Gone are the built-in shield vents of Arai's predecessors, and the extreme acute angle of the face shield of the outgoing XD-4, which bedeviled anyone trying to fit a pinlock insert.
Arai eventually acknowledged the old XD-4 shield was too wild to be tamed, and gave up on the Pinlock upgrade option for the last generation helmet.
With this failure ringing in the ears of the engineers, Arai went back to the drawing board and with the 2024 introduction of the fully redesigned Arai XD-5, they have delivered a beautifully wide and smooth face shield, free of integrated vents.
Enter the Arai XD-5, which debuted for the 2024 season and uses a wisely redesigned face shield that readily accepts an Arai XLT120 XD-5 Pinlock Insert, which is inclued with every new helmet and sold separately.
The Vas A shield offers great peripheral vision, and makes the installation of an Arai XD-5 specific Pinlock XLT120 insert a complete no-brainer.
Note: We find the light-tint shield to be a great all-around option. It won't leave you blind if you're caught out riding at night, but offers a nice break from the glare of the noonday sun.
Gone are the built-in shield vents of Arai's predecessors, and the extreme acute angle of the face shield of the outgoing XD-4, which bedeviled anyone trying to fit a pinlock insert.
Arai eventually acknowledged the old XD-4 shield was too wild to be tamed, and gave up on the Pinlock upgrade option for the last generation helmet.
With this failure ringing in the ears of the engineers, Arai went back to the drawing board and with the 2024 introduction of the fully redesigned Arai XD-5, they have delivered a beautifully wide and smooth face shield, free of integrated vents.
Enter the Arai XD-5, which debuted for the 2024 season and uses a wisely redesigned face shield that readily accepts an Arai XLT120 XD-5 Pinlock Insert, which is inclued with every new helmet and sold separately.
The Vas A shield offers great peripheral vision, and makes the installation of an Arai XD-5 specific Pinlock XLT120 insert a complete no-brainer.
Note: We find the light-tint shield to be a great all-around option. It won't leave you blind if you're caught out riding at night, but offers a nice break from the glare of the noonday sun.