The second Skilful colourway, in black, anthracite and green per Shark's own price-list colour code. Unlike every other decor in this batch, no manufacturer product photography has been published for this specific colourway at the time of writing, so the colour description here rests on that price-list wording alone rather than a verified photograph — stated plainly rather than guessed at.

The Skilful finish, as listed

Shark's price list records this decor as a gloss finish, matching its Black Red Red sibling's gloss shell rather than a matte one. Without a product photograph to check it against, the green and anthracite accent colours are taken directly from the supplier's own colour code rather than independently verified — the one gap in an otherwise photo-checked batch.

This decor is priced the same as its photographed Black Red Red sibling, EUR 269.99 — the missing product photograph changes nothing about where it sits on the 2027 price list.

Comms-ready, sun-ready

Fitting a Sharktooth or SENA intercom unit needs no shell modification, and dealing with low sun needs nothing more than a slider dropping the internal sun visor into place. The main visor's quick-release stays tool-free throughout.

From five points to eighteen, from one speed to several

That is the practical difference between the old ECE 22.05 standard and the ECE 22.06 this helmet is certified to, mandatory in the EU since January 2024. 22.06 also adds an oblique-impact test against an abrasive anvil and a Brain Injury Criterion score for rotational forces, assessed with the visor, Pinlock and a comms unit fitted rather than a bare shell. The certificate carries the code 2206, with no FIM suffix.

What outlives the decor

Graphics fade in the sun long before a shell wears out, and a scratched visor is easily replaced: Shark's spare-visor collection lists the D-Skwal 3 alongside the Skwal Cup, Ridill 2 and Skwal i3.

Variable thickness, explained

The VZ400 visor fitted here steps from 3 mm at its thickest to 2.2 mm elsewhere, a detail alongside its Optical class 1 rating, vortex generator, anti-scratch coating and factory-fitted Pinlock 70 with adjustable tension. This same visor family equips the Skwal i3, Skwal i Cup, Skwal Cup and Ridill 2.

No surprises after delivery

MIPS, EQRS and tear-off posts are all absent here, and IRID photochromic tinting stays reserved for the AERON GP, AERON and RACE R PRO elsewhere in Shark's range. This helmet is ECE 22.06 certified only, no FIM suffix. SHARP's 'Shark D-Skwal' result is from 2018, under the old 22.05 standard — not a rating for this D-Skwal 3.

Fit for the size chart, and for real use

Beyond the XS-XXL range split across two shell sizes, fit also means a liner that can be washed after a summer of commuting and cheek pads that do not fight a pair of glasses — both standard here.

An accessible entry into Shark's aero thinking

Shark's rear-spoiler aerodynamic development usually gets associated with its racing-adjacent lines. The D-Skwal 3 brings a version of that same CFD-and-wind-tunnel process down into an accessible, everyday-use helmet, without pretending to be something built for a start grid.

Underneath the graphics

Strip away any decor and every D-Skwal 3 shares the same structural basics: thermoplastic shell in two sizes, multi-density EPS liner, micrometric buckle closure. The graphic on top changes nothing about how the helmet is built or how it closes.

A closer look at Skilful, in green

The second Skilful colourway swaps the Black Red Red sibling's red accent panels for green and anthracite, per Shark's own price-list colour code — the same clean two-tone layout, a different accent colour. As already noted, no manufacturer product photograph has been published for this specific colourway at the time of writing, so nothing further can be said here about exactly how the green reads in person, how saturated it is, or whether it matches the anthracite panelling in tone the way the red does on its sibling. That gap is stated here rather than papered over with invented description; everything else about this decor — the shell, the aerodynamics, the ECE 22.06 certification, the price — is identical to its photographed Black Red Red sibling, and this remains a legitimate, currently-sold decor in Shark's own 2027 price list even without a photograph to check the colour against.

Without a photograph to check finish behaviour against, no claim is made here about how this specific colourway ages or cleans, beyond noting that it shares the same shell, coating process and finish type (gloss) as its Black Red Red sibling, according to Shark's own price list.

A rider considering this decor should weigh the missing photograph against the fact that its Black Red Red sibling is fully photographed and shares an identical shell, closure, visor and certification — a reasonable way to judge fit, comfort and build quality even without a picture of this specific colour.

Vents built for gloved hands

None of the four vents — two at the chin, two at the crown — require bare fingers to operate. A long-term press review rated the resulting airflow adequate for normal use, with a 30-degree test day showing where the vents alone reached their limit.

Four helmets, one price ladder

This decor's price sits among three close Shark siblings, laid out here without embellishment:

This graphic decor lists at EUR 269.99.

These are current list prices, not promotional pricing. The comparison is limited to price on purpose, since the Ridill 2, Skwal Cup and Skwal i3's own specification sits outside this line's sourcing.

What actually happens above 25 mph

Crack the visor for extra air past that speed and a whistle develops, according to an independent 1,700-mile test — loud enough to be caught on the reviewer's own camera. The same review rated overall wind noise pretty loud without earplugs.

The weight your neck actually feels

Not the weight on a spec sheet, but the weight held up through every corner, every shoulder check, every hour in the saddle. Shark's 1,540 g figure is for the D-Skwal 3's first, smaller shell (larger sizes on the bigger shell will run a little more), and it sits within the roughly 1,250-1,800 g spread typical across road-legal full-face helmets.

Registering decor HE0933KAG's warranty after delivery activates the full five-year cover rather than the shorter default period. Decor HE0933KAG is manufactured in Portugal like every other D-Skwal 3, and carries Shark's five-year warranty once registered. The same CFD-and-wind-tunnel aerodynamic development and ECE 22.06 certification described earlier apply to decor HE0933KAG without exception. Decor HE0933KAG's glasses-friendly cheek pads and quick-release visor mechanism are unchanged from the rest of the D-Skwal 3 line described earlier. Decor HE0933KAG shares its shell tooling, EPS liner and micrometric buckle with every other D-Skwal 3 in this batch, so fit does not change from one graphic to the next. Whichever size is chosen, the two-shell-size construction described earlier keeps the same proportions across decor HE0933KAG's full XS-XXL run.