Shoei GT Air 3 Helmet | 500 Mile Owner's Review

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8 ай бұрын

After about 5 years with my Gt Air I decided it was finally time for an upgrade. My previous Shoei helmet never let me down and still performs admirable considering its age and that was enough to keep me loyal and make another purchase from this great company. Some of the upgrades I mention are the aerodynamics, the dropdown internal visor, the new coms setup and how it functions with my cardo unit, as well as the weight and airflows and a few other things. All in all I'm very happy with the purchase and would recommend Shoei products. The Neotec 3 and gt air 3 are currently not available in the united states but I was able to score one from
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@GlennyRides 4 ай бұрын

The quick disconnect is something I greatly miss with my old helmet. I wish all of them were like this. Stay safe bro and have fun 💛

@admireinspire 3 ай бұрын

I've heard you can swap the mechanism on most helmets but I've never actually gotten in there to do it.

@J.jumonville 8 ай бұрын

Love the high visability yelow! Great work on the review!

@admireinspire 8 ай бұрын

I still think about how you guys were playing league as a team and no one was last hitting almost weekly jacob...🤣

@admireinspire 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support man. Video is bombing but I think I gotta change the thimbnail lol

@J.jumonville 8 ай бұрын

@@admireinspire Being on a team was our fun! Win or lose! 😁

@pizzastevetv 8 ай бұрын

Haha! The cat on the door. Mission Impossible music: Dun dun dun dun dun Dun dun dun dun dun dun Dun.... Great review. Very thorough!

@admireinspire 8 ай бұрын

I tried to find some copyright free version but gave up 😆

@Pettington 8 ай бұрын

I’ve have had the GT air 3 since the end of September and it is the best helmet I’ve ever owned! Fun fact: I too ride the xsr 900 what a coincidence 😅

@admireinspire 8 ай бұрын

Damn just when I thought I was the original I'm actually this man's poser..... I think I'm going to put some masking tape on the inside of the chin gaurd it's too dang much air flow! And then when summer comes I'm gonna regret that lol

@moomoodeadcow 3 ай бұрын

Your cat is hilarious. lol cool video.

@Asbiss 8 күн бұрын

My take on Flip-up helmets like the Neotec is that 1) It isn't as safe (Sharp give Neotec 3 a 93% latch success rate, and only a yellow score on the sides) 2) I wear earplugs, so in most situations I'd have to take the helmet off anyways, and 3) I'm afraid that my long beard will get in the way of opening it, as some people have reported 4) With a quick lock strap, there's less of a need for modular But for instructors and police officers, a modular helmet would be great

@admireinspire 8 күн бұрын

@@Asbiss ya the rare case when I'm in a conversation I actually want to have while riding I feel a little longing for a modular but that's super rare and I'm happy with a full face in pretty much every other situation.

@barrypeyton204 6 ай бұрын

thought u might need da spatcher. glad ur doing good. make that money while u can.

@AR9ify 3 ай бұрын

I understand you haven't read the manual. You need three to four clicks for the buckle. Congratulations with the new world class helmet.

@admireinspire 3 ай бұрын

Dang I didn't even think about a minimum depth lol you're right I didn't but I appreciate that you have! I'm going to adjust it a little to make that happen thank you.🫶🫡🫡

@fuglbird 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your review. I like your cats.

@admireinspire Күн бұрын

@@fuglbird thank you lol we love them as well buy we always seem to attract new pregnant cats🥲

@AlirAlbayrak 7 ай бұрын

Thx bud ✌️

@admireinspire 7 ай бұрын

🫡🫡

@saulruizcr 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your honest review, I was thinking of buying it, however my previous is the GT Air II so there are no differences. Also, one thing I´m not sure about is why this is only with that kind of close system, why they don´t use the Double ring, it´s a Sports touring helmet? Probably I´m going to check that site and see another option with the HJC RPHA 71. Once again thanks.

@admireinspire 8 ай бұрын

I believe I remember seeing someone install double d rings they bought separate on a previous model so it should be possible on them all but I don't have experience and I don't want to lie to you. So, it may be possible to get what you want but would take some money and a little time. Also, comments make a huge difference for me so THANK YOU!

@mjarrebola 2 ай бұрын

Hi, I'm from Spain. In my country there is the possibility of buying the new helmet in a physical store or online and paying €100 to have it sent to France and they will put a double D closure and send it back to Spain. Apparently France is where shoei has a factory or where they make this type of changes where they guarantee safety and compliance with all safety regulations. Sorry if it's late to tell you this, you probably already bought the helmet. I don't know if you can do this in the US.

