If you are a ninja or you’re trying out as a stunt double for Snake Eyes you can skip this article and go buy a Bandit helmet, BUT if you’re not trying to sneak up on somebody, you might think about a helmet that will get you noticed and by “noticed” I mean the jabbing-onlookers-in-the-eyeball-with-a-chopstick kind of noticed.
There’s not a lot of helmet manufacturers making lids in neon lime safety yellow, but Scorpion is! This baby was introduced just a couple of months ago and it’s already on back order at the factory. I don’t have one to review, but WebBikeWorld.com has put together a nice review illustrating the eye-jabbing effect of the EXO-700 Neon Helmet. Check it out here. If this sort of thing is your cuppa tea, then go here to find a dealer near you. And you might even think about getting the matching XDR Commander jacket if you don’t think it’s overkill… or perhaps “underkill”?
You could even trim the helmet out in some of that Scotchlite tape for that extra JAB!
This is just one of a series of posts we’ll be doing to help you gear up for the spring riding season. If it’s new, stylish, innovative, affordable or just plain cool we’ll try to let you know about it. Cheers!
8. January 2009 at 9:30 pm
Bought it the day it came out. It’s not only the perfect color, it’s a really, really great helmet overall. The fog-free visor is amazing.
While I demand the cred of being the first on my block to have one, I’d really love to see everyone wearing ‘em. Loud helmets save lives.
9. January 2009 at 1:19 am
The only thing missing is rotating laser beams from the apex – that would be hard even for cell phone impaired cagers to miss.
9. January 2009 at 2:47 am
I like Blue Mark’s idea. How much for the full Daft Punk treatment?
9. January 2009 at 2:54 am
GenWaylaid… you don’t wanna know.
http://www.thedailyswarm.com/swarm/daft-punk-helmets-sale-65000/
9. January 2009 at 3:00 am
Illnoise! That’s awesome man. Do you have pictures on your site already? I’ve got one on my… er… let’s see, birthday list.
I do believe that more lives have been saved by loud helmets than loud pipes.
9. January 2009 at 4:03 am
I hounded Scorpion for a year…I was told that it would never sell in California, kids want graphics…I just wanna stay alive. My jacket is HI-VIZ and it gets me noticed! To my knowledge it is the only helmet produced in HI-VIZ today…take note other manufactures “on backorder”
1. February 2009 at 12:09 pm
I found the most telling line in the article to be, “This baby was introduced just a couple of months ago and it’s already on back order at the factory.“
Now, if just other manufactures will take note that many of us wear a helmet for safety, not as a fashion statement.