Grey with light blue is the quietest of the six YUMA colourways — a cool, low-saturation pairing that reads as considered rather than sporting. It is the one that looks least like a race replica and most like equipment.

Three modes in one shell

🔵 The mode you choose changes the noise more than any other decision you make about this helmet. Independent measurement put the X.RALLY at 103 dB with the peak fitted; removing it for On-Road mode is the single most effective thing you can do about that.

Fit it again when the surface stops being tarmac.

About the YUMA Grey Blue graphic

Low-saturation colours have aged far better on helmets than bright ones, and the reason is that they carry no reference to a particular season's palette. A grey and pale blue helmet will look current in five years in a way a neon one will not. It also suits the current generation of adventure motorcycles, most of which are finished in muted greys and sands rather than in primary colours. Practically it sits in the middle of every scale here: better at hiding dirt than the whites, more visible than the blacks, and neither the coolest nor the warmest in sun. 🔵 A printed graphic cannot be touched in if chipped.

The X-Matrix2 shell and the X-Foam bumpers

The X-Matrix2 shell holds four separate approvals: ECE 22-06 for Europe, DOT FMVSS 218 for the United States, CCC GB811:2022 for China and NBR7471:2015 for Brazil. For a helmet bought to be ridden across borders that is more useful than it sounds.

Six fibreglass layers, 1475 g claimed, X-Foam bumpers over the lower shell.

The Recoil visor, and the two shields in the box

Spring-loaded base plates do something a detented mechanism cannot: they pull the visor into the seal continuously rather than holding it at a fixed position. That is why the Recoil system stays sealed as the beads compress with age.

Both a photochromic and a clear visor are supplied; the clear one arrives with a Pinlock 200 XLT MaxVision lens fitted.

Nine intakes — and two tests that disagree about them

The Air Cumbs cooling chamber is Nexx's term for a managed volume inside the shell rather than a simple duct — the intention being to move heat away from where it collects rather than merely passing air over the crown.

🔵 Whether it delivers is the one specification on this helmet the independent sources cannot agree on: a measured 2/5 against a road impression of open-face-like airflow.

How loud it actually is

The quietest configuration of this helmet is On-Road mode, and it is worth trying once even if you normally ride with the peak. Removing it takes a minute and changes both the noise and the head buffeting noticeably.

🔵 With the peak fitted, independent measurement put the X.RALLY at 103 dB, scored 3/5.

Interior, hydration routing and fit

🔵 A double-D ring takes a moment longer than a ratchet and gives exactly the same tension every time, with no mechanism to fail and nothing that grit can jam. On a helmet used off-road that is the right choice, and the X-LOCK magnet solves the only real annoyance — the loose end.

The alloy is Pearaluman aluminium-magnesium, chosen for corrosion resistance.

1475 grams, and the rest of the honest list

A heavier shell is not automatically a worse one. Fibreglass composite absorbs energy differently from carbon and is considerably easier to repair cosmetically, which on a helmet that meets stones is a real argument.

🔵 What it is not is lighter: 1475 g claimed against the carbon shell's 1350 g, and both numbers are manufacturer figures rather than measured ones.

Where it sits — and who should buy something else

The eight sizes from XXS to XXXL across three outer shells is one of the widest ranges Nexx offers, and it is worth knowing if you are hard to fit — a great many adventure helmets stop at XS and XXL.

🔵 The helmet was independently found true to size, with an intermediate-to-long oval head shape.

Intercom, camera mounts and spare parts

Two visors, a fitted Pinlock lens, hydration routing, camera provision and universal intercom preparation — the X.RALLY is unusually complete out of the box for a helmet in this class.

🔵 What is not in the box: goggles for Off-Road mode, an intercom, and the camera mount kit. All three are separate purchases.

In the box

• Nexx X.RALLY helmet — YUMA Grey Blue (X-Matrix2 shell)
• Clear visor with Pinlock® 200 XLT MaxVision anti-fog lens fitted
• Photochromic shield
• Peak, fitted
• Removable chin-strap covers
• 🔵 No goggles — Off-Road mode assumes you already have a pair
• 🔵 No intercom and no camera mount kit — the helmet is prepared for both; both are separate purchases

Size guide

Specification

• Model — Nexx X.RALLY
• Part number — 01XRL02526900
• Colour — YUMA Grey Blue — Graphic on X-Matrix2, grey / light blue
• Homologation — ECE 22-06 (UN) · DOT FMVSS 218 · CCC GB811:2022 · NBR7471:2015
• Safety rating — 🔴 none — SHARP has not tested the X.RALLY; no ADAC or Snell result either
• Helmet type — Adventure / hard enduro — converts between Dual-Sport, Off-Road and On-Road
• Shell — X-Matrix2 — six-layer fibreglass composite; three outer shell sizes (XXS–S / M–L / XL–XXXL)
• Weight — 1475 g claimed by Nexx — 🔴 not independently weighed; the carbon version measured 200 g over its own claim
• Sizes — XXS to XXXL (eight sizes)
• Impact protection — EPS liner plus X-Foam EPP bumpers across the entire lower shell including the chin
• Visor — Recoil Visor System — spring-loaded base plates tensioning against dual-lip beads; works independently of the peak mount; tool-free
• Supplied optics — clear visor with Pinlock® 200 XLT MaxVision lens fitted, plus a photochromic shield
• Sun visor — none — the supplied photochromic shield takes its place
• Ventilation — 9 intakes / 6 exhausts, cheek-pad ventilation, mid air chamber, Air Cumbs cooling chamber, dedicated winter chin vent
• 🔴 Ventilation, measured — contested — one road test measured a 3 °C delta and scored it 2/5; another described the airflow as „like an open-face helmet"
• Noise, measured — 103 dB, scored 3/5 in an independent road test (peak fitted)
• Comfort, measured — 3.5/5; fit found true to size, intermediate-to-long oval; a second review called the interior „spacious"
• Interior — 3D-mesh liner shielding against dust and sand; X-HIDRO cheek pads with hydration-tube routing; removable chin-strap covers
• Retention — Pearaluman aluminium-magnesium double-D ring with X-LOCK magnetic strap catch
• Communication — universal-intercom ready — ear recesses and a mount slot; no system supplied
• Camera — optional POV kit with top, side and four-position chin mounts — sold separately
• Other — moulded night-vision reflectors

• 1x helmet (X-Matrix2, three shell sizes)
• 1x Pinlock 120 XLT MaxVision anti-fog lens (fitted)
• 1x clear visor + 1x photochromic shield
• 1x peak + peak extensor + extra screws
• POV camera mounts (top / side / chin)
• Wind deflector, road covers, visor-mechanism covers, visor bag, winter filter