New Helmet - RF1400

[Grumpy Goat]

So, moving beyond my blather about what I think will happen, I took the new helmet for a 120-mi ride. Mostly rural moderate twisties with about 25-miles of interstate at the end. I'm happy to report that the helmet is quiet (in my opinion) without the chin guard curtain installed but with the breath guard in-place.

Thanks for closing the look on this one and giving us your thoughts on the helmet after a ride. I cannot use the breath guard on any helmet I guess because mu nose is too short and all I do is cause my glasses to fog up by my breath. So that is typically first thing to be pulled off. I need / like the chin guards to cut down the wind noise to my mics so that stay on year round. Shoei chin guards are some silly sort of netting that I suppose is better than a kick in the butt, but not by much.

... I will warn any prior Shoei owner, the old-school shield detents are pretty much gone. Above ~40 mph, the shield is pushed to a near closed gap of perhaps 1/16". Now that still provides a nice cooling flow to the top of the cheeks, but obviously less than many of us are accustomed too. At lower speeds, the detents will hold the shield in position, but there isn't much "hold" between minimal and 1.5" gap.

Is there a detent that will keep it open to about 1/2"? That is all I need for a crack. Beyond that I can go full open or "essentially closed" at 1/16" - either works for me.