Shoei Helmets and Channel Hair

Travman · 03-16-2013, 02:58 PM

I'm on my second Shoei helmet (Multitec and Neotec) and have worn these over the course of 4+ years. My one critique of these helmets is that after wearing them over 30 minutes I always have a channel on the top of my head where my hair has parted due to the helmet liner. Does not matter if I have long or short hair (mostly very short) and always makes me look damn silly when I take the helmet off. I always put a hat on at stops. So I'm probably being a bit vain but it's also a pita when I ride to the office.

So, any suggestions. Am I the only one who has this issue. I've tried various helmet liners but just make my hair look like Gary Busey's. None of the folks I ride with have Shoei's so I do not have a reference point.

Stratlanta · 03-16-2013, 05:14 PM

Harley Pirate style do-rag?

stevie88 · 03-16-2013, 07:41 PM

Dude, channel hair is probably the least of your worries.

BeachMoto · 03-16-2013, 09:52 PM

I wear a Neotec, know what you mean. Try a helmet liner

davidji · 03-16-2013, 10:26 PM

Shave. Or wear a helmet liner/skull cap. Or both.

knobbyjoe · 03-17-2013, 12:43 PM

Oh great... I just bought the N

eotech!

VStromTom · 03-17-2013, 12:53 PM

Drop some vanity!

knobbyjoe · 03-17-2013, 01:23 PM

[QUOTE]Drop some vanity!/QUOTE]

If I wasn't so ugly I would!

lhendrik · 03-17-2013, 03:58 PM

Use Sugru to fill the channel: http://sugru.com/

knobbyjoe · 03-17-2013, 05:19 PM

Probably will beat JB Weld

Smoke Eater 3 · 03-17-2013, 05:38 PM

Rock the helmet hair!! Let your freak flag fly!

Mr_Gone · 03-17-2013, 05:53 PM

I have the same problem. I usually have some bottled water with me to drink during my stops, so when I take my helmet off I dowse my head with water. It doesn't eliminate the channel hair problem, but it helps. And it's refreshing.

perterra · 03-17-2013, 05:59 PM

Wear a baseball cap when you stop

Solomoto1200 · 03-17-2013, 06:00 PM

Yea, I get that Adidas 3 stripe on my hair too ! I fitted one of these and solved the problem, better air flow too.

http://www.bike-trax.com/tucano-urba...ner-2334-p.asp

Travman · 03-17-2013, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stratlanta

Harley Pirate style do-rag?

Yea a do-rag will make for an interesting look with my Klim jacket and Aerostich pants.

So the consensus is

1. Suck it up and embrace the hair (while I still have some)
2. Wear the baseball cap off the bike (which I already do)
3. I'll never look like the guy beachmoto posted but then who the hell does

03-16-2013, 02:58 PM	#1
Travman ^OP Adventurer Joined: Aug 2010 Location: Marietta, GA Oddometer: 66	Shoei Helmets and Channel Hair I'm on my second Shoei helmet (Multitec and Neotec) and have worn these over the course of 4+ years. My one critique of these helmets is that after wearing them over 30 minutes I always have a channel on the top of my head where my hair has parted due to the helmet liner. Does not matter if I have long or short hair (mostly very short) and always makes me look damn silly when I take the helmet off. I always put a hat on at stops. So I'm probably being a bit vain but it's also a pita when I ride to the office. So, any suggestions. Am I the only one who has this issue. I've tried various helmet liners but just make my hair look like Gary Busey's. None of the folks I ride with have Shoei's so I do not have a reference point. __________________ "Not all who wander are lost" 2011 BMW R1200RT 2008 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 - gone Travman screwed with this post 03-17-2013 at 07:28 PM

03-16-2013, 05:14 PM	#2
Stratlanta Flabby Adventurer Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Marietta, GA Oddometer: 143	Harley Pirate style do-rag? __________________ 2012 BMW K1600 GTL

03-16-2013, 07:41 PM	#3
stevie88 That's gotta hurt Joined: Jan 2005 Location: The place dad always warned me about Oddometer: 13,894	Dude, channel hair is probably the least of your worries. __________________ "There are no bad guys, only good guys and mother fuckers."

