{"product_id":"mt-helmets-kre-2-plus-pure-a1-gloss-carbon-helmet","title":"MT-Helmets KRE 2 PLUS Pure A1 Full-Face Helmet – Gloss Carbon","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe KRE 2 PLUS is the middle helmet of MT's new race range, and the one that needs the clearest label. It has a gloss carbon weave on the outside and MT's TRIC tricomposite shell underneath — not the full carbon of the FIM version above it, and not the FRC of the KRE 2 below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe shell that looks like carbon and is not called carbon\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMT lists the shell material of this helmet as TRIC: a tricomposite layup built on the patented MT-ULCS (Ultra Lightweight Composite Shell) process, combining three reinforcing materials in one wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe visible outer ply is a carbon weave, which is why the helmet reads as carbon on the shelf. It is not the same thing as the full carbon shell MT reserves for the KRE 2 PLUS FIM Racing #2 at the top of the range. We spell that out because the two helmets are otherwise almost impossible to tell apart — see below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFour shell sizes across six helmet sizes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the specification worth paying for, and the one nobody puts on a price tag. The KRE 2 PLUS is moulded in four separate outer shell sizes for a range of six helmet sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA helmet that spreads its whole size range over two shells has to make up the difference in foam and padding, which means an XS rider carries an XL-sized object and the fit at the shell boundaries is approximate. Four shells means the outside grows with the inside: less bulk on small heads, less crush on large ones, and a fit that is accurate rather than padded into place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e1,300 g — and what it is measured against\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMT declares 1,300 g. Against our own MT range that is the lightest full-face we list, 80 g under the KRE 2 and around 200 g under the Thunder 4 R SV.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a sport helmet that number is felt in the neck at the end of a track day, not in the hand in a shop. It is also a declared figure for a model that has only just reached the market — we have not weighed one, and makers differ on which size they quote and whether the visor is on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMT-ESLS — a double lock with an anti-fog notch\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe MT-ESLS (Evo Screen Lock System) locks the visor twice: against airflow lifting it at speed, and against a glancing impact popping it open. A quick-open button releases it in a single movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe part that earns its keep daily is where it stops. The button parks the visor in a defined anti-fog position rather than swinging it wide — the first crack you want at a cold red light, with the junction still in view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMT-QVSS, and metal at the pivot\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisors change without tools on MT-QVSS, MT's patented quick-swap mechanism, here carrying a metal insert at the pivot instead of polymer running on polymer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is a decision about year three. Tool-free systems do not snap; they develop play after the hundredth swap, and the pivot is where it starts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMT-EVA and Pinlock® 120\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe MT-EVA aperture is cut wider than MT's road helmets, which is felt at the shoulder check and when you are tucked and reading a corner through the top of the visor rather than the middle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe PLUS steps up to Pinlock® 120 Max Vision compatibility — the clearest lens in the Pinlock range, against the Pinlock 70 the standard KRE 2 takes. MT has published no packing list for the KRE 2 PLUS, so whether a lens ships in the box is not something we can confirm. Budget for one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eVentilation and the carbon spoiler\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA chin intake and three upper intakes feed channels through the EPS and exhaust at the rear outlets — a through-flow layout rather than vents that stir the air where they sit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rear spoiler on the PLUS is a carbon part and stays compact. Its job is holding the wake attached so the helmet is not pushed sideways in dirty air, which you notice behind a lorry and on an exposed bridge rather than on a still morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe €200 question: this helmet or the FIM one\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe KRE 2 PLUS FIM Racing #2 sits at €699.95 against this helmet's €499.95, and here is the thing no shop will tell you: MT ships the identical photographs for both. We compared their official images file by file — every one of the eight shared views is byte-for-byte the same picture. Externally, these two helmets are indistinguishable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat separates them is real but invisible:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShell — TRIC tricomposite here, full carbon on the FIM version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight — 1,300 g here, 1,250 g there\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHomologation — ECE 22.06 here; the FIM version adds FIM Racing Homologation FRHPhe-02, which is what a race organiser checks for\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you never sign on at a circuit that demands FIM, the €200 buys you 50 g. If you do, no amount of money makes this helmet eligible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it does not have\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo integrated sun visor. MT's cheaper Braker SV, Jarama SV and Thunder 4 R SV all have one. Here it is a tinted visor or sunglasses — the normal trade on a race-derived helmet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo FIM homologation. This is the road-and-track PLUS; FRHPhe-02 belongs to the separate FIM Racing #2.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo independent safety rating. SHARP's three-star \"MT KRE SV\" is an earlier, different helmet on a different shell. Neither the KRE 2 PLUS, the KRE 2, the KRE+ nor the KRE+ S has been SHARP-tested, and no ADAC or Snell result exists.