HJC RPHA 91 - Rafino Black

This is a very well built helmet. Having tried on every flip lid I could find, the shape of my head meant it became a choice between the RPHA and Neotech3. The HJC importer Oxford Products was offering a large discount on the Metallic Blue helmet and that £300 saving for helmet and mesh intercom combined became the deciding factor. I didn’t have any doubts about my choice until some riding experience (once ridden, that removes the option to take the product back) when I discovered that the RPHA generates an uncomfortable amount of wind noise particularly with the visor open. Annoying.

I normally take a medium and tried on and it was snug (as all new helmets are) SBS rightly said try at home for 1 hour before taking the sticker off so it could be returned. It was ok for that hour but for more than an hour on the bike it gives me a headache. I can't return or live with it so will try selling on ebay.
It could be this helmet but it is a struggle to open the visor from fully closed.
The visor indents are too weak when open and it blows shut at 60mph.
The top ventilation lets in lots of air but just in one spot on the top of the head which some people may like but not me.

Quite light and with excellent ventilation, maybe not as quiet as promised but still decent. The sun visor is excellent, wide and filtering without getting too dark. The front, however, seems very plasticky; if you grip the wrong area you'll feel plastic parts moving under your hand, which is not great. It also sits a bit too tight on the forehead, imho, but that could be just me. The colour scheme is classy enough to go with both sports bikes and classics, although it lacks a bit of high-viz maybe. Still a major improvement from the IIS-MAX 2 that I had before, and I'm looking forward to years of touring with it.

Perfect fit,low noise,easy to open,perfect with glasses

I always find hjc helmets comfortable.
And the rpha 91 is great!
Has very good airflow and is a quiet helmet compared to my old hjc i90.
I got a tubs and Jackson mount to fit my cardo Edge and it is Very secure.
Overall a very good helmet!
Only downside is I bought mine during the June July heat waves and the hjc sticker which is 3D on this model was lifting away within the first two days. But in usual sportsbikeshop fashion, they handled an exchange brilliantly.
Zero issues with the replacement and I've ridden in all temperatures from UK to southern Europe.

Quiet, comfortable with great ventilation.
Was looking for a flip front helmet and the reviews have not disappointed.
My only minor negative point is that when I close the front the cheeks do noticeably tighten up. I’m sure this will ease off with use. Otherwise very happy.

I like the ventilation, best of any helmet I have owned. The top vent creates air flow I can feel and the chin vent clears the visor. That is handy, since the visor feels a bit flimsy when cracked open. The sun visor is easy to use and covers the entire gap. I found initially it did not feel that comfortable, but after a long ride, it is fine, helped by its relative light weight. It is not as quiet as some testing by a Dutch website suggests, I think the Airoh Commander is till the quietest helmet I have owned.

I had a shoei neotec 2 and decided to buy the rpha 91 because of all the reviews, I wasn't disappointed the quality is amazing and the fit is really good I have been riding with this now for around 2 weeks and I have noticed that it is really quiet even at high speeds, also the features are good as well, ie the ventilation and the chin guard that moves out of the way when you raise the visor.

Great visibility with easy to use flip release. Quietest lid I've had and very comfy
Flip face secures easily and securely.
Ventilation actually works and you can feel your noggin cooling off as you slide the air vent open
Visor could be improved with another open tab on RH side

Was hesitant about buying this helmet , being to me a lesser known brand, but hey I’m well pleased, I honestly think it’s better and quieter than my last Neotec 2 , the quality / finish of the helmet is great and is really comfortable, so far , so good .

Positive points first...
Looks smart, ( Carbon & white ) Drop down Sun visor is great, Visor is very good with wide aperture.
Negative points...
Barely any adjustment in the micrometric chinstrap unless your are very skinny..
The comfort material that sits behind the fastner isn't long enough and the fastner digs in your neck ( unbearable after 15 minutes)
There is no popper on the excess chinstrap material ( strange for a £600 lid ) so it will flap about whilst riding.
Not as comfy as a Shoei Neotec and definitely
not the Quality either.
Very difficult to attach your own comms due to
the contours of the helmet.

This was the one that fitted properly, went to the boston store and tried a few on.
its light weight and and works well with the matching intercom

Really comfy quite helmet. The integrated Sena comms you buy separately are rubbish so just get a Cardo. Otherwise it's great.

So far on a couple of short rides (including motorway) this is, as other reviews have said, an extremely quiet helmet. Overall quality is excellent. I’ve own Shoei, AGV & Scorpion helmets as well this HJC is at the top of my list to wear. I would recommend it