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Helmets with Good Build Quality

If you’re after a crash helmet that’s got great build quality, you might want to check out one of the helmets below.

Great build quality usually means a helmet’s well constructed or has good fit and finish and uses quality materials. It’s often price dependent too – i.e. folks say it’s ‘well built for the price’ or similar, and it can make the difference between enjoying a helmet or looking for another.

Whether great build quality translates into good impact resistance in a crash is a different matter tho: check our safest helmets section for those!

Review of the AGV GT Veloce full face motorcycle crash helmet

The GT Veloce is AGVs full face SHARP five star rated sports-touring helmet. It's based on the shell of Valentino Rossi's top-of-the-range Pista-GP and...
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Shoei X Spirit II crash helmet review (X-Twelve in the US)

Shoei's top of the range composite helmet designed for racers and track-use The Shoei X Spirit II (X-Twelve in the US) is Shoei's top of...
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Review of the Scorpion EXO 500 Air full face helmet

The Scorpion Exo 500 Air is a medium-priced full face polycarbonate helmet. It's got some interesting features - including integral sun visor and inflatable...
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Review of the Arai Quantum ST full face crash helmet

Note in the US this helmet is known as the known as Arai Signet-Q. Arai describe it as ‘race-tested’ and it’s based on RX technology,...
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Shoei Neotech Crash Helmet Review

The Neotec is Shoei's top of the range modular/flip-up crash helmet and superceded the popular, and cheaper, Multitec (and has itself now been phased out for...
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HJC IS-17 Full Face Crash Helmet Review

The HJC IS-17 is the replacement to the popular IS-16. It's been designed to be a bit of a jack of all trades, for...
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X-lite X-802RR Full Face Racing Helmet Review

Note: the X-802 is now discontinued, replaced by the X-Lite X-803 sportsbike/track helmet. You can find some great alternatives on our Top 10 Sportsbike/track...
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A Good look at the Shoei NXR Motorcycle Helmet (RF-1200 outside...

Shoei launched the NXR crash helmet in 2014 as a replacement for their much loved (and much-bought) XR1100. The XR1100 is one of our all...
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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...

Interesting facts about Arai crash helmets

Arai is pretty universally recognised as one of the best helmet manufacturers. Best in terms of producing crash helmets of the highest quality and...