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...

Two ways to search for your next helmet… Helmet Gallery and Smart Filters

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 >

About optically correct visors

Billy’s Crash Helmets Great Motorcycle Crash Helmet Buying FAQ

A Guide to ECE 22.06: approval of motorcycle helmets and visors

Tinted visor? Anti scratch visor? Is your crash helmet legal?

Quietest Helmets >

The big-bottomed helmet is here. Meet the Arai Profile V.

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

Good For Glasses >

Shark Drak Crash Helmet review

6D ATS-1 street motorcycle helmet review

Lightest Helmets >

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

Review of the Caberg Levo SHARP 4 star rated flip-up touring...

Which is the Safest Crash Helmet Brand?

Full Face Helmets >

Scorpion Exo 710 Air motorcycle crash helmet review

The Scorpion Exo-710 Air review: a great value, sporty fibreglass full face helmet. The Scorpion Exo-710 Air is a fibreglass-shelled full face helmet, designed with...

X-Lite X-903: a great performing, innovative touring helmet.

Review of the X-Lite X-903 touring crash helmet. The X-903 is Italian helmet maker X-Lite's top-dog touring helmet. X-Lite set out to make it a compact...

Shoei X-SPR Pro FIM Homologated racing motorcycle helmet.

Shoei launch their latest top of the range racing helmet: the Shoei X-SPR Pro. Shoei's X-Spirit III racing helmet has been around since 2016. In...

X-lite’s X-803 Composite, Ultra Carbon and RS Sportsbike Helmets.

X-Lite's top dog racing helmet: full review of the X-803 (Composite, Ultra Carbon and RS). The X-803 is the successor to X-Lite's X-802 and 802RR....

Adventure & Dual Sports >

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...

LS2s budget adventure dual sport helmet: the LS2 Pioneer

Review of the LS2 Pioneer & Pioneer Evo: LS2s adventure/dual sport motorcycle crash helmet. The Pioneer is LS2's entry-level adventure helmet. LS2 say it's made...

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Quick Review – MT Synchrony Crash Helmet

MT is a Spanish helmet maker known for its range of budget helmets. The MT is an off-road helmet with a thermoplastic shell and...

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...

Modular Helmets >

X-Lite X-1005 flip-up motorbike helmet review

X-Lite X-1005: X-Lite's high-tech modular all-rounder helmet. The X-Lite X-1005 is an evolution of the outgoing X-1004 modular helmet. That helmet had a few foibles,...

Caberg Modus flip-up motorcycle crash helmet review

A look at the Caberg Modus modular/flip-up motorcycle helmet Caberg Modus is a polycarbonate modular/flip-up helmet from Italian crash helmet maker Caberg. In fact, it's a...

Budget SHARP 4 Star safety rated modular… but there’s a problem

Duchinni D606 budget flip-front motorcycle helmet review. They might sound Italian, but Duchinni are a Chinese helmet maker, known for making lower priced polycarbonate helmets. The...

Review of the Caberg Levo SHARP 4 star rated flip-up touring...

Caberg's composite/carbon touring flip-up motorcycle helmet: the Caberg Levo. The Levo is Italian helmet maker Caberg's dual homologated flip-up helmet that's designed for touring. It comes...

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?...