Brain Bucket

[Duman]

Thinking of getting a new helmet, modular. Trying to choose between Shoei Neotec-2 and Nolan 100-5.

What buckets are you guys wearing?

[SideShow Bob]

[.455_Hunter]

Deleted upon understanding the discussion is about motorcycle helmets and not tactical helmets.

[ray1970]

Helmets? We don?t need no stinking helmets.

[Irving]

I can't contribute either. I have a motorcycle helmet, but I just bought it on Amazon and tried to save money while purchasing a brand I recognized and not scraping the bottom of the barrel since I don't know much about helmets.

[Little Dutch]

Following out of interest since I need a new lid too. Someone has to have a strong opinion on this.

[wyome]

Current is an HJC IS 2 Max modular.... itz not a bad helmet, but im looking for a full face shoei or arai soon. Modular is kinda neat so I might look at a neotec also, but in the end I'll go for what fits best...

Leaning towards shoei rf1200...I like the drop down internal visor of the gt air 2 and the neotec, but I already have a sena 30k comms unit...gt air and neotec are set up for another sena unit designed to fit into those two...but I already have a perfectly good and as capable comms unit, so I don't really wanna purchase the sena dedicated to the gt air 2/neotec....

[ray1970]

https://youtu.be/uLj9WfoWPSQ

[FoxtArt]

There is some argument to be made that the lesser DOT standards may be sufficient, and in many cases, better than the more stringent European standards. The euro standards are very specific (two heavy ball drops on the exact same place on the helmet or something like that), which are not representative of accidents and likely result in having helmets that are far more rigid than they probably need to be for 9/10 accidents. Having something that is too rigid is like having a head on collision between two 1970's cadillacs... the car's (helmet) might come out looking better when they are more rigid, but your body (brain) takes more of the whiplash as a result.

[TFOGGER]

I'm in a Shoei Neotec 2 currently. Probably the quietest modular currently on the market. SENA SRL electronics integrate seamlessly into the helmet, work well below about 80 mph, above that, talking on the phone is difficult. Previously in an HJC with chatterbox electronics,; the Shoei is a huge upgrade.