@jacidel 8 ай бұрын

Thats a good cat Savannah

@admireinspire 8 ай бұрын

Who tf savannah

@jacidel 8 ай бұрын

@@admireinspire learn u something

@Kostaspharm13 5 ай бұрын

Nice review !!Can you tell us the site where I can buy a cardo system for mount ,I have the cardo neo

@admireinspire 5 ай бұрын

I wish I had that info. I never had to look further other than just hearing about it. I'd say msg cardo on their contact us.

@danieltay38 8 ай бұрын

Which gopro chin mount are you using for the GT Air 3? Couldn't find any online

@admireinspire 8 ай бұрын

It's the one for the 2 with some epoxy for insurance. Sits a little low so I have to sit the helmet over the edge of things.

@backyardjunk101 20 күн бұрын

hey man howd u go with installing the cardo? im lookin to get a packtalk edge for mine but I'm not sure how it'll go since its made for the sena slr3.

@admireinspire 20 күн бұрын

@@backyardjunk101 this is just a cardo mount that came with 3m tape and I stuck it to the helmet. You can probably buy what I have for like 6 bucks. Google cardo helmet mount and anything with red tape should work.

@kramer8865 6 ай бұрын

Nice Vasyn Supply shirt. I have been thinking about upgrading my 5 year old LS2 Rapid to the GT Air 3 but I like to try on a helmet before buying it which has been tricky since I haven't seen one in the US yet. Do you know if the sizing is similar to my LS2 and is it worth the over $500 price tag? Also if you have an affiliate link let me know, if I end up buying the helmet, would love if you got the credit for the sale.

@admireinspire 6 ай бұрын

Thanks he just did a random bag of shirts from vasyn yesterday for 50 bucks if I get more than 2 it'll feel like it was worth it lol. The variant looks really nice I've never worn one. I'd say the gt 3 is sized pretty true to all the shoei I've ever worn. I wore a L on the gt air 1 and I still wear an L on the current one. Worth it is subjective I'd say go to the store and try on any shoei and see if it feels worth it to you. At the end of the day I have some loyalty to the brand that I've used for like 7 years but that's kind of my bias more than anything. No link currently if amazon ever listed them I could make one but like you said no dice yet.

@kramer8865 6 ай бұрын

@@admireinspire Thanks for the reply I will definitely do that! I usually just go for the more affordable options but now living down in Florida I was hopeful that the GT Air would provide some more airflow for those hot summer days.

@majormassenspektrometer 6 ай бұрын

I have the version 1 of the GT-Air too and what is your opinion about upgrading to version 3? Is it really worth it? The version 3 doesn't look as nimble as the version 1 in your video when you look from the front. Is it the case or are these helmets different sizes?

@admireinspire 6 ай бұрын

Ya its a wider helmet for sure I'm having a hard time differentiating if its truly better or if mine was just old and worn enough inside to trick me into liking this one lol I also think they did some cool stuff with that extra width turning it into aerodynamic pieces. I may try them back to back tomorrow and report back. I'd say if you helmet works and you're happy the money probably isn't worth it unless you have more reasons contributing to you needing to make the switch.

@majormassenspektrometer 6 ай бұрын

@@admireinspire Thanks for your honesty. A back to back comparison would be great. I don't really need to switch, because I bought the GT-Air 1 just last year and it only has a year of use on it obviously so no real need to switch. I would have to pay 749€ for the one I would buy but that seems really excessive... If the new one doesn't offer a great bit of advantage, I guess the 749€ are wasted. The only reason I thought to switch was because I wanted to buy the new Cardo Packtalk Edge and it has 40mm headphones. The GT-Air 1 can't accommodate such big speakers, the cut outs are too small. For the Sena SMH5 which I have installed currently has smaller speakers which I needed to buy extra. I couldn't find smaller speakers for the Cardo.

@raypark222 2 ай бұрын

I have the GT-AIR 2 and I'm not happy with the wind noise even with the chin curtain installed. I noticed the visor on the GT AIR 2 does not fully seat on to the gasket seal when closed no matter how much I adjusted the alignment. My question is does the GT-AIR 3's visor seal against the gasket when fully closed?

@admireinspire 2 ай бұрын

I'm looking now and it looks like a seal all the way around. Have you checked at thw store to see if all the gt air 2 have the imperfect seal like yours? Might just need a new visor.

