- Joined
- Mar 23, 2005
- Messages
- 895
- Location
- Spokane, WA
- Bike
- 08 FJR1300/01 ST1100
- 2024 Miles
- 002116
- STOC #
- 5341
Ordered up: HJC IS-Max 2 in Hi Viz Mine
Turns out I'm not a Shoei head at all. Tried the Neotec and it wasn't as snug and didn't feel as secure as the HJC. Bummer really, even though finances weren't here this season, I really wanted to like that helmet. I still lust after the Hi Viz graphic... but my head felt "loose" especially side to side near the top.
The HJC I ordered is XL, and the size charts would have said I was a L for others considering these, but I was an XL in my last HJC. The kids/wife went for a matching stripe scheme using the pink instead of the Hi Viz. They were in XS in the last HJC, and the same this time.
JRob met me over there with his wife. We spent some time trying just about all the configurations of most of the helmets we were considering. Shock and surprise the new Schuberth C4 was front and center, just taken out of the boxes the day before.
JRob was opposite of me. He wanted to look at the HJC and felt pinched, with pressure points fore and aft. A quick slip-on of the Shoei and you could see it in his face. He was home. Fit like a glove.
Interestingly, we both fit the Schuberth fairly well. I thought the C4 was very well done. Extremely well built, fine craftsmanship, the feeling of a fine leather interior in an upscale car. The integrated comm system is truly remarkable. A couple pods slide into place and you're done. Fit, feel, etc, etc, are simply nice. I can't justify the expense though.
Overall, bummed I didn't fit the Neotec and excited I get a newer, safer, quieter, lighter, better helmet!!! (can't wait for it to arrive)
Turns out I'm not a Shoei head at all. Tried the Neotec and it wasn't as snug and didn't feel as secure as the HJC. Bummer really, even though finances weren't here this season, I really wanted to like that helmet. I still lust after the Hi Viz graphic... but my head felt "loose" especially side to side near the top.
The HJC I ordered is XL, and the size charts would have said I was a L for others considering these, but I was an XL in my last HJC. The kids/wife went for a matching stripe scheme using the pink instead of the Hi Viz. They were in XS in the last HJC, and the same this time.
JRob met me over there with his wife. We spent some time trying just about all the configurations of most of the helmets we were considering. Shock and surprise the new Schuberth C4 was front and center, just taken out of the boxes the day before.
JRob was opposite of me. He wanted to look at the HJC and felt pinched, with pressure points fore and aft. A quick slip-on of the Shoei and you could see it in his face. He was home. Fit like a glove.
Interestingly, we both fit the Schuberth fairly well. I thought the C4 was very well done. Extremely well built, fine craftsmanship, the feeling of a fine leather interior in an upscale car. The integrated comm system is truly remarkable. A couple pods slide into place and you're done. Fit, feel, etc, etc, are simply nice. I can't justify the expense though.
Overall, bummed I didn't fit the Neotec and excited I get a newer, safer, quieter, lighter, better helmet!!! (can't wait for it to arrive)