Ride Tested: AGV K6 Helmet

[@abhaykrishna1000]

I've ridden 500km on my agv K6 in some good and bad weather. So here are my thoughts 1. Lightweight, enough has been said 2. Water drops leaked inside to my face during rains, it even spread to the surface of the Pinlock that faces me and it fogged it. Made the helmet absolutely non rideable. Continued my journey without the Pinlock and both the issues were resolved and I managed the ride in the conventional way (without Pinlock) 3. I ride a Multistrada with a windscreen but Wind noise above 100kph is really bad. 4. Installing a sena is a pain. Speaker cutouts are good things. But attaching the mount is very tricky. 5. It's not as noise isolating my earlier hjc rpha 70 6. The weight, visibility are the positives

[@garyjohnson4575]

Revzilla is THE place for fast procurement of motor gear! I went to the building in Pennsylvania, ordered some stuff on my way to N.Y. from M.D. Spent the night, rode home, my stuff was there!!!! When the world wakes up, I'll be getting some boots from the Zilla!!

[@garyjohnson4575]

@@TK-cl1jm looking at the old school Elsinore boot, not sure of the seller. My twenty year old Timberland riding boots...yeah, they made a motorcycle boot with full armor. Just dropped the heel, I will be glueing it back, these are the most comfortable and sturdy boots ever, they were discontinued right around 98' or so...wish they hadn't I'd buy two pair right now!

[@garyjohnson4575]

@@TK-cl1jm Elsinore Icon 1000 in black, I'm riding a Z1000 recently went street fighter after a a t-bone into a police car, his fault, I'm too old for running. Been riding forty years, still got to get a Harley then I'll quit...

[@MrPRIYANK94]

Bought it last month.. so light! I can't tell it's even there

[@AudreyH48]

I have both the RF1200 and AGV K6, he's spot on in the video. The K6 is really my go to option now. It is crazy how much lighter it is then the light rf1200. I think it flows enough air for me, but that's personal choice. The button for the shield I'm still getting used to but it works fine. I wish it had a spring so that when you push the button it would pop the visor up for you, make me look less awkward when I don't get it the first or third time 😅.

[@kylenieb4946]

Is there a noticeable different between the two for sound?

[@InegoMinblan]

which helmet has wider horisontal field of view? and which vertical vision ?

[@jetninjamonkey]

“That little button” that cracks the visor to allow more air flow wears quickly to the point it becomes worthless. Mine functioned as it should for a month at best and now if I don’t close my visor anything less than gingerly the visor completely closes. I ride here in Florida in the summer months so all the air flow I can gain is appreciated. Just my thought on an otherwise great helmet.

[@imranibnismail]

Yup, I found this to be the case. I tested a demo helmet last week and it had this issue.

[@vn3801]

I've got a AGV K-5S and the internal sun visor mechanism has failed after 1.5 years, it's permanently down as it won't stay up. Seems AGV has reliability issues. Time to try another brand.

[@gonzo221]

I've ridden the K6 for a few thousand miles, my notes: 1.airflow isn't great 2. The overall quality isn't great. Trim is coming unglued already 3. The visor opening mechanism is finicky 4. The visor quality is great 5. It's very light.

[@syncconan5651]

Have you tried the 2020 bell star mips? i'm trying to decide between the k6 and that.

[@gonzo221]

@@syncconan5651 hey, I haven't ridden the MIPS Stars but I own two normal star helmet. Fit and finish is even I'd say. The star will flow more air. The K6 is lighter, has a better visor, and a wider field of view. Both are quality helmets though. But if it was me I'd go for the AGV because of the visor quality. Even though it's harder to open.

[@mayorofnow]

I really liked my K3 SV until I didn't. After a couple months, the pads had broken in so much that I don't trust it to stay put if I ever wreck in it. I double checked - it is the right size; if I step down to an MS, the EPS foam presses into my temples. The sun visor also gets stuck in this half-installed position where I can't get it to move correctly, but I can't easily remove it either. After spending 2 separate infuriating hours trying to fix the visor, I don't know that I'll ever buy another AGV.

[@antoineallard8788]

Thanks for your comment i almost spent 400€ on This piece of crap.

[@dimos5422]

@@mayorofnow i have a completely different experience i own both k3sv and bell star 2017 production if i remember correctly . i love my agv k3sv it flows more air than the bell star but its loud the pads feel great and much more cool on my skin my bell on the other hand is more stable quiter except when the visor is open it whistles like crazy doesnt flow enough air though it has stupid squeak since day one in the left side of the helmet and the pads on my skin fell too warm (i live in Greece where the weather is warm to hot most of the year and riding season literaly never ends so i clock a lot of miles every day almost )

[@nspinicelli]

So would you have to buy a smoke shield? It only comes with a clear? I LOVE me a transitional visor, does AGV make one?

[@robertstimmel1100]

You're riding around my neighborhood. East falls, baby!

[@InegoMinblan]

AGV K6 or Shoei 1400 where is field of vision wider horisontaly and where verticaly? On which visor is more in upper zone, forehead, I mean in tucked position which one has better infront vision?

[@MexicanAndy]

This or K5-S?

[@RevZilla]

If you're a commuter and ride into the office during the day and come home later in the evenings, you might like having the ease/versatility provided by the K5-S internal sun visor. For me, I enjoy how incredibly lightweight the K6 is and I don't generally use helmets with internal sun visors. It's all personal preference and depends on what you're looking for out of your lid. Cheers! -Brandon

[@808Affliction]

Still love my shoei RF-1200

[@CPUspeed]

How did you get a dark visor with the metal latch!? Every time I ordered another visor that had the metal latch, it did not come on the visor, just two holes. Weird omission by AGV. Maybe they corrected that now?

