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Lots of manufacturers produce helmets like the Schuberth J2. Basically, it’s an open-face helmet with a large, full-height, lift-up visor. I believe they are known in some circles as 'cruiser' helmets. And indeed they do seem popular with the Harley crowd.
We already do the Shoei J-Cruise 3, which is probably as good as one of these helmets gets, especially as we can use the new Shoei PFS (Personal Fit System) to get it to fit perfectly, but I think most manufacturers will have a helmet like this in their range. But if this is the style of helmet that you have decided that you want to ride in then the Schuberth J2 has a little trick up its sleeve that none of the others do.
And that is a removable chin bar. But here's the thing. Schuberth tells us that in terms of its strength in the various ECE 22-06 tests the chin bar meets the standard that would allow it to be classified as a full-face helmet. But for one thing! The chin bar does not meet the minimum requirements in terms of height.
The J2 has the same type of shell that is used on all of Schuberth's ECE 22-06 helmets. It’s constructed using their patented Direct Fibre Processing Technology that sees carbon fibre being used to reinforce other organic fibres.
The helmet features the Anti-Roll-Off System (AROS) that has been a feature of all Schuberth helmets for many years. It adds an additional element of reassurance that your helmet will never come off in an accident.
Schuberth claims that the J2 achieves an 88db rating at 100 kph on a naked bike. The company has endowed the J2 with a tighter neck roll, as in the C5 and their other helmets, in order to make the helmet quieter. And this will help, obviously, but the very large space between the bottom edge of the visor and the cheek pads is the weak point. Air is going to enter the helmet here, and air at speed, when it reaches the ears, is noise!
The company also talks about its ridged ‘Turbulators’ that run along the top of the visor. These are meant to reduce wind turbulence, and once again should serve to make the J2 quieter.
But we shouldn't get carried away. Schuberth has claimed the J2 is quieter than its competitors. And this might be the case, but the J2 is still going to be a noisy helmet. Let us compare Schuberth's 88 decibel rating for the J2 with the 85 decibels of the C5, for example. Now that increase does not sound like much, but decibels are measured using a logarithmic scale. So the three decibel increase actually indicates a doubling in the sound intensity, meaning that the safe 'exposure time' is halved.
It is suggested that exposure to sounds above 85 decibels can lead to hearing loss. At 85 decibels it is suggested that the safe exposure time is eight hours. At 88 decibels it comes down to four hours. In terms of understanding what this means, 85 decibels is equivalent to a noisy restaurant, a food blender, or a heavy truck. 88 decibels is what you'd experience driving a forklift truck.
We are not saying that Schuberth has not done a great job here. They probably have. And whilst 88 decibels may be great for an open-face helmet, it still constitutes a noisy helmet. And certainly suggests that if you’re going for a J2 you should wear earplugs.
There is one thing that mitigates in favour of the J2 in this respect. And that is that it will very often be worn by riders of cruiser-style bikes with large screens. And if that's the case then noise may indeed be less of an issue.
It is widely accepted that the mark of a properly premium helmet brand is at least three shell sizes. That's what you get with every Shoei helmet and with every Arai. With three shell sizes you have a better chance of getting a perfect fit, and you help avoid some of those instances where a helmet can look like an over-sized bowling ball on your head.
Like all Schuberths and all Shark helmets, the J2 only comes in two shell sizes. Now don't misunderstand us, the J2 will fit a lot of people. All the inner surfaces feel plush, and if your head fits, the J2 will be a very comfortable helmet to ride in. But two shell sizes is not the gold standard.
To increase the chances of getting the J2 to fit, we can use the same headliners that we can fit into the Schuberth C5. This system for custom fitting is not without its merits. But Schuberth inserts only work on three out of the six helmet sizes. That's Medium, Large and Extra Large. This is disappointing to those who have really small, or really large, heads!
The other issue is the cost of these pads. On a Shoei or an Arai helmet there's an exchange scheme, so the customer pays nothing. But Schuberth expects you to pay £37 for a pack of head pads; and often you will need to split open two packs to get a good fit. Personally, we don't like the idea of charging a customer extra to get an expensive helmet to fit properly. So if you visit us in the shop here in Guildford to buy your J2 we won't charge for the fitting of additional pads. And that could save you almost £75.
Now the cheekpads are also interchangeable, but here there's another issue. Because this is an open-face helmet the J2 comes with extra thick 32 mm. cheekpads. The other cheekpads that Schuberth offers are all 25 mm and below, so whilst it's not impossible the chances are that very few people will want thinner pads.
What else is there that you need to know?
Now Schuberth's visors are normally Class 1 optical quality. In the case of the J2 Schuberth says nothing about this.
What you don’t get with the J2 is a Pinlock visor, but that’s because you are very rarely going to need one in a helmet where the oncoming air can so easily reduce the temperature behind the visor. All you have to do is incline your head backwards for half a second, and any misting will clear. The visor, by the way, is very easy to remove and replace.
You also, of course, get the same drop-down sun visor that you get in all Schuberths.
There’s a large, two-position vent on the brow. Obviously, there’s no requirement for a chin vent. The brow vent sends air running through the eps to to help cool the head. This air then exits the helmet through the back of the neck roll.
The neck strap is secured by means of a micrometric strap. The strap is adjustable from both sides.
In summary, we like the J2. We think it’s a great helmet. And whether or not the chin bar meets the full demands of a full-face helmet under ECE 22-06, we have to think that the J2 has got to be safer to ride in than any of the other cruiser helmets out there.
The helmet is well built, and being based on the now-proven C5, we can say that everything is going to work the way it should; and bits shouldn’t fall off.
The two shell sizes will impact on comfort. And the C5 gets left in the wake of the Shoei J-Cruise when one takes into account the Japanese company’s Personal Fitting System.
When it comes to comms., the German maker has stolen a march on Shoei. The comms. units for the J2 are the same as those for all of Schuberth's 22-06 helmets. The system is about as Plug & Play as it gets. There's a Bluetooth/Mesh system from Sena called the SC2. But as of the second quarter 2025, there should also be a cheaper Sena system known as the SC2 Standard. This is Bluetooth only, and will be perfect for those who only want to access to the phone or satnav. Arriving at around the same time will be a Cardo unit; and some people will be very excited about this.
Specification
- ECE 22-06 homologated
- AROS system to prevent helmet coming off in accident
- Equipped with removable chin bar. ( Read copy above)
- J2 achieves 88 db rating at 100 kph on naked bike. (Read copy above)
- Interchangeable headliners and cheekpads to improve fit. (Read copy above)
- Helmet takes all Schuberth's Plug & Play comms. systems
- Drop-down sun-visor
- Turbulators on visor to reduce noise
- Strap fastens by means of micrometric adjuster
Warranty
Schuberth helmets have a five year warranty
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