New Lid!

[mouse]

I cannot believe i've had my current lid (Shoei X Spirit 3) for what will be in January, five years! I love it, best i've ever had and it's had a lot of use. So was starting to think of replacing it next year, they seem so expensive now, like everything!

Anyway did a bit of shopping around for the best price and was slightly alarmed to find that what i wanted, medium in gloss black, was not that plentiful and was told by dealers that Shoei are going to cease production as the new version is coming, £700 plus!

So, put a call in to Feridax the Shoei importer who confirmed, yes they are stopping production of the three and what is here is it! That brought forward my purchase as i really wanted another and happily i tracked one down and got it for £550, which i'm ok with, still a lot though!

Mouse

[billbott]

I was always an Arai man until i got an X-Spirit 2 (John McGuinness replica) as a gift for my 50th. Its massively lighter than any Arai i ever had and more comfortable too.
Thats my 'best' helmet so when it came to get a new 'daily' helmet i went for a Shoei GT-Air 2 and its fantastic. Only issue i have is the GT-Air 2 doesnt have any great colour schemes like the Arai's do. In hindsight i wish i had bought a plain white one and had it wrapped.

[4l04ever]

I used to wear Arai, but either they changed shape or my head did and they did not fit. I changed over to Suomy Spec 1R helmet, but they started to dig in to my head at the front. I had a Shoei for a while which fitted good, but when I recently started trying some other helmets, I found the X-Lite X-802RR Ultra Carbon Helmet in the next size up was a great fit, so I ended up getting two of those. These have now been superseded by the X-803 models, so were on offer at great prices, so I got two :-)

[abar121]

Very nice. I just replaced my RX7-GP with an Arai Profile-V.

Also had the equivalent Shoei helmets, X8-SP, XV, X Spirt etc. When the Arai Quantum F came out, finally they fit my head and I've not looked back.

[steve h]

Yeah... a lot of money, but if it fits and is comfortable, it's worth it. My Arai was a lot of money in 96? But has given years of service...and still all good.
Unlike the Quest I bought to replace it....very noisy and just about un useable and uncomfortable as well...worn once then back to old Arai alternating with a newer Arai from 06

[stusco]

Aug 31, 2022 8:18:27 GMT 1 mouse said:

I cannot believe i've had my current lid (Shoei X Spirit 3) for what will be in January, five years! I love it, best i've ever had and it's had a lot of use. So was starting to think of replacing it next year, they seem so expensive now, like everything!

Anyway did a bit of shopping around for the best price and was slightly alarmed to find that what i wanted, medium in gloss black, was not that plentiful and was told by dealers that Shoei are going to cease production as the new version is coming, £700 plus!

So, put a call in to Feridax the Shoei importer who confirmed, yes they are stopping production of the three and what is here is it! That brought forward my purchase as i really wanted another and happily i tracked one down and got it for £550, which i'm ok with, still a lot though!

Mouse

I got a spirit 3 i like it but I think its noisy its ok when ducked down on a sports bike but really loud (wind noise)on my lc

[stirling11]

I know what you mean about Arai, it’s all I used to wear from forty years ago when I first started to ride

As 4LO says they must have changed shell shapes as the newer ones just did not have either the comfort or fit

The top around my forehead where they put the vents really dug in making it impossible to wear, AGV we’re just the pits

I now have a Shoie GT Air and it’s pretty good in the fit and comfort

I hear what your saying though, it’s either our scones that are mutating or the lids are

[dc]

I just bought a Shoei, it's down a few threads under modular flip up. It was the most comfortable of all I tried, the quality just stood out over many of the cheaper brands in terms of fit, buckle, vents etc. Many would say why spend so much but I liked the colour, the shape and luckily the fit ☺️ so that's enough for me. I am sure there are other brands which offer a good level of protection for less but you like what you like.

Enjoy riding with your new helmet 👍

[donkeychomp]

My first ever lid was a Shoei, then I had other makes, names I can't recall, then an Arai (superb fit) and finally discovered that Simpson Bandits were legal over here. Never looked back. But whatever you plonk on your bonce get the best you can afford I say. A lid can be replaced...

Alex