An ARAI Helmet, saved my life. In a Hare Scramble race in FL, I crashed with another rider & my helmet (head) slammed into his foot peg at such a force that the ARAI helmet actually has a huge golf ball size chip in it. (not a crack) The only helmet I wear & will ever trust my life to is ARAI. I have the helmet still in my MX trailer as a reminder. I have at least 10 ARAI helmets & & thank ARAI for saving my life. Plus a CTI knee brace saved me that day.

I had a Mick Doohan replica made by ARAI which I bought over 25 years ago. I was told that helmets only last for 5 years and to get a new one but could not give it up as it cost me 500 UK pounds back then and I like the style. Recently I had my first fall from a bike ever and I have been riding for over 30 years. Car vs Bike at 95 Km on the motorway. The front and the side of the helmet sustained some damage. more like large scratches. But I am alive and no head injuries. BUT I was wear jeans and tore up all my knees basically all the skin off as I hit the ground and rolled six times. The rest of me was ok due to good boots, jacket, gloves and my Mick Doohan replica ARAI RX-7XX. Thank you mister Hirotake Arai. What price would you pay for the safety of your brain?

I'm surprised he didn't show the correct way to measure for a helmet and he didn't discuss how head shape is an important factor when sizing a helmet. Maybe on the next video?

This year marks 20 years of riding, and I've had Arai helmets since the beginning. Very happy to see you spreading the importance of a properly fitted quality product! They've saved my life a couple times, that's priceless.

This was "THE" T-H-E best helmet video ive seen since before I bought my first Helmet 6 months ago. And Im one that before I make a buy. I research research, and then I research what I just researched. T-H-E BEST. And I do wish I had a sales agent as you guys spoke about with fitting a helmet. I have a 3XL long oval head and testing off the shelf was not as easy as other peoples looking to buy. I found one. But NEVER any talk about cheek or liner size options. I would now take a ride to your shop and trade in my current helmet. TO GET THE RIGHT ONE. Thanks Jay and Arai guy for this video!!! I may even share it with others. I did get a modular bing on the fence with a cruiser bike mentality. But knew a full helmet had more protection, and the Half was more open and traditional (since helmet laws started) And I went with the Flip face. GREAT VIDEO! again.

You're the best car guy ever, Jay! Thanks for communicating so thoughtfully to your fans!

Is anybody else sort of concerned with the disregard to potential neck injury that the paramedics had when removing Shinya's helmet? That was savage looking!

Excellent video! In the crash scene, the driver's face made hard impact with the pavement at 190 mph and his helmet saved him.

helmet too large for Leno? LOL

Great video, thank you once again Jay for knocking it out of the park.

Thank you Jay, appreciate the detailed explanation on helmets. Great to see you using your platform in such a helpful way....

I have been riding 37 years and this is a very informative video.

Great video! Lots of good information, this gentleman is very knowledgeable and passionate about his company.

Every Time I get mad about surviving a crash and having to cough up for another Corsair I can just watch this now and smile. Three in one year was bad but I'm still at it. make a move. Buddy of mine is an EMT. came up on a bike wreck where two young kids crashed. Girl had on an Icon brainsaver, guy was wearing Arai. Guy was ALOC and talking to him, and sadly he gave his old junk made in china by a clothing marketer helmet to his now dead women. Think about that when you cheap out on some made in china cheap lid. They are a Helmet manufacturer and that's all they do. As much as the shield can frustrate me sometimes, they are also the most comfortable to ride in. Arai all the way man. Awesome and totally worth it man. Thanks Arai

Jay's guest must feel a great sense of purpose and satisfaction knowing he saves lives every day.

Nice job. Informative. Thanks.

I just started riding and I am so glad that you made this video. It definitely gave me a lot to consider when I buy my helmet. Thanks!

Very informative...bike shops should play this video in their helmet section of shop regardless of brand.

