Renowned as one of the finest helmet manufacturers in the world the Shoei Raid II does not disappoint, well constructed and thought out design means you get high levels of protection and ventilation along with the security of knowing you have the backup of Shoei's massive expertise.

Higher-level Noggin protection unit

Initial Thoughts

Excellent,a Shoei lid, now this should make for an interesting review seeing asthere seems to be 2 very distinct high flyers in the helmet sector. TheRaid 2 I received was the silver, black and grey tribal patterned modelwhich looks awesome and feels very well made indeed, all the graphicwork was nice and deep and the vents felt both usable and durable.Inside was plush against my head - certainly a very comfortable helmetso far and of course you get the Shoei brand 'bling'

Construction
Made from AIM which stands for:Advanced Integrated Matrix, the Shoei helmet is certainly no slouch interms of construction, as we have come to expect from this brand it hasa solid feel throughout. The internal padding is removable and washableto keep it all fresh and improve longevity and the helmet is wellvented with adjustable vents on the forehead and chin areas.
Interms of weight the Raid 2 tips the scales at 1360grams +/-50g so it isof a decent weight to be comfortable on longer rides. I found it to bequite a comfortable lid but did have a couple of issues worthmentioning:
Firstly, the forehead vent, I am not sure the causeof this but at high speeds or in colder winds I developed a cold patchon my forehead - even when the vent was closed off.
Secondly,the visor fastening system had a tendency to make its way loose and Ihad to replace the fixing screws once during the time I tested thehelmet.

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