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Aug 5, 2010 | 02:07 PM

#31

HATZO1

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From: Sharpsburg,GA

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Originally Posted by ozzy2800

HATZ01 - Thanks for starting this thread, I bought the 500 in glossy black!

LOL, your welcome.

Aug 5, 2010 | 02:21 PM

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parts eeter

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Shell sizes

Alot of guys have complained of the fairly large profile of the Bell shells. Does anybody have an XL sized melon with one of these lids on they can post a picture of??

Aug 5, 2010 | 02:30 PM

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vermontrider

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From: Colchester, Vermont

I got the glossy black Bell. I use it when doing the highway trips instead of the half helmet, brought the wind noise down to a tolerable level. There is no padding in the ear wells so you can still hear pretty good. Someone asked about he Fulmer, my wife has the Fulmer gold flake. Good quality, fits her well, looks good too. She really likes it.

Aug 5, 2010 | 02:33 PM

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vtwin47

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From: A Daks

Since we have to wear helmets in NYS it's nice to have a few in your collection. I am digging the STUNT as well WAY RETRO.

Aug 5, 2010 | 02:58 PM

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Lincoln33

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Originally Posted by VsTheWorld

how well does it block the noise? been considering this helmet, but couldn't decide how well it'd do at speeds above 60 to block wind noise

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Originally Posted by DirtNap

Thats something i been wondering ,,,Helment looks great,,,I going put in a order if it cuts down on the noise,,,

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Originally Posted by reesestewww

Got mine too. It's super quite. Much more then my full face. Kinda suction-cups around your ears.

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Originally Posted by reesestewww

Do you other new fellow 500 owners feel it will break in a little???

I've had my 500 Soul for several months now and have logged a few miles with it. Mine is a LG for a 23" head and fits comfortably.

The helmet is quieter than a 1/2 shell but not as quiet as I thought it would be. The hollowed out area around the ears makes the wind howl in my ears. I cut some foam padding to fill the open space and covered it with terry cloth, it helped a little but it's still louder than a full face helmet I have.

After a couple months the helmet did loosen up a little but it didn't hurt the fit, it's still very comfortable and handles wind blast better than my other helmets.

I definitely like the helmet and get a lot of comments from people on the "old skool" look.

Aug 5, 2010 | 03:10 PM

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reesestewww

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Originally Posted by parts eeter

Alot of guys have complained of the fairly large profile of the Bell shells. Does anybody have an XL sized melon with one of these lids on they can post a picture of??

I originally order a large for my head 23 5/8" I returned it for an XL. with the large it didnt feel like my head would fit all the way "in" the helmet. The XL does feel better from that perspective. My wife says it looks better as well as it doesn't seem to site as high on my head.

Aug 5, 2010 | 04:17 PM

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reesestewww

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Originally Posted by parts eeter

Alot of guys have complained of the fairly large profile of the Bell shells. Does anybody have an XL sized melon with one of these lids on they can post a picture of??

Aug 5, 2010 | 05:40 PM

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billycouldride

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From: new jersey

that picture is giving me flash backs to my old schwinn orange crate.

slap-stick shifter, springer front end, disc & drum brakes, and
suspension on the orange glitter bannana seat.

i want one.