Thanks Jay for sharing your empire of motor vehicles and your knowledge. I learn a lot from your shows and you tubes. To bad other people of your caliber don't open their houses like you do. the 63 falcon is my favorite car, I use to own a nice one, loved it, thanks..

one of the best shows youv done thank you

Man, excellent video Jay! Been riding for years and never knew! I'm glad that we still have companies that believe in safety over profit! As you..., I simply cannot understand why someone would not want to wear a full face helmet but to everyone their own :)

An excellent, informative video. Thank you.

Having ridden competitively, as well as karting, I learned very early on the value of a good helmet. On 2 occasions I would not be still walking around if it weren't for may Arai . I have used AGV and still do for off road due to the ventilation set-up. And yes replace your helmets at a minimum of 5 year intervals . Love the various segments of Jay's show, always informative.

Classy n funny educational video… the humor was smooth and I am new happy Aria helmet owner for 6 weeks now. Only getting better.

This is GREAT info!

Informative! Thank you. Glad to know these things and dispelled myths about dropping a helmet for when I'm going to need one.

Thanks J, i love your videos!

I guess I'm lucky because all the years I rode with a full face helment the size was correct. Even though I sweated all over the inside of it during the summer, the snug fit always made me feel safe, and anyway, the helmet innards in the better ones are washable and dry out very quickly. Another great, and possibly life saving video. Thanks Jay!

Thanks Jay, for these kind of episode. It very interesting.

Great segment, Jay. It is amazing how little motorcyclists know about helmets!

No matter whether it's cars,motorcycles... whether Jay you ALWAYS make the best videos!!!!

This is the video I needed. It's great to know for sure about dropping and painting my helmet. Thanks for the great video.

very intelligent video.

6:30 the guy hits his head on every single surface . tarmac. grass. front. back. visor. crown. cheeks. arai is amazing the way the guy disassemble the helmet. that moment i really believe he can disassemble and assemble single handedly blind folded in under a minute or half a minute

Fantastic information

Information never hurts and this showed a lot. The painting info while short was good. As always, thanks

Great informative video. I have really been wanting one of these. In that sense I can wear it in my car and on my little 150cc scoot. If I had the money I would sure get one of these due to the outstanding products that they are. Thanks Again Jay.

Good stuff Jay I only have Arai helmets , it fits my head shape the best and super safe, with all there RND . I ride with the Arai rx7v on my gen 111 busa and it's awesome

Hey cool! It's really a confusing thing with helmets but I was really helped out by this video. So after getting my new Arai Helmet I dropped and chipped it. I thought, "Oh no.." But now I know it's ok. At least I got that first heartbreaking scratch out of the way. Really love my Arai. You are an awesome resource to this humble motorcyclist.

Thanks for this jay

Very interesting, and what a knowledgeable guy! I have learned a lot from this video and I imagine most people will have taken something new from it

Great advice! Thanks!

Thanks Mr L a useful film and documented proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks ( me that is) - I've resized my lid following this ( saving up for an Arai now!)

LOL.. Jay, yes the chewy nougat centre ! Nice analogy there.

As usual, I learned from Jay. Well done to Arai for the 'heads up' on helmet fit..Thanks

Great information that I've been curious about for a long time. Thanks for posting. --Scott

Thanks Jay

I have a arai quart helmet and they are high quality, well made, and very comfy ! They are great !

Akano's crash was one of the worst I've ever seen. This was a great video.

I'm glad I watched this because I'm looking for my first bike. I will be sure to get my helmet properly fitted. Thanks!

Very informative video, getting the right size is the most important aspect of buying a helmet.. I survived a horrendous motorcycle accident, thanks to my Arai..

