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Iron Butt
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| anyone have this helmet? I am ready to dive on the sword. My questions is if you have this helmet have you tried the scala q2 or anyother comms with it? thanks |
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Fountain Inn, SC United States | Ive had the helmet for about year. Love the convertible feature of it. Have not tried comms with it. Great helmet. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 623
| thanks Jeff, sounds like a great hat. The fact that it can be a 3/4 and fullface makes it a one of a kind. called revzilla and they say the Cardo q2 works well with the Evolines. Time to buy! |
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Cruiser
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Baltimore, Md | Revzilla usually knows their stuff - but - last year I looked at the Shark locally and the fit around the area where the internal speakers go was very limited from what I could tell. I even brought a set of slim speakers with me to see and it looked so tight that I didn't buy it. The helmet itself was very comfortable and I liked it. But I was buying to fit an audio system in and it just didn't seem like it would work well - at least without modification and possible cutting. Since then I have purchased a set of Ultimate Ears 700 in-ear headphones and they are terrific. I have 3 helmets, including a fully wired Schuberth C3 and the best sound is from the Ultimate Ears. The other advantage of Ultimate ears is being able to use them with virtually any helmet, so you can buy what you like or switch between helmets easily with no liner removal, etc.
Edited by flint350 2011-01-20 9:56 AM
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Iron Butt
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| flint, glad you like the helmet, I hear ya on the speaker spcae...good news is the new Evolines...the ST is made with space provided for speakers now. no Audio issues. I will be going with a Sena SMH 10 |
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Visionary
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | The Sharktooth looks like it has everything you could need, and was designed to fit in the Evoline Shark helmet. Love the helmet! Sharktooth is my next buy. |
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Iron Butt
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Richmond, Virginia | I own one, can answer whatever questions you may have. Got it about a year ago.
VaParadox@aol.com |
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Cruiser
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Denver, Iowa | Do you have a supplier to get the Shark Evoline? It seems like everyone that has been dealing them is selling them out. J&P Cycles, Tucker Rocky, and more. I love the idea behind the helmet, but I can't find a large black Evoline. I'm sure I'm not looking hard enough. I wanted to get a brain-bucket that can get some air to my face, so I don't fry so bad, behind the fairing on my Nesstervision. |
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Tourer
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Spirit Lake IA "Birthplace of Victory Motorcycles" | Love it. Revzilla! |
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Visionary
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Helmetsuperstore.com has them as low as $335.99 with a VIP membership, wich was about $20 if I remember. The membership is good at all 8 of their online motorcycle stores. |
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Iron Butt
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Perry Hall, MD | Bob's BMW had them as well. Only negative comment I have heard was concerning the weight, but that same person told me that he has used it on some long hauls and wasn't bothered by it. The Scorpion 900 might be worth looking at as well. I'm still trying to decide between them. |
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Tourer
Posts: 575
Spirit Lake IA "Birthplace of Victory Motorcycles" | I wore mine every day for 6 days and over 2300 miles on a trip to Denver. Never an issue with heat or weight |
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Visionary
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Never found it to be hot or heavy. Flipping it to 3/4 keeps you cooler than any full face would ever come close to. A little cold on chilly days though, it doesn't have a neck skirt. I guess one wouldn't work with the mechanics of nesting on the backside. I just remember to wear a neck sock.
I wouldn't buy any other helmet now! Love the built in retractable shade visor too. |
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Visionary
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | And yes, I have flipped it up and down at freeway speeds without problems one handed. It gives me an opportunity to drink from a waterbottle held on my bars.
Edited by Nozzledog 2011-01-20 8:28 PM
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Puddle Jumper
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| My wife and I were looking at these, and they just didn't quite fit my head. I hated not buying it because I liked the features, but it was heavy. I think it's more for round headed people. We ended up with $500 Shoei's and they are awesome. Unbelievably comfortable. The Scala Rider G4 fits great. If you have a Cycle Gear store nearby, they will special order helmets for you and let you try them on there in the store. If you buy a helmet, you have 7 days to take it back and exchange it. |
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Tourer
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Spirit Lake IA "Birthplace of Victory Motorcycles" | My wife loved mine so much she made me buy her one! |
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Cruiser
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Corona, CA | I have had one for over a year and I love it ! It is a comfortable and versatile helmet.
I have the J&M headsets installed and they work great. I installed them myself. It is not hard - you have to cut a little of the foam from the ear areas to allow the installation of the speakers but it is not that hard. |
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Visionary
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| Say dennis kirk has helments on sale. I don't know if there good prices or not.http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/common/Frontpage.jsp |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 623
| I found a good deal on ebay for the Wayer version (3 stripes) from Extreme. They have the wayer listed at 385.00 OBO i offerd 349.99 anf they took it. Revzilla sells this helmet for 389.99. shipping was 9.99. This is the ST version, Newest latest upgrades version with room for speakers.
BTW revzilla said stay away from ther sharktooth..was to be out over a year ago, still delayed, having major problems with it. May be scrapped |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 623
| BTW if you want a silver Evoline 2 (not the ST) revzilla has a few left for sale at 249.99 |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 1158
Richmond, Virginia | I had to pull some forehead padding back and trim back a slight bit of the styrofoam under it. It pressed into my forehead and became a sore spot after about 15 minutes of riding. After I trimmed the edge off the angle of the styrofoam, it fits and works great. I also had no problem putting my chatterbox
intercom system into the helmet. Plenty of room and easy addition. YES i would buy it again. It looks as unusual and cool as the Vision does, which is what drew me to the helmet. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 65
| have the evoline II with scala rider q2. works great.... just enough room to rotate lid back and forth without hitting the scala rider unit... left inner cheek pad also clips in and out so I could run the mike boom under it... any questions let me know. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 623
| ammo.....how long have you run the q2's? i am torn betweent the Sena smh10 and the q2's.....i like the q2's price, but have heard some issues with battery life after a year or 2....any thoughts? thanks |
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Cruiser
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| had my set about 2 years now.. never had a battery run down.... I have no issues with it at all.. 6 or 7 hours in the saddle yakking with the wife all the time and charge them up that night... ride back home the next day.. mine have been flawless. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 623
| sweet....sounds like the q2 are best for me....not needing them for the music, and thats what the Sena's do well. Q2's it is thanks |
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Cruiser
Posts: 157
| Love my Shark |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 623
| well thw wife talked me outta the Q2's and into the Sena smh10, should have it by the weekend. Will review when i use. She wants better quality music outta the unit sounds like Sena's produce the best. I'll be listening to the speakers from the bike! |
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Visionary
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Can any of the units be plugged in and charging while being used? Trying to find something that will work on an IBA 48+ ride. |
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Cruiser
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Corona, CA | Jeffmack - does the Sena smh10 unit filter out the background noise ?
I have the top of the line J&M headsets in my Shark and my wife's HJC IS-16 and the back ground noise drowns out everything when we use the intercom. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 623
| Nozzledog....Sena's can be charged while used.
Team.....Yes the Sena's cancel out the background noise.
i researched over and over and over it seems, and talked to 3 diff customer serv guys at Revzilla (they always seem to have great advice) They eased my concerns, sounds like Sena's are top notch as far as the comms go. Webikeworld has a great review and comparision of all the comms
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-intercoms/2010-motorcycle-in...
you can get a lot of answers from their many videos and reviews of the comms |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 623
| Sena review. got mine i na dual pack at Revzilla for 249.99
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-intercoms/sena-smh10-interco...
Edited by jeffmack 2011-01-25 6:47 PM
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