Comments on: AFX FX-76 3/4 Vintage Helmet

By: Henry

Henry — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 21:33:05 +0000

Very interesting comparison, thanks for this! About the DMD claiming being the smallest, as Alex says, Im wondering that too.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 22:44:13 +0000

So how does this helmet compare to a DMD open face helmet, they claim to have the smallest ece certified helmet on the market???

By: Lauren V

Lauren V — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:26:27 +0000

I would love to find at least one picture of somebody wearing this dang helmet!

By: Alex Quinn

Alex Quinn — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:13:32 +0000

@Adam – The AFX does run almost a size larger than the Bell or Biltwell helmets. I wear a medium in Both the Bell Custom 500 and Biltwell Bonanza, but I wear a small in the AFX FX-76. I used all size mediums in the review for continuity.

By: Adam K

Adam K — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 00:08:51 +0000

Alex, how’s the sizing on these compared to the Bell and the Biltwell? The measurements seem to be different between the Biltwell and the AFX, and it looks like the AFX runs a bit large. Do you have a Medium in all three?

By: Lubes

Lubes — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 14:48:10 +0000

Nice post.. I went with a daytona lid.. http://www.daytonahelmets.com/d.o.t.-approved-34-shell-helmets buncha’ colors and DOT certified too… A glove review would be great. Maybe we can get a discount if we all buy in bulk. I’ve been thinking about these http://www.ironandresin.com/posts/view/iron-resin-x-vanson

By: tom

tom — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 04:43:07 +0000

damn, dude. great gear review. and definitely looking forward to the glove review as i could use some new gloves soon.

By: Alex Quinn

Alex Quinn — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 21:19:58 +0000

Next week I will do a winter glove write up since we are approaching the cold and rainy season.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 18:28:43 +0000

Ed,

These are nice traditional (non-armored) style gloves:

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/14/67/903/691/ITEM/Olympia-Sports-4350-All-Season-I-Gloves.aspx

Thin enough to wear in the summer. Gel in the palm, but not too much. No racer boy graphics. Cheap enough that if you lose them you won’t cry for but a minute or so.

I break out the Gerbings come winter time. Plugging electric gloves into a panhead blows peoples mind for some weird reason. People comment constantly. The electricity doesn’t know it’s coming from an old bike ;-0

Jason

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:38:53 +0000

Not bad, Alex.

By: ed

ed — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:28:28 +0000

I’d like to see a review of different gloves.
I have these two gloves:
– roland sands diesel gloves
– wheelskin driving gloves

I love both. Neither have armor.
The wheelskin gloves obviously have no protection at all but are super comfy. The RSD gloves are annoying to get on and off IMO, but they’re good down to 40˚.

I can’t get into gloves that are crotch-rocket’ish.

Let’s see a review of a bunch of different pairs of cool gloves. Old / new / armor / no armor…

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 00:05:26 +0000

Well done, Alex.

By: Alex Quinn

Alex Quinn — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 23:19:20 +0000

Haha touche Jason.

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 22:42:57 +0000

Oh… And really good info. It’s cool to hear about the actually tech behind or inside of the helmet and how’s it different

By: ed

ed — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 22:33:21 +0000

I have both a Fulmer v2 and a Bell 500.
The Fulmer fits better, but the Bell has nicer attention to detail. IMO.
Next helmet I pick up is def going to be the FX 76.
It’s looks like it has the best qualities of all the other helmets.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:23:13 +0000

Don’t fool yourself, Alex.

There are many of us who truly don’t give a fuck about appearance at this point.

The reason? Kids. Age. Tired of profiling needlessly. Limited time for playing games.

This is not to say that your maxim did not prove true a decade ago (or more) for most of us.

Good article nonetheless. I’m a Fulmer V2 man, myself. Might check this out on the next go ’round. Nice to see other companies make a reasonably safe plain helmet with all the racer-boy or hipster/chopper graphics.

Jason

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 20:01:58 +0000

…and I think you should change you post title to:

‘Gear review by The Boss”

By: Jessie Jay

Jessie Jay — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 20:00:27 +0000

Amazing Post, Appreciate the insight. Agree with Adam Let’s see these things on some heads.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 19:52:08 +0000

Let’s see a pic of it on yours or somebody’s head.