Cheep Shoei and Arai sales on trade me

[McJim]

Anyone know what the difference in spec is between a Shoei helmet for the American market, and a European market example?

I think the neck fitting is different to acommodate the obesity epidemic we hear about.

[Maha]

Just out of interest, how do they determine the head sizes?

Do they run a working group, get a buch of people together and measure their noggins? What happends if some asian dudes show at the German group and screw up all the stats?

They just put the little tags on the inside and you choose either ....
SM/LG/XL or OMFG YOU GOT A BIG HEAD size, I know of only one that has the last size mentioned...and no it aint me.....

[Pussy]

I'm wondering about how different they would be. You can get Shoei XR1000 helmets from Suzuki, with GSX-R graphics on them. to source one from Europe, through SNZ, is about $1850.00, where the American version is US$600.00, plus getting it here. Would probably work out similar to a graphic XR-1000 here.
Any one got the definitive answer on the difference between US and Euro spec Shoeis?

[megageoff76]

You can get Shoei XR1000 helmets from Suzuki, with GSX-R graphics on them. to source one from Europe, through SNZ, is about $1850.00

OMG thats outrageous for a helmet, just cause it has GSXR on it. A fool and his money..

[White trash]

It's interesting that people get so obsessive about Arai when they only manufacture a limited range of helmets. I will never wear one.

Ya reckon Brett?

I've worn nothing except Arais for the past five years. I've wrecked 2 in this time, one of them looked like I'd been breakdancing on the motoray in it. Which funnily enough is what I had been doing.

I have never had a more comfortable helmet on my head. And working in a bike shop, I've trial fitted alot of different helmets.

Gladly pay the big bucks. They're mint.

[Katman]

The Arai Quantum I had years ago was one of the noisiest helmets I've ever owned (and certainly the most expensive at the time as well).

I've since realised that Arai and Shoei don't offer anything more then Shark or Suomy might, but they certainly do ask a whole lot more for their name.

[CHOPPA]

Ya reckon Brett?

I've worn nothing except Arais for the past five years. I've wrecked 2 in this time, one of them looked like I'd been breakdancing on the motoray in it. Which funnily enough is what I had been doing.

I have never had a more comfortable helmet on my head. And working in a bike shop, I've trial fitted alot of different helmets.

Gladly pay the big bucks. They're mint.

Couldnt agree more!!

[Trudes]

+2 for the Arai, I adore mine... and just out of interest, I bought mine from an on-line bike shope in the States because at the time none of the local shops had the design I wanted... fits like a glove.

[Katman]

Bunch of name-droppers.

[xwhatsit]

RJays! At least they're Aussies

Or I suppose there's FFM.

[Forest]

Support your local bike shop.

I bought myself a BMW helmet and some BMW riding gear about two years ago.

I was able to fly to Seattle, buy the gear I wanted in the US, and fly back to NZ. All for less than the cost of the same gear through the local dealer.

I support local bike shops. But only when it is sensible to do so.

[Big Dave]

I bought myself a BMW helmet and some BMW riding gear about two years ago.

I was able to fly to Seattle, buy the gear I wanted in the US, and fly back to NZ. All for less than the cost of the same gear through the local dealer.

I support local bike shops. But only when it is sensible to do so.

Fortunately BMW have lifted their game.

[Owl]

I've since realised that Arai and Shoei don't offer anything more then Shark or Suomy might, but they certainly do ask a whole lot more for their name.

Actually they do offer more! Whatever the model, Arai has 1 shell size for every 2 head sizes (5 shell sizes in total). Shoei has 3 or 4 shell sizes, depending on model.

By comparison, Shark has 1-2 and Suomy has 1-3.

[skidMark]

Yeah right. They are all making millions.

Not just the money side of it.

When i worked for botany honda getting an arai from the wholesaler was like getting blood out a stone, hardley any stock. and if they ordered it they took literally months to arrive, fucking good helmets.

But useless backing here in NZ.

[skidMark]

The Arai Quantum I had years ago was one of the noisiest helmets I've ever owned (and certainly the most expensive at the time as well).

I've since realised that Arai and Shoei don't offer anything more then Shark or Suomy might, but they certainly do ask a whole lot more for their name.

Yep my suomy does the job!