Helmets

[pailface]

 Well,  I've narrowed down my search for a helmet to these three (all modulars)

1.  Nolan 100E
2.  HJC CL-Max
3.  Vega Summit XPV 

Any advice,  experience, comments,  suggestions ?   

Is there a big safety difference between these DOT hats and the Shoei's / Arai's out there,
because the price gap sure is big..   

[fortierg]

I'm on my second Nolan and I'm very happy with it.

[cruzinkawi]

The modular helmets may be convenient but there is more wind noise to content with.  I perfer the Shoei RF1000 helmet.  The ventilation is great, it has very little wind noise and it is very light weight.
Now, that's just my opinion. 

[wes-ninja250]

A friend of mine -- year-round commuter, iron-butt finisher -- is on his second or third N100-series Nolan. Loves it. Says it goes well with his cup-holder.

Wes

[Shaman]

I'd think that with earplugs, the modular would be no big deal.

More worrying is that I don't think any of them have Snell ratings.

[rollingstone]

Just my 2 cents,but i have had shoei's,then switched to they arai and by far the best fitting helmet i have ever worn.The price is there for a reason.I think you can't go wrong with a hjc though.