RE: Looking for new Lids! - 3

Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #31

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #29

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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #28

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yes, I get the chinbar safety thing - the Neotec gets dinged by Sharp as the chinbar came open in some tests

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I was surprised Shoei did poorly in that test. If I remember right Schuberth stayed closed 100% of the time in tests.
Could you post a link of the test so others can see it?
We decided on Schuberth because of the fit and the test results made me feel better when I later saw the tests.

My only motorcycle accident I was riding my wife's 200 cc scooter and was hit by a car when going 35 or 40 mph.
I landed face first and the chin guard stayed closed. That was a BMW System one helmet.
I threw the helmet away.

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Home page of the UK government helmet test thinger https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/

Shoei specific page: https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/helmets/?manufa...odel=All&type=1

It's the Neotec 2 that has the especially rubbish results for the chinbar latch - stayed shut 70% - the original is 92%
https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/helmets/shoei-neotec-ii/

Schuberth range from 93 to 100% https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/helmets/?manufa...odel=All&type=1

Be aware, some helmets have different names in different countries.

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Is the C3 Pro Sestante a new model?

https://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/st...nte_helmet.html

If you happen to take a size Large here's a lightly used C4 for $275 shipped.

https://advrider.com/f/threads/schuberth...-large.1493507/

When I bought my C4 I was temped to get that color and graphic option but was too cheap to pay the extra $100 for the graphic :)

I swapped from the Neotec 1 to the Shark Evo One 2 even though I very much have a Shoei head shape. Bought during lockdown so not tried on before purchase but they're at the end of their production run so wanted one before they ran out. Much better because

1. It's homologated for use in chin bar up position, Neotec 2 is also, Neo 1 isn't.
2. The visor can been down with the chin bar up
3. The chin bar rotates nearly 180 deg round so isn't a sail when up
4. It gets better latching results than the Shoei Neo 2.

The only modular helmet to score 5/5 with 100 % latching results is BMW System 5, all their helmets since have scored worst.

thanks for that link... hey @Lee in your travels around the area...can you think of a good place to helmet shop in person? The BMW shop IN IC isnt all that great.

Zitat von Peelz im Beitrag #35

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thanks for that link... hey @Lee in your travels around the area...can you think of a good place to helmet shop in person? The BMW shop IN IC isnt all that great.

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #36

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I wonder if the St Louis shop has much?

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Zitat von Ray B im Beitrag #37

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I recall seeing Neotecs and GT but selection on display has been down with the pandemic to discourage folks from trying on a bunch of helmets.

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Big fan of gateway. I will likely purchase my next bike there even though its 3 hrs away.. Between them and Engle in KC its what I feel like bike shop should be. We were at Gateway in the fall, Don't remember seeing TOO many helmets there. but to be fair, I was really just there to pick up a windscreen for my sons mt03 and to test ride GS's and RT's. My wife did say the salesperson showed her a helmet with bluetooth in it, and she liked it, but she couldn't remember which brand it was lol nor did she try it on....pandemic and all. I showed her the Sena, but she swears that wasnt it.


I'm leaning towards the Schuberth C3 'sestante' with the blue accents. for style/quality.... I just want to check it out.

Zitat von Peelz im Beitrag #39

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My wife did say the salesperson showed her a helmet with bluetooth in it, and she liked it, but she couldn't remember which brand it was lol nor did she try it on....pandemic and all.

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