Fat head - Arai, Shuberth or Shoei?

[Owl]

Have you measured your head?

I notice the Arai Chaser is available in XXL (63-64cm) and the Viper GT is now available in XXXL (65-66cm).

And here I was thinking Big Dave had a huge head.

[Hitcher]

Have you measured your head?

Yes.

I notice the Arai Chaser is available in XXL (63-64cm) and the Viper GT is now available in XXXL (65-66cm).

The Chaser may be a bit snug. The Viper sounds like it may be worth a try. I'll check out the US helmet sites and see what these are worth. If it doesn't fit, there's always Trade Me...

And here I was thinking Big Dave had a huge head.

His doesn't have orbiting moons.

[Owl]

The Chaser may be a bit snug. The Viper sounds like it may be worth a try. I'll check out the US helmet sites and see what these are worth. If it doesn't fit, there's always Trade Me...

If you're checking out the US sites, you'll want to be searching for a "Profile" which is the Viper GT equivalent.

[Hitcher]

I can find no evidence anywhere online of an Arai Viper GT in anything larger than a XXL. These things are 430 quid ex-UK! Feck.

[Hitcher]

No sign of anything for an Arai Profile in the USA either...

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com...IZE-CHART.ASPX

[Owl]

http://motorcycling.speedtv.com/arti...-in-xxxl-size/

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WK1V0Q/...0&linkCode=asn

[Big Dave]

And here I was thinking Big Dave had a huge head.

Did I mention that they are sponsored?

[Hitcher]

http://motorcycling.speedtv.com/arti...-in-xxxl-size/

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WK1V0Q/...0&linkCode=asn

Cheers! NZ$1,000 sounds like a steal...

[cowpoos]

Right so i've saved enough dosh to burn a pile on a helmet, i've been looking at the arai rx-7 GP helmets, partially because i know they are good but mostly because 2 or 3 of my mates who are QUITE experienced with wearing and scraping helmets reckon they are the ducks nuts.

I've tried and tried but i can't seem to get my fat head into the rx-7 XL helmets, partially a padding thing but also a length thing. Nowhere i have looked in hamilton has an XXL and everyone tells me that the XXL's are just the XL's with a different set of pads that give more room.

I have a shoei head, the xl's fit me really well and i have had one before. I am lookin at a couple of designs and colours because plain black is from my old bogan days and i am over them.

Hamilton motorcycles have a green shuberth in M which wont fit but i have heard really good things about the quietness and the quality of these helmets.

My old shoei (multitech) and my kbc helmet (face folding) are quite loud and the silence will be grand on those longer rides or rides that are gusty because i am prone to earaches and i have found that the quieter the ride, the better i can concentrate (no aftermarket pipe on the zx10r) the added concentration means i can focus and therefore ride better .

So questions:

• Does anyone here have any experience with the shuberth helmets?
• Does anyone here have an arai XXL and wont fit an XL
• Any other suggestions for helmets of this level?

Shoei XR1000

[Matt]

My fat head fits in an XL XR1000, whereas most other XXL helmets seem tight - an XXL XR1000 is massive.

Just picked up a new one from the States off eBay for NZ$380 too!

Matt

[Hitcher]

an XXL XR1000 is massive

It's actually quite snug.

[mister.koz]

Sweet, every one seems to like the shoei's

[ducatisl]

the arai importer is in hamilton (dold industries) and has hundreds of arai on the shelf, im sure if you contact them they would be happy for you to try a few on for size to find one that is a good fit.

[mister.koz]

the arai importer is in hamilton (dold industries) and has hundreds of arai on the shelf, im sure if you contact them they would be happy for you to try a few on for size to find one that is a good fit.

cheerz dude, will see how the schuberth goes for size, the guy is coming through today

[mister.koz]

I started this helmet journey with the following requirements:

• had to fit well and be comfortable
• had to have a pin-lock antifog visor
• had to be a non-folding helmet
• had to be quieter than my kbc
• had to be loghter than my kbc (1.75kg)
• had to be a little more obvious than black
• had to look good

ARAI:
After trying REALLY hard to get the Arai's on (again) and failing thats arai out of the picture.

Schuberth:
The Schuberth helmets were very cool and i tried on lots of different sizes and models when the dude came down to show them to me. I found that the c3 fitted me well but i didn't want a face-folding helmet so that was a problem. the R1 xxxl was too big and the xl was too small and the xxl were at least 6 weeks away and i would have to pay full price and not try it on before buying so i decided to back away.

Shoei:
Went into Boyds and put on the Shoei xr1000 and it fitted like a glove (with new cheek pads $30), paid cash and walked out with it, ordered a pin-lock visor and a fog kit.

I got the pin-lock soon after and chucked it on. After a couple of chilling rides (it was cold) i am really happy with my purchase.

Good points with the Shoei

• With the thinner cheek pads it fits just fits nicely
• its good for sound, its not loud but i can still hear the bike quite well.
• The visual range is excellent.
• it was 1.4kg its lighter than my kbc but i would have liked it to be lighter still
• Looks great.
• The vents are well located, easy to use and are very effective.
• The pin-lock anti-fog visor is really good, i had enough condensation to cause water drops around the visor and it still didn't fog, bloody stunning!

The downsides to the Shoei:

• Doesn't come with a pin-lock visor - costs a bit

All around about a 8 out of 10 for the Shoei

After buying it i found that a mate of mine bought EXACTLY the same helmet, same model and graphics. I guess we can both take stock in that we have excellent taste