Introduction I have always wanted to get or try a NEXX helmet, especially something in the ‘Adventure’ line – so...
The X-Lite X-551 is a new-for-2011 Adventure Touring helmet by X-Lite. X-Lite is the performance brand or division of Nolan...
The Touratech “Aventuro Mod” dual-sport flip-up helmet was announced at the 2015 AIMExpo (reports)in Orlando, Florida. The Aventuro Mod is Touratech’s version of the newSCHUBERTH E1 Adventure helmet (preview), also announced at the show. Touratech partnered with SCHUBERTH to produce the helmet in a mutually beneficial arrangement. Both the Aventuro...
The SCHUBERTH E1 was announced at the 2015 AIMExpo (Report) and described in our SCHUBERTH E1 Preview. Just for the record, the E1...
The Fly Trekker Dual Sport helmet looks the part and it feels solid and well made. The helmet has a...
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...
The GMAX GM27S has good quality and an interesting design. It includes a 3-position LED light in the rear. The...
Military-themed helmets are hot, hot, hot. Helmets like the Akuma “Ghost Rider” (review) selling faster than an F-22A. I’m not sure about...
Intended to go after the top-end cross-over style of helmet, Zeus has taken a current model and with one minor addition, created a very viable alternative. Overall quality and finish is not up to Arai standards, as an example, but from a function perspective it is very close and even...
Jay Leno has a magnificent chin on him. I’ve often wondered if it puts any strain on his neck muscles...
Search the internet today using the words “Best (insert topic here)” and you’ll get plenty of opinionated claims popping up...
The Touratech Aventuro Mod is a dual-sport flip-up motorcycle helmet. It was announced along with the SCHUBERTH E1 (review)at the 2015 AIMExpo (Report). The Aventuro Mod was introduced in our Touratech Aventuro Mod Preview. This is the fourth dual-sport flip-up helmet review published on webBikeWorld. The first helmet in this new and emerging...
Bell Announces Two New Helmets Bell MX-9 “Adventure” Dual-Sport Helmet and the Bell Moto-9 With New “Progressive Layering” Impact Management...
The Arai XD4 for 2015 includes some new features inside and outside that make it a winner in virtually every...
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 light...
Introduction Ah, my first helmet review for 2021 and the timing is perfect, with the up and down spring weather...
Caberg announced the XTRACE convertible dual-sport helmet and the UPTOWN open-face “Jet” style helmet at the EICMA show in Milan...
What does Tuk Tested mean? This helmet has been tested more thoroughly than any other piece of gear in WBW history to date (that I’m aware of). I just returned from a 5600-mile adventure ride while using the RKT-25 helmet. Beginning from my home in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada it ranged...
The Simpson GS3 MX is the company’s take on the Enduro or “Crossover” helmet. It is lacking in refinement compared...
The new Touratech Aventuro Carbon dual-sport modular (convertible) helmet is also what we call a true modular. That’s using the...
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...
Review Summary Scorpion has built a helmet that is similar in size, weight, and function to a couple of well-established...
The new AFX FX-39 DS (Dual Sport) helmet has improved quality, comfort and good looks all at a very reasonable...
The SCHUBERTH E1 “Adventure” dual-sport flip-up helmet was announced at the 2015 AIMExpo (reports)in Orlando, Florida. The E1 is based on the SCHUBERTH C3 (review) with the addition of a new chin venting system, top vent and peak to create the helmet. But if you didn’t know there’s a C3 hiding under that...
The Shoei Hornet X2 is a complete re-think of the modern (and popular) Dual Sport helmet. Shoei has redesigned every...
The Shoei Hornet DS in its DOT guise is comfortable and feels very solid. It is also Snell M2010 certified....
Review Summary Scorpion’s EXO-AT960 modular adventure helmet is an attractive and competitive safety hat at the $299 US price point. The AT960 deserves a better visor, visor seal, interior liner, and a carbon fiber or fiberglass shell, along with a stiffer sun peak. Perhaps the AT960 gives up too much...
We published the Caberg XTrace preview in November 2015. The helmet was announced at the EICMA show in October 2015. Call ’em...
The AFX FX-37 DS is a new-for-2009 “Enduro” or “Supermoto” or Dual-Sport styled helmet. It’s inexpensive, relatively comfortable and light...
Review Summary This is a helmet that looks, feels and is much more premium than the price tag. Very light and made of carbon fibre composite, it weighs only 1400 gr (+-50g) Comes in three shell sizes for a better and more precise fit. Plenty of vents to keep cool...
Our review of the Arai XD was way more popular than we anticipated. And that tells me that there’s a huge market...
October 25, 2013 – Caberg Helmets is celebrating its 40th anniversary in typical Caberg style with another motorcycle helmet first....
The Scorpion EXO-AT950 is a brand-new dual-sport flip-up for 2016. It’s based on the excellent Scorpion EXO-GT920 flip-up we reviewed recently. The dual-sport version of a flip-up helmet is a new thing and whether you need one or not is debatable. But if you do, there’s no better deal than the Scorpion AT950....
The Nexx X. WRL ATIKA: Dirt Design with ADV Aesthetics Coming from both street and motocross riding brings your attention...
“Enduro” styled helmets continue to attract interest from a dedicated but relatively small group of Adventure Touring bike owners. The...
The Nexx XD1 is a Dual Sport helmet that we call a true modular, because it can be converted to a full-face or off-road helmet. It is a lightweight, high-quality and full-featured Dual Sport helmet that also looks good as a “Streetfighter” when the peak is removed. Or, leave the...
Dual Sport Helmet Reviews I appreciate the finer things in life, but I love a good bargain more. I especially...
The FX-41DS is a very angular take on the dual-sport helmet and it has several important feature differences from earlier...
Airoh S4 Motorcycle Helmet Our recent review of the Arai XD “Enduro” styled helmet has generated a lot of interest from webBikeWorld visitors. I hadn’t thought much about the article after it was posted. To be honest, I figured the XD was a quirky helmet that wouldn’t really be setting any design...