After 6 years of X4 use and now wearing the X5 for months I'm safe to say it's worse in a couple of design features than the X4 (like noise, whistling visor, vertical field of view, etc)... Honestly I have no idea what they were thinking at Arai. Anyone torn between the two, get the X4 it's a much better deal.
@@Africatwinrider1 I don't miss any extra features on the X5. Still a pretty damn good helmet, but the X4 is better for half the price. After 60k kms my X4 is still on the first visor/pinlock and lining, still pretty comfy, so Arai is not just a name. ;)
@@Africatwinrider1 ls2mx701carbon was too tight for me and it's not glasses friendly at all. have i known that their shell comes long oval i wouldn't have ordered it, the peak is too bulgy too that it's hard fitting it inside a top box. glad it fits my wife's head and just removed the peak.
So they won't fit a drop down visor due to safety, okay, what about the self tinting visor? That's something that would be really helpful, did you bother asking Arai about that?
I have 3 Tour X-4, and my opinion regarding the "velco problem" with cheek pads, is the same. Also, I would prefer the interior to be black. That way, when it's a bit dirt, and you don't have the opportunity to wash and wait for it to dry, would be less noticeable.
I see the weirdos are in…. Please Arai just supply a built in sun visor. I know old Mr Arai doesn’t want that as it’s a compromise… but the market demands it.
Yeah, the lazy weirdos... demanding a shoddy, clunky, hard to maintain built in sun visor when they could wear high quality sunglasses of their choice with much better vision and eye protection features like grown ups do.
@@Szlejer yeah people who like convenience and flexibility are odd huh? .... I'm sure they would love to watch you try to get your sunglasses out of your lid and put em back in again whilst riding at 70mph though 😂
The XD4 I wore for 50,000 miles did not need an internal sun visor. The peak was excellent at shading me from glare, it did a far better job than any internal sun visor I've used. It worked instantaneously and hands free. No need to change that. However, this new X5 does not do that as well as the XD4 did.
@MotoGoato Exactly. That's the point. Having instant access to a helmet switch that raises or lowers visor for changing light is better than fumbling putting sunglasses on or off when riding. A drop-down visor is a helpful, preventative tool when faced with dangerous light conditions that can cause an accident, whereas Arai implies the helmet integrity after you've come off (probably because you couldn't put glasses on or off in time to changing conditions) Safety first or safety after. Take your pic.
Just picked mine up in japan in the exact same colour. Love it, i feel it's slightly louder than my tx3 and astral X though Visor is also way better visually, no distortion compared to my tx3/xd4.
Wow, this is the best, most detailed review of the new version I’ve seen yet. Well done. I especially like the improvements to the face shield mechanism.
I'm returning my X5 after about 1000 miles of riding. The visor is faulty, it's getting badly stuck and twisted like it's not been engineered or designed well at all. The field of view is too tall and the peak doesn't do as good a job as the XD4 at shading low sun. I wore the same size XD4 for 50,000 miles with no issues in regards to comfort. This thing gives me headaches on the left side of my head. Very surprised and disappointed. Hoping I can replace it with another XD4 before they all run out. Is it the ultimate all rounder? No. No it's not.
How annoying you need to change visors. With broken cloud days the safety advantage of inner sun visor to changing light conditions at flick of switch is fantastic.
Arai sales marketing would lead you to believe that against their equally big competitors, shoei agv, nolan etc who ironically must also pass critical saftey tests. But your point raises the conundrum of whether you allow arai build strenth doubt to enter you mind or whether believe the advantage of a drop down sun visor is a better safety device. IE, wishing you wore or didn't wear a pair of sunglasses under your Arai when confronted with some horid light conditions.
I'm interested in the chin curtain on your test helmet. I noticed it installed during some segments of the video, but absent during others. What spec is it?
I've just tried it on my ride (TX5 Discovery what exactly he hold on his hand). It is 2 times loudly than my old Schubert S2 Sport. I bought it from another country so i cannot manage the returning process. Disappointed! :((
Arai, PLEASE, MAKE A TRANSITIONS VISOR, no one wants to switch clear to dark, just single transitions IN the box, really, like a Klim Pro, id pay extra...
I'm amazed that people are so quick to fall for marketing. The reason they don't fit a sun visor or integrated coms is that the helmets are hand made and adding these things would be virtually impossible in this manual process. Come on. Please think. Don't just be a good lemming and repeat their marketing buzzwords.
After 6 years of X4 use and now wearing the X5 for months I'm safe to say it's worse in a couple of design features than the X4 (like noise, whistling visor, vertical field of view, etc)... Honestly I have no idea what they were thinking at Arai. Anyone torn between the two, get the X4 it's a much better deal.
@@Africatwinrider1 I don't miss any extra features on the X5. Still a pretty damn good helmet, but the X4 is better for half the price. After 60k kms my X4 is still on the first visor/pinlock and lining, still pretty comfy, so Arai is not just a name. ;)
@@Africatwinrider1 welp
LS2 is hot garbage tho
at least by something like Shoei instead.
@@Africatwinrider1 ls2mx701carbon was too tight for me and it's not glasses friendly at all. have i known that their shell comes long oval i wouldn't have ordered it, the peak is too bulgy too that it's hard fitting it inside a top box. glad it fits my wife's head and just removed the peak.
The best thing about the TX5 is that you can now get a TX4 at a sensible price....£200 off retail for mine.
Happy days!
careful with their sizing, if you dont already know, they have a few different shell lengths, I was caught out by that.
Not in the states sadly. price is still high on the TX4's and the TX5's are all sold out.
