HELMET!!

Used to always have Arai love em' Got myself a Roof RF200... looks well smart...comfy as a duvet....light as a feather.......NOISY AS F@!K....next one will be an Arai ....don't the japs just know how to build a good thing!

[Treacle]

I've got a Shoei XR1000 rutter rep which is f-ing brill can fault it at all. Also got an Arai Q f Matsudo rep that I now use for work, its ok but I do love my shoei.

We better hide this thread from Mark(Rictus) other wise we will be for a very long time.

Got a Shoei Raid, found the top vent gets a bit stickey and it is kinda noisy but its a great fit and very comfy.

Want an XR1000 next to relegate the Raid as a backup/passenger lid.

TC Alloy would do nicely, or the Diabolic lid too

Saying that I like the look of the TiTech AGV lids

Yup, I'm another Shoei XR1000 owner. It's v light, the seal works faultlessly, the vents really work and the visor mechanism is easy. I've added a Foggy which is also a great bit of kit.

I have been worried recently that the lid might be a smidgin too big for me though, now that my head's smooshed the lining for a year. At motorway speeds it has a tendancy to lift and in consequence I ride along with my mouth wide open to compensate. Is this normal for nakkid riders I wonder?

Originally Posted by Spookinghound

Yup, I'm another Shoei XR1000 owner. It's v light, the seal works faultlessly, the vents really work and the visor mechanism is easy. I've added a Foggy which is also a great bit of kit.

I have been worried recently that the lid might be a smidgin too big for me though, now that my head's smooshed the lining for a year. At motorway speeds it has a tendancy to lift and in consequence I ride along with my mouth wide open to compensate. Is this normal for nakkid riders I wonder?

Mine got the same way, but I washed the cheek pads in the washing amchine on a cool wash and after I had put them back in the right way the lid felt much tighter again.

Originally Posted by Spookinghound

At motorway speeds it has a tendancy to lift and in consequence I ride along with my mouth wide open to compensate. Is this normal for nakkid riders I wonder?

Yep mine does the same on my naked at motorway speeds. Have been meaning to try a scarf to stop the wind getting up inside.
Tried tightening the chin strap but this nearly strangled me.

Any other suggestions to cure this?

[BillyC]

Not sure stopping the air going up inside would make a difference, the lift is generated by the shape of the helmet and the airflow over the top of it.

Do your chin strap up tighter!

[Sid Squid]

Arai RX7, perfect fit and despite Bill's ramblings Arais are the best quality lids I've ever had, I've previously owned other Arais, Shoei, Bell, AGV (4), FM, (crap), Simpson, Kangol.
There are regulations about sticky out bits of lids, (that they must break off at a given force), so as not to snap your neck, this may explain what some see as flimsy, as far as the side pods and visor mechanism go, my most recent Arai is five years and I don't know how many visor swaps old, (yes, I need a new one), everything still works perfectly, when, (if), I clean it the paint is still good too, very highly recommended, if it fits of course as that's the most important factor.

[splke]

Lovin my Arai Quantum F

:P

shark s800

good fit, not overly impressed with the vision, a bit restricted. its my first hat so i may be being overly critical.

wind noise is quite high, but same applies to the vision, its my first and i guess there's always going to be wind noise at 90mph!!