MAGENTA 94 PART NUMBERS ARE NEW FOR 2026 _TRENDS SUMMER 2026 & ACCESSORIES THE NEVER-ENDING EVOLUTION OF GLANCING OFF. SEEKING VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS EVERY DAY: INTRODUCING ONE PART OF THE CHALLENGE THE EVOLUTION OF FORM CONTINUES AS TIME GOES BY Glancing off cannot be adequately quantified as a basis of head protection. In actual crashes, an impact can come from any angle at any speed and cannot be prepared for. Also, the exact speed and angle of an impact cannot be replicated 100%. So as for the development of "glancing off", there’s nothing that can be done except to accumulate improvements that we think we should do through experimentation and small adjustments to combat every possibility. FORM THE EVOLUTION OF FORM CONTINUES AS TIME GOES BY The whole helmet has evolved to receive impact energy with its round surface to address obstacles, and reduce flat facets in the shell. The aero parts and vents that keep the rider comfortable break off in an impact by design. Our helmets are designed to avoid protrusions in the shell. They also have a continuous round and smooth spherical form maintaining a radius of no less than 75mm, which we call R75, in the head protection area of the helmet according to Arai’s in-house criteria. Designed for improved function, but more importantly to increase the continuous smooth shape of the shell, VAS aims to increase the "glancing off" ability of the helmet by maintaining the smooth shape of the helmet above all. R75 VAS SHIELD From the scars left by actual rider impacts, we can gather that the helmet was able to slide past obstacles and not catch or snag because of its smooth surface. In other words, we surmise they exhibited "glancing off" properties. So, the shape of Arai helmets will be round and smooth to the very end. We have kept the same basic shape since the beginning, and think it alleviates impact energy more so than a shell with an exaggerated shape with hard edges that may catch. Our helmets evolved from a cannonball shape when first introduced, into an egg shape today, to better blend the entire outer surface more smoothly. The current shape of an egg is a simple sphere evolved in nature for survival. Arai also evolved towards the egg shape with the notion to protect the rider’s head as much as possible from impacts that might exceed expectations. SAI shield CORSAIR-V Position of the holder VAS shield CORSAIR-X Position of the holder *The convex curved surface of the shell has a continuous radius of 75mm or more across its curvature.
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