Shoei Motorcycle Helmets :
Shoei has been making the finest motorcycle helmets since 1959. The company started in Japan and has been on the forefront of Safety helmet design ever since.
Shoei Helmets offer many models specifically designed for the comfort and safety. They are all DOT Approved and most exceed Snell2005 and Snell2010 standards.
Safety, Technology and Testing:
With safety, comfort, and passion in mind, product development takes customer wishes, the demands of the market, and new trends into consideration. Although safety and functionality always play the dominant role, the design aspect is never neglected. This special combination of perfect functionality and unique design is testimony to the passion that motorcycle riders all over the world experience.
More than 20 years ago, SHOEI was the first maker to recognize the importance of aerodynamics in designing a helmet. During this time, SHOEI invested in a wind tunnel of its own that is an indispensable constituent part of product development. In addition, tests to explore the effects of wind resistance and the various forces applied are constantly measured to determine the performance of the ventilation, as well as how much noise is being produced.
Intensive test rides are performed to verify the results of the wind tunnel testing on several aspects of the helmet. For example, the various forms of air flow created by different types of motorcycles, as well as the comfort experienced during long rides, are investigated and taken into consideration when developing a helmet design.
Nowhere are the requirements placed on a helmet more extreme than in professional racing. The development of SHOEI sports helmets is decisively supported by our factory riders in MotoGP, Supercross, and other international classes. Among other things, the ventilation system and the quick-change visor system were developed first for racing. Today, every rider with a SHOEI helmet can benefit from these technologies.
Multiple venting and extractionFor optimum ventilation.Inlet vents on the upper head and chinFor fresh air supply.2 Outlet vents on the back of the helmet To exhaust the used warm air.
The hyper dual liner ventilation:On our top range helmets, the shock absorbing liner is made of two parts.Between them, there is a system of ventilation channels which can very effectively carry fresh airto the riders head, and vent out warm humid air.
The sightlation system:All SHOEI full face helmets use a sophisticated ventilation intake below the shield window, which serves a double function:It supplies fresh breathing air to the rider, but also steers an airflow along the inside of the shield.This helps to keep the shields dry and clear of fog.
ADVANCED INTERIOR PADDING:SHOEI helmets are comfortable, even at extreme speeds: This means that the padding must fit snuggly around your head, without ever feeling unpleasant. At the same time, the bottom of our interiors have no rims and no overlapping parts. This prevents turbulence and noise. For our top class models, we took perfection one step further and designed the entire interior to be detachable.You can replace it in seconds, and you can choose between 7 different cheek pad sizes - what you get is a tailor-fit helmet, taking comfort to the maximum!
SHOEI CX-1 Shield Technology:CX-1 is something unique - the CX-1 shield is not attached to the helmets with screws,but by a spring loaded ratchet.The shield is detached by pulling two levers, re-attached just as fast and its fit on the window sealsis fine-adjustable.As the entire attachment unit is inside the shield, there is no need for (noisy) shield covers.The shield itself functions as the sleekest cover you can imagine!
CX-1V Visor Technology:The CX-1V shield mechanism system is the next level in SHOEIs leading visor technology. Although both systems (CX-1 & CX-1V )look similar the differences can be found in the following features:
1. visor locking system
2. wider shield
Quiet Helmet Technology for Street and Sportbikes
Noise imposes unnecessary stress on the rider and can disturb his or her concentration. There are two ways to reduce noise in the helmet. Wind noise can be reduced by optimizing the aerodynamics. Additionally, the acoustic damping properties of the helmet can be optimized through careful design of the helmet shell and the padding. The decisive factor for a comfortable and quiet helmet is the balanced utilization of these two approaches. Utilizing a thicker helmet shell, eliminating ventilation, or using padding that is too tight may reduce the amount of noise experienced, but this is achieved at the expense of safety and comfort. This is not an option for SHOEI.
see the new Shoei Qwest Helmet here.
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