Bought an Arai RX-7 helmet yesterday. It’s the most expensive accessory I’ve bought to date, but I figure that bikes can be replaced but my head can’t!My first impressions are that it fits extremely well (I got the XS, 53-54cms) and is very comfortable. The cheek pads are a little tight, but they will soften up after a couple of weeks use. It’s a bit noisy, but I was used to that with my old HJC helmet and it’s partly because of the great venting system on the Arai.
My only grumble is that the visor doesn’t seem to stay up very well. I like to ride with my visor up most of the time so I’ll have to see what I can do about that. I also got a Fog City anti-fog visor insert, which I used before in the old helmet – These work brilliantly for preventing fogging of the visor on cold days and this new one also changes it’s tint according to the light level – so no need to wear uncomfortable sunglasses anymore!
May 31