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 >

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...

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,...

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 >

Billy’s Crash Helmets Great Motorcycle Crash Helmet Buying FAQ

A visit to the SHARP motorcycle helmet testing labs

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

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Quietest Helmets >

LS2 MX701 Explorer adventure motorcycle helmet review.

A Good look at the Shoei NXR Motorcycle Helmet (RF-1200 outside...

Good For Glasses >

Shark Spartan motorcycle helmet review

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

Lightest Helmets >

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Review of the Bell Stars – the Bell Star, Race Star...

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

Which is the Safest Crash Helmet Brand?

Full Face 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...

A look over the AGV X3000 retro full face motorcycle crash...

Retro helmet, great quality, Ago heritage. The AGV X3000. The AGV X3000 is AGV's recreation of Giacomo Agostini's early 70's racing helmet. And like most...

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...

Klim Krios Pro review: a hugely innovative Adventure Helmet.

Klim Krios Pro: Koroid dual sport adventure helmet review. The Klim Krios Pro is an uprated version of the older Klim Krios dual sport adventure...

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Quick look – Held Alcatar Crash Helmet

It’s simply too obvious to make a remark about German efficiency. We’re at the point now where a helmet - no, more or less...

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...

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Schuberth E1 Flip-up/Adventure helmet review

Schuberth E1 Adventure/modular crash helmet - full review Fibreglass shell Modular/adventure helmet combo SHARP 3 star safety rated Adjustable peak Integral sun visor Optically-correct...

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 >

Review of the LS2 Valiant FF399 motorcycle crash helmet

Review of LS2's flip-over polycarbonate modular helmet. If you've ever checked out the Shark Evoline or Shark Evo-one 2 modular helmets, you might find there's...

HJC i100 review: HJC’s first flip-over modular helmet.

HJC i100 modular flip-over helmet review. The i100 is HJC's first attempt at a flip-over modular helmet. Just like a number of Shark helmets - and...

Cool-looking fibreglass/carbon flip-up helmet: Roof Boxxer.

Roof Boxxer and Boxxer Carbon Review: a cool-looking fibreglass/carbon flip-up helmet. The Roof Boxxer (sometimes called the Boxxer 9 or Boxxer carbon) is the long-awaited...

Caberg Horus: a low price flip-up with panoramic Pinlock visor.

Caberg Horus flip-up motorbike helmet. The Horus is a thermoplastic modular helmet made by Italian brand, Caberg. It's been designed to work best for touring riders...

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?...