Helmets recommendations on flip up helmets?

I'm looking to buy a flip up full face helmet. Has anyone tried the Nolan or Schuthbert helmet and any feedback? I've tried the HJC, and its comfortable enough in the showroom, but I'm turned off by the plastic shell.
Thanks
Rob

I first bought a Nolan open face because I like to wear sunglasses when I ride and don't like the confinement of a full face. I bought a Nolan 100 flip face after hearing open face horror stories. The open face helmet is just gathering dust now. I love my Nolan 100. It's quieter than an the open face, it's easy to get my glasses on and off without taking the helmet off and I can still scratch most itches without stopping.

Something about a helmet that opens in the front gives me the bajeebees thinking about the possibility of it coming open in a crash. A flip-up would be nice but I will stick to my full face for me and especially my wife.

Working from Motorcycle Consumer News recommendatinos, I tried the HJC Symax and Nolan 100E. I found the Nolan fit my head better than the HJC or the Shoei RF700 I was replacing. I liked the idea of a metal latching mechanism (plastic in the HJC). I got my Nolan from www.helmetharbor.com for $188.95 to my door.
Bones

I'm also pleased with my Nolan. Comfortable as well as good bang for the buck.

I have the HJC and really like it... I have put 30,000 miles on my last Sy-Max and it even went with me through the back window of a Cadillac when the Cadillac was doing 30mph,,, and I was doing 50 mph and I SHAZZAMED it from the rear...

Ok,,, alright,,, no,,, NO,,, I did not lead with my helmet,,, it was more my "Arse'... BUT,,, I would never go back to a "Full" face,,, and 1/2 helmets are just 1/2 enough...

My wife ordered me a new HJC for my new bike...

Nolan didn't fit my XXL head as well... And,,, that is skull,,, not brains you understand...

Flip-up helmet

The one and only!
Me and my head just love the flip-up helmet from Caberg, Italy. It´s called Jusstissimo and has a flip-up sunvisor as well. The noice reduction is awesome and it´s fairly inexpensive, some 2,500 SKR.

Get me some spring soon....

I have an AIROH SV55. I have had it about a month now and love the Flip down Sun visor. The very reason I bought the helmet.I had looked at the Schubert in magazines for a long time. I asked in my local bike shop if there were any other manufacturers of flip down sun visors.They recommended the AIOROH.At a cost of 129.99 British pounds I thought it was a bargain. Lately tho, I have ahd a noise issue with it. The chin pads sem to have "Flattened" a bit.I need to look into thicker pads, will do that tomorrow.

Ride Safe.

Pat:beer8: :beer8:

P.S. After a few months now of the noise, the Anti Fog shield gave up. I have now ordered new cheek pads. "Will arrive any day now.!" Honestly, I am so close to binning it.

Pat

Always been a Shoei fullface man, never had a flip front, but I am interested in them. I tried a Nolan on at a show and I wasn't impressed by the feel. I like the Shoei Sycrotec, but it is a dated design that needs a refresh. A friend has a Symax and likes it a lot. I noticed KBC has a new flip front, the FFR...




KBC

I'd like to check the helmet out in person, but I like the look and seems to have good features...

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I'm going to head down to Seattle in the next couple of weeks and see how the Nolan and Schuberth fit my head. There aren't any dealers around Vancouver that carry these brands.

Northern Rob said:

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I'm going to head down to Seattle in the next couple of weeks and see how the Nolan and Schuberth fit my head. There aren't any dealers around Vancouver that carry these brands.

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Rob - Ride West, a Beamer dealership in northeast Seattle, has a pretty good supply of Nolan and Schuberths in stock so it's a good place to go if you want to do side by side comparisons. Schuberth is coming out with a new line that's lighter and Ride West is discounting the existing stock by $100. The new helmets will be going for something like $600US. Both my wife and I ride and we spent about an hour talking with one of their salesmen. This guy said they've had lots of problems with the mechanics on the Schuberths. The flip down sun screen is plagued.

