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Old 09-06-2008, 03:13 PM   #1
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Default rf-1000 vs x-11

Needing a new lid, cyclegear has 10% off right now which is about best I can find for the x-11.

Is the x-11 really $200 better then the rf? Fit was great, and read great reviews but thought I would ask here.

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Old 09-06-2008, 03:55 PM   #2
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I've had both, I currently have the X11 now. The RF fit me good when it was new but when it got broke in, it was a little too big, so I figured I'd try to find a X11 for cheap in a size medium. I lucked out and found one on Ebay for $480, used but in excellent condition. I posted up on the WERA forums if anybody could get them cheap and the cheapest I found new was around $530 or so. Not too bad for a Kagayama replica.

The vents do work a bit better and at high speeds the helmet is stable as fuck, like when I come out a tuck from a straightaway to brake. Aren't they made of different materials though?
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For the record someone will be selling at least one Shark helmet in an XL which fits like an L....
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For the record someone will be selling at least one Shark helmet in an XL which fits like an L....
which one? i wear a medium shoei but heard sharks run really small
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Old 09-06-2008, 08:12 PM   #5
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which one? i wear a medium shoei but heard sharks run really small

Nah they don't run THAT small!
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Old 09-06-2008, 08:21 PM   #6
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unfortunately there is no one around that carries the Sharks to try on
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Old 09-06-2008, 08:55 PM   #7
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If i remember correctly, the X-11 and RF-1000 fit different head shapes.

could be wrong though.
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Old 09-06-2008, 08:56 PM   #8
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Vermeulen


or
Kagayama


or
Tamada

or the white one


I like all of them honestly. My wife prefers the Vermeulen, but they don't have it or the Tamada in stock so I can't see it side by side.

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Tamada.
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Old 09-06-2008, 10:56 PM   #10
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X-11 and RF1000s are two different head shapes, if you fit one you shouldn't wear the other if you are looking for max protection, if you want to find a helmet that fits your head correctly, you need to take a trip with me to meet the god of helmet fitting.
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