I'm a hardcore longtime Shoei user. BUT, the R10 helmet is so esthetically beautiful I had to purchase one. My RF-1400 fits me like a glove and i continue to wear it around the city and for lower speed rides. The Shoei does tend to have buffering issues above 80mph that is very distracting. My commute to work is about 15 miles on the I5 (California, Orange County) and the car pool lane typically travels between 80 to 100 mph. The R10 with the race spoiler is completely stable at 120 mph (can't vouch for any speeds faster personally, and this was on a closed course highway in Mexico, lol). A major concern is that Alpinestar being a Italian company, has chosen to mass produce this helmet at a premium cost that other Italian companies still design, engineer and hand-make their helmets in Italy. It's no secret that Alpinestar and all the head honchos live and work in Torrance California area, outsourcing most all of their products to China. This leverages the Alpinestar name to maximize profits utilizing potentially unhumanistic and questionable cheap labor. They maintain a "design" office in Asolo, Italy, but i believe this only supports the major European race efforts. i couldn't resist the pull of the R10. Hopefully i won't regret it.
I just bought the x-15 and it has become my favorite helmet lol I have the rf-1400 wasn’t the biggest fan because of the wind drag super quiet but that drag sucked the r10 is dope in my opinion no issues yet
I hope you purchase the KYT, I’ve been looking at them for a while but it would be nice if you could make a review on it. I don’t seem to find much information or opinions/reviews on KYT helmets specifically the KX-1 race gp.
fits very snug on initial newness but properly loosens up give it a few weeks it’s a Dope lid definitely not as good as an Arai or Shoei build quality love my Alpinestars Supertech R10
The people that ask about helmet noise/volume are obviously new riders that dont wear earplugs like you should. Yall gonna go partial hearing loss and eventually stop comparing 'noise' lol. Wear earplugs and youll still hear your coms/music if thats your requirement. Wind noise alone will screw your hearing down the road much less the loud pipes.
I preordered the same design a long time ago, its finally at the dealership while i'm on vacation/trip, and i think the fact that it says "professional helmet" on this design is pretty obnoxious/ridiculous/stupid. Thinking about maybe getting the solid carbon instead because of that stupid writing. Is it significantly louder than rf-1400? My arai quantum x was ridiculously loud and not aerodynamic at all. Rf-1400 is decent with shoei pfs, except i can't use a chinbar in it because it's totally suffocating and hot as hell with it. Guess we'll see if medium fits like shoei does, gt-air could be small for me, quantum x was definitely small since it actually matched the round shape of my head.
Fuck yes dude I hate that shit I’m cool with the logo but not the whole alpine star in writing all around but it’s ALOT louder than the shoei rf-1400 and the x-15 fits better in a medium then a shoei 1400 medium
@jasonwilliams5885 it's squeaky and leaky, The visor design allows it to come off if you bump it while it's not latched( I'd have to make a video), cardo kinda sucks with it as there's no good place to sticky mount so I modified the clip on and the speakers take up a ton of space (race helmet sooooo this is just me) not the helmets fault. It's made in China 🤷🏻♂️, the chinstrap material is already coming off. I still really like the helmet, wear earplugs though. Airflow is crazy! Chin skirt helps the wind but it's a crap design. Everyone that tried it on said it fit weirdnandni agree, it fits weird when comparing it to other helmets. But it looks cool so who cares!! Jk. I'd buy it again
I had that helmet for like a week for testing and was increadibly disapointed with it's build quality. The visor has somewhat of a sharp and uneven edge all around, just felt super cheap. The cushions below my ears have weird plastic backing which rubs against my ears super hard whenever I put the helmet off. And just the overall feel of all the plastic bits was increadibly increadibly bad.
I'm a hardcore longtime Shoei user. BUT, the R10 helmet is so esthetically beautiful I had to purchase one. My RF-1400 fits me like a glove and i continue to wear it around the city and for lower speed rides. The Shoei does tend to have buffering issues above 80mph that is very distracting. My commute to work is about 15 miles on the I5 (California, Orange County) and the car pool lane typically travels between 80 to 100 mph. The R10 with the race spoiler is completely stable at 120 mph (can't vouch for any speeds faster personally, and this was on a closed course highway in Mexico, lol).
A major concern is that Alpinestar being a Italian company, has chosen to mass produce this helmet at a premium cost that other Italian companies still design, engineer and hand-make their helmets in Italy. It's no secret that Alpinestar and all the head honchos live and work in Torrance California area, outsourcing most all of their products to China. This leverages the Alpinestar name to maximize profits utilizing potentially unhumanistic and questionable cheap labor. They maintain a "design" office in Asolo, Italy, but i believe this only supports the major European race efforts.
i couldn't resist the pull of the R10. Hopefully i won't regret it.
