Shoei Quest

Haven't tried the Quest but I have got a Shoei GT Air and a XR1000. TheGT Air is quiet but also the venting isn't as good as some other helmets I have had so it has been rather hot wearing it as of late. The XR100 has been a great helmet for the last 5 years and still use it a lot.

Just make sure that the Shoei fits you as they are a completely different shape than the Arai.

Cheers

Steve

 

For quiet, Schuberth takes some beating I have had both C2 & C3.

Both quiet.

It all depends upon which make suits your head shape, Shoei for me are painfull yet my misses loves hers.

Ear plugs?

You can get custom ear plugs made for you, pricey but they do reduce the noise a lot

 

I have the Schuberth S2 moving from a comfortable and expensive Arai (it was Ducati Branded lol).
It is much less noisy but you do need to wear the neck curtain thing to make it really quite.
Very comfortable, internal cut outs for intercom speakers.
Much much easier visor removal
Very nice internal drop down visor
Not as light as the Arai but not bad

 

I've got a long oval head and none of the Shoei fitted as well as the Arai Quantum ST for me! Went on a long ride this morning and it was perfict!! Very pleased!

 

I'm not sure there is such a thing as quiet helmet :wink:

As a bloke who suffers very badly from tinnitus from riding with no ear protection for too many years I think you should persevere with ear plugs. Helmets are incredibly noisy and prolonged exposure to that level of noise will damage your ears.

There are all sorts of ear plugs from cheap foam ones to expensive custom made. Try a selection of foam ones. Once you get used to them you won't want to ride without a pair. If nothing else the noise is incredibly tiring and ear plugs really alleviate that. You'll enjoy the experience even more and save your hearing.

 

The schuberth helmets are all tight to put on, you have to pull the straps out to widen the cushioned area. Once fully on they are comfortable and its all that neck padding that you struggle to push your head through is what makes the helmet quite.

 

A pity you can't get on with ear plugs as they will save your hearing if you ride a lot :frown:

Mind you, I just had a look at those plugs and they do not look at all comfortable. Have you tried foam ear plugs? I use these. Cheap, comfortable and effective.

I'd also say that I was never keen on using them initially but the audiologist was insistent that if I didn't start wearing ear protection I'd go deaf.

I spent too many years ignoring the warnings about damaging my hearing. It was only when I realised the ringing I was getting in my ears after a long ride wasn't going away any more that I went for treatment. Although there is no cure for tinnitus you can at least try and limit the damage by using ear plugs. For instance, I've pretty much stopped going to gigs. As much as I love loud music it simply isn't worth the ringing in my ears the next day and I don't like wearing ear plugs to listen to music as it cuts out too much of the sound.

Ok, lecture over

 

Yeah, my first Shuberth S1 was incredibly tight to get on,and for the first few days I thought that I had made a big mistake but after a couple of weeks of persevering with it the neck collar softened up enough that is no longer a struggle to put on and is really comfortable and quiet.