Globe is the graphic family on the fibreglass shell, and black with red is its most conventional reading — and the best of the three at hiding a long motorway day.

Three SHARP stars — and the 50 % you should know about

🔵 Three stars is not five, and we are not going to present it as more than it is. SHARP's scale runs to five and the X.LIFETOUR sits in the middle — better than the bottom of the market, well short of the flip-ups from Shoei and Schuberth that reach the top band.

Tested April 2026 to ECE 22.06, at 1.8 kg, with the face guard locked in 50 % of impacts.

About the Globe Black Red graphic

Red against a black ground is the pairing that survives dirt best in this range: insect strike and road film read as a haze on pale grounds and largely disappear on dark ones, so this version still looks presentable after a week of distance. Red is also a high-saturation colour that holds up well against grey tarmac, which puts it among the more conspicuous options here without going fluorescent. 🔵 Red pigment fades faster than most under sustained ultraviolet, and a helmet left strapped to a bike through a summer will lose depth. A printed graphic also cannot be touched in after a stone strike.

P/J homologation and the Super Locker chin bar

Flip-up convenience is the whole reason to buy this type of helmet: open it at the lights, at a fuel stop, at a border, and close it for the miles. On a touring helmet worn for eight hours that is worth more than any single specification.

🔵 The X.LIFETOUR is P/J homologated, so riding it open is legal as well as possible.

The X-Matrix2 shell

🔵 Two outer shell sizes rather than three is the main structural economy in this helmet, and it shows at the size boundaries — a helmet at the top of the smaller shell carries thinner padding than one at the bottom of the larger.

Try the size the chart gives you rather than ordering by measurement alone. The shell is X-Matrix2 composite at around 1800 g ±50.

96 decibels — the Silent Travel Seal

Most perceived helmet noise enters from below the chin bar rather than around the visor, which is why the anti-noise neck roll and the removable wind deflector matter as much as the seals do.

🔵 With all of it in place, an independent test measured 96 dB and scored noise 5/5 — class-leading.

X-Sensus Vision, X-SWIFT and two visors

The internal drop-down sun visor is what makes this a genuinely all-day helmet rather than a fair-weather one — deploy it climbing into the sun, retract it in a tunnel, and never stop to change anything.

🔵 The outer visor stays clear and Pinlock-equipped, which is the correct combination for year-round touring.

Two closable intakes and two air chambers

Closable intakes are the specification that makes this a year-round touring helmet. A helmet that ventilates permanently is unpleasant in a northern winter, and a great many are exactly that.

🔵 Both intakes shut completely. On a flip-up you also have the option of simply opening the chin bar in traffic.

Morpho-Fit interior and F.R.S.

Retention is a metal micrometric ratchet rather than a plastic one, which on a touring helmet fastened twice a day for years is a durability decision. Every closure component on this helmet is stainless steel or special aluminium.

🔵 Check the ratchet adjustment every few months; it should be snug enough that the helmet cannot be rolled forward off your head.

Around 1.8 kilograms, and the rest of the honest list

🔵 Weight matters most at the end of a long day and least in the first ten minutes, which is why it is the specification most often underweighted when buying a touring helmet. At around 1.8 kg the X.LIFETOUR is a comfortable helmet that you will still notice after six hours.

SHARP independently weighed their tested example at exactly 1.8 kg.

Where it sits in Nexx's range

Within the model, the price ladder is mostly paint. The Plain versions and the slightly pricier Globe graphics share the same X-Matrix2 shell; the Pro Mile and Zero Pro versions add a carbon shell at a higher price.

🔵 The carbon saves 50 g on paper — and an independent scale reading came in above both figures.

Comms, cameras and spare parts

Spare parts are worth checking before buying a touring helmet, because you may need one a long way from home. For the X.LIFETOUR, visors, Pinlock 70 lenses, cheek pads, the Morpho-Fit liner, neck roll, chin-strap covers, wind deflector and breath guard are all separately available.

🔵 What cannot be replaced is a crushed EPS liner. After a real impact the helmet is finished.

In the box

• Nexx X.LIFETOUR helmet — Globe Black Red (X-Matrix2 shell)
• Clear visor with Pinlock® 70 MaxVision anti-fog lens fitted
• Second clear visor
• Removable wind deflector and 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.LIFETOUR
• Part number — 01XLT01480029
• Colour — Globe Black Red — Globe graphic on X-Matrix2, black / red
• Homologation — ECE 22-06 P/J — legal open or closed · DOT FMVSS 218 · CCC GB811:2022 · NBR7471:2015
• Safety rating — SHARP 3 of 5 stars — tested April 2026, ECE 22.06, measured at 1.8 kg. The only Nexx helmet with a SHARP rating
• 🔴 Face guard — fully locked in 50 % of SHARP's impacts. The P/J homologation means the helmet is certified with the chin bar open, which limits but does not eliminate the consequence
• Helmet type — Modular / flip-up, touring
• Shell — X-Matrix2 multiaxial fibreglass multi-composite; two outer shell sizes (XS–XXXL)
• Weight — approx. 1800 g ±50 — SHARP independently measured 1.8 kg
• Sizes — XS to XXXL (seven sizes)
• Noise, measured — 96 dB average at 130 km/h, scored 5/5 — class-leading for a flip-up
• Acoustics — Silent Travel Seal (double rubber seal around visor and chin closure), chin vortex generators, anti-noise cheek pads and neck roll
• Chin bar — Super Locker pivot; easy-access release with a safety mechanism against accidental opening; closure components in stainless steel and special aluminium
• Eye port — X-Sensus Vision — 15 % larger than the standard requires
• Visor — X-SWIFT tool-free quick release
• Supplied optics — Pinlock® 70 MaxVision lens fitted, plus a second clear visor
• Sun visor — internal drop-down
• Ventilation — two closable intakes / two exhausts, plus the patent-pending Mid Airflow Chamber and the Air Cumbs crown chamber
• Interior — Morpho-Fit — 3D-shaped, seamless X-Mart Dry liner (dries ~2× faster than cotton) with multi-channel ventilation
• Emergency release — F.R.S.® — cheek pads release tool-free
• Retention — metal micrometric ratchet buckle
• Communication — X-COM3 ready, Bluetooth 5 — sold separately
• Camera — two action-camera mounts (top and side) — camera sold separately
• Also supplied — removable wind deflector and breath guard; moulded night-vision reflectors
• Impact liner — EPS — crushes once and does not recover; replace the helmet after any real impact
• Head shape — intermediate oval
• Replacement guidance — after around five years of use regardless of condition, and immediately after any impact. On a flip-up, check the pivot and seals annually
• Serviceability — both visors, Pinlock lenses, cheek pads, Morpho-Fit liner, neck roll, chin-strap covers, wind deflector and breath guard all available separately

• 1x helmet (X-Matrix2, two shell sizes)
• 1x Pinlock 70 MaxVision anti-fog lens (fitted)
• 1x clear visor + 1x second (clear) visor
• Action-camera mounts (top + side); wind deflector / breath guard