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SHOEI VFX-W HELMET

I am super fussy when it comes to boots and helmets, especially the old brain bucket. I like a comfortable fit and to know that if everything goes pear-shaped, I’m as safe I can possibly be. When searching for that in a helmet, it’s pretty hard to go past a Shoei VFX-W. The fit is one of the most impressive aspects of the Shoei. Helmet fitment is a personal thing — we aren’t all built the same — so it stands to reason that not everything will fit. I’m a Shoei guy; it’s as if the VFX-W is meant for my particular skull. I have tried a huge range of helmets since working at the magazine and very few have come to the same level of comfort as the VFX-W. The cheek pads seem to wrap around my face in the