Shoei Neotec II

Bought this hemet to replace a LS2 Valiant II. The LS2 was an XXL and after about 15 min the head pressure made the ride a lot less enjoyable. Did some checking and narrowed it down to the NEOTEC and another. Tried this one; because, it was the closest to the LS2; which, I really liked. The pressure is gone. It is also XXL; but, seems to be more oval. Not a fan of matt colors; but wanted blue and it was advertised as a metallic matt blue. Should have know better...Anything good is hard to get these days. This was pricey; but, I would buy it again if I needed one.

Well built and to date is the most comfortable helmet I have purchased. Would buy again.

Good looking helmet loaded with features. Ready for communications, Pin lock included, good fit, love the matte blue finish. Not cheap, but highly if not top rated everywhere I saw it reviewed.

I've only done a couple thousand miles in this helmet but so far I love it. I did change to the 31mm cheek pads before extended use. The fit and comfort are perfect for all day use, even on several day trips. Both visors both work great and are easy to use. Vents are easy to use and do provide some cooling, not super but good enough. I still get noise, lots of noise but to be honest I'm not sure there is any way to avoid that, I am after all riding with my head in the wind at highway speeds. The latch on the chin strap is also great and you can work it with or without gloves on. I wear glasses and they slip right on after I put the helmet on and there are no painfull pressure points. Weight hasn't been a problem for me even though I think it is a little heavy in my hands. The "clam shell" is super easy to use and locks up and down very nicely. All in all this is a great helmet.

I don’t think I’ve written a review before but here we go:I am the type of person that has expensive taste. I usually judge quality by the price tag too. I also occasionally look up the products on the web. This helmet was always top recommended for modular helmets. I decided to buy it and replace my $250 sena outrush modular helmet for something flashier. For $850, I was expecting the world out of this helmet. When it arrived, there was nothing really special about it. I also bought a Cardo pack talk edge to use with it (all my buddies use that). So $1200 later with everything assembled I rode out. It’s weighs, and performs exactly like my $250 outrush helmet.The only positive thing that happened with this helmet was that some stranger had to come up to me and compliment my helmet saying it looks really good and then noticed the shoei brand and went down memory lane with how it was the big thing back in the day. This kind of experience never happened with my sena helmet. Regardless, this wasn’t enough for me to justify paying $1200 for both items when the sena has it all for $250 so I ended up returning it. I had the red color and large size. Everything was great just too expensive and not worth it.On a side note, I was throughly impressed with the Cardo packtalk edge. Highly recommend that. You actually know where the money went when you use that.