
Not in the 2006 (god i wish i knew what month) motor cyclist mag., where they compared Shoei and 3 others and also talked about how this year Shoei redesigned their helmets making a new mold for every size, not just adding or subtracting interior foam to make the helmet larger or smaller like other leading brands. This helmet cavity change created an advantage in cranium to helmet wall length, translation.... the more foam between your head and concrete the more susceptible to neck injuries, the less padding the more prodded to head injuries. Shoei found a sustainable equilibrium that has been qualitatively analyzed and proven to give the maximum support, and protection; hence Shoei won!

See I to know a bit about helmets.

I grew up with a lid racing from the age of 5.