![]() There’s a range of replica versions available with the composite fiber shell – including this WSBK Chas Davies safety they are our 3rd best brand in terms of tested helmet safety. X-Lite (owned by Italian Nolan Group) has an outstanding reputation for making safe helmets. The old X-802R was independently SHARP safety tested where it scored a very good four stars, out a maximum five. Please click any link to drop onto their X-Lite helmets pages or see here for more info about our recommended stores, including a quick snapshot of their T&Cs. We recommend Revzilla (PA) for outstanding service and free shipping, and 2 Wheel (CA) for great service, free shipping and returns. The luscious X-802RR Ultra Carbon Puro Carbon According to X-lite they’re ‘high carbon content’ and reduce weight. There’s also a range of Ultra Carbon helmets – alongside the composite helmets of the old R version. Crikey! Maybe it’ll do a bit of that on the track, but doubt most of us mortals will notice much difference. The new liner has an activated carbon fabric interior (oddly, called Carbon Fitting Race) which is supposed to do things like lower your head temperature, decrease oxygen intake, lower lactic acid generation and lower pulse rate. The new RR has a new comfort liner and that’s pretty well the only difference between the two helmets. Note: the X-802 is now discontinued, replaced by the X-Lite X-803 sportsbike/track helmet. If it can work in those areas, then it’ll be in with a chance. To be a good racing helmet means it needs to work in 4 key areas above all: it needs to be light, offer good vision when tucked in – forwards and peripheral have good ventilation and be slippery to reduce buffeting. It’s a slight development from the last X-802R, as X-Lite have a continual program of development with their MotoGP and WSBK sponsored riders to try and improve their helmets under race conditions. The X802RR is X-Lite’s premium racing helmet designed with sports bike riders in mind. We’ll call it an X-Lite here because that’s what it’s generally being sold as. So you might see this helmet sold as the Nolan X-802RR or the X-Lite X 802RR. The Nolan Group produce helmets under three names, Nolan, X-Lite and Grex. I would prefer a glossy finish on the top vents and exhaust like that on the helmet’s other plastic pieces rather than matte, since a glossy finish would better complement such a beautiful shell, but that’s my only gripe.X-802RR is now discontinued, replaced by the X-803įirst off, let’s get straight on the name. The visor is fairly easy to change without tools and it comes with a Pinlock fog-resistant insert. It’s also quite lightweight, with my size small weighing in at just 3 pounds, 3 ounces. What it does have is one of the most plush, softest liners I’ve ever put my cheek against, with high-value green contrast panels and stitching, emergency quick-release cheekpads and venting that works well in a forward, sporting riding position. The Ultra Carbon is X-lite’s top-of-the-line series, engineered for reduced weight and an exclusive look thanks to the visible fiber weave.Īs a race- and sport-oriented helmet, the X803 isn’t N-Com-ready (though one could install a Bluetooth headset if so inclined), nor does it have convenience features like eyeglasses slots or a drop-down inner sun shield. Like Nolan, X-lite helmets are made 100-percent in Italy, from raw materials to finished product, but unlike Nolan helmets which use Lexan polycarbonate shells, X-lite helmets use “multi-axial hybrid fabrics” (carbon fiber and aramid fiber) bonded with a thermosetting resin. As soon as I laid eyes on the X803 Ultra Carbon in silky Nuance Red, I knew I had to have one. X-lite, in case you’re not familiar with the brand, is a division of Nolan Helmets that’s been well known in Europe for some time (three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo wore X-lite helmets for the first five years of his GP career), but it has only recently been made available in the U.S. X-lite X803 Ultra Carbon Helmet in Nuance Red.ĭoes a rider really need a race-bred, made-in-Italy carbon fiber helmet with a translucent wash of subtle color splashing across it in the sun? Maybe not, but sometimes a guy or girl’s gotta splurge.
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