Arai Signet-Q, a Helmet Designed for American Heads
20 Mar 2013, 14:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Arai announces their Signet-Q helmet, a lid designed for American heads and the American market. If you've already raised en eyebrow, welcome to the club, because we here did so the first time ...
HJC Shows the New SY-MAX III Flip-Up Helmet
19 Mar 2013, 10:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you're a fan of flip-up helmets (like some of us here are), then you'll appreciate HJC's efforts invested in the all-new SY-MAX III lid. The HJC SY-MAX III comes with a high-tec...
Schuberth Gets Best Helmet Brand Award for the 8th Year in a Row
17 Mar 2013, 09:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There are helmets and there are Schuberth helmets, that's what a motorcycle safety specialist could say at pretty much any given time. And backing this claim, here's renowned German magazi...
LS2 FF394 Epic Flip-Up Helmet Gets Snell Certification
15 Mar 2013, 08:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / LS2 Helmets announces their first flip-up helmet to receive Snell 2010 certification, the FF394 Epic. While the Epic upgrade does not seem to differ too much from the FF394 base model, the Snell cer...
Go Rogue, Enter to Win Sturgis Trip and Corey Miller Tattoo
7 Mar 2013, 13:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's good news for the fans of internet contests: Bell Helmets goes the extra mile after releasing their mean Rogue lid and has put up a Facebook contest with very nifty prizes. The big pr...
Harley-Davidson Women’s Enthusiast Helmet Is Yours for $150
5 Mar 2013, 14:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's a new ladies' lid for the Milwaukee fans: the Harley-Davidson Women’s Enthusiast Helmet. The Enthusiast is a half helmet with a half-face flip-up shield, fresh in the H-D Moto...
New Icon Vaquero Helmet Is Lovely, but the Commercial...
5 Mar 2013, 10:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We like it when Icon comes up with new helmets, especially when they're in fancy designs, just like the all-new Airframe Vaquero. In a terribly funny way, their slogan "Sonrie hoy, llora m...
Motorcycle Safety Foundation Compares Airplanes to Bikes
28 Feb 2013, 12:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Riding a motorbike comes with some dangers, this goes without saying. A bike in good working condition, protective gear and proper training are however, some of the key elements which can reduce the...
Bell RS-1 Full-Face Helmet, Special Edition Colors
26 Feb 2013, 14:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bell's RS-1 full-face helmet is available in stores now, in a wide color scheme (13 of them), including the exclusive RSD Flash Bronze, Airtrix Speedway and Corsa Red versions. According to ...
RZ Masks, Active Carbon Filtration for Open Face Riders
26 Feb 2013, 13:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you like to ride your motorcycle or ATV wearing an open face helmet because you love the wind in your face, you should know that this also comes with dust, insects and other types of less pleasa...
LS2 Prepares New Modular FF393 Convert Helmet, Fully-Rotating Chin Bar Design
26 Feb 2013, 13:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / LS2 has announced the imminent release of a new modular helmet codenamed FF393 Convert. The details on the new helmet's design are rather scarce at the moment of writing, but LS2 said that the ...
Kid Falls Off a Scooter, Adult Rides Some More
19 Feb 2013, 16:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's happening in China (most likely, if we consider the music), and its hard to believe: a scooter rider throttles hard when the traffic light turns green, and loses his child passenger. We...
France Looking to Make ATGATT Mandatory?
18 Feb 2013, 12:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some states are still debating whether a helmet law is truly right or constitutional, but Europe has taken things way further. While wearing a helmet is mandatory in all European countries, some adm...
HJC Surfaces Lorenzo and Spies Replica Helmets
13 Feb 2013, 11:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / HJC America announces the all-new RPHA 10 Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies MotoGP replica helmets. Scheduled to hit the shelves in March, these HJC lids come with advanced PIM (Premium Integrated Matr...
Lazer Monaco Carbon, the Lightest Flip-Up Helmet
8 Feb 2013, 12:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With a starting price of €369 ($495), the Lazer Monaco Carbon is not the cheapest flip-up helmet one can find, by far. However, if lightweight construction doubled by the enhanced protection ca...
And That's Why One Wears Protection
7 Feb 2013, 16:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Far from being a discussion between pro-gear and anti-gear guys, this small piece shows the importance of wearing protective equipment when riding a motorcycle. Some might argue that we're ...
New Shark Streetfighter Helmet Looks Great
7 Feb 2013, 15:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you thought the Bell Rogue was a bitt to cheesy for you and have eversince been looking for a more tough-looking similar lidl, here's Shark's proposal: the Streetfighter, a helmet not ...
Arai Rebel Helmet Promises Zero Lift
7 Feb 2013, 15:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Arai introduces the Rebel helmet, claimed to be a lid especially developed for those who ride naked bikes. While the Rebel is very similar to their previous RX-Q model, Arai also add that the revis...
Good Old TAC Campaign Showing How Easy Is to Cause a Bike to Crash
6 Feb 2013, 12:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Australia's Transport Accident Commission (TAC) is most likely one of the best advocates of road safety in the world. Their in-your-face campaigns have always shown the real face of the traffic...
Schuberth's A.R.O.S. System Brief Explanation
5 Feb 2013, 12:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In case of a motorcycle crash happening, having the helmet flying off the rider's or passenger's head is one of the very, very bad scenarios. Knowing that not all riders pay enough attenti...