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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FJReady" data-source="post: 1328306" data-attributes="member: 465">If the Shoei Neotec had just a smidgen more room in the forehead area, I would have bought one last time I went helmet shopping.  By my evaluation the Shoei appears to be better engineered than the HJC, Scorpion and Nolan modular helmets I've looked at.   I ended up buying the Shoei RF1200 because the fit was the best of any helmet I had tried.  I was super comfortable right out of the box.  Comparable to the Arai Signet Q which I liked a lot, comfort wise but it was over $100 more than the RF1200 and the face shield is of better construction on the Shoei, IMO.What I'm saying is, the premium helmets are more than just advertising and expensive endorsements.  I think they do offer a better product in many areas.  The $150- $250 helmets I used to buy are noisier and the vents, hinges, seals, etc. just feel a little chinsy compared to my Shoei.  The Shoei was about $450 but I'm happy with the purchase.</blockquote>