Motorcycle Helmet Reviews
Randolph Engineering Aviator Eyeglasses
Randolph Engineering Aviator Eyeglasses and Clip-ons Review Why didn’t I buy these years ago? The classic Randolph Engineering Aviator eyeglasses work in every type of motorcycle helmet I’ve tried. If you’re an avid motorcyclist and eyeglass wearer, they are well worth the money. I’m a life-long eyeglass wearer and I’ve been riding motorcycles since…well, let’s …
SCHUBERTH S2 DOT Review
The U.S. Version of the SCHUBERTH S2 The SCHUBERTH S2 is now available in North America with DOT homologation. The helmet is nearly identical to the ECE version of theSCHUBERTH S2 (review) we reviewed in May 2012. The weight has gone up slightly for the DOT version but otherwise, it’s the same outstanding helmet, with many …
Airoh J106 Review
Airoh J106 Helmet Review The Airoh J106 is a true modular motorcycle helmet that can be converted from full-face to open-face in an instant. It is dual homologated, meeting the ECE 22.05 P and J safety standards to be worn in either configuration whilst riding a motorcycle. The J106 is very light, with a thin …
AGV Grid Review
AGV and Dainese 2012 Summer Style Series: The new AGV Grid helmet is an update of the popular AGV T-2 (review). The Grid evolves some of the familiar T-2 features, including that low-profile chin vent with excellent air flow, a “semi-race” fit and excellent overall quality and feel. The helmet shell is made from a combination …
AGV K4 EVO Review
AGV “K-4 EVO” Helmet Review The AGV K4 EVO is the 2012 update of the AGV K-4, which was an evolution of the AGV K-3 (review) from 2010. The K4 EVO has an upgraded liner and padding system that uses a new “skin friendly” fabric. The weight has also been reduced and the quality has been improved. …
Nolan N85 Review
Nolan N85 Helmet Review The new Nolan N85 is something like a full-face version of the popular Nolan N104 (review). It has the same high levels of quality we’ve come to expect from Nolan and it has all the features expected in a high-end street/sport helmet. But the single most amazing feature of the N85 is …
Nolan N85 Review
Nolan N85 Helmet Review Summary The new Nolan N85 is something like a full-face version of the popular Nolan N104 (review). It has the same high levels of quality we’ve come to expect from Nolan and it has all the features expected in a high-end street/sport helmet. But the single most amazing feature of the …
AGV AX-8 Dual EVO Review
AGV AX-8 Dual EVO Helmet Review The AX-8 Dual EVO is a redesigned version of the 2011 AGV AX-8 Dual helmet. The new version has high-quality construction and several features not found on other dual-sport helmets. It’s also quieter than average and the peak has a low-lift design that works. The helmet is also relatively …
SCHUBERTH S2 Review
The SCHUBERTH S2 Helmet The SCHUBERTH S2 is the company’s new sport/touring helmet that includes an internal sun visor. It is made with typical SCHUBERTH quality and features, including a built-in intercom antenna (for the SCHUBERTH SRCS-2 system only). Its comfortable and the weight is very reasonable, especially considering the features. However, the S2 doesn’t …
ROOF Boxer V8 Motorcycle Helmet
ROOF Boxer V8 Helmet The Roof Boxer V8 helmet is another variant in the classic Roof Boxer helmet series. The Boxer V8 looks as unique now as it did when the original was first introduced in 1995 as the world’s first dual-homologated (full-face and Jet) helmet with a fully rotating flip-up visor. Like the original Roof …
Arai XD4 Review
Arai XD4 Helmet Review The Arai XD4 is a modest update of the XD3. It includes a new face shield design that now incorporates brow vents. A redesigned peak and refined overall shape makes the XD4 the smoothest-feeling, low-drag, low-lift dual-sport helmets you’ll find. The XD4 is one of the lightest weight dual-sport helmets and …
KBC VR4R Carbon Fiber Helmet Review
KBC VR4R Carbon Fiber Helmet The new KBC VR4R Carbon fiber helmet is a real beauty. It’s also about the least expensive carbon fiber motorcycle helmet available today. But the design is somewhat compromised by flimsy-feeling vent hardware, which is unfortunate and something KBC needs to address. I’m not sure exactly when carbon fiber motorcycle …
Nolan N-85
Nolan N-85 Preview March 29, 2012 – Here’s one more very late entry from the 2012 Dealer Expo: the Nolan N-85. I took the photos and video of the N-85 at the Dealer Expo but I was waiting for the final specifications from Nolan before publishing the information. At the time, it wasn’t certain whether …
Caberg Duke Review
