How and where does SHOEI quality originate Are motorcycle helmets still just crash helmets or are they the upper part of a racer’s outer skin which is smothered by publicity badges?
F.J. Schermer visited the SHOEI factory in Japan and now knows that they are real works of art, manufactured by hand in an intricate and caring process. The primordial basis for quality is precision. Everything is clean, it would be easier to imagine being in a pharmaceutical factory than in helmet production. The pre-formed, accurately weighed fiber mats and the resin are ready to be placed into the steel “baking form”. A slack rubber balloon is then pushed into the form and 120&Mac176;C hot steam is blown into the balloon blowing it up to five bars. The mats are thus pressed exactly into the form and actually “baked” for 15 minutes. ” At this point in my career, I only want the best, and that is why I only trust SHOEI. ” – Miguel Duhamel. SHOEI produces three completely different helmet shells: for the domestic, American and European markets. This is one of the secrets of the excellent fit of the helmets. After the helmet shells have been cut with water jets and laser beams, the rest