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it sits in our MT range\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eModel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eShell\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFIM\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRRP\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThunder 4 R SV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHIRP thermoplastic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e~1,500 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e€184.95\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKRE 2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFRC composite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1,380 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e€299.95\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKRE 2 PLUS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTRIC tricomposite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1,300 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e€499.95\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKRE+ S\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarbon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e~1,650 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes (XS–L)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e€469.95\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKRE 2 PLUS FIM Racing #2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull carbon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1,250 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes, FRHPhe-02\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e€699.95\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote the KRE+ S line. It is carbon and FIM-homologated and costs €30 less than this helmet — but it is the previous generation, it is 350 g heavier, and its FIM homologation is the older FRHPhe-01. Different helmet, different argument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen something wears out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisor, cheek pads and lining are replaceable, as they must be at this price. The KRE 2 PLUS launched in 2026, so the parts programme is still filling in — tints, mirrors and alternative pad thicknesses arrive across the season rather than all at once. The EPS liner is the exception: it crushes once, does not recover, and ends the helmet's life the first time it does its job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMT KRE 2 PLUS helmet — Pure A1, gloss carbon finish, TRIC tricomposite shell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear visor, fitted on the MT-QVSS mechanism, Pinlock® 120 Max Vision compatible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMT has issued no packing list for this model. Treat the anti-fog lens, a second visor and a helmet bag as not included until MT states otherwise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSize guide\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHead circumference\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e53–54 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e55–56 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e57–58 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e59–60 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e61–62 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXXL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e63–64 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eModel\u003c\/em\u003e — MT-Helmets KRE 2 PLUS · \u003cem\u003ePart number\u003c\/em\u003e — 137900PA11 (XS–XXL: …03 to …08)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eColour \/ finish\u003c\/em\u003e — Pure A1 — gloss carbon weave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHomologation\u003c\/em\u003e — ECE 22.06. Not FIM homologated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSafety rating\u003c\/em\u003e — none for this model. SHARP's three-star \"MT KRE SV\" is an earlier, different helmet; no ADAC or Snell result exists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHelmet type\u003c\/em\u003e — full-face, racing and fast road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eShell\u003c\/em\u003e — TRIC tricomposite on the MT-ULCS process, four outer shell sizes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWeight\u003c\/em\u003e — 1,300 g declared by MT — not weighed by us\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSizes\u003c\/em\u003e — XS to XXL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eVisor\u003c\/em\u003e — MT-QVSS tool-free quick swap with metal insert · MT-ESLS double lock, quick-open, automatic anti-fog position\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAperture\u003c\/em\u003e — MT-EVA extended vision area, sealed trim against water and dust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAnti-fog\u003c\/em\u003e — Pinlock® 120 Max Vision compatible — lens not confirmed as supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSun visor\u003c\/em\u003e — none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eVentilation\u003c\/em\u003e — chin intake, three upper intakes, EPS channels, rear outlets · \u003cem\u003eAero\u003c\/em\u003e — compact carbon rear spoiler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRetention\u003c\/em\u003e — double-D ring · \u003cem\u003eInterior\u003c\/em\u003e — removable · \u003cem\u003eCommunication\u003c\/em\u003e — intercom-ready, no system supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eImpact liner\u003c\/em\u003e — expanded polystyrene; single use by design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/em\u003e — MT Helmets, Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSizing\u003c\/em\u003e — measure the widest part of the head, 1–2 cm above the brow. With four shells the size the chart gives you should fit as intended rather than approximately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMade for\u003c\/em\u003e — track days, fast road and sport touring. Not a race-homologated helmet and not a long-haul tourer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCare\u003c\/em\u003e — never wipe the visor dry; road dust scratches it permanently. Gloss shows swirl marks, so use a soft cloth and plenty of water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eReplacement\u003c\/em\u003e — after around five years regardless of condition, and immediately after any impact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MT-Helmets","offers":[{"title":"XS \/ Pure A1 – Gloss Carbon","offer_id":53618218041610,"sku":"137900PA1103","price":447.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S \/ Pure A1 – Gloss Carbon","offer_id":53618218074378,"sku":"137900PA1104","price":447.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M \/ Pure A1 – Gloss Carbon","offer_id":53618218107146,"sku":"137900PA1105","price":447.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L \/ Pure A1 – Gloss Carbon","offer_id":53618218139914,"sku":"137900PA1106","price":447.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL \/ Pure A1 – Gloss Carbon","offer_id":53618218172682,"sku":"137900PA1107","price":447.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XXL \/ Pure A1 – Gloss Carbon","offer_id":53618218205450,"sku":"137900PA1108","price":447.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/7831\/0410\/files\/plus-a1-00-side.png?v=1788353533","url":"https:\/\/inter-pace.com\/en-sv\/products\/mt-helmets-kre-2-plus-pure-a1-gloss-carbon-helmet","provider":"Inter-Pace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}