If it’s good enough for Marquez
Shoei X Spirit III Used for: eight months Price: £699 Info: shoei-helmets.com
and dramatic. feels comfortable. you It’s in get wonderfully been some almost Weighing decades crash ways The perfect helmet visor light progress since just periphery and aperture 1400g, as I’ve my the has used main t the been is is vision huge a Xspirit all-day raceorientated lid so and perfect (see speed the you stability for vents at Bike’s the are next is last the plentiful one: steaming best Sept I’ve – they 13). ever hot High were trackday experienced system is as good and Shoei’s as any. But visor there release are problems adjust with . Most gloves of on the – vents they’re are clearly impossible to designed to be set before your track session. Also, in poor weather the chin vents blast damp air upwards and even a Pinlock starts misting. Close the vents and your breath does the job. The Xspirit III is a brilliant track helmet, but as a road rider I preferred my GTAIR. John Westlake