Italian helmet maker the Nolan Group has been bought by French motorcycle company 2Ride Holding, makers of Shark helmets, Bering...
The Nolan N-40 is several helmets in one that should suit a range of riders including cruisers, naked bike riders,...
Your motorcycle jackets, pants, gloves and boots that are supposed to protect you in a crash, can sometimes experience failures of the most basic test of simple wear and tear. However, it is important to differentiate a product failure from a rider error. Product failures We recently bought a pair...
The revolutionary Australian-designed VOZZ strapless motorcycle helmet is being updated and will be distributed in Canada. VOZZ Helmets managing director Mark...
Is it an open-face motorcycle helmet, is it a full-face helmet, is it something they wear on the Death Star?...
The new Shoei X-Spirit III motorcycle helmet joins 52 other helmets to score the maximum five stars in the UK’s Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme (SHARP). SHARP is one of the most recognised independent rating systems in the world and the new Shoei is one of four from the...
A new Koroyd helmet liner being used by Klim is claimed to be safer, cooler and last longer than the...
French company EyeLights already makes head-up display units for cars and is now planning to move into motorcycles with a...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7AYfq9uIY8 The next wave of motorcycle technology won’t have anything to do with your bike – it will all be in your head as motorcycle helmets become the new frontier for technology, dominated by Head-Up Display (HUD). British motorcycle helmet company Reevu – the first with a rearvision mirror –...
Australian smart helmet Forcite Mk1 has sold out its first production of 1000 helmets and will offer 300 more at...
The Shoei RYD helmet uses four different outer shell sizes to achieve a compact size and light weight, no matter...
The world’s only commercial available head up display (HUD) unit for motorcycle helmets is about to launch its second “slimline” generation and it’s coming to Australia. The UK-made Bikesystems BikeHUD ADVENTURE Gen2 arrives in March 2016 as a sleeker unit with improved technology that retrofits to any motorcycle helmet and marketing manager Michelle Coupe says they...
Riders are still having a lot of difficulty buying international standard UNECE 22.05 helmets in Australia despite them being allowed...
Bell is introducing a new convertible helmet, called the Broozer, where the chin piece clicks out to convert from full-face...
The Touratech Aventuro Mod Companero2 flip-up adventure helmet is one of the first Euro-approved helmets imported to Australia under new, relaxed helmet laws. It’s not the first flip-up adventure helmet in the world. That honour goes to the Caberg Tourmax. But it’s one of the first UNECE 22.05 helmets imported...
Bluetooth giant Sena has moved into motorcycle helmets with integrated intercom systems over the past couple of years, adding full-face...
Head-up display for riders has not died with the closure of American HUD helmet company Skully as fellow Americans FUSAR...
French motorcycle helmet company Roof has unveiled a limited-edition Boxxer Carbon Cage modular helmet with leather interior, an additional iridium silver visor and a helmet bag that doubles as a backpack. It features a beautifully exposed carbon-fibre shell in a “cage design”, hence the name. The helmet will cost €679...
All you budding hipsters should take note of the cool new Shark Heritage open-face helmet. It is available now in...
The award-winning Australian MotoCAP website now includes helmet safety and comfort ratings as well as its usual ratings for jacket, pants and...
Most open-face helmets are cheap and nasty, but if you are a fan of the style and want luxury and comfort, one of the premium brands is the French-made Hedon. They are about to launch their first full-face helmet, the Heroine, in Australia next month, but it’s been the Hedonist...
Jarvish has now secured more than enough crowd funding to launch their X and X-AR smart helmets, adding a Tron...
Cambox V4 Pro is a slim action camera that fits around a helmet’s visor aperture to give a more accurate...
The defunct Skully AR-1 head-up display helmet will be replaced by an updated Fenix AR helmet in the middle of 2018. Skully Inc infamously crashed in July 2016 after the founders blew their $US2.4m crowd funding on fast cars and fast women. The new company, Skully Technologies, run by brothers Ivan and...
Motorcycle police often ride around with the chin bar on their modular or flip-up helmets in the up position, but...
Head-up display (HUD) in helmets has been delayed by controversy and expense, but now a cheaper HUD helmet is promised...
Revolutionary Australian-designed Vozz Helmets which have no chin strap are returning to the shelves after a long hiatus for updates and European approval. They still cost $888, but the new ECE 22.05 certified RS 1.0 helmets are claimed to be more comfortable, quieter with a more secure seal. When we...
An American inventor has developed a motorcycle helmet using silicone to reduce impact and has claimed his Kirsh helmet is...
The head-up display revolution is coming with the Skully helmet and aftermarket accessories and now BMW has joined the trend....
If you are frustrated with finding somewhere to safely rest your helmet the “Y” shaped Spanish Frog portable helmet support could be the answer. Inventor Luis de Arquer says the 70 x 80mm polyurethane Frog comes in two models that you either carry in your pocket or stick to the...
The year goes by so quickly … it’s already time to join the Harley “Book Club”. Your free 102nd Harley-Davidson...
A helmet that calls for help from the emergency services if you’ve crashed is being developed by ThaiHealth. “Helpmet” works...
The AGV Sportmodular is the world’s first all-carbon-shell modular (flip-up) helmet and its light weight certainly makes it less tiring on a long trip. It costs $899 for the glossy carbon, $999 for white and grey, while the two “Multi” (Red and Hi Vis Yellow) are $1099. Australian AGV distributors Link...
The world’s first commercially available HUD helmet (head-up display) will use one of the latest navigation systems that even lets you navigate...
Most motorcycle helmet manufacturers have now released retro designs over the past few years and now the Arai Rapide Neo...
If you find it inconvenient carrying your helmet around, you may be interested in this EZ-GO motorcycle helmet strap. The Chinese-made EZ-GO Strap sells for just $A22 (plus $A10 shipping) and you can buy it here online. EZ-GO strap in use We were sent a strap to use and were...
The new AGV K6 carbon helmet has more shell area and less visor mechanism for maximised protection, though the visor...
Argon Transform hi-tech helmet accessory transforms a standard helmet into an Iron Man helmet with head-up display, bluetooth, GPS and...
Harley is taking it up to Bell with their new range of custom-painted open-face helmets. Bell has returned to Australia after 18 years with a range of helmets including some very tasty Custom 500 open-face helmets, some painted by Roland Sands Designs in LA. Now Harley has struck back with some...
Davida open-face helmet prices have come down about $100 in the wake of the new Euro helmet laws that allow...