Absolutely Frank but it all started from Ago, got the info straight from Agv. They said Ago tried to do it himself and cracked a few helmet shells so they started doing it for him but then Barry asked AGV to drill it too so they did it for him. Both legends , both cool as anything , I am surprised James Hunt didn’t have a hole in his helmet lol 😆
@@ChasingTenths - Agostini was my boyhood hero ( so you can guess my age ! ), and i must say that i never saw him with a cigarette - maybe you can disprove me by finding a picture.. However my local British hero Barry Sheene did have the hole in his helmet as he was a chain smoker ( followed him from track to track since his Bultaco days ). Anyway Ahbi the review was great and all being well will be purchasing a Ago replica very soon- already have the Sheene helmet !! : )
Thanks Alan for the appreciation , I should really do a follow up video as I really really love this helmet. I can even do a trackday on it , it feels that secure , stable and safe at high speeds and very light and comfy. In regards to the Ago Cigarette comment , I heard that from a long term AGV Dainese Dealer who heard it from Agv Italy. May be its Chinese whispers. but yes, you are spot on about Barry. :) , thank you again @@AlanWhettonUKGUYINLV
I hope you didn't go through with the tribute paint job. In those years they were burning brown people out of homes, there was Enoch Powell, etc. and bikers were the worst. They're still pretty bad, in fact. They even complain about brown man in marketing ad fir Norton. We should keep them at arm's length.
There’s a chap in the midlands U.K. called Michael James Latham , he’s is a artistic master when it comes to helmets or tattoes even Great talented chap , find him on Facebook
Mate, loving the attention to detail you put into your content. Very best of luck with the Jackie Stewart element, sincerely hope it comes about and you get this design realised.
This helmet does not have airflow, the visor is very expensive if you want a dark one, the inner cushions are very thin and the whole helmet is very loud! Why do you make a review without riding it? Useless!
It's not a review, its unboxing and overview. There's a massive difference, read the tittle of the video and I clearly mention in the video that its not a review and that I will do a follow up video with a proper review.
Very cool helmet idea. I look forward to seeing the end product. I didn't know about Cevert until I watched the Quick and the Dead documentary several years ago. Anyway, thanks for the video and keep up the good work.
Thank you very much Will. I will definitely post another video when the work is done on the helmet That’s for sure Thanks for watching and nice words and taking the time to comment
I just found of the existence of this helmet from a local guy and is selling this helmet and is the very first time I ever see a video of yours and you have some pretty cool and fast bikes so wanted to know if you feel it kind of noisy?? I own a cb650r so would be kind of a nice match any inputs about the noise level and at what speed become unwearable?
Thank you for the lovely msg I have done 110 miles an hour Not noisy Fits really well I passed my racing license with this helmet on No problem at all I think this is the best retro helmet I said the same in my recent Suzuki GSXR 1100 video and just talked about the helmet for 60 seconds in the middle of the video Best retro helmet by a mile
@@ChasingTenths Thanks, it will be my first helmet and since its still strict in my country due to covid, I could not go to the physical stores to try it on so I have to buy online, Thank you very much for you reply,
Honestly speaking . It’s absolutely amazing . I have had it for 1 year now and don’t slow and very fast rides on it It’s brilliant. The visor doesn’t vibrate It’s superb Stable Secure
A bit late to the party (story of my life!), but this is probably the best in-depth description of the X3000 on the tube mate - really great job. As an aside, my dad used to work at Elf oil and met Jackie Stewart many times and always talked about how much of a nice down to earth bloke he was. He gave my dad a model of his race car to give me, but my dad always regretted that he didn't ask him to sign it.