Caberg Duke Helmet Review The Caberg Duke is new for 2012 and it replaces the popular Caberg Konda (review) and the Caberg Trip (review) before that. The helmet is comfortable and it’s quieter than average. It also has surprisingly good outward visibility. The Duke is 100% made in Italy and it continues the Caberg tradition of style, features, functionality …
AFX FX-140 Review
AFX FX-140 Helmet Review The AFX FX-140 has a unique style and a few interesting features that belie its low cost. It’s comfortable and quieter than expected, but the face shield on this example isn’t as optically clear as it should be. Colors include High-Vis Yellow and “Safety Orange”, which surely has to be the …
Vemar Storm Helmet Review
The Vemar Storm is Brewing! The new Vemar Storm has better build quality and higher-spec features that you might expect in a helmet in this price range. But some of those features are biased more towards style than function. Overall, the Storm is an impressive helmet for the money. It’s impressively quiet and comfortable and …
Nolan N104 Review
Nolan N104 Helmet Review The Nolan N-104 is another brand-new flip-up helmet for the 2012 model year. It’s a definite upgrade from the Nolan N-90 (review)and previous N-series flip-up helmets. It’s also a competitor to the new Shoei Neotec (review), yet the two helmets are quite different in many ways. All of the moving parts on the …
Shoei Neotec
Shoei Neotec Helmet Review The Shoei Neotec is new for 2012 and it’s a careful evolution of a long history of Shoei flip-up helmets. The Neotec features include outstanding build quality, superior ventilation and plush comfort and more. It would be difficult to find a fault with the Neotec, although there’s no getting around the …
HJC RP-Max Helmet
HJC RP-Series Helmets for 2012 February 19, 2012 – Hang on — you’re gonna love this story! I’m not even sure how to describe what has to be the strangest product announcements I’ve witnessed. HJC released a new line of helmets (I think) at the 2012 Dealer Expo, but the launch is very confusing, to …
SCHUBERTH S2 Preview
SCHUBERTH S2 Preview Background February 21, 2012 – The 2012 Dealer Expo is over but I have a few more reports to post. SCHUBERTH formally introduced both the SCHUBERTH S2 and SCHUBERTH SR1 (review) helmets at this year’s event. We reviewed the SCHUBERTH SR1 late last year and it was named the webBikeWorld Motorcycle Helmet of the …
SCHUBERTH S2 Preview
February 21, 2012 – The 2012 Dealer Expo is over but I have a few more reports to post. SCHUBERTH formally introduced both the SCHUBERTH S2 and SCHUBERTH SR1 (review) helmets at this year’s event. We reviewed the SCHUBERTH SR1 late last year and it was named the webBikeWorld Motorcycle Helmet of the Year in our annual awards. 2011 …
Arai XD4 Preview
Arai XD4 Helmet Preview Background February 20, 2012 – Arai formally introduced the XD4 helmet at the 2012 Dealer Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. I stopped by the Arai booth to ask about their internal shape “evolution” for the Signet-Q (review) we reviewed recently on webBikeWorld.com. More on that subject later, but in the meantime, I took …
2012 Bell Helmets
Bell Helmets for 2012 February 18, 2012 – Bell Helmets is well known to motorcyclists around the world and the company has been on a roll over the last few years. Bell is known for their innovative helmets, of course. But they also have probably the best and most varied collection of graphics and colors …
AFX FX-140 Preview
Limited Edition Euro-Style Flip-up February 17, 2012 – We have received more emails from webBikeWorld visitors about this helmet than any other, so the AFX booth was my first stop at the 2012 Dealer Expo. The FX-140 has been selling for some time but for one reason or another, we just never caught up with …
Lazer Monaco
Lazer Monaco Helmet Review (CE Version) The new carbon-fiber version of the Lazer Monaco is claimed to be the world’s lightest flip-up motorcycle helmet and we have no reason to doubt it. In fact, it’s one of the lightest helmets of any type we’ve ever reviewed on webBikeWorld.com. Light weight does make a difference — …
Vemar Attivo Review
Vemar Attivo Helmet The Vemar Attivo is new for 2012 and slots in at a lower price point than the made in Italy Vemar Jiano EVO TC (review). The styling of the Attivo is nice and the helmet has a few interesting features, but it seems a bit uninspired when compared to its big brother, the …
HJC Sy-Max III Helmet
Third Gen Sy-Max Is Here The HJC Sy-Max III is a worthy upgrade to the original, with better build quality and improved visibility, noise control and comfort. The flip-up visor retention system has also been improved. Warm-weather ventilation is a question that will have to remain unanswered until next summer. But overall, everyone who has …
