Shoei RF-1400 Full Face Motorcycle Helmet (Matte Black) vs Viair 88P Portable Automatic Tyre Inflator Compressor
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Shoei RF-1400 Full Face Motorcycle Helmet (Matte Black) is ₹43,910 dearer.
Shoei RF-1400 Full Face Motorcycle Helmet (Matte Black) vs Viair 88P Portable Automatic Tyre Inflator Compressor
Shoei
Shoei RF-1400 Full Face Motorcycle Helmet (Matte Black)
₹52,900
This needs stating rather than leaving to a traffic stop: helmets sold in India must carry the ISI mark to IS 4151, and DOT, SNELL and ECE certifications do not satisfy that requirement.
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Viair
Viair 88P Portable Automatic Tyre Inflator Compressor
₹8,990
Duty cycle is the specification that decides whether a portable compressor lasts a year or a decade, and almost no listing prints it: about 25 minutes at 30 PSI, then it needs to cool.
Full details →Who the Shoei RF-1400 Full Face Motorcycle Helmet is for
Buy it if: Track and closed-course riders, or anyone who has confirmed their own compliance position.
Avoid it if: Anyone needing an ISI-marked helmet for ordinary road use in India.
Who the Viair 88P Portable Automatic Tyre Inflator Compressor is for
Buy it if: Anyone topping up car tyres who will respect the cooling interval.
Avoid it if: Anyone inflating truck or large SUV tyres from flat -- that needs the larger 400P.
Specifications, side by side
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| Specification | Shoei RF-1400 Full Face Motorcycle Helmet | Viair 88P Portable Automatic Tyre Inflator Compressor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹52,900 | ₹8,990 |
| Weight | 1.55 kg | 3.9 kg |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Auto shut-off | not published | Preset pressure, so it stops on its own |
| Certification | DOT FMVSS 218 and SNELL M2020, the US standards. Also ECE 22.06 on European variants | not published |
| Duty cycle | not published | Roughly 25 minutes on at 30 PSI, then a cooling period. This is the specification that decides whether a compressor survives, and it is in the manual if anywhere |
| Flow rate | not published | 1.47 CFM |
| Indian requirement | Helmets sold in India must carry the ISI mark to IS 4151. DOT, SNELL and ECE do not satisfy Indian law, and ISI marking is checked at enforcement | not published |
| Maximum pressure | not published | 120 PSI |
| Not for | not published | Truck or large SUV tyres from flat -- the 400P is the model for that |
| Power | not published | Direct to the battery with alligator clips, not a cigarette lighter socket -- a socket cannot supply the current |
| Replacement | Every 5 years from manufacture, or immediately after any impact, regardless of visible damage | not published |
| Shell | Multi-ply matrix fibreglass, six shell sizes | not published |
| This is not a quality judgement | SNELL M2020 is a demanding standard. The point is legal compliance in India, which is a separate question from protective performance | not published |
| Why it matters | not published | Inflating four tyres from flat can exceed the duty cycle in one session. Let it cool between tyres |
| Why six shell sizes | Most manufacturers use two or three shells across all sizes, so smaller sizes carry an oversized shell. Six means the shell actually matches the head | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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