VOLUME 57 ISSUE 17 APRIL 28, 2020 P81
S TANDOUT FEATURE
Super light weight
RIDER AN ALYSIS
I keep falling in and out of love with
AGV helmets. The race series helmets
like the carbon-fiber Pista GP RR I
love (that's the helmet I wore when
I won Pikes Peak last year), but the
street helmets never seemed to fit me
correctly.
It's the same with the K6, al-
though before I go on, I will say that
helmets are the most personal piece
of safety gear you wear, and what
does/doesn't fit me may be the op-
posite for you. So, if you are going to
buy a helmet—any helmet—try it on
before handing over your cash. Now,
back to the K6.
HELMET
LOWDOWN
The fit, for me, isn't as bad as some
of the previous AGV helmets I've tried,
and it's actually pretty comfy during
shorter rides of under an hour. Longer
ones seem to pinch my ears at the
top, but again, my head shape is dif-
ferent than yours.
At speed, the K6 is extremely sta-
ble. Much like the Pista cuts through
the air, so too does the K6. Plus, it lets
me crack the visor open and hold it
there without it slamming down like
the Pista.
The K6 is incredibly light, more so
than any street helmet I've worn (I
think the 6D ATS-1R is not far off in
terms of weight). This translates to
much less fatigue over a long ride,
save for the fact it pinches my ears
after a while. The airflow is excellent,
as is the overall vison you get from
the eye port.
AGV helmets seem to always hate
having my intercom system attached
to them. They don't leave a cut out
on the inner liner for the speaker
wire to come through, so fitting any
brand of com system will be a pain
(I actually made a small cut on the
bottom plastic liner that sits between
the padding and the shell for the
wires to travel through).
Sound-wise, the K6 is pretty good.
I generally wear ear plugs but at low
speed the wind noise isn't too bad
(not as good as an Arai Regent X,
mind you).
At $549 for the K6 tested here
($499 for a base color), it is priced
competitively, the same price as a
Shoei RF1200, while the Arai Regent
X is $189 more.
Again, your head size will deter-
mine if this is the right helmet for
you, but specs-wise, the K6 has the
goods.
Rennie Scaysbrook
