Reviews Video: Arai Tour-X5 helmet review
It's been a long wait, but the fifth incarnation of Arai's Tour-X range lives up to the hype
23 Dec 2023
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Arai Concept-XE
Arai Tour X5
Arai RX-7V Evo FIM Racing 2
Arai Concept-XE - Gloss White The outer shell of the helmet was not aligned to the inner expanded polystyrene moulding resulting in a painful pressure point on the RHS of my forehead. In addition there was a gap between the visor and helmet seal on the upper LHS when fully closed resulting in a draft into my left eye.
Arai Tour X5 - Discovery Black First i want to thanks for great service and advice regarding choosing adv helmet.
I am very happy with Arai Tour X5. Highly recommend it.
Arai VAS-V Type Max Vision Visor - Road Legal I wish I bought this visor years ago I can now see in sunlight very clearly for me it improves my ride
Arai RX-7V Evo - Blade Red The team did I brilliant job fitting new check pads to make the helmet a perfect fit, looks great and feels great, even got a free rear spoiler should have been another £70
Great service
Arai Concept-XE - Gloss Black A great helmet with an almost perfect fit (for my head) although it is a bit noisy so ear plugs recommended. However like all new Arai helmets the visor lock mechanism is a hideous contraption, designed by the devil when he/she was in a very bad mood. Fit a decent easy to use (in gloves) visor lock mechanism and it would be a straight 5 star helmet
Arai Concept-XE - Gloss Black I don't think much needs to be said given Arai's long standing reputation, if I were to say one thing about the concept XE is that it only comes in 3 shell sizes as opposed to 6 which is usually the case for them.
That aside, the customer service was 10/10. I had to order my helmet due to a store not being local, but despite my head measuring in as a medium, the medium felt a little to big so I contacted customer service for advice, not only did they deliver, they reserved the same helmet in small to be sent out which ended up fitting perfectly! Really happy with my purchase and experience with sportsbikeshop. If I had one little pedantic nit pick, it would be that I didn't recieve any discount codes for when I next order which I feel is/should be common place.
Arai Tour X5 - Diamond White This one was my first Arai and I couldn't be more please with it. Obviously this is a very personal opinion as everyone is different. Big space for speakers and wide view through the visor. Also the ventilation is great and the visor could be kept just ajar, to allowed some air if needed. Great quality helmet.