{"product_id":"ls2-ff805-thunder-gp-aero-gloss-carbon-racing-helmet","title":"LS2 FF805 Thunder GP Aero Gloss Carbon – Full-Face Racing Helmet ECE 22.06","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the cheapest way into a 100 per cent carbon race helmet in our range, and the only thing separating it from the versions above is paint. Gloss carbon, no graphic, no replica licence: the same 6K shell, the same 1,280 g, the same ECE 22.06 approval and the same Pinlock lens in the box as the helmets at 649 and 699 euros.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the extra money buys further up the range\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery shop tells you what a helmet has. Almost none tells you what the one next to it has that this one does not, so here is our own FF805 Thunder shelf, in order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eVersion\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eShell\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eShells\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFIM\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRRP\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGP Aero Gloss Carbon — this helmet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarbon 6K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eno\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e€599\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGP Aero Natural Carbon Matte\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarbon 6K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eno\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e€599\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGP Aero with a graphic — Ursus, Drift, Polar, Flash, Raute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarbon 6K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eno\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e€649\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGP Aero rider replicas — Aldeguer, Baz, Gregg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarbon 6K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eno\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e€699\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGP Aero with the IRID Dynamic photochromic visor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarbon 6K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eno\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e€799\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThunder GP PRO\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarbon 9K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eyes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e€799\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead down that table and the picture is blunt. Between 599 and 699 euros nothing changes but the artwork. At 799 you are buying either a photochromic visor or, on the GP PRO, a genuinely different helmet: a heavier carbon cloth, three outer shell sizes instead of one, an X-Static liner and the FIM homologation that a licensed race requires. If you were going to spend 699 on a replica, the honest question is whether the extra hundred to the PRO is better spent than the extra hundred on a paint scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGloss carbon with nothing on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClear coat straight over the weave. In daylight the twill pattern moves as you turn the helmet and the surface reads as dark charcoal with a green-brown cast; in shade it goes near-black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn undecorated helmet dates slowly. It is also the version that sells on again most easily, because nobody has to like the graphic — and on a helmet you might replace after five years, that is worth something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe shell, and the one size of it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100 per cent carbon fibre in a 6K weave, moulded as a single outer shell that covers XS to XXL. The step above, the GP PRO, uses three shells and a 9K cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne shell is the specification we would most like you to check in person. Everything from 53 cm to 64 cm of head circumference goes inside the same outer volume, with padding making up the difference. In the middle of the range that is not a problem. At XS you carry more helmet than you need; at XXL there is less foam between you and the shell than a three-shell design would give you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e1,280 grams\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLS2's declared weight, tolerance 50 g, unweighed by us. It puts this helmet among the lightest full-face helmets sold, and about 200 g under a typical composite sport helmet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe benefit is not felt as lightness. It is felt as the absence of neck ache at the end of a long day, and as a shell that is less easily pushed around by a gust or the wake of a lorry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere the air goes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn at the chin, in at the brow above the visor, in at the crown; along channels moulded into the EPS; out through the exhaust beneath the rear spoiler. A breath deflector keeps exhaled air off the screen. Everything can be worked with gloves on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDouble D-ring and the emergency pads\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA double D-ring, not a ratchet: two hands, a deliberate movement, and no way to fasten it almost right. That is why circuits require it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cheek pads carry LS2's Emergency Release System — red tabs that pull the pads out of the shell so a helmet can be lifted off a rider without rotating the neck. Race-shell equipment, on a helmet at the bottom of the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eVisor and anti-fog\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wide Class A polycarbonate screen with scratch-resistant and UV coatings, a tool-free quick-release mechanism, a button lock at the closed position and posts drilled for tear-offs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pinlock 120XLT MaxVision lens is included. Grade 120 is Pinlock's strongest anti-fog, XLT is the larger