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Latest Helmet Reviews >

Shoei NXR 2 review: Shoei’s latest, greatest all-rounder helmet.

Shoei

Review of the Shoei NXR2 sports touring motorcycle helmet. First up, there was the XR1100 (great helmet). That was replaced in 2014 by the NXR...

Classic fibreglass open face helmet with built-in Sena 10S bluetooth.

Sena Helmets

Excellent value all rounder thermoplastic helmet: review of the LS2 Storm.

LS2

HJC’s premium flip-up touring helmet with sun visor: HJC RPHA 90.

HJC

Bell Custom 500 Review: a great quality, low profile 3/4 helmet.

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Latest Launches and Helmet News >

All about the Arai Quantic motorcycle helmet

Arai Quantic: composite fibre touring full face helmet with Pinlock. The Arai Quantic shares quite a few features with the slightly cheaper Arai Profile V....

LS2 FF805 Thunder: LS2’s FIM approved track/racing helmet.

LS2 FF805 Thunder: everything you'll need in an FIM approved carbon fibre race helmet. Chinese helmet maker, LS2, might not have the pedigree of some...

Nitro N2300 full face helmet SHARP 4 Star Rating

Nitro N2300 full face helmet given SHARP 4 star safety rating. British helmet brand Nitro are known for producing low price, no nonsense motorbike helmets...

Spada Reveal modular helmet gets 1 star safety rating

Spada Reveal: functionally great, but SHARP reveals question marks over safety. The Spada Reveal is a polycarbonate modular helmet from British brand Spada.Polycarbonate modular...

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Top 10 Recommended Helmets >

A look at the X-Lite X-702 GT touring crash helmet

X-Lite X-702 GT – a composite-shelled touring helmet Introduction X-Lite manufacture some of the safest helmets in...

Caberg Tourmax Modular Crash Helmet Review

The Caberg Tourmax is a modular dual-sports helmet (modular meaning the chin guard flips up...

We find out what owners think of the Shoei X-Spirit III in our full helmet review

Top of the range racing helmet - the Shoei X-Spirit III (X Fourteen in the...

Top 10 Safest Helmets >

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Shark Race-R Pro Carbon Fibre Full Face Helmet Review

We find out what owners think of the Shoei X-Spirit III...

Top 10 Budget Helmets >

Nolan N87 full face motorcycle crash helmet review

Duchinni D705 review: an incredible value 4 Star safety rated full...

Top 10 Flip-up Helmets >

The Nolan N100-5 flip-up. The perfect modular helmet?

Caberg Duke II Modular Crash Helmet Review

Helmet Buying Guides >

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Motorcycle helmet anti-fog visors and visor treatments

Quietest Helmets >

Bell Moto-9 flex and carbon motorcycle helmet review

Review of the SHARP 5 star safety rated HJC FG-ST full...

Good For Glasses >

Shark Skwal 2 Motorbike Helmet: a great all rounder with built-in...

Shark Evoline 3 crash helmet review

Lightest Helmets >

Shark Spartan motorcycle helmet review

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AGV Pista GP and Pista GP-R crash helmet review

Which are the Safest Crash Helmet Brands?

Full Face Helmets >

Excellent value all rounder thermoplastic helmet: review of the LS2 Storm.

LS2 Storm great value motorbike helmet review. The LS2 Storm (sold as the LS2 Assault in the US) is a modern looking sports touring helmet...

Review of the Nexx X.R2 motorcycle crash helmet

Nexx X.R2 composite and carbon fibre full face crash helmets With the launch of the Nexx X.R2, Portugese helmet maker Nexx claims to have made one of...

Full review of the Schuberth SR2 full face sports motorcycle helmet

Schuberth SR2 - Schuberth's top of the range sportsbike and track helmet Schuberth scored a bit of a hit with its first superdouper-supersports helmet, the fibreglass-carbon...

Nexx X.G100R Racer review: a retro full face motorcycle helmet with...

Nexx X.G100R Racer: Retro cool full face helmet; now with added visor. First, Nexx introduced the X.G100. That's a composite fibre retro helmet with a...

Adventure & Dual Sports >

Off road, on road and anywhere in between: AGV’s AX-9 adventure...

AGV AX-9 adventure helmet review. AGV's been making AX off-road helmets for over a decade now. The old AX8 was a great - if slightly...

Caberg XTrace: a massively versatile, great value dual sport helmet

Review of the Caberg X-Trace dual sport motorbike helmet. The XTrace is Caberg's ultra-flexible dual sports helmet. I say ultra flexible because, like the Bell...

Nexx X.WED2 and X.WST2 – composite dual sports and street helmets...

Review of the Nexx X.WED2 and X.WST2 enduro and street helmets. We're looking at both the Nexx X.WED2 and X.WST2 together because they're very similar...

Review of the AGV AX8 series of motorcycle helmets

AGV AX-8 series crash helmets (including Evo, Naked and Dual Evo) The AGV AX8 series of helmets are all based on the same basic helmet...

Modular Helmets >

Shark Evojet Review: unusual flip-front helmet with a one piece chin...

Shark's Evojet flip-up modular motorcycle helmet review. Shark have become flip-front helmet specialists over the last few years, first with the Evoline series, then with...

A review of the Evo-One 2 modular crash helmet by Shark

Shark Evo-One 2 - a compact, flip-front helmet with Pinlock Max Vision included Shark has been making flip-up/modular helmets for years - with each new...

Bell SRT full face and modular motorcycle crash helmet

Bell SRT helmet: a fibreglass all rounder with sportsbike-ready visor Bell helmets are a little unusual. Unlike every helmet maker we can think of, from...

Nolan N70-2 GT and X review: a hugely versatile and well...

Nolan N70-2 GT and N70-2 X full face and adventure helmet reviews. Nolan have become kings of the truly versatile helmet.Like the Nolan N44 before...

Retro Helmets >

What owners think: Shoei Ex-Zero Retro Helmet review.

Shoei Ex-Zero Retro helmet review. A practical Retro? Shoei's design department are starting to let their inner-hipster take over! Because their retro - the Ex-Zero...

Nexx X.G100R Racer review: a retro full face motorcycle helmet with...

Nexx X.G100R Racer: Retro cool full face helmet; now with added visor. First, Nexx introduced the X.G100. That's a composite fibre retro helmet with a...

Premier Trophy Review: a proper old school retro helmet with SHARP...

Premier Trophy: full face classic style motorbike helmet review. Premier have been making helmets since the mid 50's. They started up in Westminster, California but...

Simpson Darksome modular helmet review

Practical, badass modular helmet: Simpson Darksome. Now you can have that fantastic genuine Simpson 'streetfighter' helmet style but in a modular helmet. The Simpson Darksome...