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Sep 6th, 2010, 6:02 am
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia, CSA
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suomy vandal
I just picked up a suomy vandal.
Fit is great and the wind noise less than the Arai Profile. Lighter helmet also.
Easy to change the shields, unlike the Arai. Even though Arai has numerous videos on shield changing and it isn't that hard to do, just every time I change them I finger print up the shield and have to clean it once installed.
The Suomy has great ventilation with easy to operate vents.
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99 ST4 Red
1973 750 GT
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Sep 6th, 2010, 6:41 pm
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Liberty Hill (Lebanon), CT, USA
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My Suomy Vandal (Bayliss model) is a really nice helmet. As nice as any Arai I've owned. Not sure it's an X-11 but a nice helmet at a fair price.
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'05 SS1000DS
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'05 MASI Gran Criterium S
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Sep 17th, 2010, 10:12 pm
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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not sure if its your cup of tea, but after some digging i was able to find oem ultra tech hydrophobic visors for the vandal.
if you like the spec-1r look, definitely give them a go.
i have the clear iridium, and i really like the slight accent and tint it offers during the day and high visibility it offers at night. definitely a great all-day visor.
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Oct 5th, 2010, 5:52 pm
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Sacramento, ca, usa
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Love my Sumoy...lightest helmet i ever had.
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Oct 5th, 2010, 5:52 pm
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Lowville, NY, USA
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Oct 9th, 2010, 11:40 pm
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Joliet, ILLINOIS, USA
Posts: 81
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I too would highly recommend the Suomy Vandal. I just bought one to replace my old Suomy Gunwind, which was 6+ years old. The improvements made on Vandal are immediately noticeable in every respect: weight, fit, finish, clarity of visor, less wind noise. Very much worth the price and Made in Italy!
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Oct 15th, 2010, 11:17 am
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
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Does the Vandal work well for an Intermediate Oval head shape? Like a Arai Vector for reference... I have never seen any at a local dealer...
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Oct 15th, 2010, 6:32 pm
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia, CSA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucian748s
Does the Vandal work well for an Intermediate Oval head shape? Like a Arai Vector for reference... I have never seen any at a local dealer...
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Lucian, my other helmet is the Arai Profile which is for an oval head. The
Vandal seems to fit me even better.
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"Beware the lollypop of mediocrity; one lick and you suck forever. " Timothy Leary
“Ignorance is a powerful tool if applied at the right time, even usually surpassing knowledge.” EJ Potter
Robert
99 ST4 Red
1973 750 GT
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Oct 15th, 2010, 6:50 pm
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
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Thx! I didn't fit the Profile. No where to try it on to make certain either...
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Oct 16th, 2010, 11:13 am
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Liberty Hill (Lebanon), CT, USA
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The only downside to my Vandal is the visor release system. I am not a fan of a metal "screw" screwing into a plastic fitting. In my experience it is all too easy to trash the plastic fitting. And yes, I've done it once. Had to buy a new fitting.
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'05 SS1000DS
'03 Audi A4 Avant
'05 MASI Gran Criterium S
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