Simpson Ghost Bandit Motorcycle Helmet! - First Look
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2024
- First look at the new Simpson Ghost Bandit motorcycle helmet, brought to you by Orlando Harley-Davidson!
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I've had mine for at least a few hundred miles and think I'm safe to say I love it by now. I ride with a windshield so I can't comment on how well the vents work since I don't get much wind in my face, but its comfortable and has the features I wanted and I can't think of a better looking helmet.
Such a solid helmet, been running this for 2+ years, liked it so much decided to get a second! Good vid dude 🗽⚡️
I really appreciate the close ups! Trying to decide if i want to drop nearly $500 bucks on a helmet (with extra visors/pin locks) and i cant physically touch one (no shops in my area carry them in stock) this is definitely the next best thing!
Love the look of this helmet. New rider and I'm leaning toward this option.
A wonderfully detailed video. Great close ups of the helmet. Very well done
Just ordered my ghost bandit size Large in the same Gloss black set up with a dark smoke visor on amazon with a ton of gift cards I been saving up from work. Should be here this Wednesday! Super stoked honestly. Only had to pay 200$ for the visor and helmet it self from my own pocket.
Just bought one - black and silver stars and stripes. My head calls for small - I'm 5'4" tall. If he normally fits XL but comes up L in a Simpson then seems to me helmet runs large rather than small as stated at the beginning of the video. Lots of padding around cheeks squashes you a bit but my previous helmet was I think too big. Looks awesome.
Looks like a great helmet. I look forward to the wear and ride review.
Great review, I was advised against this lid because of the venting. It's gets really warm and humid here, similar or hotter than Florida. I'd like to hear what you think after riding during the summer months.
Thanks for all the fun videos.
I have had the ghost bandit since October and absolutely love it. I originally got the Biltwell Lane splitter sense it looked identical to the ghost bandit and it was cheaper. Horrible decision that helmet was so uncomfortable and loud I hated my life lol.
So how is the noise level when your motovloging ? Great review thank you for it.
Thank for the review! I wonder how this helmet would perform in wetter climates?
I like my moduler. Something about raising the chin guard makes it nicer at lights. My one trade-off, I have to wear a helmet.
Will the visor lock in the semi-open positions? I hate when mine flips up.
How interesting..never heard of it until this video..but best believe I'll be checking it out!
I have the street bandit and love it
Whats up blockhead. so did you ever do another review on this helmet. I follow your videos and i am looking at this helmet and just wondering what you thing after having it for awhile. Thanks and keep up the great videos
Got one of these for drag racing👌🏼👌🏼😎😎
Is there a clear interior visor? I would rather have the exterior blacked out and then flip over to clears on the inside if need be
looks like they added a bunch of features mine doesn't have the closable vents
This would be the retro helmet for me. Some of you younger guys may not know, but Simpson has been selling moto helmets since the 70s. My first helmet in 1977 was a Bell Star knock-off by a little Japanese company called Shoei, then I purchased my second helmet in 1980 when Simpson created the Model 30 which is what this is styled after. We called it the Darth Vader helmet...they came in white, black, or silver. A couple years later I bought their Model 60, a bit more refined and "normal" looking....very plush for their time. This is a much nicer offering than their current M30.
They make a gold exterior shield for it but I have only seen it on Simpson’s website, I just ordered it for my flat black ghost bandit
Sweet helmet and good review, you should look into investing in a B Roll stabilizer for those nice close up shots, feel like it would help boost the edit quality a bit. Keep up the good work and stay safe!
Been thinking about that, good input, thanks BlackOut!
Black with iridium visor... I love mine. Very light
Levi Johnson same.
Dixxon flannels are awesome for riding! Warm enough for a Los Angeles winter night.
Been loving mine!
I have a Biltwell Lane splitter, pretty simiar and I love it.
Cheaper version
How did this helmet hold up with moto vlogging in regards to the vents and wind coming through?
Great looking helmet. Reminds me of a 70s drag racer helmet. Not sure why you’d want to lock the visor. Drag racing speeds, maybe but on a motorcycle?
Definitely "run bigger". If you had your usual size it'd be too big :)
Told you Reece! 😎
BLOCKHEAD lol!!!
I love mine!!!
Hey Reese, what do you think about ______? "Awesome."
Hey Reese, In your experience what was ______ like? "It was awesome."
Yo! Reese! Your replies made me laugh, man. You and Blockhead's reviews? Awesome.
Nice,looks great
I have a carbon fiber one... love it!
Haven't seen a Simpson around here in a long time
I don’t know why but when I lift my visor it’s scratching the hell out of my helmet. Tried bending the visors but no luck 😔
haha orlando harley is where i took my msf class
No, I think they do run large. I usually wear a medium for helmets, but I need a small when it comes to the bandit.
Had one of these on order for weeks in the U.K. still waiting. Not sure if I should change to a size smaller now. I normally run a M. Might order a small too and send it back.
Hi there James how it goes with the helmet? in the end you got the small?? does it fit well?
I USED TO order the shell, have it custom painted, returned to simpson for final assembly. pretty cool.
Dixxon Flannel's newer stay down collars are awesome.
