Working for CG I sold a lot of helmets. FF was the most common, with some asking for modulars based on riding style or work needs. I sold two Neotec 2s to state patrol troopers on moto duty. They /hated/ Nolan with the fire of a thousand suns. Leaky, loud, weird pressure points, etc were their complaints. Schuberth C3 Lites were popular, too. Freaky light and mega quiet were common talking points among buyers. I dunno how well the hinges would hold up during a hit, tho.

It kinda says something that the entire staff, despite being paid a peon's wage, rode Shoei FF. Three RF1200s, one GT Air, and one RF-SR. Several wore glasses and Shoei makes that easy with temple molding. Oddly, everyone also wore ear plugs.

Full Face over Modular. Smaller and less fiddily.

Larger helmets catch too much wind in an upright riding position with no wind screen. The bulky helmets tend to push my head around; which is obnoxious. I generally go for a 3/4 or half helmet to get around dealing with the added bulk of the larger Full Face and the even larger Modular helmets.

I’m legally blind without my prescription glasses, and I hate having to take them off for any reason, even to put on a full-face helmet.

Worse, putting my glasses back on after donning a full-face helmet is literally a pain, trying to force the ear pieces in-between the side of my head and the helmet padding, all while try to force the hooks down over my ears AND without bending the frames out of shape.

I only ever wear modular helmets, because I can don and doff them without removing my glasses.

I use modular helmets. Makes it easier to put on especially with glasses and ear buds. Flip it up when getting gas, need extra air, get a sip of water. And they have flip down sun visors.

Modular, and pretty much always open unless I'm on the highway. Wind feels gooood

Shoei and Shuberth have great options.

Shoei neotech or the bell srt

I love my Simpson Mod Bandit.

Try them all on. Whichever one fits your melon is the best

Shoei Neotec

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Modular helmets are fine unless you use them as half-face helmets. A half-face helmet basically doesn’t protect your chin.

Gullwing is ±1750gm! It is heavy af. Do try it out first before you buy it. It caused strain in my neck when I tried it in the shop for 5 mins. I had a studds trooper, a modular helmet, it is decent. I wouldn't recommend it on highways too much wind blast. In city is a boon, in heavy traffic just lift the face up, when trying to drink water on long rides, just lift the face up. It is convenient sure, but not a very safe helmet. Would save you in "city speed"s crashes but definitely not recommended for highways

It’s a good helmet, go for it.

I have a Gullwing from a year. I use the chin up only when off bike and I need to talk to someone. Rest the helmet is good.

Caveat that I don't like modular helmets, a significant amount of impacts occur to the chinbar and they're just not nearly as safe as a full face for that occasion specifically. That said, I've been impressed with my HJC i10 full face and there's a sister modular helmet in the i90. It's ~$200 and ECE approved. Pinlock ready visor, glasses ready, 5 colors.

When I was picking out a modular helmet, I looked for something with a decent ECE rating and ended up going with an LS2 Valiant II.

I've been very happy with it so far, but be sure you bring your earplugs because no modular helmet will ever be as quiet as a full face model.

Sorry.. Adding to question. im between a shoei neotec 2 or schuberth c3 lite up to c5. Looking for ease of incorporating cardo comms if anyone has a suggestion

In the Neotec 2 price range you've also got the Schuberth C5, worth checking out.

I have a Simpson Mod Bandit Carbon. It is ECE rated and has a interval sun visor.

I don't know about the US, I notice the shoei ex zero which I have isn't available in the US either it seems, maybe it's not been submitted for testing there? I personally haven't tried them but a work colleague is in the market for a modular and the two he's trying to decide on are the C5 and neotec 2. Both available in the UK. Apparently the C5 addresses the issues that customers complained about on the C4.

I have two and it's all I wear. I've tried a few full faced helmets because they're lighter and cheaper (I like my jaw so no half or three quarter for me) but the convenience of throwing up the lid at a stop light to grab a drink, talk to your friend, or cool off quick is too nice to switch. I don't think I'll ever use anything else.

