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Originally Posted by Rrawlings
I was tempted by a carbon x lite just lack of sun visor and having to swap made me buy the shark. What is the xlite like? Was an 803 I think
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I was a die-hard Arai user for many years but the new fit, or rather lack of fit, made me try the X lite carbon and I was impressed. It was a better fit, better made and so much lighter.
Of course Arai make carbon helmets but they are ridiculously expensive and not available to try on, whereas a carbon Xlite is much cheaper than even a standard Arai and, IMO is the better helmet.
As for the lack of sun visor, same as Arai which doesn't bother me. I wear a dark visor most of the time and swap over if riding in the dark and the Xlite visor is easier to swap than the Arai.
Mine is the 802RR ultra carbon, presumably the 803 is the newer model but it looks very similar.