This beautiful helmet arrived today. It is truly the coolest looking

helmet around. It is certainly the lightest helmet you will probably

find. The attention to detail and the effort toward perfection will 

become immediately apparent as you inspect the construction of 

the helmet and the liner. These were my first impressions and my

road test starts this week. One other thing: when the UPS driver

handed me the box, I though there must be a mistake, this box is

too light to contain a helmet. 

 

This is not only one of the lightest helmets available, but it comes 

with a Transitions® SOLFX™ photochromic visor. A Transitions® 

visor will change from clear, when little UV light is present, to 

sunglass dark in proportion to the intensity of UV light. This is       

        the same technology Transitions® uses in prescription eyeglasses. 

 

Here's part one of my 'First Use' review. This is easily my favorite 

helmet in my 30 years of riding. It is a perfect fit for my head. It's 

very light and stable. So far I have been on two rides.  I got off my 

Ducati, after 120 mile ride with engery. Usually after a ride of this 

length, I am fatigued. I think that turning your head with a normal 

helmet taxes your neck, leading to fatigue. I did the same 120 mile 

ride earlier the same week with my old helmet and was tired and 

fatugied after  that ride. But with the Phantom ll I have energy to 

spare.

 

Part two will post after the Americade in Lake George, NY

 

(The following text is from the Akuma website) 

 

  One of the lightest and best designed helmets on planet earth with 

a Transitions® SOLFX™ photochromic visor included? And you 

thought you've seen it all.

 

FEATURES

  3.0 lb all carbon fiber construction (L)

  Transitions® SOLFX™ photochromic visor included.

  Silky smooth, moisture wicking, removable/washable liner

  Quicklock™ visor removal and installation system

  Super Aerodynamic. Wind tunnel designed and tested in Germany

  ECE & DOT Certified

Chin Curtain

UV resistant clear-coat

 

OPTIONAL VISORS 

Transitions® SOLFX™ photochromic

Aegis Chrome Smoked

 

(Transitions® SOLFX™ photochromic visor included)

 

The first and only photochromic visor available from the world 

leader in photochromic technology – Transitions® Optical, and 

S.H.I.E.L.D.Tech, a manufacturer of technologically superior 

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