A wee review on my Givi X.01 Tourer hemlet.
I was given the helmet during the summer, my Dad brought it with him to use while over here on holiday and left it for me. The reason he bought it is because of the removable chin guard. Which is securely fastened I might add. He rides a lot in Spain and prefers open face due to the heat.
It's a modular design so can be used with or without peak and chin guard. Pretty much covers every helmet requirement except moto x.
I've not suffered any buffeting from the peak at open road speeds but the helmet is noisy, I have to use ear plugs on the highway.
The main visor comes pin lock ready. It is semi ratchet, not a positive click click like some road helmets. It also has an internal sun visor.
I had an issue with this. No doubt just one of those things rather than a reflection on the helmets quality. The sun visor is held in place by a small screw and captive nut on each side, located in the main visor mechanism. One of mine came loose and fell into the helmet shell leaving the visor flopping about. I figured our how to remove the liner, cheek pads and side panels in the helmet, a job which needs to be done carefully and retrieved the screw and locating washer which were rattling around. A bit of fiddling and faffing got it back in place.
Check your sun visor mounting!
Visor and peak are held in place with T pin screws. Half a turn to lock or release. Work fine if kept clean and siliconed. I've never bothered taking a helmet to bits before but with a bit of patience to figure it out and a bit of care the Givi was hassle free. Just got to make sure everything goes on and off in the right order. Care needs to be taken with the cheek pad studs. The bottom arm of the panels they click onto are not robust.
The helmet sits quite low on my forehead, not an annoyance but noticeable compared to my other helmets. It becomes more noticeable the longer I ride. I have seen a similar comment on line about this. Defo have a good fitting test if your thinking of getting one. The helmet fits snuggly so I think this could be a Mediterranean forehead design. Mines Nordic. Should fit perfectly if you look permanently startled.
Side visibility is excellent and the visor stays put doing a life saver before overtaking.
It's secured to your scone by a ratchet strap with quick release tab. I like it. No fumbling for clips with your gloves on.
As a multi purpose helmet it's compromised in some ways but excellent in others. As an open face gravel touring helmet it's excellent. Noise lets it down on the highway over long distance. I combine highway and gravel so being able to whip off the chin guard at the end of the tar seal is great.
It feels light to me, 1600g with everything attached.
I have been a fan of internal sun visors for years. Would not have a helmet without one.
I think that's about it, I'm not intending crash testing it for KB.
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....wherezz that track go 
Originally Posted by Night Falcon
Pulled it out with an oyster barge.
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