verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message arai helmet limited type joint stock company industry motorcycle helmet auto racing kart racing helmet manufacturing founded 1926 founder hirotake arai headquarters miya ku saitama saitama prefecture japan key people michio arai executive director akihito arai slogan there is a difference website www.araihelmet.com arai xd helmet kit arai astro helmet a custom painted arai gp5 helmet arai helmet limited kabushiki gaisha arai herumetto is a japanese company that designs and manufactures motorcycle helmets and other helmets for motorsport . it was formed in 1926 by hirotake arai as a hatmaker . 1 currently michio mitch arai runs the company and his son akihito is also involved . 1 background edit every arai helmet is hand built . 2 all arai helmets sold in the usa meet or exceed the snell memorial foundation safety standards . the current certification for motorcycles is m2010 which was released in the beginning of 2010 . for auto racing and karting the helmets that are sold today are still sa2005 and k2005 certified these helmets will be legal for competition until 2015 . the 2010 certified auto racing and karting helmets will not be available for sale until october 1 2010 . these will be certified as sa2010 k2010 and a new sah2010 will be introduced which will include hans anchor posts as part of the certification process . the product has been ranked first in customer satisfaction in all ten annual j. d. power and associates motorcycle helmet satisfaction studies . 3 4 it was also first or tied for first in three of four categories overall satisfaction ventilation and styling . 5 several prominent motogp racers use arai including nicky hayden and dani pedrosa . although popular in motogp many of the formula 1 drivers also use arai helmets since the arai gp 6 rc is one of the few helmets that meets the fia requirements for the sports . citation needed the drivers include adrian sutil daniel ricciardo jenson button kamui kobayashi max chilton sergio p rez sebastian vettel rio haryanto and valtteri bottas . references edit a b family pride . araiamericas.com . retrieved 2010 10 04 . pursuit of quality . araiamericas.com . retrieved 2010 10 04 . 2008 motorcycle helmet satisfaction study j.d. power and associates . jdpower.com . 2008 06 02 . retrieved 2010 10 04 . news . araiamericas.com . 2008 06 02 . retrieved 2010 10 04 . ratings . j.d. power . retrieved 2010 10 04 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to arai helmets . official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title arai helmet & oldid 729292145 categories companies established in 1926motorcycle helmet manufacturerscompanies based in saitama prefecturemanufacturing companies of japanhat companiessporting goods manufacturers of japanformer defense companies of japanjapanese brands1926 establishments in japanhidden categories articles needing additional references from july 2008all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersarticles containing japanese language textall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from july 2010commons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages espa olfran aisitaliano portugu s edit links this page was last modified on 11 july 2016 at 06 41 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view