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I am curious if anyone here is using a Shoei Z-II helmet, and if so, what you think of it.
With the big XXL Clearview on the 650, any of my 3 helmets worked fine. Now that I have gone back to the stock windscreen, the old Shoei RF-800 is the only one I have that is reasonably quiet and ventilates pretty well. I'm tall, so the wind is hitting me right at the base of the helmet.
The new Shoei RF-1000 doesn't fit my head shape. But the Z-II, which is a step up from the RF series should fit. I looked at an XL size this afternoon (I'd need the XXL), and I was impressed with the build quality, venting system, etc.. I was told that it is even quieter that the RF series and ventilates exceptionally well. MSRP is $422.99, but Ron Ayers quoted me a price of $327.29 and free shipping. Pricey, but Shoei is excellent quality - and they are the only helmet manufacturer that has their own wind tunnel for testing during development.
So if you wear a Shoei Z-II, tell me what you think. If you have another brand & model of full face helmet that you think is exceptionally quiet when it is "in the wind", that would also be of interest.
With the big XXL Clearview on the 650, any of my 3 helmets worked fine. Now that I have gone back to the stock windscreen, the old Shoei RF-800 is the only one I have that is reasonably quiet and ventilates pretty well. I'm tall, so the wind is hitting me right at the base of the helmet.
The new Shoei RF-1000 doesn't fit my head shape. But the Z-II, which is a step up from the RF series should fit. I looked at an XL size this afternoon (I'd need the XXL), and I was impressed with the build quality, venting system, etc.. I was told that it is even quieter that the RF series and ventilates exceptionally well. MSRP is $422.99, but Ron Ayers quoted me a price of $327.29 and free shipping. Pricey, but Shoei is excellent quality - and they are the only helmet manufacturer that has their own wind tunnel for testing during development.
So if you wear a Shoei Z-II, tell me what you think. If you have another brand & model of full face helmet that you think is exceptionally quiet when it is "in the wind", that would also be of interest.