X Spirit III

[oldwobbler]

Just bumping this thread back up.
Has anyone changed from an X Spirit 2 to a 3? What are the differences you have noticed?
I've currently got speakers fitted in my X Spirit 2 - has anyone fitted them in a 3? Any good / enough space?
Thanks.

 

[Amadeus]

I have an XSpirit3 went from a RAID2.
I have speakers in the xspirit3 - there are indents in the shell for them to go into.
I love the XSpirit3 - so much more comfortable and seems so much lighter tho I think it actually is.

They look cool as heck as well. Just buy one and you can be as groovy as me.

 

[IMORTAL_Indian]

I have one.....




I use it every day .... Nice and comfortable, very light, plenty of vents and adjustable / extra padding to make it more tight (oo-er missus)...

A little noisey but thats cause I never get out of 3rd gear on my commute.... But echoing what the others said, Try before you buy !!

 

[oldwobbler]

Thanks guys - that's really helpful.
I've just watch a review on Revzila (on the American X Fourteen version) - they showed the speaker pockets - but on the Shoei web site there is no mention of them!
Decision made - cheers.

 

[r25sti]

love mine.colours match the bike too.

 

[soofsayer]

I was looking at buying one of these but the guy in the shop said that for road riding they were not great. I want something for both road and track but he put me right off. So some of you guys use your XS3 on the road, good experiences?

 

[r25sti]

mine is for road only as i use my old arai's on track. great road helmet. good vision and vent adjustment. i do wear ear plugs too so no issue with road noise if there is any. I also use the photochromic type visor which is really good.

 

[oldwobbler]

Soof - I got the same feed back from the Shoei rep at the NEC in 2015 just before they were released. I actually tried on Bradly's helmet from the display case (small) to see what it was like. The Shoei rep said the 3 was more track focused than the 2 which put me off.

All of the reviews and feed back I've had since have said the 3 is a better road helmet than the 2. These two reviews clinched it for me (plus the good folk on here!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6r5dMdTyc0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAZ3azHN0Po

The S14 is the American version.