I have both the Nolan 100E and the Symax. For me the Nolan fits better but also the Nolan is better on wind noise, the locking mechanism is better. On the down side, switching shields is easier on the Symax, and the Nolan fogs up a lot.

I was under the impression that the HJC Symax was no longer made and has been replaced with the cheaper plastic shell CL-Max. At least that's what the local shops are telling me in Canada. Is it still available in the US?
Thanks for the lead on Ride West. I'll be sure to check them out when I'm down there.

Northern Rob said:

I was under the impression that the HJC Symax was no longer made and has been replaced with the cheaper plastic shell CL-Max. At least that's what the local shops are telling me in Canada. Is it still available in the US?
Thanks for the lead on Ride West. I'll be sure to check them out when I'm down there.

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Still can get them at helmet city. www.helmetcity.com

My main helmet is a RF-1000...I too was very intrigued with the Schubert Concept and bought mine from Helmet Harbor (great folks - I highly recommend them!).

The Schubert runs small. In my case...I wear an XL in the Shoei but with the Schubert I have a XXXL and its a wee bit tight. I initially ordered the XXL from Harbor...it was way to small and they swapped it out for me very quickly with no hassles what so ever...good good vendor to work with.

I have ridden with the Schubert extensively...and found a couple of deal breakers with it. First the flip down sun visor is trick...but for my head/eyes...it doesnt come down quite far enough. The helmet is HOT. Living in Oklahoma and riding frequently in 100 degree temps...this helmet WILL melt your brain. This may be due to the fact that even the largest Schubert is still a bit tight...perhaps it is messing with the venting system? *shrug* I also wasnt thrilled with the optics on the visor...it looks a little distorted in places. Admittingly I am very hinky about this type of issue...it may not bother others at all.

On the plus side the flip up mechanism is killer. Very easy to operate and it feels very secure. I do love the neck seal on this helmet...but only when the temps dip. For me the Schubert is just too hot above about 70 degrees. This helmet is very well made to my eye...and I feel very confident wearing it.

I would advise anyone interested in this helmet to try one on before you buy...and if possible to ride with it first. Technically I love the helmet...but as for fit and feel...I leave it on the shelf in my garage...so that should tell ya something.

For what its worth...

The new '05 Nolan X-lite 1002's are out and I might just get me one.




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I'm on my fourth year with the Schubert and I really like the flip up sun visor, that's what sold me on the helmet. I dislike wearing sun glasses, so the sun visor is great for me. My helmet is white and I do not find it excessivly hot. I have crossed Kansas on I-70 with the temps in the mid 90's and was comfortable. White is the color of choice if you want high visability and the best heat reflectability. White may not be the snazziest color but it will run the coolest from a temperature standpoint.

Hey Rob - I took delivery of 2 x Nolan N101 - X1002 (aka: Vintage VPS) helmets yesterday, Tuesday Feb 22. Just been on my first short ride-out wearing one of these new lids. I have never owned a full-face or a flip-up before, so this was a new experience for me (I have worn Nolan open-faced helmets 'till now, but realise that these are not the safest type of lid, to say the least!)

These new flip-up Nolans are lightweight and very comfortable indeed; a super helmet. But I did notice that there is considerably more windblast noise around the hinge mechanism area, which is more or less directly above the wearer's ear location. I guess this quite noticeable noise must be expected, insofar as standard full-face helmets ? or indeed open-face versions ? do not come with a hinge mechanism, so there is a little less turbulence around the sides of these traditional alternatives.

Just my two pennies worth. In short, the new Nolan N101 flip-up is a really good piece of kit, but I might now need to consider wearing earplugs to dampen down the extra noise.

Keith (UK)

I've had the Nolan for 2 years now and will replace it with another with the time comes. Looking to see if the Wine color one is the same or real close the "red 05" color.

Those switching to flip ups need to be alert to the noise level. They are a lot noisier than full face. Safety wise I don't think there is a difference between a quality flip up and full face

Have you used it in the rain? Not the best helmet in the wet stuff.