Arai Contour-X Helmet Review 

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I’m a rider training instructor. I have a few Arai helmets and I love them. I have other helmets but I always put on an Arai when teaching or ripping up to Whistler on a beautiful Sunday morning. The fit and finish is awesome and every piece is replaceable. Thanks Arai!

i bet that chin vent closed position air leak is intentional to mitigate co2 build up.

probably the best helmet i have ever owned.

My arai dtx saved my life a few weeks ago. Absolutely getting another one

I still love my corsair x, gonna get another one after this one hits 5-7 years. Cadillac of helmet comfort with the best interior imo.

Glad to see this added to the Arai lineup. Go for this over the regent. I had a regent. It had awful airflow. Hot as hell.

I have a Signet-X and absolutely love it. Super comfortable!

I have the ECE one in Diamond Black with dark tint visor. Badass looking helmet imho. Only downsides are wind ingress through crack in front vent as mentioned and the visor latch is a bit cheap and hard to use with gloves on. The top vents also whistle when open sometimes. All trade offs I’m prepared to make for Arai safety.

I've been riding with the Arai Contour-x for 4 weeks now after a gruelling search for my new lid, so I'll give you all the highs and lows... Highs: 1) This thing is SOO unbelievably comfortable. It's like pushing your head into a velvet condom. (And that's a good thing!) 2) It's light. Real light. The reviews say the weight is on the higher side, but I find it remarkably light. Almost AGV light. 3) The ventilation is crazy good. You live in a hot climate? This thing is going to keep you cool. 4) My glasses go in with ease and sit on my nose. In fact, easier than any other AGV, Shoei or Shark helmet I've worn in the past. 5) It's got a smaller footprint than my old GT-Air... no bobblehead effect in a size XL. 6) It is beautiful. The Arai craftsmanship is stunning. I got the Face graphic, and I find myself just staring at the thing. 🙂 Lows: 1) Hot dang, it's expensive! The most money I have ever spent on a lid, but I keep them a long time so that's life. 2) WITH ALL THE VENTS OPEN, there is a lot of wind noise. But you see, ventilation requires moving air. Moving air is not quiet. When you close the two small top vents, it quiets down considerably. If you want a silent lid, go with the Shoei GT-Air 2 or 3. 3) The visor mechanism takes some getting used to. I have an old Arai Vector-2, so I'm used to it. Not a deal-breaker. 4) No photochromic shield available as of writing this. It's okay, I own sunglasses. ------------- Regrets: Zero Wallet: Hurting

For me performance is far more important than looks when it comes to safety equipment so if that ducktail spoiler makes the helmet work better at speed I'm OK with it

In case this helps anyone… I have an intermediate-oval head and a large chin. Bought the Corsair-X and had to return it to Cycle Gear because it was absolutely crushing my chin, and when in a tuck I was unable to close my mouth. Even my AGV K6 has far more chin-room by at least 1/4”. Read that the Signet’s long-oval fit should have more chin room-tried it, and it really was no better than the Corsair in my opinion. Happened to try on the Contour-X, and it was night and day. Way more chin room than any other helmet I’ve tried except the Shoei X-15. Even in a full tuck, my chin wasn’t touching the bar. Strange, but even the salesman at CycleGear wasn’t aware of the drastic difference in chin-room on this model. The difference between all of the Arai helmets I tried on is substantial. Unfortunately, I prefer the Corsair in every other way-especially its firmer cheek pads. The upside is that the Contour feels slightly lighter than the Corsair. Anyway, if you have a big chin and want a Arai, this is the lid for you. You’re welcome :)

For some reason with that little spoiler I'm reminded of Astro Boy 😜

I agree completely that Arai also fit me better than any other helmet on the market and I love, love, love their commitment to safety; however, why are they all seemingly so damn LOUD????

I didn't have any issues using the Arai logo vent except when using the Pro Shade in the high position (it gets in the way then)

What I want is a helmet where the visor stays solid at any position I leave it, especially the quarter inch open position.

Over 20 years ago, (2001-2002,) I only wore Arai Quantums. I still like Arai's build quality, but cheaper, (arguably less safe,) more practical helmets like the AGV K3SV ended up getting more everyday use. But as my AGVs age out, (and the last one I got seemed to have significantly lower quality than the first,) I find myself looking back at brands like Arai. Seems like the visor is never going to be an easy swap, but the removeable liner and pin lock address two of the issues I had with the old helmets. I'm ambivalent about the duckbill, so it might be a tough call between the Quantum-X and the Contour-X

I’m in the market for a road riding helmet. I’m getting back into riding after 20 years. I’m guessing I want something ventilated or adjustable ventilation.

I've been using this helmet for a year (EU version - Quantic) and can tell that this is an amazing helmet... with one hidden flaw. With visor opened all the way up - it whistles. Loud. VERY loud.

Waiting for the Corsair-X Rea red instead of this weird green color they have released in the states but world wide they have both colors. Might just buy the euro version the RX-7V evo

Man this new helmet is so much easier to put the cheeklads back in!

Love RevZilla

Spurge looking like that dude from Good mythical morning

The visor is small? Mine in huge

I like the small spoiler but not how they made the logo

Remember when this is what revzilla used to be? With Anthony.. Wow things have moved along

Pinlocks are great for the daytime but they're a significant hindrance at night or during sunset. You get a significant loss of contrast and the flare that it causes at night and sunset make it less worth it for me. I personally only use it on my tinted visor

Is it quiet?

8:45 the chin curtain isn't removable? Fortnine just did a video on CO2 buildup caused specifically by chin curtains...

How does the wind noise on this compare the the RF-1400?

Can this be considered a replacement for the Defiant X which is no longer listed on Arai America's website? ... i.e. a more touring, cruiser oriented lid?

I dunno, I kind of like the swoop look.

Where can I order Arai helmets?

Arai should have more graphics, and better, the ones they have for that model are very limited.

Who's this new guy with a familiar name

Rx7x or contour x/astro gx

I agree with you about the styling. The duck tail and kitty ears are definitely a step back.

hold on - is the arai logo embossed?

what happened to the guy with the purple shirt

Space man like

Wait this is intermediate oval and so is the Corsair? What’s the difference ?

Please ship mine!!! 😂

Still waiting for them to FINALLY release a model with an internal sun visor.

I don't know man, I have a feeling that arai is like nokia... It's like 10 years behind in design and inner pading. And the shape is like 40y old nasa helmt. Did ride arai one time, and man rhat was loud helmet compared to agv K6. BUT everyone has his to go helmet. 😊

Is M.C Gainey your dad Spurgeon?

Annoying that one cannot open the visor with the right hand.

For that price it should have air conditioning........

I'm an Arai fanboy (and they fit me perfectly), but there's no way I'm buying a helmet with such a silly design. Who in the world greenlit that dumb duckbill spoiler?!

No ECE or FIM safety rating. For a helmet manufacturer who's focused on safety, i'm disappointed they didn't put it to the tests for those too.

do people really like the design? for me, it looks really bland and outdated

no ECE no buy. Period.

Why would potential buyers care what you think about the looks? They'd be purchasing the helmet for themselves, not you. Puzzling why you'd even include such a subjective opinion.

Arai helmets look bad. The 60s called, they want their design back.

It's pretty hideous. It looks like a space helmet from the 1960s.