Please note: sale to France is prohibited.

TC-10 is the grey Blast, and it raises the question worth asking about every decor on this shelf: what does 100 € over a solid actually buy? Here it buys a graphic that behaves like a neutral, which is a narrower thing than it sounds and worth it to the right rider.

Five SHARP stars — and which Glamster earned them

If you are cross-shopping retro full-face helmets, this is the number that separates them. Most classic-styled helmets are either untested by SHARP or sit in the three-to-four star band; several are still sold against the superseded ECE 22.05 standard.

The Glamster06 was tested in May 2025 under ECE 22.06 and rated five stars out of five — the highest result the programme gives.

About the Blast TC-10 graphic

A grey graphic is a deliberate contradiction — the drawing is there, but the palette refuses to make an event of it. That combination suits the Glamster06 particularly well, because the helmet's appeal has never been about standing out; it is about a silhouette that most modern helmets have abandoned. A neutral decor lets the shape stay the subject while still giving the shell more to look at than paint. Against the solids, be honest about the arithmetic: 100 € more, a surface that cannot be touched in if chipped, and a helmet that is marginally harder to match with accessories later. Against the coloured graphics, it will look current for considerably longer. 🔵 Conspicuity is mid-range — better than any black in this range, well short of the TC-3.

AIM, three shells, double-D and EQRS

Shoei does not use a single polystyrene density throughout. The liner here is assembled from elements with different absorption characteristics, positioned so the structure distributes an impact over a wider area than a uniform block would — the same principle as the racing helmets, in a much smaller shell.

Outside it is AIM composite in three shell sizes; the retention is a double-D ring; the cheek pads release through EQRS.

The CPB-1V visor — and the sun shield that is not there

The CPB-1V is specific to this helmet family. It is not the CNS visor from Shoei's touring range and not the CJ series from the jets, and none of them interchange however similar the fitting looks — order by the visor designation rather than by the helmet name.

🔵 Same for the anti-fog lens: Pinlock EVO DKS056 for the CPB-1V, not the DKS301 that fits the GT-Air and Neotec.

One intake, aluminium mesh, no sliders

What ventilation actually prevents is humidity rather than heat. Sweat that cannot evaporate stays in the padding, and a saturated liner is what makes a helmet uncomfortable long before temperature does. The Glamster06's system is aimed at exactly that, on a modest scale.

One forehead intake, two mesh chin intakes, one neck exhaust — rated 4 out of 5 in MCN's long-term test.

Interior, fit and glasses

The parts of a helmet that wear are almost always the ones you touch: padding compresses, the chin strap cover frays, the cheek pads take the sweat. All of them are separately available for the Glamster06, which is why a well-kept example still feels new several seasons in.

The pads also come in more than one thickness — the same mechanism that restores a fit lets you correct one.

How loud it actually is

🔵 One thing worth checking on any helmet at this price: the visor seal. If air whistles when the visor is fully closed, the seal is not seating — on the Glamster06 the silicone oil supplied in the box is there to keep it supple, and a dry seal is the usual cause.

Correctly maintained, and with the chin curtain fitted, MCN rated the helmet 4/5 for noise.

Around 1300 grams, and the rest of the honest list

Every helmet is a set of choices, and Shoei's here were unusually consistent. Everything that would have added bulk to the shell was left out — sun visor, communication housing, large vent assemblies — and everything that protects was kept.

🔵 The result: around 1300 g, five SHARP stars, and no intercom compatibility, no speaker recesses and no drop-down shield.

Where it sits in Shoei's range

Between the Glamster06 and the Neotec 3 there is no overlap at all. The Neotec is a flip-up touring helmet: 1750 g, dual P/J homologation, sun visor, communication system, engineered for quiet at motorway speed. This is a 1300 g classic full-face with a chin curtain and a round visor.

They cost 200 € apart and answer completely different questions.

When something wears out

If the helmet fits everywhere except one spot, do not accept it. A Shoei dealer can shim the interior to your head shape, and the cheek and centre pads are separately available in several thicknesses for the same purpose.

We also stock the full CPB-1V visor range including the photochromic version, DKS056 Pinlock lenses, chin strap covers and chin curtains.

In the box

• Shoei Glamster06 helmet — Blast TC-10
• Clear CPB-1V visor, pre-fitted
• Pinlock® EVO anti-fog lens with matching spare pins
• Chin curtain
• Shoei helmet bag
• Glamster logo stickers
• Silicone oil for visor seal and mechanism care
• Instruction manual and the „Correct use of your helmet" booklet
• 🔵 No tinted visor — there is no sun shield, so a tinted or photochromic CPB-1V is a separate purchase

Size guide

Specification

• Model — Shoei Glamster06
• Part number — 11.19.109.2
• Colour — Blast TC-10 — Graphic, TC-10 colour combination
• Homologation — ECE 22.06
• Safety rating — SHARP 5 of 5 stars (tested May 2025, ECE 22.06, measured at 1.3 kg) — entry „Shoei Glamster 06"; the earlier Glamster is a separate entry with 4 stars
• Helmet type — Full-face, neo-retro
• Shell — AIM (Advanced Integrated Matrix) fibreglass composite; three shell sizes (XS–M / L / XL–XXL)
• Weight — approx. 1300 g
• Sizes — XS to XXL (six sizes)
• Visor — CPB-1V, classic round shape, wide field of view, redesigned mechanism, tool-free change
• Anti-fog — Pinlock® EVO lens supplied with spare pins — replacements: DKS056
• 🔴 Sun visor — none — deliberate; use a tinted or photochromic CPB-1V instead
• Impact liner — multi-density EPS assembled from elements of differing absorption
• Retention — double-D ring
• Emergency release — EQRS — cheek pads removable by first responders
• Ventilation — one forehead intake (open/closed, no intermediate steps), two chin intakes behind aluminium mesh without sliders, exhaust at the neck
• Interior — fully removable and washable; cheek and centre pads in several thicknesses; suitable for glasses
• Head shape — intermediate oval
• 🔴 Communication — no COMLINK interface and no speaker recesses — no intercom compatibility
• Independent verdict — MOTORCYCLE NEWS long-term test — comfort 5/5, ventilation 4/5, noise 4/5
• Serviceability — visor, base plates, Pinlock lens, all padding, chin strap cover and chin curtain available separately

• 1x helmet
• 1x clear visor (pre-fitted)
• 1x Pinlock EVO anti-fog lens
• 1x set of spare pins
• 1x chin curtain
• 1x Shoei helmet bag