Nathan kept posting up deals on beeeyoootiful helmets, but I just can't justify some of the prices. He posted up the day-glo yellow Bell RS-1 Emblem a little while ago. I didn't care for the yellow, but he made me a good deal on the matte black/ gray version of the same lid, so I bit the bullet, and also ordered a light smoke shield. They arrived quickly, and just as ordered. I finally got a chance to ride with the new lid yesterday (Sat 02/22/14) for about an hour, and am thoroughly impressed. I've generally had Arai's and Shoei's, and my current go-to helmet was a Shark RSR2 (also a good helmet). This Bell is a great helmet. Good fit and finish and amazingly quiet. I ride a SV1000 with Yosh pipes on it, and heard those, but didn't have much wind noise at all. Even on the highway at speed. Mine is an unfaired bike, so I'm all up there in the wind blast, and it was still great. Incredible stability at speed, too. My head didn't bounce around AT ALL. I feel a lot of turbulence with my Arai's and Shark on the highway, and it gets old pretty quickly, but this Bell is very stable. May be the lip on the back, or whatever. But whatever they did, it works. Cheeks are a little tight, but 40mm thick is stock and I ordered some 30mm this morning, so we'll see how that does. Now I'm kind of curious about the Star series, but for what I do, this RS-1 is near perfect, at a great price. Thank you, Nathan and RD! Money well-spent.