I go this helmet because I couldn't afford the Arai XD4 at the time and I really regret this. The AGV quality isn't great for something in this price range. After about a year, little bits and pieces started to fall off and the rubber lining that goes around the bottom edge has all but come off entirely after a couple years. Another annoying thing is that the shield gets scratched when you raise it up. Overall not very satisfied with this helmet

cool helmet, but within 500 miles of riding the top 2" of the face shield is totally scratched from the rain/ dust seal. not worth buying if you have to deal with that almost immediately after buying it and the cost of a replacement is hardly worth it. how did this helmet ever make it past testing and into production!?

I am regretting the purchase of this helmet.
Buffeting is pretty pad, with or without the peak.
There are no pockets for speakers in the helmet.
The visor has an annoying gap that is whiny at freeway speeds. I had to tape the top of the visor to get rid of the extremely whiny noise at speed.
It is a pain to replace the visor. You will need tools or a quarter, which is only slightly annoying, but still pretty lame.
The chin insert gets popped out every time I take off the helmet. I will probably trim it.
My Shoei, Bell, Fly, and even HJC helmets have all been better than this helmet.

This is an initial review after two days of riding. I bought the helmet on sale and am extremely happy with it. I hope AGV continues with this helmet line.

The helmet is extremely light and is one of the most comfortable helmets I have worn. I bought this helmet to replace my Shoei Hornet X2 and my ancient Arai. The AX-8 is more comfortable than both those helmets. Air flows nicely at any speed in the AX-8 and the AX-8 has the best field of vision of any helmet that I have owned. It has some annoying bits to the helmet though. For one the visor only locks in two positions, not a deal breaker but AGV should find a better locking system for the visor. The helmet visor vibrates when speed is greater than 60mph. This is annoying and I wouldn't ride too long on the highway without removing the visor. In all, though I am pleased with this helmet.

I love this helmet it seems very aerodynamic and fits extremely comfortably. Noice lever is very low and shoulder checkinG is very easy due to its wide field of vision.

I’ve had this helmet for a couple years now. Overall, not a bad helmet with a few nice features, but plenty more bad than good.
Pros:
Nice looking helmet, with a nice wide field of vision. Fairly lightweight and not too noisy at high speeds. Comfortable fit.
Cons:
Ventilation sucks, i am constantly having to crack the face shield to get airflow, otherwise it fogs up.
Cheap construction, top vent broke off shortly after i got the helmet. The face shield screws are aluminum, after a few times removing them,they are stripped and pretty much unusable.
Face shields are super expensive, $70 a pop, and are easily scratched.
No pinlock is available for this helmet.
Face shield rubs against the top of the helmet when open so it get scratched all along the top.

Wont ever buy another AGV helmet, going with schubert or Arai next time.

Bottom line: without this helmet I would likely not be here today. Just yesterday I was making my way home from spending father's day with my Dad and lowsided on the 5 Freeway in Orange County at 75 mph. I walked away from the accident with a hairline-fractured wrist and a minor concussion, discharged from the hospital in 3 hours. It's amazing how well the helmet held up to grinding against the pavement, the visor didn't even snap off!
If you want a dual sport helmet that's been tried and tested on the freeway, this is the one. It's not perfect, it's bulky, it's hot (goggles fix that), and it's annoying (someone needs to redesign the chinstrap), but it works really damn well ( and looks pretty cool). I will definitely be buying another one!
(Also it's great for people with glasses)

i have the AX-8 DS (non EVO) .. ive owned it 5+ years with a lot of miles on it..
im actually replaceing it this month with a new EVO.
even after 5+ yrs the fit is still excellent. the covering on the one strap has finally given up the ghost and is falling apart.... being in az its no wonder with being beat up by the heat in summer.
my biggest complaint (about 99.9% of the helmets out there) is the noise at speed... AGV used to make a helmet back in the 90's called a Q3R.. it was a tight fit for about 5 rides then perfection.. never needed ear plugs with that helmet at any speed.. SUPER QUIET.. they need to bring back that inside design (pretty sure its cause it didnt have pockets for the ears like everything today does) . i wear ear plugs for everything other than in town rides..
i personally have been tucked in at 145mph on my zrx with this helmet n never had any kinda of buffeting/beating my neck up.. at speed its smooth as silk.. whoever designed the helmet/visor was one smart cookie. i can run highway and not even know that visor is there.. turning my head never bothers the stability in the slightest that ive ever felt..
all around this helmet is a awesome helmet.. exactly why im replacing it today with a new one..