Been loving mine since I got it!
Please answer this!! :) do u like the euro cover the bandit?
Awesome helmet I love mine. I get lots of comments on it. Always get asked if it's a drag racing helmet lol.
Trickster310 I have this helmet in white with the mirror visor and I cant tell you how many people say "the stig!!"
That would look like the stig, haha
All white is the way to go. Keeps your head cooler when in the sun. Had the mat black dark visor and later went with the white and dark visor. 😎😎😎
Looks nice, reminds me of KYLO's helmet LOL. Hey Block did u send back your Shoei back to the manufacturer? Did they offer a replacement?
When you use the drop down visor with a tinted visor is it too dark?
More than likely, unless it’s really bright out
Hey can you check out steelbird helmets out of India. I'm curious about them. You have more connections.
Why the switch from Simpson to ruroc?
Well darn it BLOCKHEAD was right again
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Size is the same, it is just that it blows your mind when you see it and makes your head smaller! 😂🤣😂
IF you have the quarters in your piggy bank get one ! I am not a full face guy but this helmet changed me.
That's strange since the Simpson website says the Ghost runs small and to size up if in between sizes.
What do you like better???? Ruroc 2.0 or the Simpson?
Hey block, you did say you were gonna follow up with this helmet but never did... can’t find many solid reviews on the webs and was just wanting to know if you didn’t like the helmets performance or the review just didn’t work out? Thanks though man, love the vids
Was wondering if you were going to do a follow up review with riding this helmet. There's doesn't seem to be any good videos on RUclips
For sure! I'll be doing a follow up on it within the next few weeks 👍
Called Orlando Harley Davidson they didn't have any Simpsons in stock. Had to go to J&P.
The helmet is well worth the trip.
The Venom here (same helmet) is smaller than normal. I wear always M….now it is so smaal i dont get it off my head! I do need a Large!!,
I’m using a Shoei Neotec 2 at the moment which is amazing. I’m wondering how the comfort and quality of the Simpson would compare and do you think the Mod Bandit would compare to the Ghost. Thanks
Nice helmet, but can you still attach your GoPro to the chin guard?
GoPro is attached atm but covers part of the vents
Y’all need to send me the subdued on from the image to go with the 2018 fatbob I bought cuz your review made me fall in love lol
Unfortunately they don't make that one anymore, was a cool model though!
BLOCKHEAD also geeking a little I got a response from THE blockhead love the content bro you think Orlando Harley could sneak you into the dealer show in august rather hear your fresh thoughts during the show the. Mr laidlaw
Glad you enjoy the content man! Not sure on the dealer show, we'll see what shakes out! ;)
Hey y'all im thinking about getting a motorcycle. But im really tall so im concerned how comfortable ill be on the bike. I want a bike mainly for the ride ,but wont have a problem on gravel. Any recommendations
Iron Fang Grom
No, not a Grom!
Iron Fang, look into dual sports
BLOCKHEAD are their any brands i should stay away from
Do they have a transition visor?
Not that I’ve seen
Would like to hear your thoughts on the Ghost Bandit now that you've had it for a few months. Any chance of an update?
Review vid soon
I got one.
But I'm surprised noone mention mist on visor after 1min on my head?? Vents fully open..
I bought one. You're right, it mists up faster than any helmet i've tried. I just got the pinlock insert for it, so shouldn't have any problems from now on. Only other thing i'd mention is that it's damn loud. Anything over 40mph without earplugs is risking serious damage. I ride with earplugs anyway, so it isn't a problem for me. Other than that, it's a fantastic helmet. I also switched the internal visor to clear, and the external visor is dark smoke.
@@BlockheadMoto still waiting.. or will bikenbird beat you to it ;)
This or the Ruroc Atlas 2.0??
Run big means you have to go down a size because your normal size “runs big”. Run small you go a size up because your normal size “runs small”
Are simpson helmets a sub of HJC? I see a lot of similarities.
Kevin Toole lol nope.
Actually Revzilla says to order a size smaller.... but that video is 3 years old. I called them in July of 2019 and was told that Simpson re worked their tooling on this model and the helmets fit more true to size now....
UPDATE, my head measures 57-1/2 CM. That is at the high end of medium on their chart. I ordered the Ghost Bandit in medium and it fits just about perfect. My head is an oval shape. I never thought I would be in a medium, always bought large in the past to avoid pressure points at the forehead etc. now that they make oval shaped helmets I realize my true size is a medium, at least in this case....
Are these helmets that safe or are they the kind of helmet that sacrifices safety for style?
I don't remember seeing the sena helmet riding review. When is that coming out?
Because he still hasn't made the review because he is waiting for a face cam even though he will not show his face
Waiting for the mount for my bars to show me actually using the helmet, since ya know... there’s buttons on it and such. Had some setbacks with bar mount companies sending wrong stuff and damaged stuff. It’s coming, working on it
BLOCKHEAD thanks for the update. Can't wait!
