http://bikechatter.net/ 1027-116 http://bikechatter.net/helmets/1027-scorpion-exo-1000-helmet-review i am dizapinted with the anti fog visor it not work prople stil foging maybe its english wether i do not know.do not bay it. ]]> Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:19:35 -0800 1027-90 http://bikechatter.net/helmets/1027-scorpion-exo-1000-helmet-review I have done several thousand miles on mine in a short space of time in all weathers. The first one was a warranty return due to poor QC within a few weeks. In short, if I could turn back time, I wont have bought this helment unless it was significantly cheaper. I got it at the bike show at a discount already. Cons: - Noisy (very worse than my caberg flip up!) - Heavy and big - Sun visor is useless, I also have the darker one. Generally only useful at dawn. My 5GBP rider glasses is 10x better. My sunvisor on the Caberg at 60% cheaper is about 2x better. - Visor locking switch keeps on locking due to wind, very annoying. - Ventilation is ok, but my top vents have jammed again - Air pump good idea, but the worlds smallest release button and warning sign (pretty sure in an accident a paramedic wont see it) Pros: - Pretty sure it is safe - The visor doesnt fog up much - Has a good fit - Smells nice for a few months ]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:03:28 -0700 1027-89 http://bikechatter.net/helmets/1027-scorpion-exo-1000-helmet-review My old Shoei was well past its use-by date, so got this helmet in September 2009. I liked the design, the shape and the fit. The inflatable air bladders were, to me at least, a good idea and ensured it was a snug, but definitely not uncomfortable, fit at all times. I was really after a helmet with an integral sun visor and I prefer Double-D fasteners, so this helmet appeared to fit my requirements ideally. Oh dear, what a disappointment this helmet was. The first thing I noticed on the ride from the shop was the visor opening. The first “click” on the visor is a 2 inch wide opening resulting in the wind being blown straight into your eyes, with or without the sun visor down. In fact, with the sun visor lowered I personally felt the wind was channelled into the eyes slight more. By itself that would not have been too much of an issue, but I like to crack the visor open a little to clear any fogging, and boy does this helmet fog-up! At the slightest hint of any moisture, both the outer visor and inner sun visor (if lowered) would fog up. When both fog up it was very difficult to see and I had to open the outer visor to clear it, but then I cannot see because the wind is directed straight into my eyes. I tried the air vents in all possible combinations with and without a cowl covering my mouth and nose, but all to no avail. In the end I resorted to a fog free visor insert, which at least prevented the outer visor fogging up, but the sun visor would still fog. The press-stud on one side of the chin curtain lasted about 2 days before it refused to stay snapped shut. Not too much of a problem, but given the price of the helmet I was disappointed with the quality. The integral sun visor itself is a good idea (IMHO) and is extremely easy to open and close. The standard sun visor is however not very dark and hardly made any difference in bright sun. You can purchase darker sun visors, but I never got round to doing so (see later). The helmet is reasonably quiet, defiantly not the worst I have had, but not quite as quiet as my old Shoei. It is also reasonably stable at speed, though some buffeting occurs as you approach higher speeds. What really disappointed me with this helmet however was the build quality. In addition to the press-stud annoyance mentioned above, after about 5 months of use one of the visor release catches popped off whilst ridding about 30MPH. So with one side of my visor flapping open I had to stop and run to pick up the catch before someone drove over it – luckily it was early one morning and there was not much traffic about. Maybe I had not fastened it properly when I refitted the visor after cleaning, but the fact that the whole catch detached completely from the helmet when it itself had not been removed was worrying. It has happened a couple of other times since as well. The last straw for me was when the plastic round the bottom of the helmet started coming unglued. After 4 weeks of waiting, the local supplier had still not got the parts to repair it, so I demanded a refund. For the money I really cannot recommend this helmet. At half the price I might have put up with some of its failings, but even then I would not expect it to fall apart after about 2,000 miles worth of use. ]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:40:52 -0700 1027-73 http://bikechatter.net/helmets/1027-scorpion-exo-1000-helmet-review Coming from Shoei XR-1000 I found the Scorpion much quieter and gace a much better fit. I ride a ZX12r and found the helmet to much more stable at high speeds than any helmet I've had beforehand and very impressed. I've just fitted a Scala G4 headset kit and it works very well with low noise and find the Airfit system is a real bonus on motorway work. Only downside was condensation building up on the interior of the visor which was dissapionting but I removed the neck skirt and found this cured most of the problem. I am overall very impressed and won't be spending fortunes on so called top 'brands'as this one seems to beat the others hands down. ]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:08:09 -0700 1027-68 http://bikechatter.net/helmets/1027-scorpion-exo-1000-helmet-review i purchased this helmet 2 months ago,the helmet is good but could be better,with being a new design i have had a few small problems but they were very good to fix them,just picked up a brand new axo1000 today so see how it goes,over all good lid for the money ]]> Mon, 24 May 2010 14:36:43 -0700 1027-63 http://bikechatter.net/helmets/1027-scorpion-exo-1000-helmet-review i purchased the sublim when they first came out.they had good reviews. I was extremely pleased with the pump up system as the only crash helmet that fits me is an arai, and these are pricey. I have one major problem with this helmet, i am on my fourth visor. The visor keeps steaming up very badly when it is raining, if you open the visor it takes ages to demist, this problem almost ruined my isle of man week. Also the visor and the helmet stone chips and scratches very easily. There were hardly any scratches on my arai visor and i had it 3 years, the scorpio one 5 weeks. I am hoping i just had a dodgy batch of visors ]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:25:48 -0700 1027-46 http://bikechatter.net/helmets/1027-scorpion-exo-1000-helmet-review This is a cracking helmet jam packed with features which unfortunately do make the helmet quite heavy if compared to others but on the whole its a well balanced comfortable lid which is breaking new ground in terms of innovation. The ventilation system is slightly better than average but not quite as effective as I would have hoped for on a helmet so carefully thought out as this with little touches that I loved like the added sun visor. The “Air Pump” system definately stops the helmet from moving when travelling at speed and adds to the feeling of safety and quality that this very well constructed helmet gives. One thing that is difficult to express and test on a short term review such as this is how the air pump system will come into its own when the cheek pads have given enough to make the helmet feel loose as they invariably do, being able to take up that slack and give a more personal fit could well be a godsend and may increase the lifespan of the helmet before replacement which is certainly worth consideration. ]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:51:46 -0700