Good relief for me very helpful video 😊

Thumbs up thanks for sharing Never owned an Arai helmet before maybe I will start looking into them Peace

TL;DR Buy only from acclaimed manufacturers, measure circumference in inch *and* cm around the forehead and occipital ridge, and try on three distinctly *shaped* helmets like Signet-Q, RX-Q and Corsair if only as shape benchmarks As a firefighter who's seen and treated more than one head impact crash, I recommend you only buy from acclaimed manufacturers. If it's one you haven't heard of and it's DOT only, avoid it. Here's some of the ones I can think of off the top of my head that I know wouldn't skimp on testing and wouldn't skimp on construction Arai, Shoei, Bell, Icon (Only if it says ECE), Biltwell, Shark, AGV, Schuberth, Scorpion, HJC, Kabuto. There's likely some others but those are the ones off the top of my head, at least for street. You can add Fox, AFX, and Fly for sure off-road. Make sure you read the manufacturer literature on what they try to go for for their entire like (Icon goes for ECE, for example) before you buy a brand, because you may by buying an under-certified knock-off. Also, see what others have said about their crash resistance before you buy, if it's been on the market for more than one season. For measurement, ask for a tape measure both inch and cm and measure around the forehead and occipital ridge which is the widest part, then try on a Signet Q (Long Oval), an RX-Q (Intermediate Round), and one of their other helmets (Intermediate oval) or shoei's equivalents to determine your rough head shape. You might not be trying to buy one of those but they are good benchmarks to determine where to go next. Also don't mind the cheekpad tightness, that'll compress after some riding and become more comfortable

I swear I love Jay!

dude says a helmet was TOO BIG for his head, that is hilarious.... i always forget hes a pretty good comedian lol

Thanks for the info concerning service life, dropping and painting!

Saves lifes! Awesome video, thanks for sharing :)

Great, very informative vid!

Excellent information. Many of the 'too tight' helmets I've fitted were toght around the face, not the rest of the head. Now I can experiment with cheek pads.

Thanks for this Jay. Great stuff, but you left out what I think is the greatest aspect of Arai helmets: Arai makes different model helmets for different head shapes. Arai is the ONLY company that I've found that makes a helmet for my head shape. I have the Quantum X for "round oval" heads.

Really nice video, I enjoyed learning a bit about helmets.

Excellent advice! Always wear a properly fitting full face helmet secured with the chin strap.

Looking forward to checking a few bra sizes! lol Must admit though I have been using a Large up to now(lid not bra!) but my new Arai is a medium and fits perfectly.

Just bought a Signet X. Can’t wait for it to get here

Thank you. Very worthwhile.

I love Arai helmets, I did measure my head before buying, mine is a small and fits very snuggly, at first I couldn't ride for more than an hour because it was too tight and my head started to ache, but I removed the peel-off extra padding (designed for that purpose) and now I can ride all day, the liner is super comfortable even if you put it on and off a dozen times in a day it won't chafe your skin. It also hugs from below your jaw unlike my other helmets.

Jays chin hangs out of every helmet I have seen him wear and now he's going smaller. A full face on Jay is really considered an open face

4:34 "i still have my chin..." Jay probably had his chin insured for a million bucks. That's an iconic chin.

Dropped my arai 3ft high off the bars, eps and shell seemed ok, paint job was messed up tho and broke an air vent. Good to know I didn't have to replace it. I got a new lid anyway. Arai Defiant Mimetic. Love it!

Thanks for this video Jay !, Lol my crash was face first ,Full Face Only 👍🏻

I've always used an Arai because I haven't found a helmet that is so adjustable. I was impressed with the liners, cheek pads. Someone took the time to get me the right size & I was able to get a super comfortable fit.

I was a Arai, Shoei and AGV fitter where live and had customers from new riders to TT privateers and there certainly is a firm rule of thumb that you use when fitting and then you customise from there, helmets do expand overtime as they "wear in" and for many new riders this was a matter of convincing them that you have to be biting the inside of their cheeks when you have a well fitted helmet on, obviously a fully trained shop worker should be able to advise from there... Also whilst it was shown I actually was able to Inspect the Nakano Arlen ness suit after that 200 mph get off and the only thing that failed was the main zip which at those speeds and impacts was still remarkable, the rest of the suit had obvious scuffs but nothing major. That was just around the time that Kangaroo leather was being used and it certainly was a good selling point for the brand when they showed that crash at shows and had sample suits to try on.. Regards

just got a scorpion exo t1200, cheek pads have a built in pump, no swapping needed

@6:45: Holy shit, the number of times his head hits the ground is almost comical. :O Great video!

