Nolan Helmets

I bough this helmet in 2023 and decided , given my experience of it and the price offered by SBS , i couldn't pass on the offer. Quality of the product can be seen elsewhere ( Shoei etc ) with helmets costing at least £200 more.

This is the second Nolan helmet I have bought from Sportsbikeshop. This flip up Nolan helmet ticks all the boxes for me, need I say anymore?

The team at Bristol where great as usual with the order arriving quickly from their storage area. The fit for me is great and I like how understated it is especially in the grey. Classico is also a good name as it retains classic type silhouette.
The only slight down side is that when I dip my head - to look at the speedo etc - I can definitely feel a blast of air from the top of the helmet even with the head vent shut.

Only used it once, but is very comfortable and quiet. It looks well made and I think it looks fantastic in the mat black carbon.
Very easy to fit my Sena intercom in to.

Bought this helmet in size M to replace a Schuberth C3 Pro and specifically wanted a flip over style this time. Having also tried on the HJC F100 and LS2 Advant II in a 58cm, the Nolan was the one that fitted the best.

I’ve just completed a 1000 mile Picos de Europa tour in temperatures between 12 deg and 28 deg, and both dry and wet weather with this helmet on a Forza 350 scooter. It performed very well, didn’t get in the way of the tour, was easily wearable for all day riding, and was quiet enough at motorway speeds when coupled with custom filtered ear plugs. The visor seals well and, in combination with the bike screen, kept water out through some quite heavy rain.

The sun visor extends low enough to give excellent coverage for me and has a grey tint which was very effective in the bright Spanish sun

Compared to the Schuberth, refitting the visor after cleaning is much more fiddly. I thought it was on securely but it fell off when I lifted the visor to put the helmet on - fortunately without damage.

The Shark OXO is essentially the same helmet. I didn’t bother trying one on because they’re more expensive, and I preferred the Nolan colour.

In the size M, this helmet just fits under my Forza 350’s seat, in both the forward and rear positions. I’d suggest to check before purchase with larger shell sizes.

The build quality isn’t as good as the Schuberth, but it’s significantly cheaper and represents great value for money.

I’ve fitted the Shark Sena Mesh Wave intercom rather than the Nolan N-Com Mesh unit. They’re identical apart from some branding but the Shark unit is £15 cheaper, and even cheaper still with the combined helmet/intercom VAT saving. One thing not in the specs for the intercom is that it uses 40mm speakers which fit the helmet recesses perfectly.

This is a good helmet and perfect for the next heatwave but when ordering you see a picture of a silver helmet, not white. The description is Metal White so combined with the image I expected a light silver colour to replace my old ones (2 ordered) rather than a dark gun metal grey but certainly not pure white.