T1/ Newport Retro Fiberglass Full-Face-Helmet-Style Motorcycle Helmet

Disclaimer: I just received this, so it’s not a long term review. This is an initial FIRST try.What’s to LOVE: gloss black with copper pinstripe and brown faux suede has amazing look! Finish on it is amazing. It’s only 3 lbs so it’s very light. Fit is for round-shaped heads - and it slipped gloriously on to my almost spherical globe. Cool factor: obviously you’re looking for the retro style and this is very cool. It will set you apart from Gringo and Bullit, if that’s important to you. I purchased the dark shield (I live in New Mexico) and it will make you look like a Bond villain. If that’s your gig - your gonna LOVE it. Vents: I can feel the effect on my scalp (Lack of vents is what made me avoid the Gringo). It is also ECE R22.05 rated, which similar helmets (eg, the aforementioned lid) do not have. It is full-faced, which is good, since 19% of wrecks injure the face.What’s to LIKE: padding. I don’t love it but I don’t hate it. Again - very nice looking. I mostly just love 95% of this helmet. Venting ports: little slits that can be closed (nice clicking sliders). They could be a bit bigger to add more venting. (But you may not like that).What needs IMPROVEMENT: I wish shield had detents or ratchets - even though that will drive up cost and weight. It waits to be seen how durable the faux suede will work - I sweat a lot. Straps could be a bit more thicker - just too flexible. D rings are a cool red - but feels light-weight. $35 for a shield? This is a fail.This is just a fact: it’s a little noisy. But this is not a modern-styled helmet. It’s not bad - I rather like hearing around me. But if you have a noisy scoot - you may need plugs. Also, I bet it leaks like a sieve in the rain: no gaskets around shield and I cannot imagine the slides in the front vents would keep out much water. But this is a retro helmet - expect retro performance.All-in-all: I’d still give it two thumbs up!

So. Note to self: Sometimes the chart actually works.Like many people, I'm pretty skeptical of buying things like boots, motorcycle jackets motor.... pretty much ANYTHING motorcycle related, without trying it on. There is NO standard to the standards for sizing. So I went online and read reviews here. I found Youtuber who posted a review recently. (Why these people do video reviews without showing a helmet on their head is beyond me) He gave a decent review but didnt address fitment in the original video. So I contacted him and asked. And he replied and then posted another vid talking about the questions I'd adked.Anyway, my main concerns were chin space and fitment because size charts are so often unreliable. He said he had the same size head from me (23-23.5) and had a 2XL and it fit perfect. But the chart said I need a Large... which was weird since my BILT is a 2XL as well as my generic Flea Market helmet.So..i ignored the chart and followed his advice and got the 2XL... which was a bad idea. I got it and it was GINORMOUS. (Maybe because I have really short hair and this guy has a a lot of hair, who knows) But MaxHelmets was a great place to buy from. They asked if I wanted to swap. I did. Ordered the Large. Guys, they had my replacement on the road from Cali to SC before i was even able to print the label for the return.Bottom line the Large fits perfectly. Its a beautiful noggin bucket with plenty of chin space for my scruffy nerf herder face. I dig it. Get it. You're welcome.~Bleu

The helmet is great- the liner is really nice and comfortable. The fit is big- I have what is normally a 2 or 3XL head but the XL fits me perfectly. Follow the sizing guide and you should be good. The helmet features are fine but really what most folks are looking at this helmet for are probably value and looks. The helmet looks great, the matte black finish was very nice when I got mine, I found no finish errors or any misaligned details. Hard to find another helmet with similar styling and an ECE rating at this price so for me that's a big win on value. The air vents are small but they work fine- it's not the lightest helmet on the market nor does it block wind noise the best but I don't imagine folks looking at this style will mind that much- it's cheap, fits well, protects well, and looks fantastic.The only issue I have is that the visor scrapes the decorative chrome strip above the face hole and leaves small scratches on the visor. I pulled the visor off to clean and see if it was just dirt build up but alas it was scratches. Fortunately the part of the visor that is scratched is actually the very top that doesn't even come into view of the face hole so it's just an aesthetic issue.

Quick Shipping. Feels and seems like high quality. Interior is removable and washable and feels very premium. Really like the chocolate brown interior color. Finish is excellent. The visor operation is smooth with only full open and full close detents. Vents open and close with satisfying clicks. Nice venturi grooves in eps for ventilation.Minus one star because the size medium is too large. I'm 57.5cm and still too large.

I saw someone wearing this helmet at a Motorcycle event this summer and when I got my license, I ended up buying it after reading reviews - I just loved it so much. For the price, it's a beautiful helmet. It is super comfortable, I love the ventilation and it looks really great on, which is a bonus. The only thing I will say, which I know has been said in reviews, is the sizing runs large. I measured my head and ordered a small (since that's what the size chart recommended) and it was too loose. I would size down from the recommended size. The XS fits me perfectly. I will probably get another of this helmet in a different design for next season - it's just such a great helmet.