Motorcycle helmets are becoming so smart with Bluetooth, sensors, cameras and more that they are a drain on battery power,...
The world’s only commercial available head up display (HUD) unit for motorcycle helmets is about to launch its second “slimline” generation...
The general rule is to replace your motorcycle helmet every five years, but what if you drop it, sweat heavily or wear it every day? The biggest myth is that if your helmet falls off your bike when it’s parked, you should change your helmet. That’s probably put around by...
Motorcycle helmets are getting smarter all the time with head-up display, crash alerts, air-conditioning and active noice-cancelling, while some riders...
The death of a young Irish rider whose helmet came off in a crash has led to a court warning...
Does helmet safety match how much money you spend on the helmet? It’s an often-asked question that we try to verify with statistics. The Bell helmets ad campaign of 50 years ago “If you’ve got a $10 head, wear a $10 helmet!” may have been true then, but is it...
Biltwell retro Gringo helmets have been around for about six years and have only now received Euro approval that allows...
New York designer and rider Joe Doucet has designed a helmet wth an LED light that switches to red when...
A helmet scanner service that checks for hidden fractures in your helmet has reached the halfway point in investment funding and is calling for more riders to respond to their survey. The Helmet Doctors who developed the helmet laser scanner say it would give riders peace of mind that their...
While drink riding may be rare, it does happen, but not if a Taiwanese smart helmet fitted with a breathalyser...
BMW Motorrad has launched a 2020 heritage collection of rider gear to appeal to riders of their R nineT models...
AGV last year joined the bandwagon of retro helmets with the X3000 and have now added this limited-edition tribute to the legendary 15-time world motorcycle champion, Giacomo Agostini. Link International spokesman Don Nicholas says Australia will get a limited number of the X3000 Ago helmets at $999 by June. He...
AGV is the latest helmet manufacturer to partner with leading Bluetooth company Sena to develop a special aerodynamic ARK intercom...
Australians will soon be able ride nationwide with a European-standard helmet after Western Australia yesterday became the final state to approve UNECE...
Jarvish has now secured more than enough crowd funding to launch their X and X-AR smart helmets, adding a Tron version with LED strips. Their smart helmet will include a host of technology such as head-up display, cameras, Bluetooth intercom and GPS all with voice-only control through Siri, Amazon Alexa...
Helmet accessories such as intercoms and cameras must be crash-tested with the helmet type to be legal under new United...
It wasn’t until I rode with the HJC FS15 AIR helmet on a race track that I discovered its greatest...
Cambox V4 Pro is a slim action camera that fits around a helmet’s visor aperture to give a more accurate viewpoint of what you see when riding. Unlike the many bulky helmet cameras that fit on top, below or beside the helmet, this curved unit fits close to your eyes...
If you think the price of some motorcycle helmets is a ripoff, what about the exorbitant prices you face for...
Motorcycle helmet visor fogging is a major safety issue that doesn’t just occur in cold conditions, but also during rain...
Australian motorcycle helmet startup Forcite has promised its ultralight and ultra-hi-tech smart helmet will hit the market in December. The Forcite helmet integrates a camera system, navigation and intercom in the shell. CEO and co-founder Alfred Boyadgis says their early supporters or “test pilots” will soon be able to buy...
A group of Brisbane engineering and IT students plans to make the world’s first integrated camera-helmet called Iris including outside and...
American motorcycle helmet manufacturer Biltwell has released its retro Lane Splitter helmet in Australia with other models coming in the...
A British company has claimed it will unveil the smartest augmented-reality helmet yet in London in September 2019. Apart from the usual intercom with phone capabilities, it will also feature a GPS, music streaming, heads-up display, photochromic visor, LED brake light, crash warning system, a 360-degree camera and “A whole host...
The now-defunct Skully head-up-display helmet has been surpassed by the even higher-tech Nand Logic Smart Helmet. Although this helmet is not...
Italian motorcycle helmet manufacturer Momodesign has added a fan that activates at low speed to keep the airflow going to...
Taiwanese company Jarvish has launched a crowd-funding campaign and discounts to produce their X and X-AR smart helmets that include a host of technology as well as voice-only access to Siri, Amazon Alexa and OK Google control. Other features are a carbonfibre shell, front and rear 1080p 360-degree cameras, Bluetooth audio,...
When you park your motorcycle at your local cafe or service station and don’t want to carry your helmet, you...
Italian motorcycle helmet manufacturer Momodesign is developing a super-lightweight, ultra-slim profile and cool-riding helmet using graphene. Momodesign has been working with...
Three YouTube videos have been launched today to help riders understand the rules and regulations, correct fitting and crash-protection purpose of helmets. The videos were made by the Motorcycle Council of NSW with funding from Transport for NSW. Presenter is MCC of NSW helmet expert Guy Stanford. He says the...
Italian helmet manufacturer AGV is celebrating 20 years of Valentino Rossi world-class race wins with a special tribute helmet. Rossi...
This motorcycle helmet hanger is claimed to safeguard your helmet while safely putting it on display so every visitor will...
Are you an extreme size – short, tall, skinny or large – but still want to ride a motorcycle? Unfortunately, you are out of luck as few stores stock these extreme sizes. A former motorcycle gear distributor says it’s purely a commercial decision. It costs money to buy the stock...
Italian motorbike helmet manufacturer AGV has introduced a hydration cooling system which allows riders to sip liquid while riding. The AGV...
Australian smart helmet Forcite Mk1 has sold out its first production of 1000 helmets and will offer 300 more at...
Just because you like roughing it in the bush on your adventure bike doesn’t mean your head has to suffer as well. That’s why I wear a BMW Enduro helmet. Alcantra is a soft suede-like material BMW uses in the upholstery of its luxury cars. The liner in my BMW...
Could bone conduction make better helmet speakers for riders than conventional systems? Even the army looks like using it to...
An active noise-cancelling system for motorcycle helmets has been launched by Norwegian tech startup DAAL at the EICMA motorcycle show...
The world’s first commercially available motorcycle helmet with HUD (head-up display) has been held up for mass delivery yet again. While some pre-production Skully AR-1 helmets have gone out to the motorcycle media for review and to those who supported their crowd-funding program two years ago, deliveries to other customers...
BMW Motorrad will have a new boss when Markus Schramm takes over as director in May and the company has...