New Shoei

eew

Comes with meds.. Nice.

MEDS, that is probably some kind of safety feature?

It will be interesting to read about the features of the new helmet.

That visor (duck-bill for us oldies):

JeepnMike wrote:

That visor (duck-bill for us oldies):

That's not a duckbill. This is a duckbill.



So is this.

JeepnMike wrote:

That visor (duck-bill for us oldies):

GuyB wrote:

That's not a duckbill. This is a duckbill.



So is this.

Euro version

Here is the new commercial. Aired 3 hours ago

Damn... I want one.

GuyB wrote:

That's not a duckbill. This is a duckbill.



So is this.

Related to duckbills.. something GuyB can appreciate

Camp332 wrote:

Here is the new commercial. Aired 3 hours ago

Pretty much what i expected from it(more ventilation and new safety features). But i have to say that i thought they would've gone away from the aggressive/pointy design of the shell.

^^^ For clip on goggles?

i hope they justify $600 for a helmet.

-MAVERICK- wrote:

^^^ For clip on goggles?

To boost the angle of the visor. Went on the center mount.

-MAVERICK- wrote:

^^^ For clip on goggles?

GuyB wrote:

To boost the angle of the visor. Went on the center mount.

OK that sounds old school and way before my time.

Motofinne wrote:

Pretty much what i expected from it(more ventilation and new safety features). But i have to say that i thought they would've gone away from the aggressive/pointy design of the shell.

Agreed. While the design looks great. I definitely thought it would've been "rounded" out a touch. I want to know more about the MEDS "Motion Energy Distribution System" which seems to be their take on 6D's internal shock absorbers.

Camp332 wrote:

Here is the new commercial. Aired 3 hours ago

Motofinne wrote:

Pretty much what i expected from it(more ventilation and new safety features). But i have to say that i thought they would've gone away from the aggressive/pointy design of the shell.

Camp332 wrote:

Agreed. While the design looks great. I definitely thought it would've been "rounded" out a touch. I want to know more about the MEDS "Motion Energy Distribution System" which seems to be their take on 6D's internal shock absorbers.

Looks more like a copy of the bell flex system. I don't see any elastomers like 6d has

Looks like Facelift only, at first look

David934 wrote:

Looks like Facelift only, at first look

Well, if it's a facelift only, I'd hate to see how you wear your helmet. Looks like a chunk of interior changes.

Camp332 wrote:

Here is the new commercial. Aired 3 hours ago

Motofinne wrote:

Pretty much what i expected from it(more ventilation and new safety features). But i have to say that i thought they would've gone away from the aggressive/pointy design of the shell.

Camp332 wrote:

Agreed. While the design looks great. I definitely thought it would've been "rounded" out a touch. I want to know more about the MEDS "Motion Energy Distribution System" which seems to be their take on 6D's internal shock absorbers.

I agree, I think the rounded shape makes sense for safety and torque on the brain and spinal column. It seems to me they doubled down on the aggressive (dirt-grabbing) angular styling in this new bucket.
(Don't get me wrong, I liked the look of the VFX-W and own a couple of them).

The elastomer system is probably more resilient to multiple small impacts and gives a longer life of regular use. Still, I don't think it matters if they use EPS rather than elastomers given that almost everyone accepts buying a new helmet after a hard hit or a few years of use. The elastomer system has got to be extremely costly to produce.

The orange one I like!

Not feeling the visor vibe, and I've been running Shoei helmets since the late 90s.

Here's a few pics guys.

Interested to get a hands on look.

Muscle-Milk-KTM wrote:

Interested to get a hands on look.

ML is at the AIM Expo, and I know he was going to get his hands on one there. Look for a report soon.

Eventually they are going to run out of room because that mouth piece just keeps getting bigger each time.

JeepnMike wrote:

That visor (duck-bill for us oldies):

GuyB wrote:

That's not a duckbill. This is a duckbill.



So is this.

With the mandatory tape because the buttons used to un-snap. Ahhh the memories

I still love the Scott face masks

MEDS aye, that's pretty bloody ironic.

I'll be wearing one.

Acidreamer wrote:

i hope they justify $600 for a helmet.

Bell, 6D, Arai, and TLD do, i dont see why Shoei would have any issues. Plus theyve still been selling their old model helmet for that much.

I dig it. Hopefully they have some kind of red/white/blue colorway.