Thread: Will Arai say kill the helmet?

Originally Posted by clutchslip

Wait a minute: You said your X-11 is too big. That's a major bad, right there. But the ventilation on the eyes may still be fixable. When I wear my contacts I can't take the wind and I have this helmet. The windscreen is adjustable and it may need to be adjusted. I had to adjust mine.

Yeah, I stopped wearing it because the fit was incorrect. But it wasn't flip-floppy bouncing around or anything crazy like that. The fit seemed fine when I rode my cruisers, but the switch to sportbikes made me learn it was too big. Anyway, I just noticed a great deal of airflow coming from the top vents streaming air downward past the face. (A purposeful design by Shoei on this model). And that flow was much much more than my old Arai Quantum 2. So I never got used to it honestly. My RF-1000 seems to have much less airflow than the X-11, which for my eyes is a good thing; they seem to tear up very easily.

Originally Posted by SheepOfBlue

Got my helmet and goodies back already. Quick return with a document on Arai letterhead for the inspection. Also had them put a shield on (light smoke to add to my arsenal of shields) and a bag for storing it.

to Arai

Sweet, nothing like a quality product backed by a quality company.

Sounds like the X-11 is a good set up for down here.