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Simpson RXM-1 helmet
The Simpson RXM-l helmet
isn't for everyone. For one thing.
it doesn't look like a conventional helmet. It looks more like
something out of Star Wars. A "Oarth
Vader" helmet, one of our staffers
dubbed it. Actually, it depends on
how you look at things. Remember,
beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So
is uniqueness.
Of course uniqueness doesn't come
cheap. The suggested retail price of
the helmet is :!:!9 What you get is a
high quality, lightweight helmet made
ofOuPont Kevlar 49, with auto racing
technology behind it.
The RXM-I doesn't fit like most
helmets. The feel is very snug to the
head and face and it appears more
contoured to the shape of the head
than other style helmets. Some would
say the helmet fits too tight. Yet. it
feels good. The soft weave nylon
interior has a padd,ed neck roD and ear
cups, which cut down road/outside
noise quite a bit.
The chin strap seems to be anchored
a bit farthe~ back than on other
helmets making the strap seem to rest
against the ride.r·s neck. After a few
days one doesn't notice it. The ve.nt
ports in the face bar provide for a
constant flow of fresh air to the rider.
The vision area is shaped like a pah
of goggles. The shield has no provision
for graduated opening. We found
Hydron replacement shields work
bener than the original one. For cold
weather there is a piece of. for lack of
a better name, weather stripping that
adheres to the moulding around the
eye opening to make it air tight. In
summer, you can leave the stripping
off for more air flow, although one
must be careful as rain wiD get sucked
into the outside of the shield and it is
easy to fog up in cool, damp weather.
Gary Van Voorhis
Lazer...Helmet 9f the gods.
MADE FROM RONFALIN, the latest
durable, and resists. the effects of
in helmet ~terials. Ultra-light-weight, grease and gas fumes.
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Sold exclusively
through authorized
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Highway 77 North
Ponca City, Oklahoma
74601
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