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OP Masala Veni, Vidi, Posti
946 Joined:UTC | UTCquote I've just picked up a new Shoei RF-1100 in solid white, and I'm looking for some inspiration for ways to decorate it. I tend to be more simplistic with my ideas - simple stripes, etc. If I had wanted a helmet that looked like a comic book explosion, there were plenty of pre-painted options out there that I decided against. I'm thinking of something along the lines of a racing stripe (or stripes), but would still need some coverage on the sides for visibility at night. Nonetheless, any and all helmet pics are welcome - as long as you're not just showcasing a factory paintjob - I need ideas for things *I* can do myself. |
Scutrbrau UTC The Beer Guy 2010 GTS 300 Super and 2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 LT Joined:UTC | |
Scutrbrau The Beer Guy
2010 GTS 300 Super and 2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 LT Joined:UTC | UTCquote This is how I roll
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Boulty UTC Moderator Australis 2014 Moto Guzzi V7 Stone, 2014 Vespa 150 Primavera (sold) 2003 Vespa GT200 (sold) Joined:UTC | |
Boulty Moderator Australis
2014 Moto Guzzi V7 Stone, 2014 Vespa 150 Primavera (sold) 2003 Vespa GT200 (sold) Joined:UTC | UTCquote Re: Show me your helmets! Masala wrote: Show me your helmets! George Michael once got arrested for saying that! I'm a plain helmet guy myself but I have slipped a Motorsport Scooters winged 'Scooter Pilot' decal on the back of my lid. 8)
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T5bitza69 UTC Veni, Vidi, Posti T5s Joined:UTC | |
RIP T5bitza69 Veni, Vidi, Posti
T5s Joined:UTC | UTCquote sticky goo leave it plain and get a tinted visor
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Paperino Ossessionato
GTS 250 "Audrey" Joined:UTC | UTCquote I don't have a close-up, but here is my Scorpion with a red strip made from reflective tape. It comes up to the back like a chevron. Good simple day/night graphic.
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I also have bits of silver in the front and back on bits of helmet form. Adds a bit of reflective sparkle at night.
Windsorknot UTC Enthusiast "Isabelle" Black Vespa 300 GTS Joined:UTC | |
Windsorknot Enthusiast
"Isabelle" Black Vespa 300 GTS Joined:UTC | UTCquote Got these checkerboards from Scooterworks. They're black but turn semi-reflective.
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whahappened Member
GTV 250 Joined:UTC | UTCquote here's mine! |
Fabio Dougie Scooter Pimp
Joined:UTC | UTCquote . Here's me - white retro open face with stripes and a 'Cafe-Racer' neck tube. .
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killdevil Hooked
2009 Midnight Blue 250 GTS ie Joined:UTC | UTCquote here ya go
#3 helmet
#1 helmet |
sethward Enthusiast
2009 GTV 250 Joined:UTC | UTCquote Here's mine.
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sethward Enthusiast
2009 GTV 250 Joined:UTC | UTCquote I've heard that painting a helmet can weaken it. Anyone else? |
davidcha Addicted
2011 GTS 300 Super Joined:UTC | UTCquote sethward wrote: I've heard that painting a helmet can weaken it. Anyone else? Only if you paint over the visor and then run into something! |
TEX Molto Verboso
2010 Aprilia Mana GT, 2010 Aprilia Sport City 300 (sold), 2010 GTS 300 Super (sold), & 2007 LX150 (sold) Joined:UTC | UTCquote
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Windsorknot UTC Enthusiast "Isabelle" Black Vespa 300 GTS Joined:UTC | |
Windsorknot Enthusiast
"Isabelle" Black Vespa 300 GTS Joined:UTC | UTCquote sethward wrote: I've heard that painting a helmet can weaken it. Anyone else? Yes, I've heard that. I think, as with stickers, it depends on the helmet and the adhesive/paint. |
Knight Train UTC Ossessionato 2017 BMW R1200GS and 2010 Vespa GTS 250 (shared) Joined:UTC | |
Knight Train Ossessionato
2017 BMW R1200GS and 2010 Vespa GTS 250 (shared) Joined:UTC | UTCquote Here's mine Nolan N20 Traffic- Italy 
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Gene_Valjean Hooked MP3 400 Joined:UTC | UTCquote I don't have any pictures but I have a hyper silver exo 900 by scorpion. I got reflective striping for tires and plan to do some lines and circles like the new TRON legacy designs. It's just something silly, the only part I'm worried about is somehow getting perfect circles. Anyone know of a place to get pre cut reflective circles? |
Ms. Scooty Hooked
Vespa 2010 GTS Super 300ie Joined:UTC | UTCquote Here's my full face helmet. I love it. It's funny, I never thought I'd be comfortable wearing a full face, and now not only am I very comfortable, I actually prefer it to my 1/2 helmet because of the wind noise... (pictured down below in my Fuelly thingamabob).
