AGV Insyde Communication System

The AGV Tourmodular is the new modular helmet from the Italian Helmet Manufacturer AGV. It is also the first AGV helmet to ECE22.06 certified. The helmet is positioned as a more budget-friendly alternative to the AGV Sportmodular, the only full carbon modular helmet on the market. However, this Sportmodular is also one of the most expensive modular helmets on the market. And AGV is now launching a somewhat cost-friendlier variant on the market with this helmet. The Tourmodular is a touring helmet that is ideal for both short and longer trips. The helmet offers all the bells and whistles that you can expect from a quality modular helmet and with this AGV wants to compete with other strong modular helmets on the market such as Shoei Neotec 2, AGV Sportmodular, Shark EVO GT, X-Lite X-1005 Ultra Carbon, Roof BoXXer Carbon, Schuberth C5, Scorpion EXO-TECH EVO Carbon and the HJC RPHA 91.

Like the AGV Sportmodular, the Tourmodular is also prepared for a communication system. This means that you can fully hide the Intercom module, speakers and a microphone, to communicate directly with other riders or listen to music while riding. More about this later. We also see that the helmet is equipped with a stainless steel micrometric closure.

Material

The AGV Tourmodular has a Carbon-Aramid-Fibreglass outer shell. This mixture of fiberglass and organic fibers not only makes the helmet very strong, but also keeps it light-weight. The helmet comes in 7 sizes and 3 shell sizes. The number of 3 outer shell sizes is fine because this ensures that the helmet always fits compactly around the head. This is not only safer, a compact helmet also looks nicer. It also has 2 EPS inner shells with 5 densities. This means that the helmet is prepared for different types of impact and provides an exceptionally good impact absorption, which makes the helmet very safe. We also see that the chin guard is designed in such a way that it avoids unintentional opening. Also, the shape of the helmet has been designed to prevent impact being directed to the collarbone in the event of an incident, which is often a vulnerability for a rider.

Another strong point of the Tourmodular is that it is P/J certified. This means that it is also approved as an Open-Face helmet and you can therefore ride with the chin guard up. It regularly happens that we have customers in the showroom who think that you can ride with any flip-up helmet open, this is absolutely not the case. A helmet must be P/J certified if you want to be able to ride with it open. We generally only see this with the better Flip-Up Helmets.

Weight

As a rider you want a helmet to be as light as possible. This gives a nice riding experience and prevents fatigue in the neck, especially on longer rides that you are more likely to make with a Touring helmet. AGV claims a weight of 1620 grams. When we weighed the size M ourselves, we saw a weight of 1665 grams on the scale. If we compare this to its direct competitors, we see that it ends up a bit in the middle. The AGV Sportmodular is by far the lightest helmet here with an extraordinarily light 1341 grams. All in all, the Tourmodular does quite well in terms of weight.

Visor

Another important part of a motorcycle helmet is the visor. In this case we have two visors. The outer visor is the GT3 Visor for AGV Tourmodular. This is the same visor as on the Sportmodular. It is an anti-scratch wear-resistant clear visor. Furthermore, the Tourmodular comes with a Pinlock Maxvision 120 Lens in the box. This is the best kind of Pinlock lens. This prevents fogging of the visor and this always ensures a clear view, we always like to see manufacturers include the pinlock lens standard in the box and even better when this is a maxvision 120 Pinlock.

With the AGV Tour Modular Helmet we see a simplistic visor mechanism of a decent quality. This is the same visor mechanism as the Sportmodular. The mechanism, which partly consists of a metal frame, pulls the visor tight against the shell, so that wind and noise are kept out even better.

Furthermore, the visor mechanism offers the possibility to lock the visor in a cracked position, which is nice when you ride in the city. The mechanism has 4 different positions.

Furthermore, the Tourmodular is equipped with an integrated sun visor, which you operate with a slider on the side. It is good to see that it slides far down, which is nice with a low hanging winter sun.

In rainy weather you often see that some rain remains on the top of the visor. On the highway you see with many helmets that there is a lot of pressure on this stagnant water and as a result it creeps into the helmet. The Tourmodular has solved this neatly. It has been water jet tested to completely keep out this creeping water. A quality detail that we see is the rubber inner edge to which the outer visor connects. With some competitors we see that this is made of PVC, because PVC is cheaper than real rubber. But rubber provides a better connection. This provides complete waterproofing that we only see in other quality helmets.

Comfort

If we look at the inner lining, we see a removable and washable inner lining. The inner lining is made of Shalimar and Ritmo. Shalimar is a material that feels soft and comfortable. Ritmo, on the other hand, feels very flexible and fresh. The lining on the bottom to keep out the wind, cold and noise is made of synthetic leather. This synthetic leather is waterproof and abrasion-resistant. It has been processed around the edges so that it is water-repellent and moisture wricking. The entire inner lining is antibacterial so that it always stays fresh. Another point is the so-called patented “Rail System” of AGV. This means that the inner lining can be personalized to the shape of your head.

The AGV Tourmodular is wind tunnel tested. The wind tunnel testing pays off for riding comfort. While many of its competitors have been tested in simulation software – which is a cheaper form of testing – to optimize aerodynamics, we see that the AGV Tourmodular has been wind tunnel tested, resulting in better aerodynamics. Good aerodynamics are especially nice because it makes the helmet less noisy and less wind resistance on the highway, which in turn makes it feel like you are not wearing a helmet at all. There results in less fatigue in the neck and a better riding experience.

Ventilation

The Tourmodular has an IVS or Integrated Ventilation System. This consists of 3 ventilation openings on the chin guard and 1 large air inlet on top of the shell. All 4 can be closed and the ventilation opening on top of the helmet is adjustable in 3 positions. The internal air channels in the chin guard blow fresh air over the visor on the inside. There is air exhaust on the back of the helmet. The EPS inner shell contains 16 air holes of different diameters that, in combination with the ventilation openings, ensure a comfortable airflow in the helmet.

AGV Insyde

What we often see nowadays is a far-reaching preparation for a communication systems. We see this on helmets like the Shoei Neotec 2, the Schuberth C5, HJC RPHA90S Carbon and some other models. Where you normally install a communication module on the outer shell, we now often see a compartment in the helmet in which you can hide the communication module. This way you don’t see any external communication components on the outside and you still have all the conveniences of an intercom system. The disadvantage of this is that each helmet has a compartment for only 1 specific communication system. You can still build in any other system, but it will not be fully integrated into the helmet.

The AGV Tourmodular is prepared for the AGV Insyde DMC communication system. This system is produced by Cardo and is based on the Cardo packtalk, Cardo’s flagship system. Until now we saw that SENA communication systems were mainly built in by helmet manufacturers, such as the Shoei Neotec 2 and the Schuberth C5, so AGV is therefore the first to offer a fully integrated Cardo system, this is sold under its own name, the AGV Insyde Communication System. It offers both Bluetooth and Mesh network, which means that each rider in the network has both a receive and transmit signal. A Mesh network is superior to a Bluetooth network. So AGV does this very nicely

Features AGV Tourmodular

Helmet Type: Modular helmet

Shell material: Mix of fiberglass and carbon

Visor: Scratch-resistant and anti-fog, including internal sun-visor and Maxvision 120 pinlock Lens

Weight: 1665 grams

Closure: micrometric closure

Lining: Removable and washable

Ventilation: Air inlets on the chin guard and on top of the helmet. Exhaust on the back of the helmet

Certification: E22-06 and P/J certified (both as a jet helmet and Full-Face Helmet)

Extra: The helmet comes in 7 different sizes and 3 shell sizes