Bought my first Flip up 15yrs ago in Paris. werent available in UK then?
1st one was a Shark, Loved it but fit was dubious, moved to 1st Shoei Syncrotech, Heavy but fitted lovely!
moved on to KBC, cheap and good enough to buy 2 more after that! Currently using a Caberg justissimo, nice lid but had to retrofit a pinlock antimist visor as Cabergs system was shit. have a Nolan in storage as got a real good deal. Def wouldnt have a full face again, love the convenience of a flip but do admit to riding open face on my other toy the R1200GS.
as for reccomendation? What fits well and is available at any given time.