R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:10 pm
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My near 4 year old HJC - IS17 started to let in a few dribbles of water around the visor seal in heavy rain whilst moving slowly or stopped. Whilst a new visor might have fixed it, the seal on the helmet had aged and I wasn’t convinced. So I started looking into new helmets. To be fair I’m not comparing like with like here. The HJC was £170 when I bought it (didn’t have the budget for anything more at that time). |
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Zitat von albrown im Beitrag #2 Albrown I'm not going to be able to give you any sort of a comparison with the C3 as I wore it for less than 5 minutes in the shop and it didn't fit me. The shop I bought it from (Motolegends) has a good reputation amongst my riding friends, their on line catalogue, whilst obviously a sales mechanism, does have some good information/reviews in. The current issue (spring 2019) has a review of the C3 Pro (page17) and Neotec2 (page52/53) - as well as other helmets - it was reading this catalogue that got me thinking about either the C3 or Neotec. Hopefully this link might work for you https://www.motolegends.com/customer-ser...line-catalogues you should be able to zoom in to read the text fairly easily, at least on a computer monitor I can. On Noise: In the shop they said the C3 Pro is reported to be the quieter helmet of the two, but that is such a subjective topic how do you account for the differences of rider height, seating position, screen height, our differing cruise speeds etc. etc. there are so many variables. Even the jackets we wear and the way the collar interacts with the helmet can influence noise and comfort, I've already found that I need to do my jacket collar up a little looser with the Neotec than I did with the HJC, I'm talking no more than a 1/2 inch on the velcro, otherwise I can't turn my head as easily. On ventalation: what aspect of ventilation where you interested in, keeping the visor clear, cool air to your head, the additional noise of opening the vents, something else? I can tell you the Neotec visor mists up easily on the outer edges where the pinlock visor doesn't cover, but as ever the pinlock is a brilliant bit of kit that doesn't mist up, so vision was clear (windy day, about 11 Celsius, no rain). The HJC didn't mist up those outer edges as quickly as the Neotec but it still misted eventually (HJC also had pinlock). The Neotec with the top vent open flows more air than the HJC, I could actually feel cold spots developing on top my head within a few minutes of setting off, so I closer it for the rest of the ride, leaving just the chin vent open most of the time. It was slightly quieter with the top vent closed, but I wear custom moulded ear plugs so not an issue. Noise wise I couldn't tell any difference between chin vent open or closed. I'll keep you posted about anything else I discover, but my next ride is probably not until I visit Hilltop at the end of March. JasonQ |
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