Bell Qualifier DLX MIPS motorcycle helmet review - Sportsbikeshop

[@madcockney]

The price of the visor is mind boggling, but then the additional cost of transitional lenses for spectacles are expensive but no where near the cost with this visor. I used to wear Transitional lenses all the time on bike and in the car but stopped as after about three years the transition from dark to light slowed right down to about 4-5 seconds and in some instance longer. Speaking to opticians this is a known problem and if you keep your spectacles for only two years then not an issue, but for somebody like me that keeps for 3-4 years and sometimes 5 years then it is. Hopefully it will not be the same with this visor. Good to see three shell sizes and that MIPS is included. Looks like the visor visibility area will be good whether on a sit up and beg bike or a sport bike. I think a lot of riders won't look at this helmet without a Pinlock. SHARK for years pushed ant-fog coatings but even they went over to Pinlock though I don't know if that was due to market demand or they accepted that Pinlock was a better solution. Coatings certainly did work to a degree, especially during the first couple of years though after that their efficacy appeared to wane.

[@The_Arby]

I had to rewind to hear the cost of the visor alone, lol...Nice helmet and a good review as always SBS :-)

[@bullheimer]

What sux is that if you subtract the cost of the new visor, your helmet only cost about $150!! I wanted $300 worth of protection, not 150. Should have just bought another Shoei

[@FadedG0]

​@@bullheimer nope the visor's standalone sale price is much more than what it costs to manufacture. You're still getting a good helmet and mips protection.

[@yasminkanjo]

Thanks

[@rodericde876]

Light reactive visors should always be optional. Riders with astigmatism who have trouble in low light conditions when pupils dilate and the distortion gets worse but can see well in brighter light will have their vision impaired with a dark tint.

[@xelnjare3945]

How loud is the Qualifier? My Bell SRT is on its last season (manufactured in 2019) and I'm looking for a replacement... it's a pretty loud helmet, looking for something a bit quieter (I ride with -25dB ear plugs already... thoughts?

[@sportsbikeshop]

I can't really give any feedback on something as subjective, and variable, as noise - but this is a sporty helmet and I wouldn't expect it to be any quieter than an SRT so I'd be looking elsewhere. Cheers, Tony

[@Cookie-yl8uq]

Looks great, when will this 2022 model be added to the shop please?

[@sportsbikeshop]

Just checked up and this paintscheme has an expected arrival date before the end of July 2022. I hope that helps. Cheers, Tony

[@JosephActivate]

Is it a noisy helmet?

[@sportsbikeshop]

Earlier models had a problem with noise thanks to a hatch on the left side for an intercom. That hatch is no longer there. Fitting a Sena intercom to this helmet made it quite noisy for me, but riding without the comms and with my earplugs in I had no noise problems. Cheers, Tony

[@rickgriffiths9757]

What is the noise like with this helmet on?

[@sportsbikeshop]

General consensus from our customer reviews is that the Qualifier DLX is noisier than other helmets, but much of it is put down to an intercom port that features on earlier models but is not present on later versions. With an intercom attached and one of my earplugs dislodged I found this helmet noisy on my Yamaha FZ-1 Fazer, but putting my earplug in properly made the noise go away. Cheers, Tony

[@rickgriffiths9757]

@@sportsbikeshop Thanks for that Tony. 👍

[@gizzyguzzi]

Subjective. Depends how much you are protected by fairings and such, and how well it fits your head. I Don't find it noisy. But I like the visor open. I even took the visor off since it won't stay open at all over 65 mph. It slams completely shut

[@bullheimer]

@@sportsbikeshop Bell directions clearly state wearing earplugs is a hazard. anyway i am getting noise on the left side and there is NO intercom port there.

[@mircea5013]

i hope helmets DO NOT come with light reactive visors. I absolutely hate sun glasses, and would only wear them if there's direct sunlight that's absolutely blinding me. Like in sunset situations. Otherwise I absolutely HATE my vision to be darkened. For one it depresses me, and two, I can't really see well and it just confuses me. I love bright light. So no, please do not wish "every helmet would come with light reactive visors", because not everyone loves that. A drop-down tint visor thingie is the best solution.

[@sportsbikeshop]

Interesting perspective. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Tony

[@roadwarrior8560]

Visor £190 and doesn't even have a pinlock? no thanks

[@gizzyguzzi]

For $300 US it comes with the auto darkening visor. That's $150 alone! If you need a replacement the regular Qualifier visor fits for about $40.

[@Ishootfilm412]

You could attach a universal one

[@bullheimer]

bought this last Friday, wish i never heard of it.

[@brianhoward9217]

Would be helpful and give meaning to your comment if you explained why you don't like it. Please.

[@bullheimer]

@@brianhoward9217 It has GOT to be the NOISIEST DAMN HELMET I'VE EVER WORN and I have been riding since 1967!

[@gizzyguzzi]

The visor won't stay open. At all. The detents are so weak it will not remain even cracked open a little. It doesn't flow much air at all. I like everything else about it but this is a near deal breaker for me.