Shoei GT Air Wanderer Helmet
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Enjoying this helmet
Like the fact that it is quite enough to hear my Bluetooth headset. Love the way this helmet looks. Feels kind of hot while wearing the helmet, but I am in Houston and it is May and humid.
May 15, 2013
good stuff
I love the design. a striking look without being flashy.
The fit and comfort is great. feels noticeably lighter than my other helmets when worn.
Pinlock anti-fog works well in day and night conditions, not sure why it is designated for daytime use only. Works great at night without any negative effects for me.
The sun visor also works well.
The only downside would be the price. Obviously, it is not six times better than a $100 helmet from a practical/functional point of view. But I am happy with what I have, as there is no other helmet I would rather have.
May 13, 2013
Coming from RF1000
I just recently received to an APO and I ride in Thailand. The GT Air helmet is perfect for this weather (90+ degrees) and bright sun - for the air flow and internal sun visor. I debated buying another Shoei RF1100 - and use a pair of Oakleys' but I was intrigued by the sun visor and convenience.
After 300kilometers past few days, the sun visor works well, but in really hot weather, the visor will get a bit foggy while in the upright position (above sweaty head). When I did lower the visor, it took a few seconds to unfog.
The fit of the helmet is perfect. L in RF1000 is L in GT Air. Padding is comfortable, and the visor offers excellent vision. Helmet for me is extremely quiet, as my Termignonis only annoy the neighbors. It is plenty light, but I believe that the air flow could be better. I find myself riding with the visor up and the sun visor down to get good air flow. Otherwise a solid investment
May 4, 2013
Better than RF1100
It's quieter and flows more air through the helmet than my rf1100. It's also smoother through the air(less head buffeting). Although, it is significantly harder to get on and a bit tighter in the jaw/cheek area than my yr old rf1100 was when it was new. Tight enough to make me order the thinner cheek pads.
May 1, 2013
AWESOME!!!
I normally wear Scorpion or Icon helmets so this time when I saw this Shoei with the flip doen sunvisor I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm soooo glad I did! This is by far the most impressive, comfortable, quietest and lightest helmet I'd ever worn! It is well worth the money! I like the cut outs for the communications speakers! My Sena SHM10 and this helmet are a perfect match!!! Just simply AWESOME!!!!
April 18, 2013
Nice intermediate oval which are hard to find
Nice helmet worth waiting for . Great quality in finish. Looked very nice good interior padding
April 15, 2013
Great helmet, perfect fit
I upgraded this helmet from a rf-1000 Shoei , the large fits perfect and was pretty much spot on comparable size wise. Got the white with black stripe and it looks elegant. The drop down sun shield visor is the reason I bought this helmet and it works great, no more having to swap out visors on my night rides home. Price is kind of high, but take into account that you won't need a spare visor and it comes with the Pinlock system.
April 15, 2013
My First Shoei
After owning 4) Arai's, 2) AGV's and 1) HJC I really wanted to give this new Shoei GT Air a go.
As for my reasoning, A new 2013 Ducati Multistrada. Great bike but if you know what its like to fight the air on a "naked" bike then you might understand that when I learned Shoei designed this helmet using their own wind tunnel I wanted to try it. I found it to be substantially better than the other helmets I own with regard to wind aerodynamics, no more having my head buffeted!
I really like the flip down tented lens as well, being from Seattle the sun is something that we don't have much tolerance for so its a great feature being able to engage the tented lens at will without having to pull over and dig out a pair of glasses.
I have two areas where I think this helmet comes up short. The first is that this helmet isn't as quite as advertised, I give it an average or a bit below average. The second is that without the pinlock visor this helmet is, by far, the worst I've ever worn for fogging up, period! I doubt they could sell this helmet with out the pinlock, which by the way is amazing! The person that invented the pinlock should get a fat raise!
So if you need a quite helmet, keep looking or use earplugs. If you are ok with the pinlock visor and all that goes with that (such as the instructions stating "daylight use only!) and are looking for a great aerodynamic, state of the art, internal drop down tented visor, work of art, buy this helmet!
April 14, 2013
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