Helmet report on my new Nolan 102

[waltdisney]

I have been thinking about a new helmet for a year now.
Well I finally ordered one 2 weeks ago, and got it 6 days later, thanks customs for not holding onto it too long.
Well its been 9 great days with the Nolan so far.
I have yet to find a downside to it.

The liner is easy to remove to wash, and then replace.
The flip down dark partial visor looks cool as heck, and works well to.
So far have not used the option to plumb music into it, but likely will soon.

Basically its just the best helmet for my head and my needs I have ever found.....I must have looked at 50 helmets before I got this Nolan, and it simply ROCKS !!!

[bross]

Thanks for the review, I've been looking at those as well. I absolutely have to have a visor on my helmets or I'm blind on a sunny day. I use the stick on window tint but have to replace it a few times a year. How is it for venting? Noise? Fogging? Does the visor use detents like a Shoei or just friction like an Arai?

[waltdisney]

Originally Posted by bross

Thanks for the review, I've been looking at those as well. I absolutely have to have a visor on my helmets or I'm blind on a sunny day. I use the stick on window tint but have to replace it a few times a year. How is it for venting? Noise? Fogging? Does the visor use detents like a Shoei or just friction like an Arai?

small detents on the visor.
A tiny bit louder than say a top of the line Shoei, but quiter than my other helmets.the little tinted visor is only up or down though.

and I have had no fogging issues unless stopped in traffic and not cracking the visor at least a bit.

[MotorCDR]

Originally Posted by bross

Thanks for the review, I've been looking at those as well. I absolutely have to have a visor on my helmets or I'm blind on a sunny day.

You might check the Caberg Justissimo. The visor is inside (behind the clear visor) and slides up and down with a little lever on the side of the helmet. The PGR guys around here refer to the couple of us that have them as the "Jet Pilots." Warning, though, when you look at their chart, order one size UP from what it says you need.

Of course, ANY helmet that you WEAR EVERY TIME YOU RIDE beats any helmet that you don't like, so if possible, you want to try out a brain bucket for a couple of hours before you buy and ride away.

[Guitar7272]

I love my Nolan N102... since it's a modular helmet, the front flips up with a simple to operate yet completely secure latching system. It's great at stop lights or at the gas pumps/convienience stores.

The outside visor has 3 different detent positions.

[waltdisney]

Check ebay for a good deal if you do want one.

[bross]

Originally Posted by MotorCDR

You might check the Caberg Justissimo. The visor is inside (behind the clear visor) and slides up and down with a little lever on the side of the helmet. The PGR guys around here refer to the couple of us that have them as the "Jet Pilots." Warning, though, when you look at their chart, order one size UP from what it says you need.

Of course, ANY helmet that you WEAR EVERY TIME YOU RIDE beats any helmet that you don't like, so if possible, you want to try out a brain bucket for a couple of hours before you buy and ride away.

Definitely, I wore helmets around our bike shop for a couple hours, before I settled on my Shoei.

Originally Posted by crazyinkamloops

Check ebay for a good deal if you do want one.

Personally I would never buy a helmet on-line, as motorcdr said best to try it on, and I like to support my local dealers whenever I can. The only things I buy on-line are the things my local dealer can't get for me. I'm willing to spend a few more $$$ to keep them in business cause I like having them around.

[MotorCDR]

Originally Posted by bross

Personally I would never buy a helmet on-line, as motorcdr said best to try it on, and I like to support my local dealers whenever I can. The only things I buy on-line are the things my local dealer can't get for me. I'm willing to spend a few more $$$ to keep them in business cause I like having them around.

I got my helmet online, having A), tried one on, and B), no Caberg dealer within 500 miles. If you are where someone has spent the money to stock a helmet that you want GO THERE. As you said, you want to keep them in business.