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Arai RAM III – RAM SZ Open Face Helmet

Last Update: 31 January 2023

Arai Ram 3 Open Face Helmet  - MOTORESS
Arai Ram 3 Open Face

As a motorcycle rider and instructor, I’ve been a crusader of the full face helmet choice for over three decades. Reviewing and testing the ARAI RAM III / RAM SZ  open face helmet was my first open face helmet experience. The Arai Ram III,  officially called the “RAM SZ ”  seamlessly provided incomparable comfort and actually accented my overall riding sensation.  And viewing the road through  its optically correct UV protection preformed face shield gave me an “up close” riding experience like never before!  It was a much more “out there” and up front feeling than in a full face helmet.  And I really enjoyed the benefit of not having to remove my helmet to speak properly while giving motorcycle lessons or coaching, or during fuel or roadside stops!

Less Protection The Arai Ram III – But, It’s An Arai!

The concerns of less protection during mishap went through my mind, as an open face helmet offers less protection than a full face. However, these worries were non-existent for me, namely do to the confidence I had with the undisputed integrity Arai helmets are built from. They’re both SNELL and DOT approved, arrive on the shelf after rigid tests, are nearly all hand-made and come with a twenty year track record, placing them as one of the best helmet makers in the world. You’ll of course find all the aforementioned reflected in their pricing but as the saying goes–you get what you pay for.  And unlike other riders, the symptomatic discomfort of feeling “naked” I’ve heard about when alternating from full to open face, I had no experience of. In fact I felt more in tune with the ‘scene’ and I liked it, but I realise I also owe that to Arai construction quality. Plainly you won’t achieve the greatest protection a full face helmet provides in an open face, namely due the absence of the chin section. But,  full face visor that comes with the RAM III ensures increased safety by successful test criteria achieved at Arai by dropping a 3 kg weighted hammer from a height of 1 meter with a 0.3 kg punch striker on the visor.

I truly enjoyed the benefit of not having to remove my helmet to speak properly while teaching motorcycle lessons, or during a roadside fuel or refreshment stop.

Another feature I really appreciated was the specially designed ear space of the interior lining of the helmet–note worthy and characteristic of Arai. The extra spaced removed pressure against my ears, enabling room for better hearing potential even through earplugs without more wind noise consequence.

Arai Ram 3 Helmet Open Face Helmet - MOTORESS
Arai Ram 3 Helmet Open Face Helmet

I had expected the open face experience to produce watery eyes (and runny mascara) yet “aux contraire” – the visor was perfectly effective causing wind to disperse its pressure both left and right away from centre face resulting in no tired feeling (I rode without windscreen). A slight airiness was felt just under my chin where the visor ended which was totally welcomed amidst the summer’s humid heat. When riding in rain, no moisture on the face or obscured vision as rain beaded off the visor again due to its unique to a point preformed shape; absolutely no fogging up. Arai’s unique brow vent face shield ventilation system when opened, noticeably dispersed soft airflow cross my forehead and I underline noticeably—terrific cooling resulted!

On top of performance, quality and style as like most, look is important to me; the RAM 3 finishes on my “top ten best dressed” list. It has a modern contemporary approach, a clean professional appearance particularly in the matte SMOKE GREY I used. Additionally this finish amazed me as it is extremely mark/scratch resistant.

The Arai RAM SZ/RAM III open face features and comfort is ideal for short urban commutes or the longer distance tours. This I can attest to in both situations, with over four hours of non-stop expressway riding being the longest test, still confirming comfort, confidence of protection.

Arai Ram III Helmet Feature Highlights:

  • LRS tool-less shield-removal system for fast changes.
  • Removable, washable, DRY-COOL® LINER MATERIAL–utilises micro water cells to improve moisture and heat transfer from your head into the airflow around Arai’s exclusive Space Frame Liner, the substance also allows the liner to dry much faster between rides.
  • CLC (Complex Laminate Construction) fibreglass-based construction of  light-but-strong aerospace-fibreglass
  • Brow Vent Face shield Ventilation System provides cooling air in upper face area without holes in critical forehead area of the shell or in the impact-absorbing liner material.
Arai Ram X With ProShade System  - MOTORESS
The Arai Ram III has been discontinued and replaced with the Ram X! Updated design, venting and with the “pro-shade” System.

*Note: The Arai Ram III has been discontinued and replaced with the Ram X! Updated design, venting and with the “pro-shade” System. Love it!

 

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