Nolan N87 Ongoing Review
Posted: 12 Dec 2017, 15:50
I bought one of these at the NEC show a week or two ago.
Nolan N87, pinlock, sunvisor inside and space for my intercom - £150. Well pleased.
Matches the new bike nicely.
Well i've been out with it for the first time today (the bike said 3 degrees brrrrr) after wearing it around the house for a bit as i don't like new lids digging in to my big bonce.
Anyways, initial impressions of the lid are a very good quality construction. The rachet clip (i'm used to D fasteners) is easy enough to use, though my cold hands did struggle a little with it, but thats practice.
It fits really well and doesnt need much more bedding in. I've taken out the small sponge areas for my glasses and they fit way way better than my glasses in my old trust Shoei. The built in sun visor is ace too - it was sunny but cold so a good test also. It's nice and dark and comes down low enough but also allows partial opening.
The lid is really comfy, so i'm happy. Ventilation seems adequate - no steamed up glasses on a cold and moist day, so cant to be too bad.
There is a problem though. Wind noise.
Maybe i've been spoilt with my Shoei, but even at 30 mph you hear a lot more wind noise. I deliberately didn't wear earplugs for this first test, so i need to experiment, but there is way more noise from the top vents (open or closed) and seemingly around my ears. Maybe this is because there is more space at the side of my hear (the shell seems a little bigger than the Shoei). My other theory is that the seal around the top of visor isn't sealing as well as it was bitter cold today so the rubber is less pliant? It could also be that the visor on/off mechanism allows a degree of noise through the shell.
After being happy with the lid, i'm a little disappointed. Not sure what i was expecting for £150 as everything else is great. I'm going to try it with plugs in and also a bit for padding around the ears. I'm also taking the supplied pinlock off the visor in case it is effecting the seal.
Overall, relatively happy, but more fiddling required.
Nolan N87, pinlock, sunvisor inside and space for my intercom - £150. Well pleased.
Matches the new bike nicely.
Well i've been out with it for the first time today (the bike said 3 degrees brrrrr) after wearing it around the house for a bit as i don't like new lids digging in to my big bonce.
Anyways, initial impressions of the lid are a very good quality construction. The rachet clip (i'm used to D fasteners) is easy enough to use, though my cold hands did struggle a little with it, but thats practice.
It fits really well and doesnt need much more bedding in. I've taken out the small sponge areas for my glasses and they fit way way better than my glasses in my old trust Shoei. The built in sun visor is ace too - it was sunny but cold so a good test also. It's nice and dark and comes down low enough but also allows partial opening.
The lid is really comfy, so i'm happy. Ventilation seems adequate - no steamed up glasses on a cold and moist day, so cant to be too bad.
There is a problem though. Wind noise.
Maybe i've been spoilt with my Shoei, but even at 30 mph you hear a lot more wind noise. I deliberately didn't wear earplugs for this first test, so i need to experiment, but there is way more noise from the top vents (open or closed) and seemingly around my ears. Maybe this is because there is more space at the side of my hear (the shell seems a little bigger than the Shoei). My other theory is that the seal around the top of visor isn't sealing as well as it was bitter cold today so the rubber is less pliant? It could also be that the visor on/off mechanism allows a degree of noise through the shell.
After being happy with the lid, i'm a little disappointed. Not sure what i was expecting for £150 as everything else is great. I'm going to try it with plugs in and also a bit for padding around the ears. I'm also taking the supplied pinlock off the visor in case it is effecting the seal.
Overall, relatively happy, but more fiddling required.