VOLUME 57 ISSUE 33 AUGUST 18, 2020 P105
S TANDOUT FEATURE
Great comfort, fit and finish
RIDER AN ALYSIS
Wear enough helmets and over time
you'll eventually gravitate, time and
again, back to one brand or style. For me,
that's the Arai Corsair X. It's the style,
shape and fit that perfectly work with my
head shape, and I barely need to change
anything on the interior (aside from
slightly thicker cheek pads) to make the
LOWDOWN
Arai so comfy, I could sleep in it.
For me, if a helmet isn't perfectly
comfy, it doesn't matter what new safety
features it has. If I can't wait to get this
thing off my head, I won't wear it.
The last few years have seen Arai
move forward with more outlandish
designs. About five years ago, the lineup
was pretty bland in terms of what colors
you could get, only the race replica ones
offering any form of wow factor.
The IOM TT 2020 helmet, is, for me,
the number one now in terms of looks.
It goes so well with almost any bike,
the black and gold shines like a damn
diamond.
I do have one gripe, and I've voiced
this to Arai so many times I've gone
blue in the face. Arai absolutely needs
to bring out a transition screen for their
helmets. The twin-screen system they've
TT 2020
MSRP: $1059.95
Website: www.araiamericas.com
•TRANSITION SHIELD NOT
OFFERED
•GREAT FIT
•AWESOME COLOR SCHEME
•GOOD VENTILATION
used for years ruins the look of the hel-
met, not to mention the added weight
and possibility of scratching two visors,
not just one. Plenty of other companies
are doing transition shields that work
brilliantly. It's time for Arai to step up.
Rennie Scaysbrook
The removable, washable
liner comes with multiple fit
options, and there's various op-
tions for cheek pad thickness to
get the right fit.
Airflow is massive on the
Corsair X, with the shell flowing
11 percent more air than the old
Corsair V. As for the screen, you
get the VAS Max-V (BV) shield
that you can fit a pinlock visor
to (although I'm not a big fan of
pinlocks). The visor sits in the
multi pivot-point mechanism to
make for always smooth open-
ing and closing, and locks in
place via the shield latch on the
left side of the shell.
Sizes range from XS-XXL.
The IOM TT-graphic Corsair
X is a limited-edition model and
retails for $1059.95. The rest
of the Corsair X helmets range
from $849.95 to $1019.95.
Excellent comfort
and a snug fit are
hallmarks of a
Corsair X.
