The Schuberth C3 try out

Schuberth C3

I have always been a believer in trying to test the items I sell and as helmets are a big passion of mine I decided that I would try out the Schuberth on my latest club run to North Wales.

I would be covering around 300 miles over the weekend on my GS and decided the C3 would be the helmet of choice. Unfortunately the new Schuberth C3 Pro did not fit me due to the slimmer shape so I opted for the C3 and fitted the Schuberth SRC neck roll.

The first thing to say at this point is how easy the SRC was to fit and set up. I’ve always hated the communication systems that bolt onto the side of the helmet when it should be so easy for a manufacturer to work together with a comms company to produce a system that works with the helmet. Schuberth and Scala have just done that.

Within 15 minutes I had removed the C3′s neck roll and replaced it with the new roll and set up my Garmen Zumo. My iPhone was already paired with the Zumo so I was ready to go.

Had to make one small adjustment to the left hand speaker but with the velcro pads fitted this was easy. Little pain was where you put the charging cable but eventually I found you could thread it back into the neck roll out of the way.

Did have a go at setting up the RDS radio and whilst Radio one was difficult the local radio station was amazing.

“maybe Arai could learn a thing or two here!”

Anyway, back to the helmet. Fitted the Pinlock anti-fog insert that comes in the box and you notice straight away how easy it is to remove the visor. Being an “Arai expert” for many years the Schuberth was a doddle…….maybe Arai could learn a thing or two here!

Helmet was now all ready for the weekend ahead and the weather forecast looked fantastic.

I set off Friday afternoon to head towards Betws-y-Coed in North Wales to meet up with the rest of the club and the journey was fantastic as I decided to keep off the main roads and the 70 miles took just over two hours.

The helmet performed very well and was amazingly quiet with the vents closed and the visor clicked shut. The sun was very bright and the drop down sun visor was perfect and did not interfere with my glasses when down which was a big problem with my X-Lite.

The chin bar was close to my chin which did cause an issue with the microphone as it touched my lips but the biggest pain was the chin strap.

“making the velcro rub against my skin which was very annoying”

The helmet has a cover to the strap that can be velcro’d closed to keep the micro lock buckle away from your skin but as I have a large neck the strap did not meet so during the journey the material turned making the velcro rub against my skin which was very annoying. These need to be made longer for the large helmets. It is a bit like the chin straps on the large Arai helmets as they too are also too short.

Got to the hotel, beers and evening meal with the guys before the club run on the Saturday.

After breakfast we all set off on our trip in glorious sunshine and on some amazing roads. This was the time to try out the vents and they worked a treat slightly increasing the noise level but bringing cool air to my head. We stopped a few times and it was great to be able to lift up the chin bar without having to take off the helmet. I did notice it was not easy to click the front back down again a problem because of my wide cheeks as I could not click it down without using two hands, one on the back of the helmet whilst the other pushed the chin bar into place. This maybe is a good thing as it would stop you driving whilst the chin bar is up, something it does warn you not to do in the hand book!

The day was amazing with some fantastic biking roads thanks to the well organised run set out by the old Honda boss no less!

After getting back and a few more beers and yet another great meal I went to bed. Breakfast in the morning and then the journey home.

“something I would have bought myself”

Sunday was not a nice day, much colder and some rain. I decided to reflect on the C3 on the way home and decide if it was something I would have bought myself. I concluded I would but would have to make a few adjustments. The chin strap would need to be made longer or the velcro removed. I would have to get into the habit and make sure the chin bar was correctly shut before setting off and finally see if it was possible to put thinner cheek pads in, something I did with my Arai Tour Cross to give a better fit.

The positives far outweighed any negatives, the quietness, venting, vision and the addition of the SRC made the Schuberth C3 a helmet I would have to wear again.

Ride Safe