Arai Helmets

Have always have arai helmets, but this is my first adventure style helmet.
Typical arai quality, and stylish design.
Pads will need to be broken in slightly but that will come with a bit of use.
Doesn't fit as snug as my rx7 but I think if I sized down it would have been way too small.
Not had the chance to try on the road yet but happy so far!

In less than a week my Arai item came from UK to Spain. 100% original product. Will buy again soon!

As per all Pinlocks it fitted the Tour X5 visor well.
Limited sun availability and no bike ride in this winter weather but ---
I have tried to gauge the Tint by wearing the helmet looking direct at the sun for a few minutes.
The jury is still out on whether or not it gives practical benefit -- it didn't seem to tint much.
Arai visors are supposed to cut out 99% of UV so perhaps not a surprise.

I've run 2 X4 lids back to back to for past 6 years so I know them very well. My only issue with them was the seal on the pin lock and misting. Everything else was great.

I couldn't wait to upgrade to the X5 and jumped in the Black Friday deals, we've been waiting a decade for it!

From the off it didn't feel right like the X4. I had to remove all the optional padding to get it somewhere comfy but never had to do this before.
If you are an intercom user then there is something to put in these large holes inside the lid. If not, your ears are going to sit uncomfortably inside these cut outs and that makes it a seriously loud lid!

The front brow padding now has two cut outs for whatever reason but that now leaves two round indents on the front of your head every time you take it off. It looks like your sprouting horns!

The peak no longer comes down far enough to be effective and is now an ornament. The previous one as great and I couldn't imagine not riding peaked again.

And lastly, as others have mentioned, the rear exhaust cut outs. Shabby as hell for a lid at this price.

Its still a good looking kid though and the visor and the field of view is amazing. The pin lock looks to be much approved too but I didn't try it in the wet.
Maybe with an intercom in it it would be a different story.

I've sold the lid and now using a Neotec 3. Same sort of money but all the mod cons. It's fantastic.
I don't I'll go back to Arai after many years. They need to modernise.