03-16-2013, 09:52 PM	#4
BeachMoto Studly Adventurer Joined: May 2008 Location: Va. Beach Oddometer: 588	I wear a Neotec, know what you mean. Try a helmet liner __________________ 1970 Honda SL100 (my 1st bike in 1972) 1972 Yamaha Enduro 360 (loved this bike) 1977 Yamaha RD 250 1978 Suzuki 250TS 1982 Kawasaki GPZ 550 2007 BMW F800ST 2009 BMW R1200GS (Current)

03-17-2013, 12:43 PM	#6
knobbyjoe knobbyjoe Joined: Sep 2008 Location: N by NW of The Biggest Little City Oddometer: 326	Oh great... I just bought the Neotech! __________________ KTM 400 XCRW with Thumper Racing 450 kit and 450 cam 2007 KTM 450 XCRW with Christini AWD and Plated 2008 KTM 990 Adventure 2008

03-16-2013, 10:26 PM	#5
davidji bike curious Joined: Mar 2009 Location: california Oddometer: 694	Shave. Or wear a helmet liner/skull cap. Or both.

03-17-2013, 12:53 PM	#7
VStromTom Beastly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2004 Oddometer: 1,575	Drop some vanity!

03-17-2013, 01:23 PM	#8
knobbyjoe knobbyjoe Joined: Sep 2008 Location: N by NW of The Biggest Little City Oddometer: 326	[QUOTE]Drop some vanity!/QUOTE] If I wasn't so ugly I would! __________________ KTM 400 XCRW with Thumper Racing 450 kit and 450 cam 2007 KTM 450 XCRW with Christini AWD and Plated 2008 KTM 990 Adventure 2008

03-17-2013, 03:58 PM	#9
lhendrik Truffle Rustler Joined: Dec 2008 Location: New York and Floridoodie Oddometer: 1,947	Use Sugru to fill the channel: http://sugru.com/ __________________ Normal is just a setting on the dryer. Armageddon was yesterday - Today we have a serious problem. 2009 R1200GS Adventure 2008 K1200GT

03-17-2013, 05:19 PM	#10
knobbyjoe knobbyjoe Joined: Sep 2008 Location: N by NW of The Biggest Little City Oddometer: 326	Probably will beat JB Weld __________________ KTM 400 XCRW with Thumper Racing 450 kit and 450 cam 2007 KTM 450 XCRW with Christini AWD and Plated 2008 KTM 990 Adventure 2008

03-17-2013, 05:38 PM	#11
Smoke Eater 3 Adventurer Joined: Nov 2012 Location: Lincolnville,Maine Oddometer: 68	Rock the helmet hair!! Let your freak flag fly!

03-17-2013, 05:53 PM	#12
Mr_Gone Innocent Culprit Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Mountain Home, Arkansas Oddometer: 2,510	I have the same problem. I usually have some bottled water with me to drink during my stops, so when I take my helmet off I dowse my head with water. It doesn't eliminate the channel hair problem, but it helps. And it's refreshing. __________________ “There are only three sports: mountain climbing, bull fighting, and motor racing. All the rest are merely games.” — Ernest Hemingway

03-17-2013, 05:59 PM	#13
perterra -. --- .--. . Joined: Sep 2010 Location: Tejas Oddometer: 6,431	Wear a baseball cap when you stop __________________ You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy IBA 22425

03-17-2013, 06:00 PM	#14
Solomoto1200 n00b Joined: Sep 2011 Oddometer: 3	Yea, I get that Adidas 3 stripe on my hair too ! I fitted one of these and solved the problem, better air flow too. http://www.bike-trax.com/tucano-urba...ner-2334-p.asp

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