@crvzer Ай бұрын

Are those two helmets marked the same size? Side by side, the white helmet looks a lot smaller.

@admireinspire Ай бұрын

They are. Internally I'd say the yellow new one is a bit more fitted and on the outside the yellow is larger I guess for added tests it has to pass. The yellow feels better on the road for me but I believe its a little heavier. Not enough for me to notice or gripe about but ya.

@Hasan10034 2 ай бұрын

The new one is heavier ? I have the same old gt air you have and it’s super heavy . I’m looking to get a new one but not a heavier one sadly

@admireinspire 2 ай бұрын

Carbon shells exist and some are pretty cheap too compared to shoei helmets. I'd say try to find a helmet shop that has some carbon models and see how you like those. To me they feel like toys. I really can't feel the weight but I lift weights 6 days a week.

@Luckbonus 2 ай бұрын

I'm new to the market and looking to get one, would you recommend the GT Air 2 or GT Air 3? Coming from no helmet that is.

@admireinspire 2 ай бұрын

They are honestly very similar and assuming you don't care about the newest Sena, I'd go gt air 2 personally or neotec 2 and save some money for something fun. Both are great helmets that will last a long time.

@andersjohansson568 8 ай бұрын

In europe GT air 3 weights 1700gr in XL size, original GT air 1515gr so the new one is 185gr heavier.

@admireinspire 8 ай бұрын

Interesting. Mine has a little stamp showing 1800g in size L so it may be even heavier lol. I don't have a scale to get a truly accurate weight and like I said all my mics and coms. It feels lighter to me but that could be placebo because the size looks larger and it's new so that new helmet feeling could be influencing me too lol.

@admireinspire 8 ай бұрын

Can you tell me where you found that info? I looked for accurate numbers and couldn't find them. I'll prob add an overlay to the video correcting that part

@soeu10 Күн бұрын

I just want to add my experience to maybe help someone. Coming from a GT AIR 2 I planned to buy a GT AIR 3. Long story short, I returned it after 10 minutes only. The sun visor on the GT AIR 3 goes down if you ride with the clear visor open!!! it even lets air in. very bad quality IMO, Also, side note, it actually seemed worse in terms of noise than the gt air 2. So yeah, if you're like me, stay with the GT AIR 2.

@admireinspire Күн бұрын

@@soeu10 I've never experience the sun visor falling on its own but idk why anyone would be riding with no visor so I've also never done that. I love the helmet but your opinion has just as much validity as mine.

@soeu10 Күн бұрын

@@admireinspire what? hold on. I was saying the sun visor down and the outer clear visor up. and what happens is that the sun visor rattles and actually goes down leaving the "shell"

@rayrayrun 2 ай бұрын

what mount is that for your cam?

@admireinspire 2 ай бұрын

It's a chinmount for the previous helmet that I epoxied on. I think they make a dedicated one now.

@barrypeyton204 6 ай бұрын

long time without a video. r u ok?

@admireinspire 6 ай бұрын

Ya I've filmed a couple never edited them. Got busy for peak season at work and also ran out of topics which killed my motivation 🙃 but ya I iz not dead

@discosuperfly6242 21 күн бұрын

Mine has such bad wind noise, in 20 years I've never experienced it this bad in a helmet. Apart from that it's ok.

@admireinspire 21 күн бұрын

@@discosuperfly6242 man I just took mine off that's crazy. At highway speeds on a naked bike? Or just always? I do tend to put on some tunes but I just rode back old school didn't notice the wind at all. What style of bike?

@discosuperfly6242 21 күн бұрын

@admireinspire got a yahama xvs1100 cruiser. My hjcf70 is very quiet but the Bluetooth intercom is not that great. The sena3 sounds way better, I listen to music when I ride and can hear it over the wind but the wind is pretty damn loud. I was shocked an expensive helmet was that bad. I should have asked the wind question before I bought it, theresba lot of folks out there with the same complaint. Going to try and jerry rig something . I love the helmet mostly but the wind is too much.

@discosuperfly6242 21 күн бұрын

Its loud riding through town at low speed but at high speeds its really loud.

@admireinspire 20 күн бұрын

@@discosuperfly6242 wth that's crazy. I wonder if moderate attack position on my bike makes any difference. Next time I ride I'm going to try and sit more back to a cruiser position and see if it changes things. I know they make a cheaper more upright helmet style rf 1400 I believe and I wonder if that's more tailored to the cruiser position.