Dual sport helmets are always going to be a compromise on something, I accept that. And this helmet is definitely a great bang for you buck DS helmet, and super light.

As some other reviewers have mentioned, the peak does vibrate at speed, and this vibration can be very distracting. However drawing inspiration from another guy on here who found that the vibrations lessened when adding a flashlight to his visor, I decided to try something more low profile. I took six 5g wheel weights and stuck them to the underside of the peak, spread out somewhat evenly. I found that this made a huge difference in the vibrations. It didn't eliminate them, but is slowed down the frequency it vibrated at and reduced the situations in which it was noticeable. I now only get an annoying vibration when the wind hits me at just the right angle, but 90% of the time I'm riding 50 mph or more, it is completely unnoticeable. I may try adding a couple more weights int eh future, to see if that helps even more, but for the time being I'm satisfied with my fix.

I also installed a Sena 30K on this helmet, which right out of the box, looked like it may be somewhat complicated, given that the cheek pads that come with this helmet do not have cuttouts for your ears, instead they're like Aria helmets where the padding is continuous and rests directly against your ears. This is probably to help reduce wind noise. Again, operating on a tip from another user, I ordered the cheekpads form the AX-8 Evo dirtbike helmet, because though cheekpads have no material directly over the ears. With these dirt cheekpads installed, it's relatively easy to secure the Sena speakers to the inside wall of the helmet, using the thinner foam spacer, and get them lined up with your ears. The Sena clamp style base plate can only really be inserted in one location, trying to move it forward or rearwards from the location just rearward of the side chin vent and I found that there were obstructions in the shell that prohibited proper installation. Lastly I found that the use of the non-boom mic, the one that just has a wire and needs velcroed in place, worked best with the cheek pad and base plate, to keep the wires out of the way.

Now, even with the Sena speakers resting against my ears, this helmet is not quiet. I always wear earplugs when doing any riding more than just a quick ride around town. This isn't a negative in my book, since I've always worn either ear plugs or headphones when riding, as my past sport helmets weren't quite either. I have purchase "high fidelity" earplugs that supposedly transmit low decibel sound better, than traditional foam plugs, and while I haven't done back to back testing, I can hear my Sena perfectly well at highways speeds.

The Visor on this helmet is massive, easily the largest viewing window of any helmet I've ever tried on. The only downside is that it doesn't flip up as far as other visors, because of the peak, which leaves the bottom edge somewhat in your upper line of sight if you're riding around with it fully open. I also find that the indent for the smallest locked in opening is farther up than I would prefer. It would be nice to have a setting that left the visor just barely cracked. this is an especially noticeable issue since I really feel that the helmet does not vent adequately through the front mouth vent. This could be exacerbated by the tall windshield on my Versys, but when riding in foggy conditions there's nothing I ca do, short to flipping the visor up, to keep it from fogging over.It is possible to completely remove the front vent, but that leaves a wide open hole, with no mesh or foam to filter the incoming air.

Lastly, there have been many people who have complained that the visor rubs the top seal causing abrasions on the inside of the upper portion of the shield. Some insist AGV have fixed this issue, but on my newly purchased helmet, it is still an issue. I did get the Karakum graphic, which is on closeout, so it's possible my helmet was made before the supposed fix, but that is just speculation. What I do know, is that sometime in the future I'm going to be forced to buy a new face shield.

I've had the helmet for five years and it's been OK. I was recently surprised to see that the rubber trim / molding is rotting off. Damn thing is ugly now. I know nothing lasts forever but I've had cheaper helmets last longer and maintain better. Paid 450 when new so I thought I was getting better than that. Oh well.