Anyone Here Using A Nolan Helmet ?

[James]

Been browsing t'interweb fer a noo flip helmet.  I was going to go for a HJC IS max 2 as I was assured they're waterproof, my LS2 isn't, neither is my Caberg. <_<  Anyhoos, went over to CMC and looked at the HJC and I thought they were a bit flimsy tbh, esp. the visor. Soooo, ruled that out and started interwebbing.  Price excludes me from getting a Shoei or Schuberth so I narrowed it down to Nolan.

 

First up is the N104 evo 

 


I also found myself drawn to the N43e AIR. A modular helmet.

 


 

 

 

I also discovered that Nolan do a helmet called a Grex which is a cheaper version of their Nolan helmets.  Here's the Grex G4.2


 

 

Soooooo, does anyone happen to own wanna these, or happen to have tried them on for fit ?

Studders, I had a Nolan N103 (predessor of the 104) for a good few years. Its probably the most comfortable helmet Ive ever had (easily equal to the Arai Tour X which I also loved). It had a great fit (obviously thats different for everyone) and seemed solidly made. Plush interior. Quiet (although I always wear ear plugs). Good venting (but also warm enough in colder weather). The visor was easy to get on and off. No leaks through the vents or around the visor. It was my first helmet with an integral drop-down sun visor - brilliant, I wouldnt buy a helmet without one now. The chin bar mechanism was easy to use even with gloves on (single handed operation) and felt really solid.


The only downside was the polycarbonate shell construction (though I never had a problem with that) and the weight, I cant remember what it was now, possibly approaching 1800g? Overall a fantastic lid though.