Shoei Hornet X2 Adventure Motorcycle Helmet

Minimal wind noise and great aerodynamics. Works great for rides on my DR650.

This helmet was a bit tight at first (this is actually a correct 'sizing' to my head) - but it has loosened a little from on / off cycles and simply wearing and sweating in it (I know..... GROSS right!?). I like the visor feature in case I am riding into the setting sun. As far as head-whip (visor acting as a 'sail' at higher speeds) - I have not experienced this. There is a little 'grabbing' of air that the visor does at 50 mph but it is minimal thanks to the louvers in the bill. The cooling effect (air flow over my dome) at speed in our hot Arizona summer days is minimal. It is better than nothing, but you are still pretty hot. The wind screen is easy to operate while riding. The multi-position ratchet keeps things where you want them to be. I sure appreciated having the screen over my face when a big juicy bug hit me at approx. 50 mph. Without it - I probably would have a mark on my face, or maybe have crashed.

Amazing helmet Fitz had better than most bought two larges my family shares the other large if it's all their heads perfect amazing quality

I ride a DR650 on & off road and looking for a non-polycarbonate adventure style helmet with beak visor. I tried both the Shoei Hornet X2 and the Arai XD4 and the Arai just fit my head better. Both the Shoei & Arai are great helmets but I have to say I expected more from a $700 helmet. Wind Noise: Both were louder than expected but neither had that awful high pitched polycarbonate sound, the fiberglass on both muffled the wind slightly and produced a much more pleasant tone, Arai was slightly better on my setup. Shields: The Shoei is optically correct but fogs up quickly when shut completely (at full stop) but holds open at 1st click to vent at stops. The Arai comes to more of a point so it is not optically correct at the nose but becomes optically correct when looking through the main portion, only an issue if you are venting on the 1st click when stopped. Beaks: Shoei buffets, Arai better. Ventilation: Both ok but both could be better. Shoei wins because you can leave the face shield cracked open to the 1st position without distortion. After trying both I bought neither, I really like the internal shade visor feature available on other helmets and leaning toward modular helmets so I can leave my eyeglasses on when putting the helmet on or taking it off. There are only a few fiberglass modular adventure helmets on the market but if I’m going to spend $700 bucks I want a few bells & whistles..

Love this helmet. Fit his right on and has great visibility through the visor.

Una locura la calidad de este casco…. Mucha insonoridad… muy recomendable! Superior a otros

I took a big chance buying this online because none of the dealers around me carry Shoei where I could try one on. I opened the box very carefully just in case I had to send it back, but it definitely will not be going back. According to the size chart I should have bought a large, but I own several helmets and I've always taken a XL, and sometimes those are even a little tight, so I ordered the XL and it fits snug but it's very comfortable. I did have to get the thinner cheek pieces from the Shoei website, but I have kind of a fat face so I anticipated that. Summer isn't far away and I can't wait to use it Edit: I finally got a chance to use the helmet on some atv trails in northern Michigan and the helmet exceeded my expectations by a long shot. Even tho it was warm out and I was only wearing a tee shirt, my head was never hot even when I had the visor down. I started out a little tight, but pretty quickly that went away and I rode for 2 days and I was very comfortable the whole time. One thing that did surprise me, in a good way, was when the visor was down I got no wind in the helmet, which every full face helmet I've ever had let some air in, so that was a very pleasant surprise. The fastest I went was about 50, so maybe at highway speeds you may get some, but I bought it for my quad, so for me it's perfect. The money doesn't seem so bad when what you buy gives you exactly what you want.

I've wanted another Shoei for years. This is a Large... I know it's a proper fit.. but it's quite snug. I have a few other brands of helmets... one is a Bieffe full face in an XL... it does blow around a bit on my head. So again, even though this snug? I know it's proper. The visor fogs up a little too, if I breathe hard.. I'll try the other visor soon that it comes with, supposed to be anti fog. Overall? I like it and am satisfied... hopefully the padding "packs out " a bit...for the life of me, I can't snap that anti-fog visor in.. tried and tried and read the directions... Update: I did manage to get the fog shield in, thanks to YouTube.. it has packed out a bit.. is snug, but comfortable