Arai helmets

[Mick_J]

Anyone recognise the name of the Arai I am modelling?  I has to be a 8-9 year old design by now.  Cannot find anything on T'Interweb.

[Hooli]

Your googlefu is weak...

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/22900

Arai Chaser Guardian.

[Mick_J]

Brilliant, thanks Hooli 

[seth]

I used to love my arai's but they changed something in the design with the chaser and didn't fit me anymore.
I switched to shoei helmets .

[Jeykey]

Always used Schuberth. I´d like to try an Arai, or even Shoei. Someone told me the Arais can make some noise because of those side panels. Any comment on that ? Thanks.

[seth]

My shoei is much quieter than any of the arai's I had but they were older models they were also much heavier too.

[steve porter]

First ride today with a Shoei Neotec 2 that I picked up last Friday, Eerily quiet compared to every other helmet I have used, and warm, first time pinlock user, very impressive  and there is no ambiguity with the vents, first time ever I have been in no doubt whether they were open or closed

[VladTepes]

Yeah vent closure is great - toward visor = closed - no matter what vent it is.

Aas for quiet - I find the opposite.  Mine is quite loud co,mapred with my previous full face (non modular) shoei.
Its the one area I am really disappointed in.

[steve porter]

Yeah vent closure is great - toward visor = closed - no matter what vent it is.

Aas for quiet - I find the opposite.  Mine is quite loud co,mapred with my previous full face (non modular) shoei.
Its the one area I am really disappointed in.

first time shoei for me, always had Arai then went Bell Modular, then Shark evoline, being a spec wearer, the Modular makes life a lot easier as I always had to cut channels in the cheek pads to insert specs

[Mick_J]

Always used Schuberth. I´d like to try an Arai, or even Shoei. Someone told me the Arais can make some noise because of those side panels. Any comment on that ? Thanks.

Arai helmets are noisy and it's not just the side pods but when you put one on its the most comfortable helmet and it's it's way plusher than anything else on the market.  My wife uses a Shoei NXR and says it's quite quiet when the vents are closed but bloody noisy with them open.  I think Shoei are a closer match to schuberth in head shape with the Arai chaser X being the only Arai with a similar shape.

[grog]

The helmet you like, fits your head, thats the best one. Ear plugs take the noise away, ease of use very important. I did like D rings but now found the slide clasp better. Best advice, try them on.

[steve porter]

The helmet you like, fits your head, thats the best one. Ear plugs take the noise away, ease of use very important. I did like D rings but now found the slide clasp better. Best advice, try them on.

Something I hadn't considered is with the slide clasp the helmet lock on the bike is now uselesss

[Hooli]

Is side clasp the seatbelt type fastening? if so I used to just lock the strap in as the bit on the end was too big to pull through.

[steve porter]

Is side clasp the seatbelt type fastening? if so I used to just lock the strap in as the bit on the end was too big to pull through.

Thanks, I will give it a try

[grog]

I will also try that tomorrow Hooli.