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Message: [QUOTE="seerf450, post: 343109, member: 30510"] I ordered both the Shoie and the Arai 2 weeks ago. The Shoie was the Black/Red Tryxtar and the Arai was the Windham white and red. The Shoie was very disappointing the minute I took it out of the box. The graphics sucked. I mean it looks like a bunch of stickers rather than paint. Use of metallic paint on this helmet was minimal, mostly flat black with flat red. I'm sure it is a high quality helmet as far as protection, but for that kind of money it should also look like a high quality helmet. Another thing, the visor is a soft plastic rubber like material with stickers instead of paint. Also, the Shoie is not as comfortable as I was hoping; it is very tight when putting on, almost makes you think you bought the wrong size. Once the helmet is on and the blood starts circulating in your head again, the fit is ok. Now the Arai, the minute I pulled it out of the box it I was in love. This thing is a work of art. It not only looks like a quality helmet, it feels like one. The paint job is awesome, different shades of metallic red everywhere. The visor is also nicely painted as well. It has much more padding inside than the Shoei. When I put this helmet on, I couldn't believe how much more comfortable it was than the Shoie. It truly is the Cadillac of all helmets. I sent the Shoie back and I'm loving my Arai more and more each day. The venting system on my helmet works really nice too. One last thing, I had three of my friends look at both of the helmets, and they all favored the Arai. They just couldn't believe that the Shoie looked so cheesy. If you do decide to go with a Shoie, I would consider last years Razor model instead of the Tryxtar. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]

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