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: Input on AGV helmet/fit, quality etc.


steves87
08-13-2004, 07:51 PM
Possibly looking at an AGV Demon Top helmet and wanted to know from those who have had one. How is the quality, fit, etc?

cbrf41999
08-13-2004, 08:24 PM
My wife had a AGV, absoloutely hated it, it strecthed/flattened so much in one short season she needed to replace it that year.

NATOR
08-13-2004, 09:58 PM
Possibly looking at an AGV Demon Top helmet and wanted to know from those who have had one. How is the quality, fit, etc? I ride with a Demon Top Vent, and love it. Mines all black with a dark smoke shield. I can't count the number of comments i've gottin' on it. IMO these are the baddest ass looking helmets on the market. It looks great with the 10. Beware though it is Italian and therefore your going to pay a ton for accessories for it. The shield alone was $63. GET IT GET IT GET IT!

steves87
08-14-2004, 05:51 AM
Possibly looking at an AGV Demon Top helmet and wanted to know from those who have had one. How is the quality, fit, etc? I ride with a Demon Top Vent, and love it. Mines all black with a dark smoke shield. I can't count the number of comments i've gottin' on it. IMO these are the baddest ass looking helmets on the market. It looks great with the 10. Beware though it is Italian and therefore your going to pay a ton for accessories for it. The shield alone was $63. GET IT GET IT GET IT! Nator, How big do these things run? One local shop has 2 but they are both large and XL. Accroding to a sizing chart they run very big. I take a Medium in SHoei, Icon. but the AGV sizing chart shows their small going well into the size Shoei and Icon show as a medium. Steve

Andy
08-14-2004, 06:46 AM
My last helmet was a Demon tv. It sucks compared to the KBC I have now. The fit is horrible, squeezes your cheeks together where you can hardley move your mouth. Just my .02

Frankyoz
08-14-2004, 01:00 PM
My last helmet was a Demon tv. It sucks compared to the KBC I have now. The fit is horrible, squeezes your cheeks together where you can hardley move your mouth. Just my .02 With the AGV you need to buy the correct cheek pads to get a proper fit the stock pads only fit a small percentage of people. Anyways over all quality for the AGV is ok nothing like Shoei or Aria, but close. Good overall helmet and for the most part affordable, definitly get the X vent though and remember to ask your dealer about the cheek inserts and if he carries them.

Andy
08-14-2004, 01:07 PM
My last helmet was a Demon tv. It sucks compared to the KBC I have now. The fit is horrible, squeezes your cheeks together where you can hardley move your mouth. Just my .02 With the AGV you need to buy the correct cheek pads to get a proper fit the stock pads only fit a small percentage of people. Anyways over all quality for the AGV is ok nothing like Shoei or Aria, but close. Good overall helmet and for the most part affordable, definitly get the X vent though and remember to ask your dealer about the cheek inserts and if he carries them. I don't know about that Frank, the liner in the Demon isn't removable like in the x-vent.

NATOR
08-14-2004, 01:30 PM
Possibly looking at an AGV Demon Top helmet and wanted to know from those who have had one. How is the quality, fit, etc? I ride with a Demon Top Vent, and love it. Mines all black with a dark smoke shield. I can't count the number of comments i've gottin' on it. IMO these are the baddest ass looking helmets on the market. It looks great with the 10. Beware though it is Italian and therefore your going to pay a ton for accessories for it. The shield alone was $63. GET IT GET IT GET IT! Nator, How big do these things run? One local shop has 2 but they are both large and XL. Accroding to a sizing chart they run very big. I take a Medium in SHoei, Icon. but the AGV sizing chart shows their small going well into the size Shoei and Icon show as a medium. Steve Stick with the medium if that is your size. They do run big as i generelly where a large which is what i got and i wish it were a hair smaller. Don't get the larger size because its what they got it will be tooooooo big.

NATOR
08-14-2004, 01:34 PM
My last helmet was a Demon tv. It sucks compared to the KBC I have now. The fit is horrible, squeezes your cheeks together where you can hardley move your mouth. Just my .02 Was it too small? If i had complaint it would be the padding on the top of the helmet is to thin. I ride with a wrap on my head (no, i didn't say turbin) anyway but if you do this the liner will never get dirty, good for catching sweat as we all know we do on this bitch!

Frankyoz
08-14-2004, 01:49 PM
My last helmet was a Demon tv. It sucks compared to the KBC I have now. The fit is horrible, squeezes your cheeks together where you can hardley move your mouth. Just my .02 With the AGV you need to buy the correct cheek pads to get a proper fit the stock pads only fit a small percentage of people. Anyways over all quality for the AGV is ok nothing like Shoei or Aria, but close. Good overall helmet and for the most part affordable, definitly get the X vent though and remember to ask your dealer about the cheek inserts and if he carries them. I don't know about that Frank, the liner in the Demon isn't removable like in the x-vent. Oh didnt know that, my buddy has the x vent wich it does have the liner.

Andy
08-14-2004, 02:46 PM
The one I had fit fine everywhere except the front, there was just too much padding aroung the jaw. I might try their x vent sometime in the future since thats the top of the line, assuming it's better. But will never go back to the Demon. I've never been the type of person to spend $600 on a helmet, it's a complete waste of money imo. They all protect the same, the extra price usually pays for fit and finish along with being lightweight and having good airflow...I guess. That being said I only paid $211 for my KBC Racer1, it fits better than any helmet I've ever had, it's almost as light as my buddy's $600 Shoei, and it matches my bike perfectly. What else could you ask for? Then again the Demon might fit you perfectly, maybe I just have an oversized mouth. [smilie=b: I would recomend trying one on first before ordering. Hope something in there helps you out.