{"product_id":"ls2-ff901-advant-x-solid-gloss-black-helmet","title":"LS2 FF901 Advant X Solid Gloss Black – Flip-Up Touring Helmet ECE 22.06 P\/J","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe same plain black shell under a full gloss lacquer instead of a matt one, and the difference is not cosmetic detail — it is what the helmet does with light. Gloss black is a mirror, so the Advant X's surfacing shows as a set of highlights running from the brow over the crown and down onto the stowed chin bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFour stars from SHARP — and this is the helmet they tested\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe single strongest argument for this helmet is not written by LS2. SHARP — the UK Department for Transport's helmet safety programme, which buys helmets anonymously at retail and publishes every result — tested an Advant X in July 2024 under ECE 22.06 and rated it \u003cstrong\u003efour out of five stars\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead the recorded specification and you will see why it applies here and not to the carbon model: composite fibre, 1.6 kg. That is the HPFC shell at 1600 g. The impact scores were maximum fives across all five zones at 6.0 and 7.5 m\/s; at the severe 8.5 m\/s test the crown, front and rear held five and the sides scored three. The flip-front check recorded the chin bar fully locked through 63 % of impacts — the number that answers the usual objection to modular helmets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Solid Gloss Black finish\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePut the two black finishes side by side and the gloss version looks like a smaller, sharper helmet. That is an illusion produced by the highlights: a reflective surface reads as curvature, a matt one reads as bulk. It is also the easier of the two to live with. A lacquered shell wipes clean in a single pass, survives insect season without scrubbing, and can be polished back to new after a season of motorway film — none of which is true of matt. The trade is that gloss shows fine scratches and cleaning swirls readily, so a microfibre cloth rather than whatever is on the garage bench is the price of admission. It shares matt black's one real weakness: it is a dark helmet, least visible at dusk and in rain, and the reflective stickers supplied in the box do more here than on any light-coloured finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA chin bar that folds out of the airstream\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook at the profile of this helmet with the chin bar open and you will notice something missing: the block of plastic that normally sits on top. LS2 rotates the Advant X chin bar the whole way round — 180 degrees, down onto the rear of the shell — and the aerodynamic consequence is the entire point of the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRiders who have owned a conventional modular helmet will recognise what that fixes: no lift under braking, no low-frequency booming at motorway speed, no sense of the helmet trying to pivot backwards off the head. It turns the open position from a stationary convenience into a genuine riding mode, which combined with the P\/J homologation is the case for buying this helmet rather than a full-face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eP and J: two homologations on one label\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo letters on the homologation label do a lot of work: ECE 22.06 \u003cem\u003eP\/J\u003c\/em\u003e. The helmet passed the standard twice, once as a full-face with the chin bar down and once as an open-face with it rotated to the rear. Not every flip-up does. Plenty are P-only and are legal only closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePut that together with a chin bar that stows out of the airstream and you have two helmets in one shell, both of them approved. A full-face for motorway miles and winter rain; an open-face for slow mountain roads, city traffic and hot afternoons. Five seconds between them, and no second helmet to carry or store.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHPFC — what the shell is actually made of\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder the paint is a fibre composite, not a moulded plastic. LS2 calls it HPFC and prints the badge on the back of the shell, and it is the same family of material used on the FF811 Vector II and FF817 Challenger II full-face helmets. It is a step up from the polycarbonate-class shells that dominate this price bracket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe practical argument for composite on a flip-up is load path. A modular shell has a hole where a full-face has none — three of them, in fact — and a laminate lets the fibre be routed around those openings instead of relying on wall thickness alone. Whether that works is exactly the question SHARP answers, and the answer here was four stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the ECE 22.06 plaque actually means\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ECE 22.06 plaque riveted to the chin strap is the physical proof of a test regime that changed substantially in 2021. Impact points went from five to as many as eighteen. Testing gained a second, lower speed, because a helmet that performs at 8 m\/s does not automatically perform at 6. And an oblique test was added: the shell is dropped onto an angled abrasive anvil while instruments measure rotational acceleration against the Brain Injury Criterion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything fitted to the helmet is tested as fitted — visor, sun visor, vent covers. Since January 2024, no helmet without 22.06 may be sold new in the EU, which is also why 22.05 stock disappeared from shelves so abruptly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe tabs a paramedic looks for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a yellow label on the lower edge of this helmet that reads \"EMERGENCY — TO PULL CHEEK PAD\". It is not decoration. Behind it sit pull tabs that let a first responder draw the cheek padding out sideways, so the shell can be lifted clear of an injured rider's head instead of being dragged over a neck that may be broken. Ambulance crews are trained to do exactly this, and most helmets do not let them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rest of the retention system is a micrometric buckle with a metal ratchet on a reinforced strap. Set the length once and every ride afterwards is one click in, one pull out, with gloves, in the dark. Metal rather than plastic matters here because the ratchet teeth carry the load and because a metal buckle does not creep out of adjustment over a season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThree