Product Description

Arai Rapide Full Face Helmet Solid – Black

Arai Rapide Full face helmet

Designed by famous Japanese designer Nobuaki Kato, the Overland design follows the natural shape and feeling of the Rapide. By highlighting specific features like the ventilation slits on the front and back of the helmet and the visor holder, the design and helmet truly supplement each other to form a design that will suit many styles from casual to aggressive.

The 1980s. Naked motorcycles. An attitude that made you feel different from everybody else. Introducing the Rapide. Recalling the simple yet aggressive style of that era, this helmet came from the heart of Arai R&D. They loved the looks, but that was about it. Now, the Arai techs want old-school cool, to fit their style and motorcycle, but they want cool with modern Arai performance.

Rapide’s brute simplicity is the product of imagination, but make no mistake, while the retro style may grab attention it had to pass Arai’s stringent in-house testing. So underneath the aggressive look you’ll find a strong, lightweight PB e-cLc shell, with a smooth and round shape, reinforced with Arai’s proprietary peripheral belt, to slide across surfaces and glance-off obstacles. The VAS-VC shield system, with its retro mechanical look, further enhances glancing off performance by lowering the visor pivot point to maximise a smooth upper shell.

Although a nod to the past, the Rapide is very much a helmet of the present. Ready for a generation of modern riders that demand a new, old style – but with the performance and comfort only an Arai can provide.

• Approval: ECE 22-05

• Outer Shell Construction: PB e-cLc

• Visor System: Variable Axis System (VAS)

• Ventilation: Rapide Ventilation

• Ventilation: Free Flow System (FFS)

• Ventilation: Hidden multi-stage air channel

• Front Ventilation: Brow vents

• Front ventilation: Inner chin (bar) vent shutter

• Rear Ventilation: Neck exhaust vent

• Rear Ventilation: Side exhausts

• Aerodynamics: Fixed Chin Spoiler

• Visor: VAS Max Vision Visor with De-Mist option

• Visor: New shield latch system

• Visor: Pinlock insert lens

• Interior: Antimicrobial Liner material

• Interior: Replaceable Cheek pads/Ear cups

• Interior: Replaceable Interior

• Interior: Speaker pockets

• Interior: Facial Contour System (FCS)

• Interior: 5mm “Peel Away” Ear cups/Cheek pads

• Interior: 5mm “Peel Away” Temple pad

• Comfort: Emergency Release System (ERS)

• General: Five times inspected

• General: Washable interior

• General: Handmade

• General: All-day comfort

• General: Penetration tested

• General: Double-D ring device

• General: Smooth shape, better protection

• General: Strong outer shell, soft inner shell

• General: Organic shape

• General: 5-year limited warranty

• General: Different outer shells

• General: Arai In-house test