Nolan N21 Dolce Vita Helmet - Red/White - XL

I was surprisingly pleased with this purchase. Not just the Nolan helmet, because I own several Nolans. Dealing with Motocard was great! Checkout was easy, pricing & selection was good. Shipping was much faster than stated and communication updates were perfect. I understand the whole DOT vs. ECE certification thing but I am willing to risk that with a limited use helmet. I would buy from them again.

A month with the N21.

I bought my N21 just after quarantine restrictions have eased. I live in the Philippines and the N21 sold here has the Asian Fit. I'm normally a large. My Shoeis are large, my old HJCs were large, my old N40.5 GT was a large and even the AGV K3 SV I had was a large. With this one I had to go two sizes up. I tried an XL before but the helmet just dug into my temples. Very painful. This XXL fits me well. I feel like there's some room on the sides and after a while, I can feel slight pressure on my forehead. Nothing to worry about. It's just there. I love the helmet. The weight and visibility are excellent. No external vents although there are vent holes in the eps. I guess hot air gets extracted at the bottom of the helmet. Internal sunvisor gives excellent coverage ... MoreI bought my N21 just after quarantine restrictions have eased. I live in the Philippines and the N21 sold here has the Asian Fit. I'm normally a large. My Shoeis are large, my old HJCs were large, my old N40.5 GT was a large and even the AGV K3 SV I had was a large. With this one I had to go two sizes up. I tried an XL before but the helmet just dug into my temples. Very painful. This XXL fits me well. I feel like there's some room on the sides and after a while, I can feel slight pressure on my forehead. Nothing to worry about. It's just there. I love the helmet. The weight and visibility are excellent. No external vents although there are vent holes in the eps. I guess hot air gets extracted at the bottom of the helmet. Internal sunvisor gives excellent coverage and the tint is just right. The faceshield goes down a bit past my lower lip which is enough. Interior is plush and I can't stress that enough. Those two slots on either side of the faceshield really work. I think they allow hot air in the face area to be drawn out. Highly recommended if you're after a compact three-quarter.

Comfort and quiet for 1/2 helmet

While this helmet is a bit of a struggle to get on (ears get folded over, but easy to reach up inside cheek pads to unflap), this helmet is very comfortable, light weight, with excellent visibility. My interior shade visor came partially unattached, but was a quick fix to get it lined up. External clear shield offers great coverage. And the cheek pads help diminish wind noise, given that this is partial helmet. I am using it for city commuting - top speeds 40mph. If I go out on highway/canyon rides with 65mph, I'll use my full face helmet - but this one is great for the short lower speed commutes.

Gem of a helmet

High quality product at a great price. Fit is a tag snug which is perfect for a brand new helmet. Being able to raise and lower the inner tinted visor without lifting the main clear visor is so Italian. Great design.

I love this helmet.

Head size: 22.5" or 56cm. Small fits spot on.This helmet is very very comfortable, the quick release ratchet system needs to be standard for ALL helmets.Noise level comes with the territory of any 3/4 to 1/2helmets. Wear some earplugs or headphones!Exterior visor comes down all the way past my chin for maximum wind protection. Interior sun visor is very functional as compared with other lids that have the same device.I'm not too concerned about airflow, just flip the lid up!The N21 is handsdown very aesthetic and comfortable. I definitely recommend this to other riders. This is my first 3/4 helmet, I usually wear a RPHA11 as my regular. But the Nolan will definitely be my commuting lid.5/5

Most Comfortable Helmet

I bought this helmet mostly because of the larger coverage face shield. I really like the fastener on the strap. Very easy to connect and release. I was, however, very surprised by the comfort of the helmet. It fits nicely around my very fat head and feels nice on the ears. The face shield offers maximum visibility and the drop down visor is outstanding.Of course, Revzilla was quick on the draw getting it out to me. Excellent service, both Revzilla and Nolan.

Nice, Large inner Dark Shield, great vision, quality feel

Nice helmet. Inner black visor comes right down to contour to the shape of your nose. It’s a huge inner shield. Pops right down with a slide button when you need it. You can push it back up or use the slide. The inner dark shield gives great vison and total eye protection if you just want to use it for a shield. Comfortable lining. I wear Medium and it fit snug. My head measurement was right in between a small and large, so I ordered both. The small was way too small. The medium fit good, a little on the tight side though. I put a Sena Smh10 communicator system inside and it was a bear getting the lining out the first time. Now its second nature. But still be careful. Clear front face shield pops right off nicely when needed. The chin retention system is nice and ... MoreNice helmet. Inner black visor comes right down to contour to the shape of your nose. It’s a huge inner shield. Pops right down with a slide button when you need it. You can push it back up or use the slide. The inner dark shield gives great vison and total eye protection if you just want to use it for a shield. Comfortable lining. I wear Medium and it fit snug. My head measurement was right in between a small and large, so I ordered both. The small was way too small. The medium fit good, a little on the tight side though. I put a Sena Smh10 communicator system inside and it was a bear getting the lining out the first time. Now its second nature. But still be careful. Clear front face shield pops right off nicely when needed. The chin retention system is nice and smooth. The helmet feels quality, but not too heavy. I also have a ContourHd helmet camera mounted to it. There is no air flow (vents) thru the helmet, which might be an issue to some folks. I rode for 5 times, for 60 miles each time, at 1 ½ hrs each time, in 32 degree weather with 2 thin head coverings and I was fine. Forgot all about how snug it fit, even with the thin head coverings underneath. I took it out for short rides to listen to the wind noise inside the helmet without any gear on. I felt it was slightly on the noisy side. With 100 on the scale being extremely noisy and 0 being no noise, I would rate it at a 50 which is really bearable taking into consideration that it is an open face helmet. It does have a mini neck wind blocker on the lower fit of the helmet. I give this helmet an 81 overall rating considering all things. This is a nice helmet well worth the money. I would definitely recommend this helmet.

Nolan N21

Had an older Nolan 1/2 helmet which I used 90% of my riding time. Figured I would stay with Nolan for a replacement. Bought a Medium, same as old one, and a little snug but not unbearable. The helmet is light, visor works well either up or down, and no problem with the sun visor over eyeglasses. Only problem I have is lack of ventilation. It was 95 degrees in Connecticut yesterday and I found the helmet for me was too warm. Had to remove it after a couple of hours. Not really sure why they did not want to put a top vent in. But for the price well worth the money.

Nolan is quality

The build of this is awesome. It's very light and almost don't feel it while I'm wearing it. Noise coming through is a bit average, I've worn others that block out better. The visor is a little hard to get off at first but once you do it it pops right off easy. The drop down does sit a little lower than others but I haven't had any issue with it while riding at 80mph without the visor on.There is no air vents on this helmet. So the only air flow you will have is on the sides around the cheek pads once it's broke in. I live in Louisiana so this will be my Fall, Beginning Winter, and Spring helmet.

Review of N21 Visor Classic 010

Comfortable and looks good. Right balance of modern with retro style. Much wider visibility than my full face and better for me now I've downsized to a scooter. The inner sun visor doesn't work for me as it hits my nose.