I was just at the motorcycle shop and new Arai helmets (Signet-X) come in 4 difference oval shapes for the same style to get the one that fits your head best.

Arai, Shoei and AGV are probably the best brands of helmets. In that order too. You pay a premium but what's the value of your head?

Excellent episode. I don't own a motorcycle either but VERY informative.

An Arai Wes Cooley signature series saved my life in a motorcycle accident where a pick-up truck ran a stop sign, i never remember seeing it. i was doing 45-50 mph. he kept going, but turned himself in 6 hours later.

Massive crash after front brake locked on racing motocross. Head first on to hardpack. I was out for the count but it could have been so much worse. Stayed in Arai ever since.

Gained a lot of knowledge from this. Bless you Mr. Leno and Arai helmets. Will buy one now.

cleared up the drop/paint issue for me, thanks

Good information

Hi Mr. What helmet color do you recommend from Arai Corsair x white or black thank you.

I have used Arai Helmets on Bikes & Drag Racing for years .. Great Skull Armor & quality compares with Simpson but at better price !

I've been wearing Arai for the past twelve years but their production is still a year behind due to shut downs from during the pandemic. I wasn't able to get a style I wanted so I decided to give AGV a chance. I'll share my thoughts on my channel next week

Thanks!

When I bought my Arai, I measured my head to get a ballpark size. Then I went down to a bike shop near me and tried on a few Arais. I knew that's the brand I wanted so alls I had to do now was get the shape and exact size correct. I didn't know if my head was round, oval, or what. What I did learn from my internet research was that a properly fitting helmet would fit very snug around my head but would not cause any pain or discomfort whatsoever. Almost like it's part of your head. Your head is not supposed to move around at all inside the helmet. When I found an Arai model that I felt fit me good (for me it was the Defiant), I wore it around the store for 30 minutes or so to see if it still felt good. It was quite snug on all sides. Cheeks, forehead, top of my head, you name it. All sides were pressing into my head very snugly to protect it, but even after 30 minutes there was not one ounce of pain or discomfort. When I also found out that you could buy pads in different thicknesses for an even more precise fit, I knew I had found the correct size and shape Arai helmet for me. I now have a full season in under my Arai (sadly we cannot ride year round here in the northeast) and I have no complaints whatsoever. The ventilation is excellent for a helmet and it still truly feels like a part of my head. People have asked me why I went through so much research and leg work to find a helmet and I always tell them "I only have two or three marbles rolling around upstairs so I should protect what little I got, no?".

Gotta love those Japanese corner men on the track. Yank his helmet off like it's no big deal, don't even worry about neck and back injury.

The representative is really cool. You can just see his enthusiasm!

I'm still using my Arai XXL Quantum e from 1997. I'm now about to order my correct L Signet Q for my freakishly long oval head. I always had to go XXL before so my noggin would fit in the thing front to back, but it was always too loose on the sides and I always got the same pushing back on my face thing at speed. Arai's are a substantial percentage of the cost of a whole motorcycle, but also the most personal piece of safety gear you can own, so for me I've got to have the best even if it'll take a few payments.

Oh my god! That guy works on that helmet super fast. I can barely open the visor on the older arai helmets.

great video

I love my signet q. I loved my signet before that one. good video too, not too much of a commercial.

thank you so much i did not know i was wearing the wrong size or that i could still use my helmet when it fell off my seat. now im going to look for a good arai dealer

really detailed interview and answers, good to see the guy's sole purpose isn't only to push his company's product

I love my Arai, and I'm pretty sure it fits properly but would be nice to have an expert confirm. I just wish they'd do a transitions shield instead of that funky clear with a half-smoke thing.

That last joke would be a no go nowadays. I wish we could go back to accepting and appreciating jokes and comedy for what they are again.

Good hair day Jay!!

l like when the bras too small myself,,,