Scorpion EXO - Black Dahlia |
Silversmuge Hooked
Vespa GTS300, BMW C650 Joined:UTC | UTCquote My Nolan This is a 3/4 helmet with full face shield and vents. Comfortable and little wind noise.
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The Mocker Ossessionato
2010 Orange S150 Joined:UTC | UTCquote Gene_Valjean wrote: I don't have any pictures but I have a hyper silver exo 900 by scorpion. I got reflective striping for tires and plan to do some lines and circles like the new TRON legacy designs. It's just something silly, the only part I'm worried about is somehow getting perfect circles. Anyone know of a place to get pre cut reflective circles? Try Harris Decals. |
Gene_Valjean Hooked MP3 400 Joined:UTC | UTCquote The Mocker wrote: Gene_Valjean wrote: I don't have any pictures but I have a hyper silver exo 900 by scorpion. I got reflective striping for tires and plan to do some lines and circles like the new TRON legacy designs. It's just something silly, the only part I'm worried about is somehow getting perfect circles. Anyone know of a place to get pre cut reflective circles? Try Harris Decals. I'll check it now, thank you! |
erich51 UTC Banned GTS 250ie - SHINY YELLOW Joined:UTC | |
erich51 Banned
GTS 250ie - SHINY YELLOW Joined:UTC | UTCquote Buff up you helmet's everyone I have been told NOT to paint my helmet, Tape is okay Negative |
sailing_gent Hooked GTS 250 ie Joined:UTC | UTCquote NEXX helmet Just got done with a complete tape job of a NEXX helmet with white 3M reflective tape. 1/4 inch red boarder all around. Red reflective around the top vents and put pointed tips. Also installed a 3M Go-Pro 1080P HD mount to fit under the visor when it is up. What can I say, I am a parachute rigger with a lot of time on my hands. Looks real aviator. Pictures to follow. |
vespa auntie Ossessionato
Joined:UTC | UTCquote whahappened wrote: here's mine! is that you? you be very cute. |
caschnd1 UTC Grumpy Biker 1980 Vespa P200e (sold), 2002 Vespa ET4 (sold), 1949 Harley-Davidson FL Joined:UTC | |
caschnd1 Grumpy Biker
1980 Vespa P200e (sold), 2002 Vespa ET4 (sold), 1949 Harley-Davidson FL Joined:UTC | UTCquote I bought this helmet yesterday. It's a Bell Custom 500. They made these helmets back in the 60's and 70's and just started making them again due to popular demand. Of course they are updated to meet the current DOT standards. -Craig
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T5bitza69 UTC Veni, Vidi, Posti T5s Joined:UTC | |
RIP T5bitza69 Veni, Vidi, Posti
T5s Joined:UTC | UTCquote retro whooooooooaa ...................... psychomania if i did id have to have a yellow visor but i would never .............. ay ho |
caschnd1 UTC Grumpy Biker 1980 Vespa P200e (sold), 2002 Vespa ET4 (sold), 1949 Harley-Davidson FL Joined:UTC | |
caschnd1 Grumpy Biker
1980 Vespa P200e (sold), 2002 Vespa ET4 (sold), 1949 Harley-Davidson FL Joined:UTC | UTCquote I like the yellow visors. But the sun here is sooooo intense that yellow can be a bit too bright on the eyes.
