Shoei Helmets - About the Motorcycle Helmet Company

Shoei Motorcycle Helmets - About This Amazing Japanese Company

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SHOEI has been dedicated to leading edge helmet technology since 1958. SHOEI was started by the immense spirit and determination of its founder Eitaro Kamata, who designed his first products exclusively for the racing sector. What is amazing even by today's standards is the pace at which SHOEI became popular world wide, starting in the late sixties, SHOEI's reputation as a top quality brand spread initially over the U.S., then later to the markets of Europe. To really appreciate a SHOEI helmet, regardless of model, it is essential to know what makes it so different from anything else in the world. A SHOEI helmet is manufactured using a process combining computer controlled machines and assembly by hand resulting in superior, long lasting quality.

Through use of computer controlled lasers and water jets to precision cut eye port and vent openings
Precision machines used to punch holes for base plate screw location (different tooling for each shell size and model)
Computer controlled painting for white, black and Monza red colors
All other colors are hand painted to ensure superior finish, which no machine can match
The comfort, which you experience whenever you put on a SHOEI, comes from an interior assembled by hand
The shell, which gives you first the line of protection, is “bag molded” by hand, which insures accuracy in the placement of the various high tech materials used in shell construction It is this manufacturing technique of using computerized precision machinery wherever useful, and skilled hands that make a SHOEI helmet unsurpassed in quality.

SHOEI helmets give you the ultimate in comfort and performance. Our helmets are made in up to 10 different molds per model. There is a special fit for Asian, American and European markets, in order to insure that the typical head shape of the customers is matched as closely as possible. In addition, Shoei’s for smaller size heads use a smaller shell than Shoei’s for large size heads. That requires additional molds, but our customers are worth it.

Several real test heads and endless hours of test riding ultimately make it possible to make a helmet, which fits almost as if it is tailor made.
Regarding choice of padding materials, we look for the utmost in quality, durability, comfort and appearance, not for low cost.
A SHOEI Helmet is a masterpiece of sleek aerodynamics
SHOEI helmet technology is born and permanently advanced on the racetrack.

Facts are:
That a SHOEI does not close off your environment.
You want to hear your engine.
You must hear emergency vehicles approaching.
That every SHOEI spends months in the wind tunnel to create as little noise as possible
That SHOEI uses dedicated technology to bring noise levels down, Thus raising the bar for all other helmet manufacturers
That is why our ventilation channels run inside the helmet and not outside
That is also why our revolutionary CX-1 shield technology requires no shield covers
SHOEI manufactures all helmets in Japan, even though manufacturing costs there have long since exceeded the level in many other countries.

Why? Because the men and women in our factories take every single helmet as a personal challenge. Faulty products are practically unheard of, as every single piece reflects the spirit, ambition and attention to detail that is so typical of all SHOEI employees.

The SHOEI Team worldwide is a group of motorcycle enthusiasts, spending our time racing, cruising, touring and off-road riding. That is why we make helmets that are a pleasure to wear. Demand the best