I just bought the x-15 and it has become my favorite helmet lol I have the rf-1400 wasn’t the biggest fan because of the wind drag super quiet but that drag sucked the r10 is dope in my opinion no issues yet
I hope you purchase the KYT, I’ve been looking at them for a while but it would be nice if you could make a review on it. I don’t seem to find much information or opinions/reviews on KYT helmets specifically the KX-1 race gp.
fits very snug on initial newness but properly loosens up give it a few weeks it’s a Dope lid definitely not as good as an Arai or Shoei build quality love my Alpinestars Supertech R10
Recently ordered the same color. Love this design.
Where is it made? Italy or China?
It’s made in China
Do u feel winds coming from downside near the lips hitting just from downside and winds hitting your nose ?😢
No but I changed the chin curtain to the one shoei sells!
The people that ask about helmet noise/volume are obviously new riders that dont wear earplugs like you should. Yall gonna go partial hearing loss and eventually stop comparing 'noise' lol. Wear earplugs and youll still hear your coms/music if thats your requirement. Wind noise alone will screw your hearing down the road much less the loud pipes.
I got the same color coming. I have a pista RR, HJC rpha 1n Red Bull edition, Arai Nicky Haden edition RIP 🪦
wonder how it compares to arai corsair
I have the same helmet but I don't know to install the chin curtain.Can you explain please?
Which one because I run the shoei curtain on it not the alpine stars
I preordered the same design a long time ago, its finally at the dealership while i'm on vacation/trip, and i think the fact that it says "professional helmet" on this design is pretty obnoxious/ridiculous/stupid. Thinking about maybe getting the solid carbon instead because of that stupid writing.
Is it significantly louder than rf-1400? My arai quantum x was ridiculously loud and not aerodynamic at all. Rf-1400 is decent with shoei pfs, except i can't use a chinbar in it because it's totally suffocating and hot as hell with it. Guess we'll see if medium fits like shoei does, gt-air could be small for me, quantum x was definitely small since it actually matched the round shape of my head.
Fuck yes dude I hate that shit I’m cool with the logo but not the whole alpine star in writing all around but it’s ALOT louder than the shoei rf-1400 and the x-15 fits better in a medium then a shoei 1400 medium
Great review, thanks for answering questions. I have the black carbon. There's some things I like and don't ofc. Overall get this helmet.
Yes sir glad you’re enjoying it 😎
What’s bad in it?
@jasonwilliams5885 it's squeaky and leaky, The visor design allows it to come off if you bump it while it's not latched( I'd have to make a video), cardo kinda sucks with it as there's no good place to sticky mount so I modified the clip on and the speakers take up a ton of space (race helmet sooooo this is just me) not the helmets fault. It's made in China 🤷🏻♂️, the chinstrap material is already coming off. I still really like the helmet, wear earplugs though. Airflow is crazy! Chin skirt helps the wind but it's a crap design. Everyone that tried it on said it fit weirdnandni agree, it fits weird when comparing it to other helmets. But it looks cool so who cares!! Jk. I'd buy it again
Mine is on preorder. I’m stoked.
Excited for you 🤩
Did you custom make that chin curtain?
No it’s the shoei rf-1400 curtain!
What sticker is that you have? Does it say Supertech ?
No it says impaktech! It’s a brand that has cages for motorcycles
I had that helmet for like a week for testing and was increadibly disapointed with it's build quality. The visor has somewhat of a sharp and uneven edge all around, just felt super cheap. The cushions below my ears have weird plastic backing which rubs against my ears super hard whenever I put the helmet off. And just the overall feel of all the plastic bits was increadibly increadibly bad.
Thats just the small negatives everyone has with the R10. Its not really build to be a daily but more of a race helmet and thats where irs good at.
I would personally never leave my safety up to Chinese QC, but to each their own.
It meets all standards. I’m positive they wouldn’t approve the standard unless they were reached
The phone and battery you're using is made in China...that battery is deadly 🤷♂️..but to each their own ...right ?
@jahyoda interesting, mine isn't.. but to each their own, right?
@@Corbin97 there isn't a chance your internals haven't been manufactured in China...it was just assembled elsewhere...nice try ♿️
I love it I think in person it looks better than the pista tbh
You should try on a scorpion exo r1
Really thrown wether or not to get this over the Agv pista
@@MotoConn get the x-15 from shoei comfort style wind cutting and quietness is 10/10
@@auroras1kknot ad much style as the R10 imo
I think the Shoei X15 is a bit better quality.
I’ve been thinking about getting one to compare them
Doesnt look as good though
that’s a straight up race helmet
No because alpinestars and others even say it’s not a straight up race helmet it’s a mix between street/race :)
@@auroras1kkmotogp riders use it though
Is the helmet made in China?
Yes
Too expensive for a Chinese made. Rather get a Japanese or Italian made
@@dukatista657 just got the x-15 and it already became my fav helmet by far
@@dukatista657 agv parts are made in china and then shipped to italy to get assembled
@@bastiphantasty7147 how do you know that?