The Hornet X2 helmet from Shoei is an all-new entry into the fast growing adventure touring helmet market. While other brands have played their hand and introduced their latest and greatest, Shoei has made all other adventure touring helmets look silly with the introduction of their Hornet X2. This helmet as a whole is luxurious. The fit and feel of the helmet on the inside is superb, the quality of construction and paint graphics are outstanding. This helmet is easily worn all-day riding and is made to withstand any riding condition.
Developed with multiple riding styles in mind, the Hornet X2 is perfect for off-road, on-road, dirt biking, cross country adventure, and even street sport bike riding. This will be your new go-to helmet available from Riders Discount. This was designed from the onset to maintain peak performance in every condition without compromise.
Available in five different solids, along with three variations of their Hornet X2 Seeker graphic. The solid as pictured retails at $603.99. Fit is intermediate oval with four different shell sizes so you don’t have to worry about massive padding in a size small lid. Shoei is the only manufacturer offering four shell sizes in their dual sport helmet. For a truly custom fit, cheek pads are available as an option with different thickness that can be changed out to suit your needs.
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Inside you’ll find a plush, comfortable 3D Max Dry II liner that is cut and contoured for a tighter fit. This does not mean we recommend going up a size, Shoei’s sizing is still spot on. What you get when you put on the Shoei Hornet X2 is a helmet that fits perfectly. Other brands will just glue some foam lining inside and call it good. Shoei has carefully engineered the shape of the interior lining to make sure it’s a proper fit. Although the fit is snug like a sportbike helmet, the chin bar is elongated so that hot air from your heavy breathing has a chance to escape rather than fogging up your shield. Removable ear pads help to deaden sound and when removed, open up pockets to place your communication system speakers. Because of how well this is designed, the interior noise is at a minimum allowing you to easily hear sound coming from your speakers. Shoei has achieved the impossible with this helmet – superior ventilation with minimal wind noise.
A key safety feature that really needs to be adopted on all helmets is Shoei’s Emergency Release cheek pads. These allow emergency personnel to pull the entire side lining out of the helmet and safely remove your helmet without risking further neck injury.
You’d think with such a large visor on top that this would not perform well at speed. This is actually one of the best aerodynamically sound adventure touring helmets we’ve tested. With countless hours of research and wind tunnel testing, Shoei has designed a helmet visor that not only has less drag and lift, but also funnels air into the central vent pushing a ton of air though this helmet. With four intake vents and seven exhaust vents, the ventilation on this helmet is top notch and combined with the 3D Max Dry II moisture wicking liner, you’ll hardly ever find yourself getting sweaty during a ride.
Remove the visor and you’ll find a cool looking street bike -esque helmet underneath. Shoei has designed this helmet so that it will work with either the visor on or off, your choice. Removing the visor couldn’t be easier with tool less screws. The only gripe is that you cannot move the visor but it’s positioned so well out of the box we didn’t even think about it during the ride.
The eye port on the Shoei Hornet X2 is massive and comes standard with the Pinlock EVO clear shield. The Pinlock EVO is the latest version and there is nothing better on the market to keep your field of vision fog free (tinted shields are also available). Add the included chin curtain and breath guard and you’ll pretty much never see fog on your visor again. The shield is a 3D molded distortion free lens that offers optical clarity with less flex. The shield mounts to a spring loaded base plate that sucks the visor onto the eyeport creating a dust proof, wind proof, and water proof seal around the eye port. Seven detents including the fully down and locked position allow you to position the visor however you like. Prefer goggles? No problem. The shield is easily removable and the eyeport is big enough to accept your favorite pair of goggles.
The Shoei Hornet X2 strikes the perfect balance between on and off road form and function. This is the new top dog in the adventure touring helmet market and should be seriously considered for your next helmet purchase. This is a true all-road, all-element helmet. Check out the other Shoei Hornet X2 graphics and purchase your next helmet from our website here.
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