Helmet recommendations....

I’ve currently got a Arai RX-7GP helmet and have been looking to replace it. My problem is that I can’t find a current model Arai that I like the look of....

My last 3x helmets have been Arai’s and always found them very comfortable.... can anyone recommend another brand similar to The Arai fitment that I can check out.

Thanks.

 

I found nolan xlite similar fit to the arais i have had.

 

I've found HJC to be similar to Arai.

 

I switched from xlite 802 to the aria rx7gp, the aria is so much quieter.

Shoei is what I would go for but its slightly different fitting

 

Glad you said that regarding the Shoei, I had one years ago and it used to pinch my temples and give me a headache if I wore it for more that 15 / 20 minutes! Sounds like they’ve not changed!

 

Yeah I was thinking the same Steve, just need to find some time to pop over and try some on.

Shame my Arai is getting old, bloody love it....

 

Steve, Groombridges have a good selection and you can always get them to knock some cash off. only a few minutes up the road from you at work too.

Shoei fit me great but i can't where a arai for long at all.

 

Good shout Gareth, I never think of Groombridge, literally just round the corner.....

I’ll pop up there when I’m back at work! I’m snowed in at home at the mo!!

 

Went from an Arai to a Suomy.

Fitment was in the same ballpark but the Suomy is much lighter. The interior cloths are a little softer. Can't comment on noise as I always wear plugs, but overall I'd say it's a fair bit 'calmer' around the vents.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0...tar+helmet&dpPl=1&dpID=41Sb2-RRbdL&ref=plSrch

 

I have this lid its superb. Great vents and quiet. Visor stays shut when i glance sideways at speed cant fault it

 

Oooo now that is nice, always liked bell but they don't fit me very well.

 

Another vote for xlite from me.
Was a long time shoie user but they just got too expensive for me, changed to x lite x802r and really can't fault it, it's 4yrs old now and will be replaced at the end of this year with another x lite.

 

Great - I’m meant to be dropping my bike off with FE in Thakenham on Saturday too... should be a fun drive in the van...!

 

These threads come up from time to time and it’s always a bit like tyre and oil threads. I worked for a few years in a motorcycle clothing shop and honesty other than getting a good brand the two most important things are A) the fit, and B) the use of the helmet.

The amount of times I hear ‘oh I won’t try a Shoei, I’m not a Shoei head’ and it was so frustrating because my helmet is an X-spirit 2 and fits amazingly, I also had an xr1000 and an interceptor, but I tried a Shoei ‘xceed’ years ago and it hurt me.

So... try them all on, Xlite are great, Shoei, Arai and get a feel for what fits, then narrow it down.

Also, there is NO point in buying a RX7 or X-Spirit and then bitching about it being a noisy helmet!!! It will be, it’s designed to move as much air as possible through the shell. So think carefully about this.

Personally I would look at an Xlite now because the shells seem nice and small, and the fit was superb.

Above all else... and Farmer1 will agree with this, you can wear a yoghurt pot as long as it has a James Haydon replica paint job on it ;-) (jokes)

 

Shoei X Spirit 3 for me, I have 2 of them I find them so much more comfortable than the Arai. I do have an Arai GP-7v as well in the Nicky Haydon colours however the Shoei feels lighter and its far easier to get my glasses on than the Arai.
I was always an Arai man up until I tried the Shoei XR1100 a few years back

 

dont take much for you lot down south to stop does it
you wanna experience this little bugger
not much where im at up north but im right on the coast 20 miles inland its another story