At Arai, our desire for
protection remains
unchanged regardless
of whether the rider
is on the track or on
public roads.
When taken out on the road
or racetrack, even a helmet as
highly regarded as an Arai may be
faced with situations where it can
be overwhelmed.
While it is di cult to accept
this reality, Arai turns this
painful truth into a source of
motivation. It is our practice to
pursue gains in protection even
when the benefi ts of any given
improvement may be small.
It is that constant pursuit of
gains in protection that pushes
us to make helmets the way we
do. Arai itself is an accumulation
of benefi ts that may lead to
strengthening our helmets.
It was in the late 1970s that Arai became
determined to build the best helmet in the world.
At that time, Arai was a small company of only
140 people. Building upon its original goal of
'protecting the rider's head', Arai did more than
test its helmets to any one specific standard,
but instead designed tests for those protective
features of the helmet that fell outside of any one
standard. Even today, Arai adheres to that idea
of being the best in the world and continually
evolves the protection offered by our helmets.
From the very beginning, Arai has striven to design
and manufacture the most protective helmet in
the world. One way Arai accomplished this was
through its molding design. Arai's shell molding
was done through a process known as 'the bag
method'. This was a molding process done using
high levels of heat and pressure. A bag was
placed inside of the mold and inflated against
the fiberglass. This method allowed for a low
resin and high glass percentage in the material
that created a rigid shell. Effective
ingredients were discovered
that, if carefully arranged during
construction, allowed for a lighter
and stronger shell.
S C A N T O S E E T H E
VA L U E O F A R A I V I D E O
S C A N F O R W E B S I T E
Arai's shell molding process
is made using dozens of the
highest quality materials.
Joined together with our pro-
prietary resins, the shells are
constructed using the pres-
sure of a bag to combine
the three to fi ve layers of a
helmet.
For the sake of a stronger shell, various materials are carefully positioned within
the shell. Materials incorporated into the shell to create the appropriate level of
strength in specifi c areas are visually inspected. The inspection process is rigor-
ous and requires the inspector to be highly skilled.
Completed shells have their weights confi rmed by the Shell Molding team. The shells
are then laser cut and their thickness is inspected. Shells that pass are then sent to
the Inspection Division for an objective second round of inspections. This includes
the shell's exterior, weight, and thickness.