I like the blue visor too... |
T5bitza69 UTC Veni, Vidi, Posti T5s Joined:UTC | |
RIP T5bitza69 Veni, Vidi, Posti
T5s Joined:UTC | UTCquote chamois leather sod the lid ... look whats under it hope she dont wear one and ruin herself |
caschnd1 UTC Grumpy Biker 1980 Vespa P200e (sold), 2002 Vespa ET4 (sold), 1949 Harley-Davidson FL Joined:UTC | |
caschnd1 Grumpy Biker
1980 Vespa P200e (sold), 2002 Vespa ET4 (sold), 1949 Harley-Davidson FL Joined:UTC | UTCquote Re: chamois leather T5bitsa69 wrote: sod the lid ... look whats under it LOL... I figured you'd pick up on that |
v_fresh Hooked 2006 LX150 and 2006 GTS Joined:UTC | UTCquote caschnd1 wrote: I bought this helmet yesterday. It's a Bell Custom 500. They made these helmets back in the 60's and 70's and just started making them again due to popular demand. Of course they are updated to meet the current DOT standards. -Craig
Aw man that is beautiful. Did you get that locally? I want one. How is it with wind noise and comfort? |
brown_beret7 Veni, Vidi, Posti
1975 Vespa GTR 125, 1976 Vespa V90 (Resto), 2001 Vespa ET4 125 (Sold), 2009 Vespa GTS300 Super Joined:UTC | UTCquote sethward wrote: Here's mine. I'm liking this sethward but don't recognise it in the UK. What make and model is it?? Bet I can't get one here, darn it! No-one seems to have said this yet but UK scooter clubs have a history of decorating helmets in club colours - spots, arrows, stripes etc - you join the club, you wear the colours. In the 80's I wore a red base with white dots - looked like a mushroom but our club was FEARED man! These days, plain white high shine open face, with a vintage pop-on visor for the UK weather oh and some Ben Sherman shades! Nice thread guys... |
El Scorcho Hooked
GTS Joined:UTC | UTCquote
The picture doesn't do it justice, but the other half is black. I also have a snap-in visor... |
caschnd1 UTC Grumpy Biker 1980 Vespa P200e (sold), 2002 Vespa ET4 (sold), 1949 Harley-Davidson FL Joined:UTC | |
caschnd1 Grumpy Biker
1980 Vespa P200e (sold), 2002 Vespa ET4 (sold), 1949 Harley-Davidson FL Joined:UTC | UTCquote v_fresh wrote: Aw man that is beautiful. Did you get that locally? I want one. How is it with wind noise and comfort? I ordered it online (from extremesupply.com). The solid black color is $99. The bubble sheild adds $29. It's very quiet. Much more quiet then my last 3/4 helmet from Builtwell. That might be attributed to the bubble sheild though. -Craig |
brown_beret7 UTC Veni, Vidi, Posti 1975 Vespa GTR 125, 1976 Vespa V90 (Resto), 2001 Vespa ET4 125 (Sold), 2009 Vespa GTS300 Super Joined:UTC | |
brown_beret7 Veni, Vidi, Posti
1975 Vespa GTR 125, 1976 Vespa V90 (Resto), 2001 Vespa ET4 125 (Sold), 2009 Vespa GTS300 Super Joined:UTC | UTCquote El Scorcho wrote:
The picture doesn't do it justice, but the other half is black. I also have a snap-in visor... Now I'm LIKING that! Looks great and the internal padding and subtle top vents (I assume) look good while keeping the retro look. I realy liked the Vespa helmet range like this one, but the fit just didn't seem right for me, so I ended up with a simple Spada I've thought of getting something else, so this thread is probably going to cost me!
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Fin Hooked 2006 GTS 250ie Joined:UTC | UTCquote This? Its just my casual everyday scootering helmet.
I kid. Compliments of the Sartorialist. http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/2008/01/at-marnidisco-helmet-milano.html |
brown_beret7 UTC Veni, Vidi, Posti 1975 Vespa GTR 125, 1976 Vespa V90 (Resto), 2001 Vespa ET4 125 (Sold), 2009 Vespa GTS300 Super Joined:UTC | |
brown_beret7 Veni, Vidi, Posti
1975 Vespa GTR 125, 1976 Vespa V90 (Resto), 2001 Vespa ET4 125 (Sold), 2009 Vespa GTS300 Super Joined:UTC | UTCquote Ha ha... love it! The Glitterball Helmet... Now that'd be dazzling people on a sunny day. Love Scott Schumans Sartorialist blog - he often has shots of cool beautifully dressed italians on modern vespas! |
MikeP Lurker
Vespa LX150 Joined:UTC | UTCquote This is what I wear for improved aerodynamics...allows me to turn by turning my head. I don't wear the jet pack too often... Actually an early-70's full face helmet I "slightly" modified. Too bad it wouldn't be safe (or legal) to wear!
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Leo1 Hooked
LX 125ie '10 Joined:UTC | UTCquote
So comfy! |
Gianni Molto Verboso
GTS Vintage Red Joined:UTC | UTCquote Does anyone own the new Bell Vortex? Looks like a great helmet for the price and quality. Here is a review: http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/motorcycle-helmet/bell-vortex/ |
v_fresh Hooked 2006 LX150 and 2006 GTS Joined:UTC | UTCquote Not a helmet but I did consider wearing it over my helmet during my commute on Halloween 2009. Didn't work because I did not make it large enough to fit over my helmet and my field of view would have been dramatically reduced. I am sure that a lot of our U.S. members, especially in AZ know what my costume head is...
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Fin Hooked 2006 GTS 250ie Joined:UTC | UTCquote v_fresh wrote: Not a helmet but I did consider wearing it over my helmet during my commute on Halloween 2009. Didn't work because I did not make it large enough to fit over my helmet and my field of view would have been dramatically reduced. I am sure that a lot of our U.S. members, especially in AZ know what my costume head is...
Ethernet port? |
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