Aria Defiant Motorcycle Helmet - Asteroid Red - Worn Twice - Minty
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Helmet smells new, original box, original bag. Beautiful helmet. Too many new helmets. Something must go.
GEAR AND PRODUCTS First Look: Arai Defiant Japanese helmet maker puts a more aggressive, naked-bike-influenced face on the RX-Q. ByMatthew Miles February 11, 2013 Arai Defiant - Asteroid Red Blue Arai Defiant Asteroid Red BlueArai Helmet Arai says its new full-face Defiant helmet was inspired byCycle World's 10 Best-winning Ducati Streetfighter 848. Arai has a great relationship with Ducati, said Brian Weston, Managing Director at Arai Helmet, Inc., at the Defiants unveiling in Los Angeles. They wanted a helmet to go with the Streetfighter. While Arai has never chased fashion or fadswe dont design specifically for a given market or a certain stylewe saw a need for a new look. We wanted to give urban, naked-bike riders the core protection they need and the styling they want. Known as the Rebel in Europe and Rapide-IR in Japan, the DOT/Snell M 2010-approved Defiant is based on the RX-Q, which Arai bills as the ultimate street helmet. Shared features include: an intermediate-oval shell shape with proprietary Super Complex Laminate Construction; ingress-easing, bottom-of-helmet Hyper-Ridge reinforcing band; a multiple-density, single-piece EPS liner; tool-less faceshield removal; pull-down chin spoiler; brow ventilation; varying-density Facial Contour System cheek pads with emergency release; and a removable, washable liner and neck roll. Unique to the Defiant is a downforce-creating, front air dam that is claimed to reduce buffeting, lift and wind noise. The air dam is probably the most pronounced visual feature of this helmet, said Weston. The sides of the dam kick turbulent air outward and away from that pocket between your shoulders and the bottom of the helmet where most wind noise is created. Another alleged benefit is improved lateral stability, which keeps the helmet from rocking back and forth in turbulent conditionsexperience gained from Arai's involvement in MotoGP with Repsol Honda riderDani Pedrosa. Weston believes the dam is so effective that consumers will see some variation of it on the next generation of Arais. Likewise exclusive to the Defiant: the broad, four-opening, three-position IR chin vent (with easily accessed mounting screw for cleaning or replacement) and large, slide-gate-closure, IC-4 upper intake vents. A version of these vents may find their way onto another helmet if we can prove they benefit more than just urban riders, said Weston. Arai is also experimenting with new interior materials. The Dry-Max used on the neck roll and bottom of the cheek pads is hydrophobic, said Weston. So, in a rainstorm, it will not absorb water and thus add weight to the helmet. Arai has tested this in MotoGP, and its been very well-received. So, were going to test it on the street with this helmet. The Defiant will be available in XXS through XXXL sizes. In addition to five solid colors and six graphics options, Arai will produce a Ducati-exclusive paint scheme. MSRP for the former will range from $719.9 to 759.97.cause it comes with a Pinlock Max-Vision shield and anti-fog insert in the box, said Weston, the Defiant is going to have the same pricepoint as the Signet-Q. Looks first, features, quality and safety second? Not at all. Yes, the Defiant is stylized, said Weston, but its very much an Arai underneath.
GEAR AND PRODUCTS First Look: Arai Defiant Japanese helmet maker puts a more aggressive, naked-bike-influenced face on the RX-Q. ByMatthew Miles February 11, 2013 Arai Defiant - Asteroid Red Blue Arai Defiant Asteroid Red BlueArai Helmet Arai says its new full-face Defiant helmet was inspired byCycle World's 10 Best-winning Ducati Streetfighter 848. Arai has a great relationship with Ducati, said Brian Weston, Managing Director at Arai Helmet, Inc., at the Defiants unveiling in Los Angeles. They wanted a helmet to go with the Streetfighter. While Arai has never chased fashion or fadswe dont design specifically for a given market or a certain stylewe saw a need for a new look. We wanted to give urban, naked-bike riders the core protection they need and the styling they want. Known as the Rebel in Europe and Rapide-IR in Japan, the DOT/Snell M 2010-approved Defiant is based on the RX-Q, which Arai bills as the ultimate street helmet. Shared features include: an intermediate-oval shell shape with proprietary Super Complex Laminate Construction; ingress-easing, bottom-of-helmet Hyper-Ridge reinforcing band; a multiple-density, single-piece EPS liner; tool-less faceshield removal; pull-down chin spoiler; brow ventilation; varying-density Facial Contour System cheek pads with emergency release; and a removable, washable liner and neck roll. Unique to the Defiant is a downforce-creating, front air dam that is claimed to reduce buffeting, lift and wind noise. The air dam is probably the most pronounced visual feature of this helmet, said Weston. The sides of the dam kick turbulent air outward and away from that pocket between your shoulders and the bottom of the helmet where most wind noise is created. Another alleged benefit is improved lateral stability, which keeps the helmet from rocking back and forth in turbulent conditionsexperience gained from Arai's involvement in MotoGP with Repsol Honda riderDani Pedrosa. Weston believes the dam is so effective that consumers will see some variation of it on the next generation of Arais. Likewise exclusive to the Defiant: the broad, four-opening, three-position IR chin vent (with easily accessed mounting screw for cleaning or replacement) and large, slide-gate-closure, IC-4 upper intake vents. A version of these vents may find their way onto another helmet if we can prove they benefit more than just urban riders, said Weston. Arai is also experimenting with new interior materials. The Dry-Max used on the neck roll and bottom of the cheek pads is hydrophobic, said Weston. So, in a rainstorm, it will not absorb water and thus add weight to the helmet. Arai has tested this in MotoGP, and its been very well-received. So, were going to test it on the street with this helmet. The Defiant will be available in XXS through XXXL sizes. In addition to five solid colors and six graphics options, Arai will produce a Ducati-exclusive paint scheme. MSRP for the former will range from $719.9 to 759.97.cause it comes with a Pinlock Max-Vision shield and anti-fog insert in the box, said Weston, the Defiant is going to have the same pricepoint as the Signet-Q. Looks first, features, quality and safety second? Not at all. Yes, the Defiant is stylized, said Weston, but its very much an Arai underneath.
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