What Are The Four Types Of Motorcycle Helmets?
WHAT KIND OF MOTORCYCLE HELMET IS RIGHT FOR YOUR HEAD?
Over the years, motorcycle helmets have become lighter and more protective, while offering more features, such as built-in ventilation systems, as well as simpler and faster face shield deployment. In fact, now and then a whole new category of helmet is developed. The newest [...]
How To Fit A Motorcycle Helmet
HOW TO SELECT THE RIGHT SIZE MOTORCYCLE HELMET FOR YOUR HEAD
Although it may seem obvious you should protect your motorcycle head with a motorcycle helmet, what may not be so obvious is that the correct size and the right fit are vital to gaining the benefit of a helmet, should that day come when you [...]
Harley Helmets for Harley Heads
WHAT TWO THINGS MAKE A HARLEY DAVIDSON HELMET UNIQUE?
There are two primary distinctions about a Harley Davidson motorcycle helmet:
1) It is typically either a half-helmet or a 3/4 helmet (also known as an “open face” helmet).
2) It says “Harley Davidson” on it.
Point 1 is merely a stylistic preference and not all Harley Davidson riders ascribe [...]
Icon Helmets For Hooligans
FULL-FACE HELMETS FOR URBAN ASSAULT RIDERS
If your next helmet needs to look like death, destruction, explosions, skulls, gore, the end of the world or other happy-face graphics, then Icon is the helmet for your riding style. (They’ve also got other graphic styles that your Aunt Bessy might not disapprove of).
Icon helmets also come equipped with [...]
Scorpion Motorcycle Helmets For Men And Women
SCORPION HELMETS: FEEL THE STING
Scorpion Sports, Inc. makes motorcycle helmets and other powersport apparel and gear. The company was founded in 2004, by Eric Anderson, and is headquartered in Lake Forest, California.
Eric is a well known and respected personality in the motorcycle industry, with numerous adventures riding the Baja 500 and 1000; many years [...]
Motorcycle Face Shields and Medieval Helmets
MODERN FACE SHIELDS ARE “MUCH” BETTER!
Modern face shields, or visors, for motorbike helmets are an improvement over face protection for helmets when I was a kid.
Nowadays helmet face shields are transparent.
But way back when in medieval times when I was first getting accustomed to helmets, face shields were metal, and had small holes to see [...]
Are You The Right Age For a Mohawk Helmet?
MOHAWK HELMET ACCESSORIES AND GEORGE WASHINGTON
When I grew up, George Washington was trying to figure out how to balance the national budget and here in the wild west using bows and arrows was the customary way to resolve disputes about land and women. And I didn’t put fancy colors in my Mohawk haircut.
OK, so [...]
Full Face Helmets = Full Head Protection
FULL FACE MOTORCYCLE HELMETS
Of the three primary kinds of street helmets, FULL-FACE HELMETS offer the greatest protection for a rider’s head. (Off-road helmets are another variation of a full-face helmet and of course, are not specifically for street riding).
The two other primary street helmets are:
♦ Open face (also called 3/4 helmets, since they cover 3/4 [...]
Bell Helmets: Then and Now
BELL HELMETS: NOSTALGIA AND THE MODERN WORLD
For old-timers in the motorcycle world, the name and logo of “Bell Helmets” may conjure up some related nostalgia of long-ago, when Bell was the big name in motorbike and racing helmets. I’ve owned a few Bell helmets going back to the 1970’s including their Bell Star, which [...]
90-Second Video: Arai Motorcycle Helmets
OVERVIEW OF ARAI MOTORCYCLE HELMETS
Arai was founded in 1926 by an adventurous hat maker who rode motorcycles in an unusual way (see video below).
His motorcycle adventures likely inspired the notion of protecting his head with more than a hat, and so began the legendary heritage of what is widely understood as the best (and most [...]
Arai: The Prince of Motorcycle Helmets
“EVERY ARAI HELMET IS VIRTUALLY 100% HANDMADE”
What a statement that is! (Quoted from the Arai website).
How many “anythings” are handmade nowadays?
ARAIdesigns and manufactures helmets for motorcycle riders and other motorsports. They are considered the best motorcycles helmets that money can buy (they certainly are the most expensive motorbike helmets you can purchase).
They had a [...]
Half Helmets and Novelty Helmets
HALF HELMETS FOR MEN AND WOMEN
The MOTORCYCLE HALF HELMET is called such because it protects half the biker’s head. It’s the smallest of the categories of “legal” motorcycle helmets.
For the sake of comparison, the other helmet categories include the full face helmet (and “motocross” variation), as well as the open face helmet (also called [...]
Open Face Motorcycle Helmets: Classic Motorbike Styling
ADVANTAGES OF OPEN FACE MOTORCYCLE HELMETS
Open face helmets (also known as 3/4 helmets), have been around a long time. Considerably longer than full-face helmets, which have eclipsed the open face helmets in protection quality in the past several decades.
OPEN FACE MOTORCYCLE HELMETS may, or may not, be worn with a face shield (although of [...]
Shoei Motorcycle Helmets: Stylish Brain Protection
THE SHOEI LINE OF MOTORBIKE HELMETS
Shoe motorcycle helmets include street and off-road motorcycle helmets, as well as racing helmets and are regarded as a “premium” manufacturer. (Meaning, some of their helmets are among the most expensive.)
Shoei manufactures a large line of full face helmets, open face helmets (also called 3/4 helmets) and half helmets. [...]
Motocross Helmets: Keeping Your Head Together in the Dirt
EARLY OFF-ROAD HELMETS
Early dirt-bike helmets were pretty much the same as the modern OPEN FACE HELMETS used for street riding. (Also called 3/4 helmets, since they cover 3/4 of the head).
However, just as full face helmets, and their prominent chin bar, became routine in the racing world because they offered better head protection, full [...]
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