@Nobbu-oq3rm 5 ай бұрын

i have shoei nector 2 shipped from germany bc cheaper but still having a fear of corp will stop due to dont have DOT sticker on it.

@admireinspire 5 ай бұрын

Idk about your area but I've never once had anyone look at my helmet but I'd bet you could just buy a sticker if it gives you comfort in that area.

@diegosantos9752 8 ай бұрын

Some comments around the chin area being a bit tight. Do you find this

@admireinspire 8 ай бұрын

I can feel the pads on either side but it's a snug comfortable feeling for me the same as I feel on my cheeks. I associate that with a good fit but I'd highly recommend trying to find the size you like on the shoei shells before making an online purchase. I almost got xl originally and was very happy with how the large fit. The chin curtin is a bitch but once the helmet is on that's not something you feel.... til you take it off lol

@diegosantos9752 8 ай бұрын

@admireinspire yeah I tried It on instore and it felt good but they didn't have the chin curtain installed. It was only after watching your review I was like oh shit.

@admireinspire 8 ай бұрын

@@diegosantos9752 ya and it'd not annoying when riding or anything but it's a little annoying on and off with time it'll probably get softer is my assumption.

@diegosantos9752 7 ай бұрын

I bought the helmet and it fits well but the chin curtain kept coming out on one side when I remove the helmet so I wrapped some rubber around that side and wedged it in. It's solid as a rock now. I also bought the srl3 which is good but found the speakers weren't close enough to my ears so volume was slightly lacking, I've unclipped mine and put spacers in to get the speakers closer to my ears and its night and day the sound quality. I have a cardo on my other helmet and the volume is so much better when using high volume mode. The sena audio boost is shite and ruins the music sound so I don't use it.

@donniemcginnis2625 5 ай бұрын

You're wrong, you can be a politician without a brain. I think not having one is mandatory.

@admireinspire 5 ай бұрын

Lmfao decent point. Highly paid puppets

@LunarEntity 7 ай бұрын

I got this to retire my Air 2. Completely underwhelmed.

@admireinspire 7 ай бұрын

Ya that's pretty much what I said lol

@LunarEntity 7 ай бұрын

@@admireinspire Wish I found this video first. Thankfully they took a return.

@kroppkakan 3 ай бұрын

Gt Air 2 or Gt Air 3 is underwhelming?

@MsDenver2 7 ай бұрын

Shoei would disagree with you the GT Air 3 is NOT the same as neotec , ask shoei

@admireinspire 7 ай бұрын

Uh it's the same shell with a modular chin🤣but alright

@macalacalan1175 7 ай бұрын

Been riding for 50 years and long ago stopped using the vents on any of the full faced helmets I've ever owned (Arai, HJC and Shark) because regardless of whether they are open or closed the vents don't seem to make any difference to air flow - whatsoever - totally ineffectual. To adjust the airflow I instead simply adjust the screen. For me the biggest factor by far is noise and, unfortunately, because you can't try a helmet before buying, it's always a lottery - and one that can prove very costly. My two year old HJC, which felt really comfortable when I tried it on in the shop, and which has an excellent drop down sun visor, has unfortunately proved to be soooo incredibly noisy whilst riding that I've finally given up and stopped using it because I'm fed up with having to insert and remove the custom built (moulded) ear plugs I needed to have made every time I get on and off my Honda VB 500X - in order to make the riding experience less painful ... and have reverted to wearing my much quieter and super comfy 12 year old Arai Vector with preferable D ring (despite the absence of a drop down visor - which Arai never make) - while I deliberate over what the heck I'll buy. I've actually read two reviews (one French and one Australian) who reckon that this Arai GT Air 3 is extremely noisy! Given the significant cost involved in buying a new helmet it's always a rather frightening exercise because you can end up with a total dud - as I've found out with the HJC. Ironically, a much older HJC I own (about 20 years old) was much quieter than this newer model. In conclusion, buying a motorcycle helmet is akin to a lucky (or unlucky) dip. 🦘

@diegosantos9752 7 ай бұрын

I can say the ventilation works really well especially the front vent, you can feel the air over your entire face. The top vent is good too but I mainly ride with a balaclava so I don't feel the air touching my scalp.

@rogerp4612 6 ай бұрын

Lol - what absolute nonsense.

@giamademedoit 4 ай бұрын

original looks better :/

@admireinspire 4 ай бұрын

Ya regulations ruin most things. Engines bays did not always hve a hose octopus attacking the engine😭 I like the helmet but there is def some added fluff present.