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PRODUCT REVIEW I
AGV K6 FULL FACE HELMET
MRSP: $499.95-
$549.95 (as tested)
Website:
https://www.agv.com
T
he touring market for full face helmets
has never been more competitive, with
a new manufacturer seemingly every
week and more and more made from carbon
fiber that are competitively priced.
The AGV K6 is the latest model to join this
ever-growing section of the helmet market
and can be thought of as the Italian company's
reply to the ultra-successful Shoei RF1200.
The K6 uses many of the lessons learned
from race helmets like the Corsa R and Pista
GP R and GP RR and uses a carbon aramid
construction and five level EPS liner, with the
whole thing weighing just 2.1 pounds, making
it the lightest helmet in its class.
Inside the K6, AGV has lined it in the breath-
able Ritmo fabric, a fabric that's often used in
cycling gear. There's five adjustable air vents
with two rear air extractors (at the rear of
the helmet in line with your eyes), and AGV
claims wide 190° peripheral vision and 85°
vertical vision from the eye port.
As expected, you can fit a pin lock anti-fog
lens to the Optical Class 1 visor, which, thank-
fully, is on the old-school ratchet system for
opening and closing. The Pista, on the other
hand, has a system where you can only open
or close the visor with no locking points in
between.
The visor mechanism at the side of the hel-
met has been reduced compared to the Pista,
which saves a touch of weight.
A nice touch is the sides of the helmet at the
base is curved so it doesn't make contact with
your collarbone in the event of a fall.
It's offered in sizes XS-XXL.
•Not ideally suited for
com systems
•Light weight
•Great color selection,
including a Marco Lucchinelli–
style paint scheme
•Finally. a ratchet system
on a top AGV
