Billys Crash Helmets motorcycle helmet buying advice & information

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Latest Helmet Reviews >

Airoh Aviator 3 review: top of the range dirt helmet with magnetic liner and accessory pack.

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Airoh Aviator 3 dirt motorcycle helmet review. The Aviator is Airoh's top of the range off road helmet, designed to be lighter with more air...

HJC RPHA 91 review: touring modular helmet with integrated bluetooth and adjustable sun visor.

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Schuberth S3 Sports Touring Motorcycle Helmet.

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AGV K6 & K6 S: high tech, comfortable sports-touring helmet.

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Hi-tech shell, good price all-rounder. Premier Devil motorcycle helmet review.

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Latest Launches and Helmet News >

Airoh Connor – new full face motorcycle helmet

Modelled taking inspiration from the wind. Sorry, what? Annoying marketing bollocks aside, what Airoh means is that they've used a wind tunnel to design their...

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The Most Popular Movie Videogame Franchise Motorcycle Helmets.

Film, Movie and Video Franchise Motorcycle Helmets. We’ve all seen riders wearing helmets with attachments – ears, antennae and tails, that sort of thing. They’re...

HJC i71 Polycarbonate full face helmet.

HJC i71: HJC's latest mid-price full face polycarbonate all-rounder. HJC certainly don't stand still. They rattle through new models faster than Leo DiCaprio. And the...

Caberg Duke Evo Helmet

First Look: Caberg Duke Evo Flip-up Helmet Caberg Duke flip-up helmets have been around for a few years now - morphing from the original Duke...

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Top 10 Recommended Helmets >

Shark Race-R Pro Carbon Fibre Full Face Helmet Review

Apparently, the Shark Race-R Pro helmet was originally designed for pro racers. Guess that means Stefan Bradl, Scott Redding and the like - and...

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 US) New for 2016, Shoei have finally replaced the X-Spirit 2,...

Shoei GT Air II: long-awaited successor to one of the best rated touring helmets.

A look over the Shoei GT Air II touring helmet. The GT Air II is Shoei's replacement for the original GT Air helmet that was...

Top 10 Safest Helmets >

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

MT Revenge crash helmet review

Top 10 Flip-up Helmets >

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

Caberg Tourmax Modular Crash Helmet Review

Helmet Buying Guides >

10 Things to look out for when buying a crash helmet

A 2 Minute Guide to ECE 22.05 (Regulation No.22) for Testing...

Crash Helmets for Sale at Motorcycle Shows pt2: let the buyer...

Billy’s Crash Helmets Great Motorcycle Crash Helmet Buying FAQ

Quietest Helmets >

Icon Alliance and Alliance GT (sun visor): great value all-rounder helmets.

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

Good For Glasses >

AGV’s excellent budget sportsbike/track helmet: AGV K1

AGV Tourmodular: AGV’s Top Touring Motorcycle Helmet: and it’s a good...

Lightest Helmets >

Bell Eliminator: car racing inspired retro full face helmet

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

Which is the Safest Crash Helmet Brand?

Full Face Helmets >

A great value carbon fibre/composite sports touring helmet

Scorpion Exo-1400 Air sports touring motorcycle helmet review. The Scorpion Exo-1400 Air is Scorpion's top flight sports touring full face helmet. It comes in a...

Simpson Outlaw Bandit: comfortable, safe… and mean as ****!

Simpson Outlaw motorcycle helmet review. It seems like Texas based Simpson has been making helmets forever - but they only started off making auto helmets...

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...

Bell Eliminator: car racing inspired retro full face helmet

Review of the Bell Eliminator retro motorcycle helmet. Because Bell helmets began making car racing helmets, it's no surprise they've raided their automotive heritage when...

Adventure & Dual Sports >

Icon Variant dual-sport motorcycle helmet review

Review of the Icon Variant Adventure Helmet The Icon Variant is Icon's dual-sport or adventure helmet. That means it's really targeting folks who ride a cross-over...

Caberg Tourmax Modular Crash Helmet Review

The Caberg Tourmax is a modular dual-sports helmet (modular meaning the chin guard flips up and dual-sports referring to the mix between full face...

A review of the Shoei Hornet ADV dual-sports adventure crash helmet

Shoei's versatile adventure/dual-sports helmet: the Shoei Hornet ADV Introduction The Shoei Hornet ADV is successor to the well-regarded Shoei Hornet - Shoei's top of the range...

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...

Modular Helmets >

Nolan N90-3 review: a popular, great value, SHARP 4 star rated...

Nolan N90-3 Modular Motorcycle Helmet Review. Italian helmet fettlers, Nolan, have been making the N90 line of helmets for quite a while now. And the...

Aggressive streetfighter helmet that converts to an open face: Bell Broozer.

All you need to know about the Bell Broozer motorcycle helmet. The Bell Broozer's an interesting concept from Bell. Yeah, it's a super aggressive looking...

Shark Evo ES modular flip-up helmet review

Shark Evo ES: a great value 'up and over' modular touring helmet. Shark helmets have updated their Evo One helmet (again!) and this time it's...

Schuberth’s C4 flip-front helmet – great for touring and sportsbike riders.

Schuberth C4 Basic, Pro and Pro Carbon Review. The Schuberth C4 Basic and Pro are fibreglass flip-up helmets (Pro Carbon is full carbon fibre) that's...

Retro Helmets >

Thinking of buying a Shoei Glamster retro motorcycle helmet?

Fantastic looking and safe retro helmet using proven modern tech: Shoei Glamster review. The Shoei Glamster is another full face retro helmet that's designed to...

Biltwell Lane Splitter Review: SHARP 5 Star Retro Helmet. Cool, Safe,...

Biltwell Lane Splitter retro motorcycle helmet review. California-based Biltwell make just two full face helmets: the very retro Gringo and this very Simpson-inspired Lane Splitter. The...

100% Simpson style but without the price tag: Simpson Speed Bandit...

Simpson Speed review: Simpson's entry level polycarb motorcycle helmet. You want a Simpson helmet but you don't want to pay what Simpson helmets usually cost?...