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NedSVS · 23-01-23, 08:27 PM

I've been using an Arai Axces3 helmet for about 3 or 4 years now. It cost about £250 as end of line sell off; way more than I wanted to spend but it was the best fit I could find for my round head shape. It replaced an HJC CL14 which cost me less than £70 but was well over 10 years old; modern HJCs are too oval for my head shape. I must say how disappointed I am with the Arai for the money; it is much noisier than my old HJC (constantly trying to find 7th gear because I can't hear the engine for wind noise), no chin curtain and inferior ventilation. In short, I think that Arai helmets are really over rated. It really annoys we when the motorcycle press test helmets and give absolutely no indication of what head shape it suits.

23-01-23, 08:27 PM	#5
NedSVS Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 567	Re: Arai helmets I've been using an Arai Axces3 helmet for about 3 or 4 years now. It cost about £250 as end of line sell off; way more than I wanted to spend but it was the best fit I could find for my round head shape. It replaced an HJC CL14 which cost me less than £70 but was well over 10 years old; modern HJCs are too oval for my head shape. I must say how disappointed I am with the Arai for the money; it is much noisier than my old HJC (constantly trying to find 7th gear because I can't hear the engine for wind noise), no chin curtain and inferior ventilation. In short, I think that Arai helmets are really over rated. It really annoys we when the motorcycle press test helmets and give absolutely no indication of what head shape it suits.