ArmyOfDarkness
Junior Member
Friday 4-26-13, I went and bought almost all of my gear :thumbup: They didn't have crap in my size, of course, but I am used to that at this point in my life. They measured my head it is right between an XL and an XXL
Once I arrived I went straight to the helmets because that is what I want to protect the most and what I was willing to spend the most money on. Long story short, it turns out that of the 5 workers there 4 of them wore Aria, and they all had a multitude of reason why they chose Aria over everything else. I tried on at least a dozen helmets, my ears were turning red from all of the helmet changing, but I didn't care because I wanted the best damn fit.
All of the salespeople told me to avoid HJC if I can afford to, and they said go with Aria or Shoei or, now I can't remember the other brand.
I ended up ordering in an Aria Singnet in Flash Blue:
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I made sure to get the fast blue color to match the faster blue color of my bike :BLAA:
I just want to know if this is an overpriced helmet, or if this is a great buy? I flirted with the sales chick and she gave me a 10% discount :Flip: The helmet retails for $750, so I paid (before tax) $675.
What are the thoughts out there. I had never heard of Aria before, but I am completely knew to the motorcycle world. I am not asking if they are the best helmet, I just want to make sure, for the price, they are a great helmet.
P.S. I don't have photos yet because I had to order all of my gear, but I got some photos from online to show my jacket and helmet. I got white leather because it is far more visible than black leather
Once I arrived I went straight to the helmets because that is what I want to protect the most and what I was willing to spend the most money on. Long story short, it turns out that of the 5 workers there 4 of them wore Aria, and they all had a multitude of reason why they chose Aria over everything else. I tried on at least a dozen helmets, my ears were turning red from all of the helmet changing, but I didn't care because I wanted the best damn fit.
All of the salespeople told me to avoid HJC if I can afford to, and they said go with Aria or Shoei or, now I can't remember the other brand.
I ended up ordering in an Aria Singnet in Flash Blue:
Home
I made sure to get the fast blue color to match the faster blue color of my bike :BLAA:
I just want to know if this is an overpriced helmet, or if this is a great buy? I flirted with the sales chick and she gave me a 10% discount :Flip: The helmet retails for $750, so I paid (before tax) $675.
What are the thoughts out there. I had never heard of Aria before, but I am completely knew to the motorcycle world. I am not asking if they are the best helmet, I just want to make sure, for the price, they are a great helmet.
P.S. I don't have photos yet because I had to order all of my gear, but I got some photos from online to show my jacket and helmet. I got white leather because it is far more visible than black leather
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