[@silvyseline]

Can you just do a video about your motovloging camera set up? Thank you

[@TheAberto4]

Need an update. How does this compare against the Shoei RF 1400??

[@RevZilla]

Stay tuned! RF-1400 will be going live soon. Cheers! -Brandon

[@InegoMinblan]

@@RevZilla compare video?

[@deannashaw5923]

Anyone know what bluetooth system he’s using here?

[@deepakchandra6397]

Bn 302 or tnt 300 in the background. I love it. I have the same bike in white colour.

[@acmhc8]

Did that guy have the front mid air vent closed the whole time?

[@8traceur90]

😄yeah.. 3 extra vents unused

[@DonaMane]

I bought a K1 should have bought the K6!

[@oriondevil79]

Legend says that he never opened that visor again... CAUSE ITS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GLOVES. Stupid lock... I keep my K5s.

[@Spud_eater_24]

what tint is the visor?

[@cedricksamaniego9146]

Only if the track takes ECE

[@seahunter75]

Does the camera infront of the vent have anything to do with the airflow?

[@RevZilla]

Negative. Brandon doesn't just take these products for a ride with the camera equipment on and film his Ride Tested series. He spends a bunch of miles in each piece to determine how it functions, then adds the gear on to record the video. Airflow is one of the few drawbacks on the otherwise great K6. If you have any other questions or concerns, please reach out to our Gear Geeks at [e-mail] or 877.792.9455. Ride safe, -Pat

[@seahunter75]

@@RevZilla thanks! Im looking into buying another helmet with better airflow than the Arai Regent X I currently own. Didn't want the same problems.

[@jay_321]

How's the wind noise of the AGV K6 compared to the Shoei RF-1200?

[@louisortega5879]

They mentioned noise is subjective, but he noted that it manages noise better than the RF1200

[@jesseonamotorcycle]

This is a good helmet

[@bigbob21]

how is this for upright riding? the 1200 is not an option for me and was looking at the RF-SR instead

[@mayorofnow]

I tried on a K6 the last time I was at Dainese. The pads in it are weirdly sparse.

[@dilipkumarravishankar3102]

Bro what size. Is helmet ? And head size . ,?

[@xDxAxNx]

Hi Brandon! AGV K6 or Bell Star MIPS DLX? Thanks

[@motorcycleMoff]

Nice vid. Can't say i've ever owned a AGV but the K6 is pretty sweet looking 🤙🏼

[@kungfukenny4439]

@RevZilla When can you guys ship to South Africa again? I really need to order a few things.

[@MavilikaGubhela]

Would really be great if they did

[@kungfukenny4439]

@@MavilikaGubhela I agree, I really need some electronic parts and gear. Cannot get a servo buddy or block off switch because of the export ban :(

[@Alphawhiskyy]

Great review! Where did you get the chin mount for your gopro?

[@RevZilla]

I'm simply using the standard GoPro sticky mount with a few plastic arms. I just play around with the arms and angles until I get it positioned appropriately for the particular helmet I'm using. Cheers! -Brandon

[@koziol.lukasz]

Hi. Great video like always. How do you temporarily mount your GoPro ?

[@leanbarbe447]

Benelli TNT300😎🤙🏼 I have one in white. Greetings from Uruguay🇺🇾

[@matthewyaron5827]

Can you do the hjcV90 soon

[@939sp8]

The jacket looks really nice!! Which one is it guys?

[@RevZilla]

www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/reax-jackson-leather-jacket If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to our Gear Geeks at 877.792.9455 or [e-mail]. Ride safe, -Pat

[@nemesisabaddon5628]

Thought the K6 would keep that agressive racing & original design famous on AGV series...But no, very common design, unfortunately.... Prefer my K5-S by far, including integrated sun visor, same shell material, very clever 3 different little coloured brackets to pre-adjust visor for "Touring", "Street" or "Track" riding, excellent ventilation, etc... V

[@rc6ix]

Yeah kinda bummed me out how it doesn’t have the aggressive rear spoiler like the k1

[@nealsteik9408]

I love mine.

[@roenick1798]

The jacket you are wearing?

[@natec7398]

Reax Jackson leather. Great jacket 👌. Been enjoying mine for a couple of years. Good for all year in SoCal 🤙

[@deanjustice6701]

Would this be a good dual sport option for summer riding? Basically, forest service road riding and some trails and then back onto black top. Just curious if this has enough air flow in the summer. Please let me know your opinion on this. Thanks

[@jakebirkmaier5703]

When I ride my bike off road I am ok with going down. I wouldn’t want to go down in a $600 helmet.

[@sparklygames71]

Nice review my guy

[@bobirwin1028]

Take to the track? It is not Snell.

[@RevZilla]

I've been to quite a few tracks and I've never had any issues utilizing a lid that has an ECE rating. With that said, it's always best to check with your track organization first. Cheers! -Brandon

[@calinindrecan7421]

Is that a Benelli 302? 😁

[@malvinacarabas5768]

Brandon is a very cool guy . I wonder - why built in sun visor is NOT a obligatory on all motorcycle helmets ?

[@TechAndMotorcycles]

If you want a snell rating the helmet is not allowed to have an internal visor

My dumbass thought the brand was called AGU

[@edwarddickerson3638]

Tinted shield

[@grumpyyyrider]

The video is quite hazy. Just FYI

[@codeN1NE]

Nope. Try something more unique

[@therealstokes]

Not Snell? No thank you.

[@alfonsodiaz434]

Snell its antiquated, better if it's FIM homologated.

[@gti5700]

I read the word tested. Immediately thought of covid