Hell!!
On a 4 day tour of Europe it caused too much pressure points on the right side of my head.
Also, the tinted visor slide button broke.
The helmet arrived next day and I’m really impressed. For the price it is well made and comfortable, initially a little tight but it is now bedding in well and gets more comfortable every ride.
The switch for the drop down sun visor is easy to find and use as are the vent sliders. So far it’s been a very positive experience and would recommend to anyone looking for a new helmet.
Medium fit is good, enough room for speakers in the recesses. Wind noise is excessive on motorways, but no flap from the peak as some reported. Very easy to swap visors or remove the peak. Replacement visors quite reasonably priced. Does tend to steam up at the bottom of the visor, below the line of the pinlock. But this doesn’t obstruct the view.