Arai Helmets; Any Good?

For a fair comparison you should see how your Shoei fairs under the same 'every day' wear and tear.

 

I found Arai crash protection to be very good myself

 

What a waste, that would have fetched at least £10 on eBay

 

That was all from one 100mph+ crash and the only injury was a broken foot.
Shame Arai don't do boots

 

Love the 'distressed' graphics.

 

Anyway, the moral of the tale is, an Arai might offer some reasonable level of protection when there's a mad axe man on the prowl. We have Eldon to thank for this public service information.

 

Advertising makes us think that some brands are the Best. Then obviously the higher the price the better, Right? nope. I have maybe 10 helmets that are past their shelf life, although thats also not so true. The collection includes, Arai, Shoei, AGV and Schuberth. All are full face and 2 are flips. Shoei race is the noisest. Just befor I got my TTR, my go to one was the Schuberth S2. Dayglow yellow, Quiet, inner fog shield, drop down sun visor and very comfortable. Now with lower bars on the Thruxton R my neck was getting sore. So here comes the Shark Vision R. wow. Huge field of vision, and all the other amenities of the much higher priced german one. Love my Shark! oh, few yrs ago i dropped my Schuberth C1 off a 4 foot high shelf in the garage and it cracked from ear to ear. Age, maybe, but no more Greman helmets for me.

 

That's all very good, but have you subjected them to the ttf axe test? It's the new industry standard.

 

I have worn an Arai Helmet for many years now. I am well pleased with mine and plan to wear it for many more. The results of your hammer test is just what I am counting on! Thanks for sharing bro!

 

Interesting, I've always had AGV or Arai helmets, luckily never had to actually test one. Just bought a 2018 Thruxton with low clip ons and can't see too well if I try and look behind me. I think the chin bar of the helmet hits my shoulder, not a problem on any bikes with handlebars. So the Shark Vision has a larger aperture? Is it noisy?

Cheers

 

Instead of destroying helmets once theyre done, why not donate them to one of the many groups doing on scene accident training or your local ambulance station for training purposes.

Removing helmets after an accident is a skill that needs practice and many helmets need slightly different techniques.

Just a thought ................ might save someones neck, literally.