Waaaowww , no way , that’s absolutely amazing on Jackie and your dad … I am still in the process of getting the helmet design sorted but thank you for the kind words , honestly, I can’t get over how amazing this retro helmet is , I have used it quite frequently and on various retro bikes and it’s absolutely epic . Even at very high speeds it’s amazing
@@ChasingTenths Great to know you're happy with the lid. I'm considering one as I just can't bring myself to use an open faced and modern lids don't look right with my '74 mk2 Commando. How's the sizing? I'm a 58cm (Large in my modern HJC RPHA11 - which fits a dream), so with the AGV it's between the M/L & L. Cheers for the reply 👍
@@Bonzodogdick I have tried open face helmets a lot and bell so some amazing ones but I thought full face this time … I think large will be for AGV too It’s a snug fit but a brilliant fit
@@ChasingTenths In case you're interested, my lid turned up today. I ordered both a L and an M/L (58cm head) with the knowledge that I could return one (or both) of them - and the M/L is a great snug fit, so that's the one I'll be keeping. I'm particularly impressed with the quality - especially at the sale price of £209. Thanks again for the great video, and all the best mate 👍
@@Bonzodogdick brilliant stuff , I am always interested;) …. I had a feeling ML would be the size , I think I paid £199 or something similar . I am happy that you are happy mate. Good choice
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It was Barry Sheene that drilled a hole for his smoke... 😊
Absolutely Frank but it all started from Ago, got the info straight from Agv. They said Ago tried to do it himself and cracked a few helmet shells so they started doing it for him but then Barry asked AGV to drill it too so they did it for him. Both legends , both cool as anything , I am surprised James Hunt didn’t have a hole in his helmet lol 😆
@@ChasingTenths - Agostini was my boyhood hero ( so you can guess my age ! ), and i must say that i never saw him with a cigarette - maybe you can disprove me by finding a picture.. However my local British hero Barry Sheene did have the hole in his helmet as he was a chain smoker ( followed him from track to track since his Bultaco days ). Anyway Ahbi the review was great and all being well will be purchasing a Ago replica very soon- already have the Sheene helmet !! : )
Thanks Alan for the appreciation , I should really do a follow up video as I really really love this helmet. I can even do a trackday on it , it feels that secure , stable and safe at high speeds and very light and comfy. In regards to the Ago Cigarette comment , I heard that from a long term AGV Dainese Dealer who heard it from Agv Italy. May be its Chinese whispers. but yes, you are spot on about Barry. :) , thank you again @@AlanWhettonUKGUYINLV
I hope you didn't go through with the tribute paint job. In those years they were burning brown people out of homes, there was Enoch Powell, etc. and bikers were the worst. They're still pretty bad, in fact. They even complain about brown man in marketing ad fir Norton. We should keep them at arm's length.
Curious to see the result of the helmet.
I am sending the helmet next week to get it all sorted , just been so busy with racing this year. thanks for watching
Who are you getting to paint or wrap the helmet ?
There’s a chap in the midlands U.K. called Michael James Latham , he’s is a artistic master when it comes to helmets or tattoes even
Great talented chap , find him on Facebook
Looking forward to seeing the helmet once it is painted up, be ace if you could get it signed too!
I really hope it comes to fruition the way I would like it to be . Thank you for watching and commenting mate
@@ChasingTenths 🙂
Mate, loving the attention to detail you put into your content. Very best of luck with the Jackie Stewart element, sincerely hope it comes about and you get this design realised.
Thanks very much Michael
I hope that too
And thanks so much for taking time out to comment
Means a lot
Fantastic review Abhi👌hope you get your helmet design signed by the legendary Jackie Stewart.
Thanks very much mate
I will do my best
Tough task though
@@ChasingTenths I am sure you will mate . Your video blogs are top notch. Keep it up 👍
@@davelydiard5004 that’s very much Dave
This helmet does not have airflow, the visor is very expensive if you want a dark one, the inner cushions are very thin and the whole helmet is very loud! Why do you make a review without riding it? Useless!
It's not a review, its unboxing and overview. There's a massive difference, read the tittle of the video and I clearly mention in the video that its not a review and that I will do a follow up video with a proper review.
I'm thinking about ordering one
Good choice , works perfectly, very comfortable, doesn’t judder at high speeds
Test it first! Its rubish!
