Used Review: Arai Corsair

The comfort of Arai’s lids in the upper range are, for me, beyond compare.

I’ve spent the last two years wearing this lid, and, just my luck, I crashed the first time I wore it.

Chasing a Fireblade down the Brands Hatch straight, his engine blew sending me and the RC8 I was (briefly) on, sliding across his oil towards the gravel.

The rear tyre smacked me in the head as the KTM barrel-rolled past, leaving a huge rubber stripe which has since worn off.

The vents across the top of the lid cracked but the shell suffered no damage and I still wear it every day.

I’m not sure I want to put myself through another crash test, but I’m confident the Corsair would manage it.

Price: From £349.00

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By Ben Cope