AGV Sportmodular Review | Maybe Don't Buy This Motorcycle Helmet

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Time has finally come to embarrass the 700 Euro helmet that has caused me so much anger and frustration over the past year.

I bought the helmet, together with my Dainese touring gear, at the beginning of 2019. It had just been launched and it was advertised as the lightest, safest, coolest modular helmet.

I first used it on the 10 day, 3500 km long Baltic Tour. On the 4th or 5th day, the top vent started rattling uncontrollably when closed. I could not ride with it open, either, as it was still too cold and, also, having it open would somehow double the amount of noise inside the helmet. It was so bad, I had to stop on the side of the road and tape it shut with two stickers. It took AGV the entire summer of 2019 to repair the vent under warranty.

The second trip I took it on, the Go South Patagonia Ride, ended up also being the last for this particular helmet. This time, two weeks into the journey, the vent failed again in the exact same way. However, that was not the last nail in its coffin, as a further week into the journey, the right side visor detent teeth completely broke off - that meant I could no longer keep my visor open at speeds over 30-40 km/h.

Predictably, I sent the helmet back to AGV again just as the pandemic was taking a turn for the worse in Italy. They ended up completely replacing my broken unit with a new one. I had, however, had enough of their bullshit build quality at that point. I negotiated with the online shop I had bought the helmet from to have it replaced with a completely different brand of helmet. The one ended up getting was around 100 Euros cheaper than the Sportmodular, but I did not fight motoin over the 100 Euros. I was just glad to get rid of the bucket and eager to see why everybody hails the new helmet I got as the holy grail of adventure lids.

See you in the next episode for the unboxing.

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Motorbike:

- BMW R1200GS LC Rallye 2017:

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- Helmet: ?

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[motovlogro]

Time has finally come to embarrass the 700 Euro helmet that has caused me so much anger and frustration over the past year.

[jojosthlm]

Have considered the AGV but after your review I am cured. Thank you for this real world review. I am a new subscriber now👍😀

[larifari]

The top vent and actually all vents are somewhat flimsy, yes! I am sorry for you having trouble with the helmet because the rest is a really good lid and wonderfully lightweight. I am just missing a slimmer top cushioning gor an individualisised fit, like shoei does. I hope AGV comes up with a Tourmodular Carbon with less crown padding.

[Wabbit]

Sorry to disagree but I've had mine (Stripes model) for four months so far with not the slightest problem. I ride daily, rain or shine in Florida. It's quiet, fits me perfectly ( long oval head) in size medium, is watertight in torrential downpours, and the vents work perfectly. Yes my friend, you got an early release that was defective. It happens. I've had Shoei, Bell, and Arai that were defective. In all reality you should have accepted the replacement and tested it. My guess is that it's not a vent problem but actually the shell material was not fused to the vent properly, or it is slightly misshaped. If the s shell was the problem then they would not have 'researched, ' that issue as they were only told to replace the vent. Hence, it happened again to you. They would not have examined the shell materials. I hope your happy with your new choice. I'll stick with mine. By the way, I picked mine up on sale for $495 USD... At that price it has no equal.

[roadwarrior]

Thanks, saved me from making a mistake, subbed

[shakefaidzalshakemustafar]

almost a year i used it, agree on the noise however the comfort and weight im ok with it and enjoy touring with it.

[JUFFAIR]

I have the same helmet it is very noisy from the wind
What do you recommend Showei Noitec 2 or RF-1400 ?

[gtcristi]

Salut, te-ai întors. O perioada nu te-am mai văzut pe YouTube.
Merci de "Empfehlung" cu casca. Chiar mă uit de una nouă... eu am tot avut Nolan și mă gândeam la un X-Lite sau poate Shoei bineînțeles modular.
Baftă.

[DB-hvfn]

I have this helmet and to be honest it’s awesome. I think you just got very unlucky 🇮🇪

[ciorikburic]

tinere, ia-ti un lav mic, se aude ca dracu si e pacat de calitatea video