Name: Shoei GT Air 3 - Nile TC9
Brand: Shoei
Price: 519.99 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.9 (8 reviews)

Our customers say…

Customers praise the helmet’s quality finish, comfort and accurate fit, with several saying it feels premium and quiet. The central visor release and quick-release strap are widely liked, and the built-in sun visor is seen as useful. Some customers mention sizing can feel tighter than expected, while others note issues with the chin strap, visor mechanism, or ventilation. Overall, many consider it a worthwhile upgrade and strongly recommend it.

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Very comfortable and good noise reduction

4

01 Oct 2026 by Stuart

Very comfortable and good noise reduction

Style: Chalk Grey

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Shoei GT Air 3

5

27 Sep 2026 by Chris M

A great fitting helmet, all accessories included. Well pleased

Style: Discipline TC1

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Great Helmet

5

26 Sep 2026 by Adam

Shoei seem to fit me well, this is a great fit, although coming from a Neotec 2 I had to go up a size. My glasses fit in well and integrated comms is seamless. Love the look and graphics of this model.

Style: MM93 Grip

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All day comfort is worth paying for.

5

25 Sep 2026 by Clive

I bought this GT Air 3 helmet to replace my old GT Air. Apart from its great looks and high quality finish. The GT Air 3 provides better air flow than the original helmet. This is especially noticeable around the top of the head. The inbuilt sun visor also seems to drop slightly lower reducing the light coming in from below. Another big plus is that they have given a better city gap position on the main visor, This wasn't very good original helmet. One of the main factors of paying out for a premium helmet is that the other manufacturers helmets just didn't seem to have the same quality feel with regards to the soft and plush interior of the Shoei.

Style: Discipline TC2

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Comfort and quiet

5

13 Sep 2026 by Marcus

Its really snug fit first helmet in 20 yr after just getting back in bikes and extremely comfortable and quite

Style: Discipline TC1

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Brilliantly Quiet

5

09 Sep 2026 by Anonymous

I bought this as my previous helmet is very noisy, and I m deaf enough as it is
The staff at Preston fussed about and made sure that I had the correct size and changed some of the pads to get it perfect.
It s fantastically quiet and very steady with no buffeting in high winds.
Well pleased

Style: Lilt TC10

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Great Lid and Great service

5

09 Sep 2026 by Jonathan G

It was time to upgrade my GT Air 2....the 3 is everything the 2 was before...just that bit better! Of course ordering from SBS is always dead easy and delivery is super quick. Happy Days.

Style: Matt Deep Grey

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Very comfortable helmet

4

01 Sep 2026 by Steven

I love the helmet and the fit. If I had 1 criticism it would be that cheek padding popper comes off way to easy when putting on the and taking off the helmet.

Style: Discipline TC2

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Very comfortable

5

31 Aug 2026 by Anonymous

Great looking helmet, comfortable and a sun visor is a game changer, very pleased.

Style: Matt Black

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Awesome

5

27 Aug 2026 by Ade w

light, comfortable, little bit noisy at high speeds but that could well be the bike i'm on, VFR800 very blustery.... even with puig screen fitted, otherwise no complaints at all and would recommend to anyone who is serious about buying a decent helmet

Style: White

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Brilliant!

5

17 Aug 2026 by Anonymous

Brilliant helmet, cool and comfortable all day.

Style: Matt Black

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It’s a Shoei, what more do you want.

5

17 Aug 2026 by Nigel F

All the comfort and feeling of quality you expect from a premium brand.
As others have said, it’s not the quietest but it’s not as loud as my old AGV.

Style: Chalk Grey

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Premium quality

5

13 Aug 2026 by Ken K

Sizing good. I am in middle of the M size range ind it is perfect - snug without being tight. Low wind noice and excellent visor system enabling easy use even with heavier gloves. Highly recommmend. I wear spectacles for riding and the pre aligned lining cut out is perfect.

Style: Scenario TC-5

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Excellent

5

11 Aug 2026 by Steve

Excellent helmet from Shoei

Style: Nile TC9

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Brilliant helmet, comfortable and quiet

5

11 Aug 2026 by JT

Best helmet I've had, fits great, is high quality, and I have much less wind noise too. I'm loving it

Style: Scenario TC-5

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Fantastic quality

5

01 Aug 2026 by Les H

Great helmet, customisable internals to fit your fat or thin head. Fat head in my case

Style: Mike TC2

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Streamlined and comfortable

4

29 Jul 2026 by L. R

This is a very comfortable helmet, lighter than my previous one and easy to put on and take off. I like the fact that it seamlessly integrates a comms system, which can be heard clearly even at 70MPH.

Style: Nile TC9

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Shoei Air 3

5

29 Jul 2026 by Rob H

Best helmet I’ve ever had, this is my second Shoei helmet I had the two now the three, the three is an upgrade obviously from the two not masses of difference but I think it’s got a slightly better airflow and seems quieter a touch heavier but not noticeable when wearing pin lock supplied although I don’t use them the sun visor is a great edition easily operated with gloves on by side leaver on the left-hand side. The main visor clicks shut and you have to press a button at the front to open it., felt a little awkward to find the button with gloves on to start with but didn’t take long to get the hang of it. There are other great helmets out there but this helmet ticks all the boxes I need. Fairly expensive, but at the end of the day, what’s your Head worth?

Style: Discipline TC1

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Approval	ECE 22.06
Chin Strap	Quick Release
Colour Scheme	Black
Finish	Matt
Form	Full Face
Racing Approval	ACU Gold
Removable Interior	Fully Removable
Shell Construction	Multi-Composite
Shell Sizes	3
Visors	Pinlock Included, Integral Sun Visor
Warranty	5 Year

Shoei GT Air 3 - Nile TC9

Full face sport touring helmet with internal sun visor and fully washable removable interior

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