I've been using a BMW System 6 Helmet for a few months now. Here's my opinion/pros/cons of it:
Pros.
This helmet has excellent build quality and finish.
It has been very comfortable from day one, but now moves around quite a bit on my head.
It received 4 star score in sharp safety test, an even better result than the Schuberth C3 which only achieved 3 stars.
It has an excellent ventilation system.
The helmet is very quiet. I can even ride without ear plugs. It's far better than Arai helmets I've owned and even better than my old schuberth.
The flip is easy to operate with one hand even wearing gloves.
It is light weight for a system/flip-front type helmet.
The sun visor is very useful, but it sometimes tends to creep down so I have to keep sliding it back up again.
The BMW comms system fits really neatly and speakers are really loud.
The visor stays in whatever position I put it in. It's solid and doesn't close itself when the wind blows it.
The visor removes really easy. Just press one button on each side and it slides off.
Cons.
Limited choice of colours available. They don't do white.
Top of visor aperture comes down too far, it's always over my eyebrows, if I roll the helmet forward from the back I can move it completely down over my eyes. Good job the wind blows it backwards
I tend to look out of the very top of the aperture, but there's lots of vision downwards towards the tank and clocks area.
When the front is flipped up, the bottom of it (the chin cover) encroaches on my eyeline. Not a big problem, but annoying if wanting to ride with the front up.
The little sponge cover from comms system microphone is always falling off.
The fastener can be awkward to operate, but this could just be a personal thing as I prefer double D rings. In time this would probably become easy to operate.
Now to the biggest problem with this helmet. The Pinlock visor insert. It's terrible! It mists up so bad, it's impossible to see through. Then at night, car headlights just smear across my field of view, so I have to open visor.
I've commented on the misting problem before in another thread. It's far worse than any helmet I've ever had. I've never used a pinlock system before this helmet so I had high expectations as I've heard good things, I thought it would eliminate misting/fogging and remove the need to mess about with anti-fog sprays etc, how wrong could I be. It's a nightmare and dangerous.
I've been back to the dealers complaining, they asked if I had cleaned or touch the pinlock insert. I explained the only thing I'd done is gently wipe it so I could see through all the misting up to avoid crashing. They said this probably voided my warranty because these visor inserts must never be cleaned or touched under any circumstances due to their special coating. They said I could buy another pinlock whilst they return my current one to see if it can be exchanged under warranty, but I declined, no point spending any more money on this. I'd rather just remove it.
Looking at it, it seems that the pinlock insert doesn't fit the visor properly because it doesn't seal to the visor all the way around. There are big gaps that don't even touch the visor. I tried pushing the edges onto the visor but it just comes away again. I tried rotating the pinlock pins as someone suggested, but it made no difference. It looks to me like the holes are in the wrong place. If I remove the insert and then sit it on the visor so that all edges are perfectly sealed, the holes are way off, so there's no way to lock it in place. Maybe in a hot country this would work, but not here in the cold, wet, damp and dismal UK. Back to using some other method.
Verdict: 4 out of 5
A virtually perfect helmet (without the pinlock), let down by just a few things. It's expensive, especially with the comms system, but how much do you value your head? I would recommend this helmet.
Pros.
This helmet has excellent build quality and finish.
It has been very comfortable from day one, but now moves around quite a bit on my head.
It received 4 star score in sharp safety test, an even better result than the Schuberth C3 which only achieved 3 stars.
It has an excellent ventilation system.
The helmet is very quiet. I can even ride without ear plugs. It's far better than Arai helmets I've owned and even better than my old schuberth.
The flip is easy to operate with one hand even wearing gloves.
It is light weight for a system/flip-front type helmet.
The sun visor is very useful, but it sometimes tends to creep down so I have to keep sliding it back up again.
The BMW comms system fits really neatly and speakers are really loud.
The visor stays in whatever position I put it in. It's solid and doesn't close itself when the wind blows it.
The visor removes really easy. Just press one button on each side and it slides off.
Cons.
Limited choice of colours available. They don't do white.
Top of visor aperture comes down too far, it's always over my eyebrows, if I roll the helmet forward from the back I can move it completely down over my eyes. Good job the wind blows it backwards
I tend to look out of the very top of the aperture, but there's lots of vision downwards towards the tank and clocks area.When the front is flipped up, the bottom of it (the chin cover) encroaches on my eyeline. Not a big problem, but annoying if wanting to ride with the front up.
The little sponge cover from comms system microphone is always falling off.
The fastener can be awkward to operate, but this could just be a personal thing as I prefer double D rings. In time this would probably become easy to operate.
Now to the biggest problem with this helmet. The Pinlock visor insert. It's terrible! It mists up so bad, it's impossible to see through. Then at night, car headlights just smear across my field of view, so I have to open visor.
I've commented on the misting problem before in another thread. It's far worse than any helmet I've ever had. I've never used a pinlock system before this helmet so I had high expectations as I've heard good things, I thought it would eliminate misting/fogging and remove the need to mess about with anti-fog sprays etc, how wrong could I be. It's a nightmare and dangerous.
I've been back to the dealers complaining, they asked if I had cleaned or touch the pinlock insert. I explained the only thing I'd done is gently wipe it so I could see through all the misting up to avoid crashing. They said this probably voided my warranty because these visor inserts must never be cleaned or touched under any circumstances due to their special coating. They said I could buy another pinlock whilst they return my current one to see if it can be exchanged under warranty, but I declined, no point spending any more money on this. I'd rather just remove it.
Looking at it, it seems that the pinlock insert doesn't fit the visor properly because it doesn't seal to the visor all the way around. There are big gaps that don't even touch the visor. I tried pushing the edges onto the visor but it just comes away again. I tried rotating the pinlock pins as someone suggested, but it made no difference. It looks to me like the holes are in the wrong place. If I remove the insert and then sit it on the visor so that all edges are perfectly sealed, the holes are way off, so there's no way to lock it in place. Maybe in a hot country this would work, but not here in the cold, wet, damp and dismal UK. Back to using some other method.
Verdict: 4 out of 5
A virtually perfect helmet (without the pinlock), let down by just a few things. It's expensive, especially with the comms system, but how much do you value your head? I would recommend this helmet.