2012 Roof Helmets
Roof “Bamboo” and 2012 Roof Helmets November 23, 2011 – Roof Helmets may be one of the least known motorcycle manufacturers in the world. The French company has had quite an impact on motorcycle helmet design, however, with products like the ahead-of-its-time Roof Boxer (review). The Boxer’s unique design, which allows the chin bar to be …
Nexx X40 Helmet Preview
November 22, 2011 – This has been the “Year of the Motorcycle Helmet”, with manufacturers pumping out new designs seemingly by the hour. We hadn’t heard much from Nexx since our review of the Nexx XR1R Carbon (review) back in August of 2010. I did see a revised Nexx X30 (review) at the 2011 Dealer Expo back in February …
Nexx XR1R Diablo
Nexx XR1R Diablo First Look November 22, 2011 – Let’s say you finally decided to buy thatDucati Diavel (report) you’ve been lusting after. Now there’s a big decision: what helmet to wear? Answer: The Nexx XR1R Diablo, of course! The Nexx XR1R Carbon (review) is one of the lightest full-face helmets on the planet and it has among …
Nexx Helmets
2012 Nexx Helmets Highlights of This Report: New Nexx Helmets announced. Nexx X40 and XR1R Diablo. Many new colors and bold graphics. More: 2012 Nexx X40 First Look 2012 Nexx XR1R Diablo First Look Nexx XR1R Carbon Helmet Review wBW Motorcycle Helmet Reviews 2012 Nexx X70 The big news from Nexx was the 2012 Nexx X40 (First …
Vemar Helmets
2012 Vemar Helmets Highlights of This Report: New Vemar Storm Helmet announced. Will be released in the U.S. at the 2012 Dealer Expo. Many colors and bold graphics. More: 2012 Vemar Storm Helmet First Look 2012 Vemar Attivo Flip-up First Look Vemar VRX7 Helmet Review Vemar Jiano EVO TC Flip-up Helmet Review wBW Motorcycle Helmet Reviews …
Vemar Storm Preview
2012 Vemar “Storm” Helmet Preview 2012 Vemar Storm Helmet Preview Vemar introduced the new “Storm” full-face helmet at the 2011 EICMA show. The Storm is a new low-to-mid priced helmet and the samples on display appeared to have very high quality, with tight tolerances in the split lines and parts. UPDATE: Vemar Storm Review! The …
Nolan N-104 Preview
First Look: Nolan N-104 Helmet Nolan N-104 Information and Photos From EICMA November 11, 2011 – I stopped by the Nolan Helmets display to see what’s new for 2012. Regular readers will recall that last year, the staff from Nolan gave me a personal tour through the factory, which was documented in words and video …
Bluetooth For Motorcycle Helmets
The Future of Motorcycle Bluetooth Time and technology continues to march on and to survive, a technology like Bluetoothhas to evolve, expanding its horizons. Through iterative and progressive version specifications, Bluetooth has and is responding to the challenges and opportunities. The technology is now more widely recognized and supported than at any other time in its …
Vemar Jiano EVO TC Helmet Review
A Jiano Flip-up With LEDs! The Vemar Jiano EVO TC, also known as the Vemar Chimaera in Europe, is a solid-feeling helmet with a few tricks up its sleeve. It has one of the most useful internal sun visors of any helmet with this feature that we’ve tried. My feeling is that the Jiano EVO …
Arai Signet-Q Review
Arai Signet-Q Helmet The new Arai Signet-Q is an update to the popular and long-lived Signet. It has the typically flawless paint, quality and construction expected from an Arai. And although the price is steep, there is a noticeable difference between this helmet and what some might call the lesser brands. Indeed, a strong argument …
Vemar Attivo Preview
Vemar Attivo Flip-Up Helmet Announced 2012 Vemar Attivo Flip-Up Helmet October 27, 2011 – Vemar will introduce the new “Attivo” flip-up helmet at the 2011 EICMA show. The Attivo will not replace the Vemar Jiano EVO TC Flip-up (review). It will supplement the Vemar lineup as a lower-priced alternative. The Attivo will be sold in Europe …
AFX Magnus
AFX FX-Magnus Helmet Review The AFX FX-Magnus is basically an AFX FX-90 (review)writ large. The Magnus is available in size 3XL and 4XL only and it has its own special shell design. New colors for 2012 include Flat Black, Pearl White and Silver with the possible addition of high-visibility yellow. The AFX Magnus arrived several months …
AGV AX-8 Review
AGV AX-8 Helmet Review The AX-8 is AGV’s “top of the line” off-road helmet and it’s “designed for professional motocross use”, according to the company. But there’s no reason why non-professionals like me (and, perhaps, you!) can’t enjoy the AX-8 for dual-sport, adventure-touring or off-road plinking. It comes in a wide variety of graphics and …