Bandit fighter 🍕
Tried out this helmet at my local Harley Dealership.. im a round oval shape, couldn't find a size that fit me. it was so weird. helmet is totally my style, so sad I couldn't find one that fits! don't sacrifice style for comfort people, eventually you will regret it!
it sucks you just cant get a helmet that dosent have the company logo plastered all over it or atleast it be a removable decal so you could take it off
All decals on this helmet are removable. They’re actually just stickers, unlike some other brands.
BLOCKHEAD that makes it even better . Other companies need to do the same thing.
That looks like the same helmet Matt Laidlaw is running
I'm somewhat claustrophobic and the raised area around the nose bothered me compared to the Bell helmets I normally wear. I received a Ghost Bandit as a Christmas gift so I'm determined to overcome the claustrophobia. A quick release on the strap seems to help. I see a debate as far as sizes compared to other helmets. I normally us a large but with the Simpson I went to an XL and swapped out the cheek pads to the XXL for a little more room.
Did this review ever happen?
I like the way it looks but that's it. Few criticisms: it's loud at highway speeds, I put a small crack in the visor trying to take it off, it fogs up easily (guess I need pinlock insert), the chin strap snap is very close to the side and difficult, the visor movement is clunky. Recently switched from bell vortex I had for five years. This Simpson ghost bandit is inferior in almost everyway.
Really!!
That means they run smaller than most helmet sizes because you needed to buy a smaller size (large) then your Shoei (Xlarge)
lazzyRJ they run larger; as in their large is LARGER than the competitors large.
If he normally wears an XL, but wears a large with this helmet, it runs larger.
I can’t believe anyone would even debate such a thing...lol
CoronaJoe my bad I thought he said he normally wears a large.
I guess it might be different for everyone. I wear a medium in all my other helmets but in the ghost bandit I had to return it for a large.
wish they offer patriotic red, white and blue like the black and gold stars and stripes
they run bigger lol
They run large not small :)
The run bigger. He seriously is arguing that?
Run small bro.
If you need to down size the size of the helmet size the helmet runs small
It mean ms they run bigger. Lol as in the large runs bigger and is more like an XL. 😂
$430 and up.
Who goes to a harley dealer for a flannel? Turning off the video.
Lol they run big since you size down. Poor assistant.
They run big, not small.
Yea they run bigger ,,, lol
That flat nose looks like it was made for mounting a gopro.
You’d think! But mounting it there wasn’t that great, angled the GoPro way too far down or stuck too far out flipped over
It would not be that hard to design a helmet with a built in gopro mount system. I'm really surprised no one has attempted it. It might be considered a niche market but with so much competition in the helmet market a niche helmet might be pretty successful.
Guess I need new brain bucket my carbon fiber HJC like 9 years old lol
For sure time for a new lid! haha
first!
From a perspective of safety, there is really no point in getting a full face hamlet without a Snell rating. Might as well use a halfshell.
David Eads , why is that?
Shad Rogers DOT certified only means thet the top of your head is protected because that's all that they test for. The ECE rating is just the European version of DOT. Basically, the face shield and chin guard could be made of the cheapest materials and still be DOT rated. I'm not saying that's the case with this helmet, I just want to clear up the misconceptions about DOT and ECE ratings.
Safety aside, it's a great lookimg helmet!
Fake news.
most people i know don't wear a full face for the full protection as much as they wear a full face so they are able to breathe while driving down the road at 75+mph down the freeway. not to mention the bugs rocks and debris..
Это шлем очень шумный. На скорости выше 40 км/ч , жуткий свист.
nice helmet,not so nice price.....
Run small
Runs big
BLOCKHEAD Run small 👀
Simpson only complements the Trail rider and cafe racer - not Easy riders. Wearing a Simpson bandit on a sportster 48 don't feel right . I have an original Simpson - very narrow vison - old school. London cops always confiscated them. The state deemed them unsafe and contraband. After 25 years the old school riders break out the noble Simpson. The cops don't notice anymore. I am proud of my Simpson.
The ghost bandit doesn’t have narrow vision at all. Actually much broader vision than my last helmet which was a Shoei RF1200.
BLOCKHEAD back in the early 90s the Shoei lids were the most desired because so ahead of the game but the Racing Simpsons were coverted and provocative(illegal) - a cool anti - social look. Today the Simpson lid is groomed and curtailed to fit standard road safety regulations - hence the wider vison. Blame these rules on the E.U. control freaks. You must at least invest in a dark visor - this completes a Simpson lid.
NOPE... That's one ugly lid.
This helmet was such a disappointment. I got the most expensive carbon version and two months later I am getting something else. To anyone considering it, be aware that if you are used to other premium brands (agv, shoei, arai, etc) you will be extremely disappointed. The helmet looks cool, and is quite light, but that is about it. The noise is unbearable, as are the aerodynamics. It is literally only for low speed riding. The worst part is definitely the inferior quality compared to others in this price range. The visor does not seal properly, scratches extremely easily, the internals started to fall apart after a few uses, and what shocked me the most is when I realized that the EPS liner is made from segments which at some points were literally held together with tape. Finally, just so you know, even the most expensive carbon versions are made in China, which Simpson does not mention anywhere on their website. For the same price I am now looking at the Shoei X 14 (X spirit 3), which is on a completely different level in every single aspect.