I was told I could save a decent chunk of change if I was willing to get last year's helmet model instead of the most current. Where does one go on the net to order the cheaper year old helmets?

 

That's how I buy all my street helmets. Rather than making a list, here's a link from google.

I'd be sure it's a least DOT rated, if not Snell or ECE 22.05 too.

I will ad this link, because I've used them in the past and you'd never think they had off road helmets going by their name.

 

Amazon has basically everything. I'm sure they have some good deals on helmets. The helmet I have was a christmas gift from several years ago so can't beat free.

 

That is true, and a lot of the big net stores sell that clearance. Check the rags for advertisers a d start at those places.

 

I don't know if I would want to buy the absolute cheapest helmet I could get. Some of them are outrageously expensive though, the high end ones are $500 or more. I guess as long as its dot approved, it will keep you from scrambling your brains in a crash. A lot of them in the $50 range though. Even if it only lasts for one crash, it did its job.

 

True. I've seen a lot of under $50 helmets I never heard of the brand.

The last street helmet (Scorpion) I had, I scratched the visor. Again. 45 bucks for the visor alone. Got a new Scorpion EXO 1100 shipped to the house for $48 and free shipping. Discontinued model, like that matters to me.

 

I got my last helmet from the Sportsman's Guide catalog. I think it was a closeout for about 40 or 50 bucks. It's a Mossi brand which I never heard of but it's DOT approved. My friends bought helmets at a local sporting goods store. I don't know how much they paid but they got a chance to try them on first. | Sportsman's Guide

 

Thanks everybody. Lots to take in and too pressed for time planning the upcoming trip, So I went ahead and pulled the trigger on an AFX FX-41. Cheap at $160 and decent features, although not the highest quality. Only DOT approved though. Guess I'll be asking for a SNELL approved helmet for Christmas.

 

It's also an ECE 22.05 rated helmet.

 

LS2 helmets @ Amazon. $100