![]() That’s a Euro thing meaning it’s designed to be ridden with the chin bar in either the full-face position or with the chin bar up – not all are so beware. The Duke has been dual-homologated for use on the road. The flip up chin bar is easy to use, with a large central button to press before the chin bar raises. However, the sun visor is optically very good so all in all it’s one of the best. So, if you do lots of cold weather riding, some anti-fog spray might be useful. The only down side here is that locating the sun visor slider on the top of the helmet is a bit inconvenient and it’s easy to start fiddling with the top vents when you’re trying to find it.Įven though internal visors are tucked away in the helmet shell, they can steam up in the cold/damp I’ve yet to find one that doesn’t. The Duke comes with a sun visor too – there’s a slider on the top of the lid to open/close it and it can be stopped at any point in between (not all helmets with sun visors can, which is a nuisance for some riders). They’re not enough to stop the main shield steaming up on its own (they never are) but despite being one of the lower-priced helmets, the Duke comes with a Pinlock anti-fog insert in the box, which is outstanding value and, as we always mention, Pinlocks really do work in all but the most extreme circumstances (like if you’re sat in freezing temperatures, at the lights in the rain – but that’s about it!) Drop down sun visor and Pinlock visor on the Duke Metal Sun Visor The top vent has a big slider to open/close it and it’s easy to use even with your winter gloves on. It has effective chin and forehead vents that pull air in up over the face and through channels in the polystyrene liner to give a decent amount of ventilation. Onto ventilation – and again the Duke scores well. Other options are variants on the dual racing-stripes (was it Gulf that started that design originally?) which is called the Duke II Legend (in red or black versions).įor the latest graphics and deals, please click links through to our recommended retailers below. The Caberg Duke II is available in the usual plain colors as well as a couple of hi-vis options such as the plain hi-viz yellow or the Legend black/fluo. #Takenote numo fullIt’s quiet for a modular, but they’re usually noisy compared to full face helmets. However, despite a few positive comments like this, overall it’s fair to say the Duke is about average for noise suppression. In fact, several owners commented that they don’t ride with ear plugs in with the Duke because it’s so quiet – which is astonishing for any helmet never mind a flip-up. Another Duke 2 Legend – this time black and Fluo Yellow And of course, good aero will also help with reducing wind noise too. The Duke has been wind-tunnel designed and owners reckon that’s made a helmet with a slippery shape that many owners reckon has noticeably less buffeting that other helmets. However, that’s not the entire picture – read the chin bar section below for more. This is probably a comment from people with larger helmet sizes because the Duke is only available in one shell size meaning for wearers of larger helmets, it’ll feel smaller – see later.įolks also reckon the the visor aperture is slightly narrower than most – not enough to cause any problems though, but you might find it noticeable.īut what’s great about the Caberg Duke II is that SHARP 5 safety rating (tested on a UK helmet). All present and correct there.Ī couple of owners have also commented that the shell size seems to be externally slightly smaller than previous crash helmets they’ve owned, meaning looking back and life-savers are that much easier. Inside the helmet, there’s the usual dual-density polystyrene to absorb impacts and beneath that a fully removable/washable lining. The old Duke I scored 5 stars for safety by SHARP, and so too has the Duke II – which is not surprising really because they’re very similar helmets. Thermoplastics make for low cost, lightweight, durable and, ultimately, safe helmets – you don’t score 5 stars in a SHARP test by making a flimsy helmet shell. Old timers like me tend to sneer at plastic helmets as being inferior to fiberglass or kevlar – but it’s all pretty baseless. ![]() The Duke’s shell is made of a thermoplastic – ABS to be precise. Safety (more about helmet safety) Rear view of the Duke II Legend in red Or GetGeared (UK) is another recommended UK retailer, with a no-quibble 365 day returns policy and scoring 4.8/5 on eKomi. We recommend SportsBikeShop (UK) are based in the UK and offer really outstanding service (9.8/10 on Trustpilot) including 365 day refunds. Other stuff – Fastener and CommunicationsĬabergs are not DOT certified for use in the US so these retailers are all based in the UK. ![]()
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