Picked up my Zemke Replica....

Went into the local Cycle Gear last week and they just got their first shipment of the new 04 Shoei's. When I was at Laguna last year I was chatting with Jake Zemke at the riders meeting after the 600 race and I asked if they were gonna release a replica of his lid. He told me it was in the works so I knew I wanted one. As it turns out Shoei has one now so when I saw that I told the guys at Cycle Gear I would buy the first Zemke they got in. Well sure enough last week they got one and it's all mine now. I had an RF-800 and tried out an RF-900 last year. They are decent helmets but lacked a few features, like removeable cheek pads. Well they have added these to the RF-1000 and it is a huge leap forward of the RF-800's and 900's. So far I find it to be very comfy and A LOT quieter then my Arai Corsair. The venting system is almost as good as my Corsair but the Arai seems to be a small step better. Weight wise you'd be hard pressed to be able to tell the difference between the Corsair and the RF-1000, they're pretty damn close. IMHO if you are in the market for a new lid and don't want to spend the $500-$600 for an Arai to give the RF-1000 a serious look. Obviously it depends on your head shape, color preference, and for some the all important "brand loyalty".

Dano

Sweet!

Damn, seems like Troy Lee has the custom helmet design business locked down (well, at least for Shoei).

Good looking helmet, Reaper, and an excellent mini review.

"to some the all important brand loyalty" hmmmmmmmmm I wonder who your talking about