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Well, thanks for all the input; I don't need anymore! I never planned on buying a motorcycle helmet. I've done the research and there are no motorsports stores in the South Bay where one can try on SAxx helmets. Also, through my due diligence, I found that most sellers say that any helmet that passes the Snell test (for the proper year) is equivalent to any other. So impact protection is not necessarily a function of helmet cost. Thanks.