Nice review! I'm going to buy this helmet and do same or similar with it. PS. Great collection of motorcycles. ROCK!
Thank you very much Chris :)
Very cool helmet idea. I look forward to seeing the end product. I didn't know about Cevert until I watched the Quick and the Dead documentary several years ago. Anyway, thanks for the video and keep up the good work.
Thank you very much Will. I will definitely post another video when the work is done on the helmet
That’s for sure
Thanks for watching and nice words and taking the time to comment
I just found of the existence of this helmet from a local guy and is selling this helmet and is the very first time I ever see a video of yours and you have some pretty cool and fast bikes so wanted to know if you feel it kind of noisy?? I own a cb650r so would be kind of a nice match any inputs about the noise level and at what speed become unwearable?
Thank you for the lovely msg
I have done 110 miles an hour
Not noisy
Fits really well
I passed my racing license with this helmet on
No problem at all
I think this is the best retro helmet
I said the same in my recent Suzuki GSXR 1100 video and just talked about the helmet for 60 seconds in the middle of the video
Best retro helmet by a mile
@@ChasingTenths will take a look at that other video thanks 🙂✌🏻
@@almin9751 no problem, I think it’s the Suzuki video. Not the race test one
The one before that
are the sizing guide accurate for the agv x3000, I have a 57cm head circumeference, is the ML size of the helmet good or should I get the Large,
ML should be good Ron, I have the same and ML is perfect , I tried MS that was small … ML , it’s nice & snug . Lovely helmet overall
@@ChasingTenths Thanks, it will be my first helmet and since its still strict in my country due to covid, I could not go to the physical stores to try it on so I have to buy online, Thank you very much for you reply,
@@RonAhL ooohhh ok
That makes sense
I really hope the ML is a perfect fit for you then
Great video!!. I'm thinkin about buying one of those. 😎
Honestly speaking . It’s absolutely amazing . I have had it for 1 year now and don’t slow and very fast rides on it
It’s brilliant. The visor doesn’t vibrate
It’s superb
Stable
Secure
Thanks for your feedback!! Abraço de Portugal! 👍
bit of an AGV fanboy
It’s the fit which suits my head and my long ass nose and the huge panoramic visors they have for better view out of funny exists
Nice video👍👍
Thank you very much :)
A bit late to the party (story of my life!), but this is probably the best in-depth description of the X3000 on the tube mate - really great job. As an aside, my dad used to work at Elf oil and met Jackie Stewart many times and always talked about how much of a nice down to earth bloke he was. He gave my dad a model of his race car to give me, but my dad always regretted that he didn't ask him to sign it.
Waaaowww , no way , that’s absolutely amazing on Jackie and your dad … I am still in the process of getting the helmet design sorted but thank you for the kind words , honestly, I can’t get over how amazing this retro helmet is , I have used it quite frequently and on various retro bikes and it’s absolutely epic . Even at very high speeds it’s amazing
@@ChasingTenths Great to know you're happy with the lid. I'm considering one as I just can't bring myself to use an open faced and modern lids don't look right with my '74 mk2 Commando. How's the sizing? I'm a 58cm (Large in my modern HJC RPHA11 - which fits a dream), so with the AGV it's between the M/L & L. Cheers for the reply 👍
@@Bonzodogdick I have tried open face helmets a lot and bell so some amazing ones but I thought full face this time … I think large will be for AGV too
It’s a snug fit but a brilliant fit
@@ChasingTenths In case you're interested, my lid turned up today. I ordered both a L and an M/L (58cm head) with the knowledge that I could return one (or both) of them - and the M/L is a great snug fit, so that's the one I'll be keeping. I'm particularly impressed with the quality - especially at the sale price of £209. Thanks again for the great video, and all the best mate 👍
@@Bonzodogdick brilliant stuff , I am always interested;) …. I had a feeling ML would be the size , I think I paid £199 or something similar . I am happy that you are happy mate. Good choice