{"product_id":"ls2-ff818-storm-iii-kaos-black-purple-blue-helmet","title":"LS2 FF818 Storm III Helmet – Kaos Black\/Purple\/Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Kaos shards in purple shading into blue over gloss black, with pink flashing at the intersections. The boldest colour combination in the Storm III range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEverything that is usually an extra\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat arrives in the box goes beyond the helmet: a Pinlock 70 MaxVision anti-fog insert already matched to the visor, a carrying bag, and reflective stickers. Fitted to the helmet itself are a tinted drop-down sun visor with easy removal and a magnetic chin curtain — the two features that separate a touring helmet from a commuter one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Kaos Black\/Purple\/Blue finish\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurple and blue sit close enough on the wheel to blend into a gradient rather than fight, and the gloss lacquer is what lets them do it — each shard carries the transition across its own surface instead of stopping at a hard edge. Pink appears only where fragments overlap, which is what stops the whole thing from reading as one dark mass. The black base means road film barely shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA large top intake, and what it feeds\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLS2 built this helmet around one large crown intake, and that is where its ventilation claim comes from. Air enters at the top, travels through channels moulded into the polystyrene, and leaves through rear exhausts. A second intake at the chin clears the visor and cools your face, and a breath deflector keeps exhaled air off the screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe release you hope never to need\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRetention is a ratchet fastener: set the length once, one click thereafter, gloves on. What sets this helmet apart in its class is the emergency release — red tabs at the base of the cheek pads that let the pads be pulled out sideways, so the shell lifts away from an injured rider's head rather than being dragged over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTwo screens, one shell\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo screens, one shell. The outer visor is hardcoated, UV-stable, Max Vision cut, button-locked and Pinlock-equipped as supplied. Inside sits a tinted sun visor on a slider, and unlike most it is designed to be removed by hand for cleaning rather than smeared clean in place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the ECE 22.06 plaque actually means\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery helmet on this page carries ECE 22.06, and it is worth knowing what that plaque now costs a manufacturer. The standard it replaced, 22.05, struck the shell at five fixed points and measured only how hard the head was stopped. 22.06 strikes up to eighteen points, at more than one speed, and adds a test that did not exist before: the helmet is dropped onto an angled anvil faced with abrasive paper, so the laboratory can measure how far the head is \u003cem\u003espun\u003c\/em\u003e as well as how hard it is stopped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat matters because rotational acceleration is what tears the bridging veins between brain and skull, and until 2021 no European standard measured it at all. 22.06 also tests the visor, and any accessory fitted to the helmet is tested in place rather than removed for the exam. Since January 2024 a new helmet cannot legally be sold in the EU without it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFit and shell sizes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 shell sizes cover XXS to 3XL. On a helmet built around a single shell, the smallest size carries a mid-size shell's worth of polystyrene: it looks oversized, it weighs more than it should, and the EPS is thicker than the size needs. Splitting the range across 3 tools avoids that at both ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe bit you actually touch\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe liner is hypoallergenic, antibacterial, breathable and removable, and LS2 describe it as their maximum-comfort interior — which in practice means more crown padding than a helmet at this price usually carries. Recesses are moulded for LS2's current Bluetooth system, so a comms unit does not have to be wedged in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOn noise\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWind noise is the specification manufacturers never quote, because it depends more on your bike than on their helmet. What the helmet controls is the seal at the neck roll, the gap under the chin bar and the vents. The chin curtain here is magnetic, which is not a gimmick: a popper-fastened curtain gets left off after the second cleaning, and a curtain that is not fitted does nothing. The sun-visor housing does widen the shell slightly at the temples compared with a helmet without one, which is a small aerodynamic cost for a large practical gain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat it does not control is the airflow leaving your screen. If a helmet is loud on one motorcycle and quiet on another, the screen is usually the reason. Plugs cost a euro and do more than any shell shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e1600 grams, and what it buys\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1600 grams is the heaviest figure in our entire LS2 range, and it is worth being honest about why: a drop-down sun visor, its slider mechanism and housing, a Pinlock-equipped Max Vision visor and an emergency-release liner all weigh something. This is the trade the Storm III makes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1600 grams, measured the way manufacturers measure it: a mid-size shell without accessories. It sounds abstract until you convert it into load. A head weighs roughly five kilos; the helmet adds around a third of that, and every bump in the road multiplies the lot through your neck. The difference between 1600 g and the 1280 g of the FF805 Thunder is not noticeable in the first hour and is very noticeable in the fifth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor context inside this range: just 5 helmets we sell are lighter, and every one of them costs more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it sits in our LS2 range\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEight LS2 full-face models are listed here and they form a ladder rather than a wall of choices. The Storm III is the equipment high point of the affordable half.