screens, one shell\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCount the glass: a clear visor on the helmet, a tinted visor in the backpack, and a tinted sun visor inside the shell on a slider. That covers every light condition a rider meets without buying anything, and the outer screens swap over in about a minute with the tool-free quick-release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFitted to the clear screen is a Pinlock® 120 MaxVision™ XLT anti-fog lens, part DKS433. Pinlock grades its inserts by how much water vapour they absorb before they give up, and 120 is the top grade — the difference between waiting at a cold set of lights and having to lift the visor to see. Six replacement outer screens are listed for this helmet, including three iridium finishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIn at two ends, out at the back\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vents are the practical half of this helmet's touring argument, and all of them are operable in winter gloves — which is not a given. The chin vent is adjustable and aimed at the inside of the visor and your face. The crown vent feeds ducts cut through the polystyrene. The rear exhaust port pulls the warmed air out the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChannelled EPS is worth calling out because plenty of helmets have vents that lead nowhere: air enters the shell, meets the polystyrene and stops. Ducts through the liner foam are the difference between a vent you can feel on your scalp and one you can only see from outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFit, and the honest word on two shells\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXS to 3XL, two shells: one covering XS through L, one covering XL through 3XL. The honest reading of that specification is this — the smallest sizes sit inside a shell designed around a larger head, with thicker EPS taking up the slack. Safe and certified, but visually a size up and a few grams heavier than a dedicated small shell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost every premium flip-up does the same, because a modular shell carries the pivot, the latch and the sun-visor housing as moulded-in geometry. Three shells would mean three of those tools. For M, L and XL riders the trade is unambiguously worth it; for an XS, try before you commit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe liner, and one claim we are not making\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe liner is laser-cut foam under a breathable, hypoallergenic fabric, fully removable and washable. The laser cut is the detail worth understanding: it varies the depth continuously across a pad, so the padding can be firm where it has to hold the helmet on your jaw and soft where it would otherwise press on a cheekbone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is absent is an antibacterial treatment. LS2 specifies X-Static silver fabric for the carbon Advant X and not for this one, and we are not going to blur that. If the interior does eventually compress — every liner does — it is a replaceable part rather than a reason to buy a new helmet, and the cheek pads alone are the cheapest way to tighten a fit that has gone slack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBefore you buy an intercom\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntercom compatibility, stated honestly: this helmet works with the current LS2 communication system, and the base plate attaches with adhesive rather than a clamp. There is no bracket slot. If you have been moving a single unit between two helmets, that habit does not transfer here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is worth understanding why. A clamp mount needs a machined gap between the shell edge and the cheek pad, and designing that gap into a modular shell — which already has a pivot, a latch and a sun-visor housing cut into it — means one more interruption in a structure that has to pass an impact test at every opening. LS2 kept the shell closed and mounted on the surface instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOn noise\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWind noise is the specification manufacturers never quote, because it depends more on your bike than on their helmet. What the helmet controls is the seal at the neck roll, the gap under the chin bar and the vents. A chin curtain is fitted as standard, and it is the single most effective piece of quiet in the box — provided it stays in the helmet after you clean it. The 180-degree chin bar helps here: a modular bar parked on the crown sits in clean air and drums, while one lying flat behind the head does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat it does not control is the airflow leaving your screen. If a helmet is loud on one motorcycle and quiet on another, the screen is usually the reason. Plugs cost a euro and do more than any shell shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e1600 grams on a flip-up\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scales say 1600 g (±50 g), mid-size shell, no accessories — the standard convention, so the figure is directly comparable with any other manufacturer's. What makes it interesting is the type of helmet it belongs to: flip-ups pay a structural tax that full-face helmets do not, and most of that mass sits forward of your ears where a lever arm makes it feel heavier than it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA composite shell is how the tax gets paid down. The number puts this helmet at or below most P\/J modulars while keeping an internal sun visor, a certified 180-degree chin bar and a four-star SHARP rating. The carbon version saves 50 grams; whether that is worth 70 euros is a decision only you can make, and we sell both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCarbon or composite? A straight answer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComposite or carbon? Both exist, both are Advant X, and the honest summary is short. This helmet: HPFC composite, 1600 g, from 399 €, four SHARP stars from a July 2024 test. The Advant X Carbon: carbon 6K shell and chin bar, 1550 g, from 469 €, X-Static silver liner, no rating of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentical between them: the 180-degree chin bar, the ECE 22.06 P\/J dual homologation, the Twin Visor System with a tinted second visor and Pinlock 120 XLT supplied, multi-density EPS, the emergency release, the micrometric metal buckle, two shell sizes across XS–3XL, and the same replacement parts for everything except the shell-coloured panels. Choose on weight and finish, or choose on the test result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it sits in our LS2 range\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo