Red against exposed weave is the most traditional of the Zero Pro finishes and the one that reads most clearly as a performance part. It is also the most conspicuous of the four in traffic.

A streetfighter shell with a spoiler that works

Two things separate this from a conventional sport-touring full-face: the shell shape, which is genuinely aerodynamic rather than merely styled, and the Anti-Vibration EPS underneath it. Both are aimed at the same thing — head stability at speed.

🔵 Approvals are ECE 22-06, DOT, CCC and NBR; there is no SHARP rating.

About the Zero Pro Carbon Red finish

Of the four Zero Pro accents, red is the one that does most for visibility — carbon reads as very dark grey in flat light, and a saturated red accent is the difference between a helmet a driver registers and one they do not. On a helmet used in city traffic that is a functional argument rather than a styling one. The pairing is also long-established enough not to date. 🔵 Red pigment fades faster than most under sustained UV, which on a helmet where the accent is the only colour will be visible sooner than it would on a fully painted shell. And exposed weave cannot be touched in if scratched.

The X-PRO Carbon 3K shell

The carbon and composite X.WST3 are the same helmet with different shells. Anti-Vibration EPS, rear spoiler, Recoil visor, internal sun visor, F.R.S., micrometric ratchet and X-COM3 provision are common to both.

Only the shell and 75 g change. This one is X-PRO Carbon 3K at 1600 g, with an X-Foam chin bumper.

Anti-Vibration EPS — two shells and a rubber layer

The inner EPS floats on a rubber layer rather than being bonded to the outer shell. That is the whole idea, and it is why this helmet feels different at speed from a conventional road full-face.

It is also part of why it weighs 1600–1675 g: two shells and an interlayer are heavier than one moulding.

Recoil visor, sun visor and the spare in the bag

Visor changes are tool-free and quick, which matters here because you have two visors to rotate between. The Recoil base plates re-tension automatically each time; there is no adjustment to get wrong.

🔵 The internal sun visor stays in place through all of it — it sits behind the outer visor rather than being part of it.

Six intakes, two chambers — and a 4/5 measurement

🔵 Ventilation and noise usually pull against each other — openings that let air in also let sound in. The X.WST3 scored 4/5 on both in the same independent test, which is an unusual result and suggests the intake shaping is doing real work.

The system is six intakes, two exhausts, cheek-pad ventilation and two internal air chambers.

How quiet it actually is

The Anti-Vibration EPS contributes here too, though indirectly. It does not reduce sound, but it damps the shell vibration that accompanies turbulence — and riders consistently perceive a vibrating helmet as louder than a steady one.

🔵 The measured result was 100 dB, scored 4 out of 5.

Interior, retention and fit

The interior materials are chosen for appearance as much as function, which on a helmet sold on design is defensible: faux leather where it is seen, ventilation mesh where air passes, dark reflective inserts, and visible stitching throughout.

Behind the styling, X-Mart Dry handles moisture and comes out entirely for washing.

1600 grams, and the rest of the honest list

🔵 No independent safety rating exists for this helmet in either shell. SHARP has no entry for the X.WST3; there is no ADAC or Snell result. Untested rather than poorly rated, but a gap in the evidence all the same.

Measured: overall 3.9/5, noise 100 dB at 4/5, ventilation 4/5, comfort 4/5, weight 2/5. Carbon shell: 1600 g.

Comms, camera and spare parts

Two accessories are designed into this shell rather than bolted to it: the X-COM3 comms system and the side action-camera mount. Both are separate purchases; the provision for both is built in.

🔵 Night-vision reflectors are moulded into the shell as standard.

In the box

• Nexx X.WST3 helmet — Zero Pro Carbon Red (X-PRO Carbon 3K shell)
• Clear visor with Pinlock® 70 MaxVision anti-fog lens fitted
• Second clear visor and a visor bag
• Removable breath guard, fitted
• 🔵 No X-COM3 comms system and no action camera — the helmet is built for both; both are separate purchases

Size guide

Specification

• Model — Nexx X.WST3
• Part number — 01XS323425883
• Colour — Zero Pro Carbon Red — Exposed 3K carbon weave with red
• Homologation — ECE 22-06 (UN) · DOT FMVSS 218 · CCC GB811:2022 · NBR7471:2015
• Safety rating — 🔴 none — SHARP has no entry for the X.WST3; no ADAC or Snell result either
• Independent verdict — scored road test 3.9/5 overall — noise 4/5, ventilation 4/5, comfort 4/5, weight 2/5 · MOTORCYCLE NEWS 4/5
• Helmet type — Full-face, streetfighter — road use; no peak, no goggle provision
• Shell — X-PRO Carbon 3K; three outer shell sizes (XXS–S / M–L / XL–XXXL); made in Portugal
• Weight — 1600 g claimed
• Sizes — XXS to XXXL (eight sizes)
• Impact protection — two-part EPS with a rubber Anti-Vibration interlayer, plus an X-Foam EPP bumper at the chin
• Aerodynamics — functional rear spoiler — improves airflow, cuts drag and adds high-speed stability
• Visor — Visor Recoil System — spring-loaded base side-plates tensioning against twin-lip beads
• Supplied optics — Pinlock® 70 MaxVision fitted, plus a second clear visor and a visor bag
• Anti-fog replacements — Pinlock EVO DKS553 — specific to this helmet
• Sun visor — internal, 18 % larger than the previous generation, drops to just above the bridge of the nose
• Ventilation — six intakes / two exhausts, cheek-pad ventilation, patent-pending Mid Airflow Chamber between the EPS shells, Air Cumbs alveolar-mesh crown pad
• Noise, measured — 100 dB average, scored 4/5
• Emergency release — F.R.S.® Fast Release System — both cheek pads release together, tool-free
• Retention — metal micrometric ratchet with X-LOCK magnetic catch (not a double-D ring)
• Interior — faux leather with ventilation-mesh inserts, dark reflective inserts, X-Mart Dry liner, removable chin-strap covers, removable breath guard
• Head shape — intermediate-to-round oval — independently found glasses-friendly
• Communication — X-COM3 ready, Bluetooth 5.2 — Standard and PRO (2.0 Mesh, Harman Kardon); sold separately
• Camera — side action-camera mount — camera sold separately
• Other — moulded night-vision reflectors

• 1x helmet (X-PRO Carbon, three shell sizes)
• 1x Pinlock 120 XLT MaxVision anti-fog lens (fitted)
• 1x clear visor + 1x second (Smoke 80%) visor + visor bag
• Rear spoiler; side action-camera mount; wind deflector / breath guard