No. I wear a full face helmet. I was in an accident once. Most of the damage was to the front of that full face helmet. When I was in the hospital nurses and doctors kept saying “thank God you were wearing that helmet. We’ve seen riders with their face and skull torn open.” That was enough for me.

I rode 10k miles on a 50cc with a 3/4 hemet, now i have a 300cc with a modular flip up for intown amd freeway

I do, I never ride with it up but it makes it easy to drink water and have a snack

Full face rider here.

I don't really love the discourse in the general two-wheel community of "modular = bad because full face = best". The latter is true, yes, but almost all modern modular helmets are perfectly serviceable as helmets and in the vast majority of cases when a modular is being used properly and a crash happens? The outcome will be the same as if a full face was being worn. The weakpoints introduced by modular helmets, predominantly the hinges, are not some glaring flaw that helmet designers and DOT as well as other certifications just ignore or don't know of. They are minimized to a point where it becomes negligible - the force needed to make those weak points cause the helmet to function improperly would have to be so precise and so powerful that, quite frankly, you almost certainly would've been boned regardless. They are WILDY more protective (AGAIN, WHEN USED PROPERLY) than something like a 3/4 or god forbid a 1/2 helmet and neglibly less protective than a full face.

That being said, it's still important to take the more obvious risk of modular helmets into account; wearing it with the face-up. The one and only real use of a modular helmet should be not having to take it on and off when you pull off the road to do something like go into a store, check your phone, or (rarely, and with caution) to get some air if necessary at a stop light. Not to wear it half-up just because you're going at low city speeds. I hardly even have my visor on my full face up if I'm going at low speeds - exceptions include if I forgot my tinted visor and the sun is coming straight at me or keeping it open just a smidge to get some fog out.

Anyways, remember MSF: All the gear, all the time.

I just assumed both of those would be a thing since modular helmets are supposed to be the cadillac's of helmets. Also, you can get transition visors on race helmets for a few years now so i have no clue why modular wouldn't have picked it up.

The AGV sportmodular helmet has pin lock. It also has an inner sun-shield.

https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/agv-sportmodular-carbon-solid-helmet

Someone will correct me real quick if I'm wrong but most if it all modular helmets have built in shades making the transition visor redundant. But you still do have the option. I have a schuberth modular and my dealer said I could get a transition if I wanted but I passed because of the shades

> I feel like modular helmets are supposed to be the Cadillac of helmets

Nope.

Pay me:

https://www.fc-moto.de/epages/fcm.sf/?channable=e78948.MTM0NDMzMDMx&ObjectPath=/Shops/10207048/Products/Lazer-Monaco-Evo-Pure-Glass-Full-Face/SubProducts/Lazer-Monaco-Evo-Pure-Glass-Full-Face-0003&Locale=en_US&gclid=CjwKCAjw1_PqBRBIEiwA71rmtSyAaHACuN_DIVw-I_6f7WVIfAmWw4VrvOSSaC01r7Nl0eCxdpyZ9RoCoTAQAvD_BwE FYI, my gf has this helmet and really likes it. I bought her another helmet (scorpion) and she still prefers the Lazer. You can see her wearing it here: https://youtu.be/37Pb0chDVTw

Walang mura na maganda. Wag kang maniwala sa ogag sa live selling na nag-aadvertise o nagbebenta ng tig 500-1500 na helmet, dahil di yan quality. Stretch your budget to 3-5k, and try the LS2 Scope. It's comfortable for me, since tinry ko sya sa motoshop. Kung hanap mo modular na quality, go for LS2 Scope homie!

I like it because I don't have to take my glasses off to put on my helmet. I have a real cheap one from Bilt.

Have a Shark Evo One GT, best helmet I've owned. Really just have to decide if being able to open the front for extra air or to talk or to take a drink of something is worth the slight extra weight and additional wind noise at higher speeds. For me it is, but it aint for everyone.

Love mine LS2

Heavier but you get used to it

Not really worth it for me; my modular helmet isn’t much different to don or doff chin bar up or down.

Ls2!