Got my new Bell SRT Modular out for a test ride this week and so far I'm impressed with the helmet. While I was out I stopped at Cycle Gear and picked up a Pro-Tint transitions shield for it. I think Bell may have Shoei beat for ease of changing the shield, pops on and off in fractions of a second. On the road the helmet is no noiser, perhaps a bit quieter than my Neotech I. This was a nice surprise and I think is down to in part the useable chin curtain. The Neo has a chin curtain but it got in the way of using the flip up feature and kept getting dislodged, either by my chin or the boom microphone on my comm system, so I removed it. On the Bell it clears my chin and boom mic just fine.
The interior padding isn't quite as luxurious but wholly acceptable. Unlike the Neotech, the internal shade lowers to cover the entire eye port whereas the Shoei leaves a gap along the bottom. That's nice but also leads to my only niggle so far. With that shade fully lowered it just touches the end of my nose lightly on occasion. Raising it just a skosh solves the problem but leaves a small gap at the bottom, smaller than the Shoei does and since I'm already used to that, it's an easy solution. I think the Neotech has slightly better top ventilation with 3 positions as opposed to the SRT's on or off positions. The chin vent of the SRT flows more air than the Shoei though. The latter is important to combat fogging since the Bell does not come with a pinlock insert. The shield is allegedly treated with an anti-fogging coating but I've yet to really test that.
Comfort is good and the larger eye port seems to improve the field of view compared to the Neo. The shield optics are really good, super clear almost detail enhancing but to be fair I am not looking through 2 layers like I am with the Shoei's pinlock insert. The slider for the internal sun shade works a little smoother and easier on the Neo vs. the SRT .
I think this helmet has a lot to offer for the price MSRP is $349.99 but I had it on my honey drop list on Amazon and managed to snag it for $263. I got the "Heart Luck Skull" graphics and they are good match for my red '15 Super Tenere.
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