flip-ups and three full-face models frame this helmet in our LS2 line-up. Read the table for what the folding chin bar costs against a comparable composite full-face, and what the carbon Advant X costs above it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eModel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eType\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eShell\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRRP\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFF818 Storm III\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull-face\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKPA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1600 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003efrom 199 €\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFF811 Vector II\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull-face\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHPFC\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1500 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003efrom 259 €\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFF817 Challenger II\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull-face\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHPFC\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1500 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003efrom 329 €\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"is-this\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFF901 Advant X\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlip-up (P\/J)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHPFC\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1600 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003efrom 399 €\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFF901 Advant X Carbon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFlip-up (P\/J)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarbon 6K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1550 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003efrom 469 €\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen something wears out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorth knowing before you buy rather than after: everything on this helmet that wears out can be replaced individually. Liners in all seven sizes cheek pads, six replacement visors from clear through to iridium gold, the tinted sun visor and its mechanism, complete replacement chin bars in every colourway, chin, top and rear vents in matching finishes, ratchet plates, pins and the chin curtain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interior is the part that decides how long the helmet stays honest. Sweat and hair oils break down the foam, the fit loosens, and riders conclude the helmet is finished when the shell is untouched. The full parts list is in the FF901 Advant X Kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLS2 FF901 Advant X helmet — Solid Gloss Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying backpack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTinted visor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePinlock® 120 MaxVision™ XLT anti-fog insert (DKS433)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflective stickers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eModel\u003c\/em\u003e — LS2 FF901 Advant X\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePart number\u003c\/em\u003e — 569011012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eColour\u003c\/em\u003e — Solid Gloss Black — Solid black, gloss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHomologation\u003c\/em\u003e — ECE 22.06, dual P\/J (protective and jet)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSafety rating\u003c\/em\u003e — SHARP 4 of 5 stars (tested July 2024, ECE 22.06)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHelmet type\u003c\/em\u003e — Flip-up \/ modular, chin bar rotating 180° to the rear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eShell\u003c\/em\u003e — HPFC fibre composite, two shell sizes (XS–L \/ XL–3XL)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWeight\u003c\/em\u003e — 1600 g (±50 g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSizes\u003c\/em\u003e — XS to 3XL (seven sizes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAnti-fog\u003c\/em\u003e — Pinlock® 120 MaxVision™ XLT (DKS433) supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eVisor\u003c\/em\u003e — Twin Visor System, scratch-resistant, UV-stable, quick-release; tinted second visor supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSun visor\u003c\/em\u003e — integrated, tinted, drop-down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eImpact liner\u003c\/em\u003e — multi-density EPS with moulded ventilation channels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRetention\u003c\/em\u003e — micrometric metal buckle, reinforced chin strap, emergency release system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eVentilation\u003c\/em\u003e — chin intake, top intake, rear exhaust port, breath deflector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eLiner\u003c\/em\u003e — laser-cut foam, hypoallergenic, breathable, removable and washable (no antibacterial treatment specified)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eIntercom\u003c\/em\u003e — prepared for the LS2 intercom — adhesive mount only, no clamp slot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"LS2","offers":[{"title":"XS \/ Solid – Gloss Black","offer_id":53577362604298,"sku":"569011012_XS","price":126280.42,"currency_code":"HUF","in_stock":true},{"title":"S \/ Solid – Gloss Black","offer_id":53577362637066,"sku":"569011012_S","price":126280.42,"currency_code":"HUF","in_stock":true},{"title":"M \/ Solid – Gloss Black","offer_id":53577362669834,"sku":"569011012_M","price":126280.42,"currency_code":"HUF","in_stock":true},{"title":"L \/ Solid – Gloss Black","offer_id":53577362702602,"sku":"569011012_L","price":126280.42,"currency_code":"HUF","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL \/ Solid – Gloss Black","offer_id":53577362735370,"sku":"569011012_XL","price":126280.42,"currency_code":"HUF","in_stock":true},{"title":"XXL \/ Solid – Gloss Black","offer_id":53577362768138,"sku":"569011012_XXL","price":126280.42,"currency_code":"HUF","in_stock":true},{"title":"XXXL \/ Solid – Gloss Black","offer_id":53577362800906,"sku":"569011012_XXXL","price":126280.42,"currency_code":"HUF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/7831\/0410\/files\/569011012_01.png?v=1787897920","url":"https:\/\/inter-pace.com\/en-hu\/products\/ls2-ff901-advant-x-solid-gloss-black-helmet","provider":"Inter-Pace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}