lens, MaxVision means it covers the aperture to the edges rather than sitting as a visible rectangle in front of you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eECE 22.06, and why it is not the old sticker\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 22.06 standard became the EU requirement in January 2024. Against 22.05 it adds thirteen further impact points, tests at more than one speed, introduces an oblique impact against an abrasive anvil to measure rotational acceleration, and judges the Brain Injury Criterion rather than peak deceleration alone. Visor and vents are certified as fitted, not removed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen to replace it, and what it is worth by then\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo rules, and only one of them is about time. A helmet that has taken an impact is finished, even one you walked away from and even if the shell looks perfect: the EPS liner crushes once and does not recover, and it cannot be replaced. The other rule is about the resin and the padding rather than the carbon, and the usual guidance is around five years of regular use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe resale argument for a plain finish is real but modest. A used helmet is worth little to a careful buyer at any price, because they cannot know its history — which is the honest answer, and the reason we would rather you bought one that fits than one you hope to sell on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere this helmet is the wrong choice\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you commute in traffic and want a sun visor, this is not the helmet — there is no drop-down shade and no room for one. If you tour, the double D-ring will annoy you at every fuel stop and the ventilation is tuned for airflow rather than quiet. And if your championship demands FIM, only the GP PRO will pass scrutineering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is right if you ride quickly, spend days at circuits, and want the lightest carbon shell you can get without paying for a paint scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this helmet does not have\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo FIM homologation — that is the GP PRO's, not this one's.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo drop-down sun visor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA single outer shell size for six helmet sizes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo SHARP, ADAC or Snell result for any FF805 Thunder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo published noise measurement, and we will not estimate one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo intercom, though the shell is cut for the LS2 unit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLS2 FF805 Thunder GP Aero helmet — Gloss Carbon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying backpack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTinted visor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePinlock Max Vision 120XLT anti-fog lens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTear-off films\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflective stickers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSize guide\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHead circumference\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e53–54 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e55–56 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e57–58 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e59–60 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e61–62 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXXL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e63–64 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eModel\u003c\/em\u003e — LS2 FF805 Thunder GP Aero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePart number\u003c\/em\u003e — 168058812\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFinish\u003c\/em\u003e — Gloss Carbon, no graphic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHomologation\u003c\/em\u003e — ECE 22.06\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eShell\u003c\/em\u003e — Carbon 6K, one outer shell for the range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWeight\u003c\/em\u003e — 1,280 g ± 50 g, LS2 figure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eVisor\u003c\/em\u003e — Class A polycarbonate with quick release and tear-off posts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eIncluded lens\u003c\/em\u003e — Pinlock 120XLT MaxVision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRetention\u003c\/em\u003e — double D-ring, Emergency Release cheek pads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSizes\u003c\/em\u003e — XS to XXL (53–64 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eVentilation\u003c\/em\u003e — chin, brow, crown; channelled EPS; spoiler exhaust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eInterior\u003c\/em\u003e — removable, washable, hypoallergenic laser-cut foam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eIntercom\u003c\/em\u003e — LS2-ready, not included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePosition in range\u003c\/em\u003e — entry point to the carbon FF805 Thunder GP Aero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"LS2","offers":[{"title":"XS \/ Gloss Carbon","offer_id":53644218958090,"sku":"168058812_XS","price":501.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S \/ Gloss Carbon","offer_id":53644218990858,"sku":"168058812_S","price":501.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M \/ Gloss Carbon","offer_id":53644219023626,"sku":"168058812_M","price":501.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L \/ Gloss Carbon","offer_id":53644219056394,"sku":"168058812_L","price":501.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL \/ Gloss Carbon","offer_id":53644219089162,"sku":"168058812_XL","price":501.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XXL \/ Gloss Carbon","offer_id":53644219121930,"sku":"168058812_XXL","price":501.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/7831\/0410\/files\/168058812.png?v=1788853792","url":"https:\/\/inter-pace.com\/en-pe\/products\/ls2-ff805-thunder-gp-aero-gloss-carbon-racing-helmet","provider":"Inter-Pace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}