Shoei Ibaraki Factory - McLeod Accessories

TZ-X
The focus at Shoei in recent years has been to create
a range of premium race & sports helmets.
In 2008 we introduced the VFX-W off-road helmet,
which has redefined off-road racing helmets, and is
the most coveted and sought after off-road helmet
available today.
In 2009 we introduced the class leading XR-1100
helmet, which is now the benchmark for sports
touring helmets.
Our X-Twelve is the absolute pinnacle of dedicated
road-race helmet design, and offers unrivalled race
safety and performance.
For 2010 our goal was to create the finest Road-
Touring helmet the world has ever seen!
The requirements for our development team were
to create the ultimate balance of light weight,
reduced noise & improved long distance comfort.
We demanded a helmet that could be used by street
riders of all types of motorcycles –cruisers, tourers,
commuters etc – and onr that would provide the
finest level of comfort, quality and safety.
The final result is the incredible new……Shoei TZ-X!
ULTIMATE COMfORT
The design criteria for the new TZ-X was superior comfort over
long distances. To achieve this, we wiped the slate clean and
designed the TZ-X with a completely new shell shape and EPS
liner design.
Wind noise is one of the major contributors to rider fatigue, so
the TZ-X has been designed in Shoei’s own, brand new high-speed
300kph wind tunnel facility, to achieve incredibly low levels of
wind noise – a massive 60% less wind-noise than the TZ-R it
replaces!!
The interior is a new and updated 3D
(3 Dimensionally contoured) liner, with an updated 3D crown liner
and removable, multi-layered cheek pads. These cheek pads are
the same as applied to the XR1100, and are available in a range of
thicknesses to achieve a perfect custom fit.
Shoei cheek pads are made using a progressive combination of
polyurethane foam layers in different densities to achieve a soft
but firm hold.
Slits for glasses have been built into the cheek-pads, making
wearing glasses inside the TZ-X far more comfortable and easy.
CW-1 VISOR SySTEM
The new CW-1 visor and QRSA (Quick Release Self Adjusting
base plate system is the same visor as applied to the X-Twelve
and XR1100 race and sports models. This incredible new system
offers ‘One-touch’, superfast and easy visor changes, and the
spring loaded variable axis inside the base plate guarantees a
firm seal when the visor is closed, vastly reducing windnoise.
100% perfect optical clarify and increased vertical and
peripheral vision results in increased safety.
The CW-1 visor is made from hard coated polycarbonate and
offers 99% UV protection
A new Pinlock film has been designed specifically to fit the Shoei
CW- visor, and offers an increased of 30% more vision, with
the film providing anti-fog right to the edges of the visor, greatly
improving vision in wet weather and cold conditions.
PASSIVE SAfETy
The latest in AIM+ Technology has been
applied to the TZ-X.
The AIM+ shell consists of 6 layers of
reinforced organic fibres and fibreglass. The
new AIM+ shell offers increased impact
absorption and penetration resistance
properties, with a reduction in weight!
Shoei’s Dual-Liner Technology is a
combination of various grades of Expanded
Polystyrene EPS to provide unsurpassed
impact protection.
A softer inner liner is couple to a firmer
outer liner to provide progressive impact
absorption and increased damping effect,
resulting in improved safety.
Each shell size now features its own individual
size and density EPS liner, to ensure the
optimal safety level is provided for each
helmet size – resulting is a helmet with a
safety level perfectly tailored to the wearer!
The TZ-X does not rely on blocking noise with the interior
padding, (as many inferior helmet brands do), as excessive
padding will block informative sounds that are essential for rider
safety.
The flush surface and flowing lines of the TZ-X reduce air
turbulence and control wind noise perfectly, while the ear
sections are left open so a rider can still hear their surroundings.
The new TZ-X is also equipped with an open ear section for fast
& easy intercom integration.
5 Shell Sizes
While some of our competitors rely on foam padding for fitting
a wide range of customers, SHOEI offers an industry-leading
five shell sizes in the new TZ-X to ensure a custom fit for heads
between the sizes of XXS-XXL.