I bought this GT Air 3 helmet to replace my old GT Air. Apart from its great looks and high quality finish. The GT Air 3 provides better air flow than the original helmet. This is especially noticeable around the top of the head. The inbuilt sun visor also seems to drop slightly lower reducing the light coming in from below. Another big plus is that they have given a better city gap position on the main visor, This wasn't very good original helmet. One of the main factors of paying out for a premium helmet is that the other manufacturers helmets just didn't seem to have the same quality feel with regards to the soft and plush interior of the Shoei.