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eModel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eShell\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSun visor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePinlock\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRRP\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFF808 Stream II\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKPA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1550 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eyes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eprepared\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003efrom 129 €\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"is-this\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFF818 Storm III\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKPA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1600 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eyes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eincluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003efrom 199 €\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFF811 Vector II\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHPFC\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1500 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eyes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eincluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003efrom 259 €\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFF817 Challenger II\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHPFC\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1500 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eyes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eincluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003efrom 329 €\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen something wears out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorth knowing before you buy rather than after: everything on this helmet that wears out can be replaced individually. Liners in all eight sizes seven replacement visors from clear to iridium, the tinted sun visor, the chin curtain, chin bar trim, nose guard, ratchet mechanism and vent covers in six finishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interior is the part that decides how long the helmet stays honest. Sweat and hair oils break down the foam, the fit loosens, and riders conclude the helmet is finished when the shell is untouched. The full parts list is in the FF818 Storm III Kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLS2 FF818 Storm III helmet — Kaos Black\/Purple\/Blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePinlock® 70 MaxVision™ anti-fog insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflective stickers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eShell\u003c\/em\u003e — KPA, three shell sizes (2XS–S \/ M–L \/ XL–3XL)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWeight\u003c\/em\u003e — 1600 g (±50 g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSizes\u003c\/em\u003e — XXS to 3XL (eight sizes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHomologation\u003c\/em\u003e — ECE 22.06\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRetention\u003c\/em\u003e — ratchet buckle, reinforced chin strap, emergency cheek-pad release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eVisor\u003c\/em\u003e — Max Vision aperture, scratch-resistant, UV-stable, double-injection seal, button lock, quick-release system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAnti-fog\u003c\/em\u003e — Pinlock® 70 MaxVision™ supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSun visor\u003c\/em\u003e — integrated, tinted, tool-free removal system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eVentilation\u003c\/em\u003e — large top intake, chin intake, rear exhausts (all with transparent sections), channelled EPS, breath deflector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eLiner\u003c\/em\u003e — maximum-comfort interior, antibacterial, hypoallergenic, breathable, removable and washable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eChin curtain\u003c\/em\u003e — magnetic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eIntercom\u003c\/em\u003e — prepared for the current LS2 Bluetooth system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFinish\u003c\/em\u003e — Kaos graphic, gloss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"LS2","offers":[{"title":"XXS \/ Kaos – Gloss Black\/Purple\/Blue","offer_id":53545363603722,"sku":"168180774_XXS","price":8695.0,"currency_code":"MUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"XS \/ Kaos – Gloss Black\/Purple\/Blue","offer_id":53545363636490,"sku":"168180774_XS","price":8695.0,"currency_code":"MUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"S \/ Kaos – Gloss Black\/Purple\/Blue","offer_id":53545363669258,"sku":"168180774_S","price":8695.0,"currency_code":"MUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"M \/ Kaos – Gloss Black\/Purple\/Blue","offer_id":53545363702026,"sku":"168180774_M","price":8695.0,"currency_code":"MUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"L \/ Kaos – Gloss Black\/Purple\/Blue","offer_id":53545363734794,"sku":"168180774_L","price":8695.0,"currency_code":"MUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL \/ Kaos – Gloss Black\/Purple\/Blue","offer_id":53545363767562,"sku":"168180774_XL","price":8695.0,"currency_code":"MUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"XXL \/ Kaos – Gloss Black\/Purple\/Blue","offer_id":53545363800330,"sku":"168180774_XXL","price":8695.0,"currency_code":"MUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"XXXL \/ Kaos – Gloss Black\/Purple\/Blue","offer_id":53545363833098,"sku":"168180774_XXXL","price":8695.0,"currency_code":"MUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/7831\/0410\/files\/KaosBlack_Purple_Blue3.png?v=1787589490","url":"https:\/\/inter-pace.com\/en-mu\/products\/ls2-ff818-storm-iii-kaos-black-purple-blue-helmet","provider":"Inter-Pace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}