11-22-2013, 10:11 AM
Just my 2 cents on the Shoei NeoTech helmet.
My last Shoei was a X-11 and it was awesome. That was a while ago when I was in my SuperSport phase. Had a GSX-R 750. So I decided to go a different route since I needed a new helmet anyway.
Enter the NeoTech. I threw it on my head and it felt comfortably familiar. Perfect fit around the dome, squished cheeks, and no wobble. The little red lever in the front pops the front open. This makes it easy to put it on and off, chat at a stop light, or have a quick smoke at a rest area (don't want to hear it, I'm trying to quit). Face up, not for riding.
When you click the face closed, there is a locking pin on either side of the helmet. Much better locking system than say a Shark Evoline 3. I tried that helmet on at a local shop and it was crap (IMO). Anyway, the helmet is light enough on my melon. It is also decently vented. Then there is the cool inner shield that slides down and is tinted. Since I wear glasses, this was a nice selling point.
Riding the CB, with no windscreen, it does well at speed. Not too much bouncing around. And mine, gloss black, looks good. Well, the CB makes it look good...lol.
The only real gripe I have about the helmet is the price. $600!?!?
Ok, that was more like 4 cents. That is all.
My last Shoei was a X-11 and it was awesome. That was a while ago when I was in my SuperSport phase. Had a GSX-R 750. So I decided to go a different route since I needed a new helmet anyway.
Enter the NeoTech. I threw it on my head and it felt comfortably familiar. Perfect fit around the dome, squished cheeks, and no wobble. The little red lever in the front pops the front open. This makes it easy to put it on and off, chat at a stop light, or have a quick smoke at a rest area (don't want to hear it, I'm trying to quit). Face up, not for riding.
When you click the face closed, there is a locking pin on either side of the helmet. Much better locking system than say a Shark Evoline 3. I tried that helmet on at a local shop and it was crap (IMO). Anyway, the helmet is light enough on my melon. It is also decently vented. Then there is the cool inner shield that slides down and is tinted. Since I wear glasses, this was a nice selling point.
Riding the CB, with no windscreen, it does well at speed. Not too much bouncing around. And mine, gloss black, looks good. Well, the CB makes it look good...lol.
The only real gripe I have about the helmet is the price. $600!?!?
Ok, that was more like 4 cents. That is all.