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- May 23, 2015
Correct, but it does look cool imho!
Your 2 cents is always welcome, even though the exchange rate is no good for us anymore!!!
The Minions helmet looks cool too ! lol !
dadger
Moto3
- Sep 22, 2014
Bananas!!!!!
@baugustine
@h0ck3y
@Thomas What do you guys think to your Qwest, is it as quiet as they say and are the vents easy to use? I'm not sure about the separate exhaust ports on the rear.
I currently have a Shoei GT-Air in white, the vents all work great and are easy to use. It will soon be time to change it and I don't use the sun visor as much as I thought I would and the Sharp rating is only 3/5 so I was considering switching to the Qwest.
For anyone considering a Schuberth, the O/H has an SR1. It's been really poor, the visor developed stress cracks around the pinlock pins and at the lift-up-tab thing. We've had 3 new visors under warranty and the same thing has happened to every one, the lift-up tab also fowled the eye port gasket to the point that it split. The whole lid went away and all they did was fit a plastic clip over the broken gasket.
Well, that´s funny. Almost every review I saw said it´s unbearable loud inside past 80km/h. They say you really hear the wind. Can´t really compare it as it is my "first real helmet". So I don´t mind because I just don´t know it different. The vents are ok. The front bottom one really makes a huge difference. The front top one....well, a bit. And the rear ones I don´t really notice. Theoretically they should increase the airflow by quite a bit. But like I said, I don´t feel a difference. Maybe also because the full cloth mask I am wearing
What do you guys think to your Qwest, is it as quiet as they say and are the vents easy to use? I'm not sure about the separate exhaust ports on the rear.
I currently have a Shoei GT-Air in white, the vents all work great and are easy to use. It will soon be time to change it and I don't use the sun visor as much as I thought I would and the Sharp rating is only 3/5 so I was considering switching to the Qwest.
For anyone considering a Schuberth, the O/H has an SR1. It's been really poor, the visor developed stress cracks around the pinlock pins and at the lift-up-tab thing. We've had 3 new visors under warranty and the same thing has happened to every one, the lift-up tab also fowled the eye port gasket to the point that it split. The whole lid went away and all they did was fit a plastic clip over the broken gasket.
. Also a little tip: Don´t loose your windblocker for the chin area (not that difficult to loose). You will regret it. All in all I´m happy. Can´t say a thing regarding crash safety
- fortunately never had to test it.Thanks for the Schuberth tip.
- May 21, 2016
What do you guys think to your Qwest, is it as quiet as they say and are the vents easy to use? I'm not sure about the separate exhaust ports on the rear.
I currently have a Shoei GT-Air in white, the vents all work great and are easy to use. It will soon be time to change it and I don't use the sun visor as much as I thought I would and the Sharp rating is only 3/5 so I was considering switching to the Qwest.
@Xorro , I don't have much to compare it to, so my comments may be worthless, but...I like the fit of the helmet, construction is top notch and the visibility is excellent. It is not quiet, at least what I would consider quiet. I see videos on YouTube of guys talking while riding with no real wind noise. I doubt I could do that. Anything over 50 mph definitely has substantial wind noise. I use ear plugs (discussed in another thread somewhere) if I am going on the Freeway for any length of time, and that really helps. The ventilation system works well, and my head never gets overheated, even in hot, summer days.I would recommend you try one for a week and see how it fits, and how much wind noise you can tolerate. Nothing but praises for Shoei quality otherwise.
- Feb 6, 2015
A little late for the party here, but I'm on my second Qwest helmet and mostly because I did test it on a high-side crash on an older bike (and it worked perfectly at keeping my noggin' safe). Like others, I can't comment too much on how quiet it is because I'm not that familiar with other helmets and I also always ride with ear plugs. As far as ventilation goes, I like the setup of the vents and find it does keep things cool on hot humid days.
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- #68
Can't find fault in that logic. Sounds like you have exactly what you need & want!
I'm going to look at one of these tomorrow, it's called the NXR here. How do you find it?
I'd really like another GT-Air but the Sharp rating for side impact is really bad, the NXR scores much better.
- May 21, 2016
Nice, love the color scheme
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- #72
Very nice. Shape is important.
Some helmets are more circular, some more oval.
Some helmets are more circular, some more oval.
Jonathan
Amateur
- Jul 27, 2017
I have a Shark Skwal and a Shark Openline... the latter being wired for microphone for my Drift.
I've vaguely toyed with the idea of a Shark Raw... any thoughts?
I've vaguely toyed with the idea of a Shark Raw... any thoughts?
- Oct 1, 2017
GT Air Expanse, NXR Flagger, X Spirit2 Vermuelen
Always worn Shoei, like them a lot
Always worn Shoei, like them a lot
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- #76
I'd love to try a shoei or arai one day.
Always read good things.
Always read good things.
- Oct 1, 2017
What size are you ?
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- #78
- Feb 14, 2018
Shoei GT Air, Shoes Neo-tech
- Oct 1, 2017
PM me