This didn’t feel like a review. It felt like praise to a company who gave you an early release.
It's like reading the press release from Arai
Free stuff rules
Ya, you have to already believe this is the best ADV helmet on the market.
Considered the X5, bought the ADF9000 instead and couldn't be happier with it. Better design with more features and half the price.
So they won't fit a drop down visor due to safety, okay, what about the self tinting visor?
That's something that would be really helpful, did you bother asking Arai about that?
Arai have repeatedly refused to actually provide evidence for their safety claims.
I have 3 Tour X-4, and my opinion regarding the "velco problem" with cheek pads, is the same.
Also, I would prefer the interior to be black. That way, when it's a bit dirt, and you don't have the opportunity to wash and wait for it to dry, would be less noticeable.
I see the weirdos are in….
Please Arai just supply a built in sun visor. I know old Mr Arai doesn’t want that as it’s a compromise… but the market demands it.
Yeah, the lazy weirdos... demanding a shoddy, clunky, hard to maintain built in sun visor when they could wear high quality sunglasses of their choice with much better vision and eye protection features like grown ups do.
@@Szlejer yeah people who like convenience and flexibility are odd huh? .... I'm sure they would love to watch you try to get your sunglasses out of your lid and put em back in again whilst riding at 70mph though 😂
The XD4 I wore for 50,000 miles did not need an internal sun visor. The peak was excellent at shading me from glare, it did a far better job than any internal sun visor I've used. It worked instantaneously and hands free. No need to change that. However, this new X5 does not do that as well as the XD4 did.
@@MotoGoatoI've done exactly that many times actually. Maybe I'm a weirdo!
@MotoGoato Exactly. That's the point. Having instant access to a helmet switch that raises or lowers visor for changing light is better than fumbling putting sunglasses on or off when riding. A drop-down visor is a helpful, preventative tool when faced with dangerous light conditions that can cause an accident, whereas Arai implies the helmet integrity after you've come off (probably because you couldn't put glasses on or off in time to changing conditions)
Safety first or safety after. Take your pic.
Just picked mine up in japan in the exact same colour.
Love it, i feel it's slightly louder than my tx3 and astral X though
Visor is also way better visually, no distortion compared to my tx3/xd4.
Wow, this is the best, most detailed review of the new version I’ve seen yet. Well done. I especially like the improvements to the face shield mechanism.
So much wow
I'm returning my X5 after about 1000 miles of riding. The visor is faulty, it's getting badly stuck and twisted like it's not been engineered or designed well at all. The field of view is too tall and the peak doesn't do as good a job as the XD4 at shading low sun.
I wore the same size XD4 for 50,000 miles with no issues in regards to comfort. This thing gives me headaches on the left side of my head. Very surprised and disappointed. Hoping I can replace it with another XD4 before they all run out. Is it the ultimate all rounder? No. No it's not.
Choose another manufacturer
@@Africatwinrider1 Nah the rest of the arai helmets are good it's just this one that has issues
@@IN_ZANE_ then what are you hoping for?
Nicely done video, always love Arai’s dedication to their craftsmanship. Might consider one of these over another Schuberth for my next lid!
Congrats, this advertisement worked on you then.
You didn’t mention the new visor / pin lock which never worked on the X4 did you find it better on this new one ?
It't not a real review mate, it's just a commercial in disguise
How annoying you need to change visors. With broken cloud days the safety advantage of inner sun visor to changing light conditions at flick of switch is fantastic.
but the space required for the dropdown shield weakens the brow area of the thing protecting your noggin. Same with modular style lids.
Arai sales marketing would lead you to believe that against their equally big competitors, shoei agv, nolan etc who ironically must also pass critical saftey tests. But your point raises the conundrum of whether you allow arai build strenth doubt to enter you mind or whether believe the advantage of a drop down sun visor is a better safety device. IE, wishing you wore or didn't wear a pair of sunglasses under your Arai when confronted with some horid light conditions.
@@dreamwhileyousleep That still doesn't explain why Arai refuse to have the self tinting visors.
I'm interested in the chin curtain on your test helmet. I noticed it installed during some segments of the video, but absent during others. What spec is it?
I have the previous gen, it's been ideal for me.
I've just tried it on my ride (TX5 Discovery what exactly he hold on his hand).
It is 2 times loudly than my old Schubert S2 Sport.
I bought it from another country so i cannot manage the returning process.
Disappointed! :((
it is loud 😂, I like my klim krios pro more.
doesn't fit me as good as my x4 seems to be less room at the front as in much closer to my mouth so sticking to my x4
ARAI does make modular helmets ?
They should start making a dark red and black tour x 5
Arai, PLEASE, MAKE A TRANSITIONS VISOR, no one wants to switch clear to dark, just single transitions IN the box, really, like a Klim Pro, id pay extra...
I'm amazed that people are so quick to fall for marketing. The reason they don't fit a sun visor or integrated coms is that the helmets are hand made and adding these things would be virtually impossible in this manual process. Come on. Please think. Don't just be a good lemming and repeat their marketing buzzwords.
Advert alert 😂
The price is not ideal.
I would go for the XD4 with discount or something less than 600$
Cool
The are the best ADV helmets, plain and simple
Am I the only one thinking this is a sponsored video? Wow...
This video was proudly sponsored by...
I have the X4 tour I think it’s overpriced and overrated !
So WHY DID YOU BUY IT????
@@petewatson9866 because I thought it might be better turns out it isn’t in my opinion
I can guarantee you , you wont think its overrated if you hit your noggun on the road.