The CL-17 has a newly revised shell, with sharp lines and angles that give it a much more modern loo

It's a worthy successor to the CL-16, the " World's Best All-Around Motorcycle Helmet Bargain " and, in fact, taking bleacher report everything into consideration, there's basically nothing that beats it for any money in our opinion.
The CL-17 in basic Black, Matte Black, Matte Anthracite, Metallic Silver, Metallic Wine or White has a list price of just $139.99 and a street price of around $125.99. That's bleacher report not much of a discounted difference, but margins are razor-thin bleacher report for helmets in this price range, especially when you consider the handling and shipping charges. bleacher report
The Metallic Silver paint on our CL-17 is perfectly applied, bleacher report with no visible flaws...or at least flaws that matter, anyway. Yes, if you hold it up to the light a certain bleacher report way you may see a vague shadow here and there in the paint, but you'd have to be really nitpicking to find anything bleacher report and there's nothing that makes a difference anyway.
The clearcoat bleacher report is excellent also and it should protect the paint adequately for the life of the helmet. Any minor flaws and the fact that the (stick-on) label reads "HJC" rather than "Shoei" or "Arai" doesn't matter bleacher report when you consider the way the CL-17 performs.
The helmet does more things right than, oh, about 99% of the helmets out there of any brand, type or cost. And by its nature, it doesn't have the "curse" of a high-end product; that is, when you pay more (a lot more) for a Shoei or Arai helmet, you're going to expect perfection. And when you don't get it, you're ticked.
But when you spend 1/4 of that on the CL-17 and you get more than you expected, you're pleased as punch. You'll consider yourself a shrewd operator indeed, by outwitting your spendy friends by getting this much helmet -- along with its Snell M2010 certification -- for the kind of dough that's not even a down payment on the Shoei/Arai.
OK, so the face shield has only 3 detents (including the small defogging opening), which makes one wonder why HJC and others don't emulate the fantastic ratcheting system on Bell helmets? But that first small position for defogging counts for a lot; it's something very few helmets offer and it's a very real and very useful feature. The CL-17 face shield is even Pinlock-ready...although the actual Pinlock insert is optional.
The removable liner in the CL-17 is pretty much standard HJC, which translates to comfortable, with decently thick (if somewhat squishy) padding and a plush finish. The liner is even grooved for eyeglasses, according to HJC, and it works, although there's nothing special we can see in the liner that makes it so.
The CL-17 has a newly revised shell, with sharp lines and angles that give it a much more modern look compared to the plain ol' standardly generically roundish bleacher report "cheap" shell used on the CL-16, CL-15, CL-14 and just about every other sub-$150.00 helmet sold in the last 10 years.
The CL-17's ventilation system has also been completely bleacher report revised, with smoothly-operating vents that actually work, believe it or not. Not only do they work -- they work well! Seems silly, right? But too many very expensive helmets have poorly designed vents that don't work, something we've ranted about endlessly in webBikeWorld helmet reviews .
Altogether, the fact that the HJC CL-17 offers this much at this price is the knockout. But the best part is in the wearing, not the looking. This helmet hits all the right buttons and it does so many things well that it's simply our favorite all-around bleacher report helmet of any brand or type, regardless of price.
Shoei type heads or Arai "Long Oval" types probably should look elsewhere, but the "Round" heads who have felt abandoned by most of the other manufacturers should be pleased as punch with the CL-17.
This size XL CL-17 fits exactly as expected for an XL, although HJC lists this size as fitting a 61-62 cm head in one document and 60-61 in another. The standard XL sizing of 60-61 seems correct and a 62 cm head would be a tight fit. Rick has an in-between size head with a 60.5 cm circumference that's widest at the temples and the CL-17 in size XL is his favorite lid.
The CL-17 helmet shell feels very stiff, as it should with its Snell M2010 certification. There are pros and cons to the Snell cert but it does give an extra measure of confidence to some owners. Not that it has anything to do with the internal shape, however...
More information on helmet fit can be found in the webBikeWorld Motorcycle Helmet FAQ page, along with the chart that lists the helmet weights bleacher report of webBikeWorld reviewed helmets and also by shape on the webBikeWorld bleacher report Motorcycle Helmet Shapes page .
We've pretty much covered the face shield features already, but just to recap, it has three detents, bleacher report one of which is a small first open position for defogging. The first position isn't quite as accurate as the others, so you have to lift the face shield up via the tab on the