Shoei Neotec-Experiences?

621andy

New Member
Anyone got one or tried one?

My Nolan is getting on my t1ts and the Neotec is currently on special offer at the moment...
 
I've had one for about 2 years now, and really like.
Excellent fit for my head shape (previous helmet was an Arai Tour-X3), visor does the job well, the closing mechanism is solid... and the whole helmet doesn't suffer from the flexing thing that some 'cheaper' flip-front helmets have. It works well being ridden with the front up, and the vents do a decent job... if forced to pick faults, I'm not sure I could find any beyond the price. Would I buy another one if my current one needed replacing, yes I probably would.
 

Rubberchicken

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Bought one earlier this year. My first flip front after years of Arai. Here too it replaced a Tour-X3.

Vents: Top vent is really good. I never noticed any effect with the little Arai ones, on the Neotec you'll know if you have the top vent open. Front ventilation is ok though I'm not wild about it coming from the Tour-X3, I do have issues with this thing fogging up a bit at slow speeds despite the pinlock. The Neotec feels a bit stuffy but the Arai being half an MX helmet was very open in the chin area. Ofcourse the Neotec is even more open if you flip it open, which is great for puttering around on slowish lanes, especially with the sunvisor down. :D

Fit: Seems slightly rounder than the Arai. The one I tried on in the shop was a bit more loose than the one they ordered for me. Not a problem in day to day life, but I do have some issues on properly long days like going to the National earlier this month. My head was killing me by the time I got there after about 10 hours on the road. Did some slight foam massaging, felt a bit better on the way back to the ferry.

Note: Feels a bit rounder than the Arai, but will probably be narrower compared to Nolan! Given that I've never managed to get a Nolan on my noggin... ;)

The sun visor is nice and easy to operate. Though the Tour-X wing worked better at keeping the sun out of my eyes in situations where the sun is low in the sky, I do miss that... I commute straight into the sun and that's challenging with any helmet:

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Other than that, build quality is nice, it feels solid, not rattly or anything, comfy to ride with the thing flipped open (at reasonable speeds). The ratchet closure strap takes a little getting used to after 12 years of DD but that's no biggie. The only downside of the strap I can think of is that there's nothing to lock it to the bike with on the Shoei (other than pulling a chain through the chin bar).

One minor peeve I have with it is that the lining is far too easy to remove. I usually put my gloves in my helmet when off the bike, and in 12 years of Arai that's never been an issue but in 3 months of Shoei ownership I've already had the entire liner hanging off my gloves velcro strap twice and had issues with it being slightly loose more often. Especially the plastic bit with the snaps above your eyes tends to come loose easy and then flaps around in your field of view.

Another thing I still have to look at is the seal on the visor. I've only had one proper bucketing yet with it, but that time I had water running down the inside of the visor. I've been told they can sort that out in the shop but so far I haven't found the time to get them to look at it.
 

Scotriders

New Member
621andy said:
Anyone got one or tried one?

My Nolan is getting on my t1ts and the Neotec is currently on special offer at the moment...
I'm looking to replace my Schuberth, and had considered the Neotec, I used to have a multitec but found the chin area quite restrictive, can any of you say if the Neo is the same?
Where is it that's doing the discount?
 

621andy

New Member
Thanks for the replies everyone :thumbsup:

I tried a few different sizes of Neo on, as well as a few Schuberths C3Pro, and they both fitted very well. I need an XXL in both.

The Neo is currently on offer in Vienna in the Louis Motorrad shop, in the black/dayglo yellow(Borealis?) for 499 euros and their normal price is 540.
https://www.louis.at/en/artikel/shoei-n ... t=17301173

In my wanderings around Austria this summer, I've noticed a growing trend towards dayglo helmets and it's amazing how they make a bike stand out on the roads. So I'm looking for the holy grail of a quiet, quality helmet in a bright colour that fits my noggin…Just to confuse the issue I've discovered the BMW System 6evo is also 540E and is available in dayglo yellow.. :eek:
But I haven't tried one on yet although the reviews and general experiences seem to be good. I'm not bothered about having the BeeM logo on me bonce so long as it fits and does the job.
 

Rubberchicken

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6Evo is a nice lid as well. I looked at that one and the C3pro first, but they disagreed with my head.

I've gone for a white one by the way. Stands out nearly as well without being a fairground attraction, and they're a fair chunk cheaper than the dayglo ones.
 

621andy

New Member
Yeah my Nolan is white, and I've got reflective strips on it which are great at night but sod all use during the day...
 
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