Nolan Classic N100
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 12:26 pm
Hi all,
Thought I'd give my .02 on the purchase of my new Nolan Helmet. I bought the Nolan N100 Classic towards the end of this year and haven't put thousands of miles on with it but with the couple of 100 I have some opinions on it. It has the flip front which is nice now that I have the 4 eye syndrome and it is very light compared to my previous HJC full face. The flip feature is fairly easy to use but there are moments that it fights me. The noise level inside is somewhat higher than i would like and I'm going to call Nolan to see if they have anything to minimize this, I don't wear ear plugs do to a personal issue where they tend to make me loose my balance but if you wear them this noise issue is minimal. The fit is good but once the chinbar is latched the padding on the straps tends to put a lot of pressure on my cute little chubby cheeks and jaw, this may improve with time or diet. The flip shield is easy to use and the vents are probably the best and most effective I've ever used. The added breath guards for the nose and chin are minimally effective for reducing fogging but they do help although they tend to push the fog back onto the aforementioned extra set of eyes fogging them. If any of you has any suggestions for reducing the noise levels please feel free to add them. I added some thin foam around the bottom corners from the OE seals back to the shield edge and this did help reduce the noise but I feel that the levels are excessive. I bought my Nolan from Dennis Kirk's Outlet store for $117 which is quite cheap and any of you that haven't visited this place it is a great source for clearanced items cheap. Hope this helps
Steve P. #5220
Thought I'd give my .02 on the purchase of my new Nolan Helmet. I bought the Nolan N100 Classic towards the end of this year and haven't put thousands of miles on with it but with the couple of 100 I have some opinions on it. It has the flip front which is nice now that I have the 4 eye syndrome and it is very light compared to my previous HJC full face. The flip feature is fairly easy to use but there are moments that it fights me. The noise level inside is somewhat higher than i would like and I'm going to call Nolan to see if they have anything to minimize this, I don't wear ear plugs do to a personal issue where they tend to make me loose my balance but if you wear them this noise issue is minimal. The fit is good but once the chinbar is latched the padding on the straps tends to put a lot of pressure on my cute little chubby cheeks and jaw, this may improve with time or diet. The flip shield is easy to use and the vents are probably the best and most effective I've ever used. The added breath guards for the nose and chin are minimally effective for reducing fogging but they do help although they tend to push the fog back onto the aforementioned extra set of eyes fogging them. If any of you has any suggestions for reducing the noise levels please feel free to add them. I added some thin foam around the bottom corners from the OE seals back to the shield edge and this did help reduce the noise but I feel that the levels are excessive. I bought my Nolan from Dennis Kirk's Outlet store for $117 which is quite cheap and any of you that haven't visited this place it is a great source for clearanced items cheap. Hope this helps
Steve P. #5220