Look after your lid: Best motorcycle helmet maintenance products

Helmet maintenance products are often overlooked by bikers, even though a motorcycle helmet is one of the most important and expensive bits of kit you will buy.

Helmet cleaning, sanitisation, protection and so on, but what sort of products are available to allow us to this? Which ones are any good and how much should we be spending?

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Things to consider

It may seem obvious, but it’s important to read the label to ensure you use the product correctly, you would be surprised how many people don’t. This way, they are as effective as they can be.

If you neglect cleaning duties on your helmet, then you will likely end up with blocked air intake vents, where road dirt and bugs fill them up, and of course the colour and design of your helmet will not look nearly as nice when it has a layer of grime all over it.

There are other things to think of, for instance if you do not clean your visor correctly you will end up scratching it with the debris that’s built up across it. Internally, if left to build sweat and grease, you will not only be left with a smelly helmet, but the bacteria can cause skin irritation and so on. So good helmet care is important.

The cleaning products such as cloths and sponges that you use to clean your helmet are also important, anything abrasive will scratch the finish of the paint and visor, a lint free cloth is best for the wipe down as these won’t leave any annoying fluff behind and will absorb any excess product.

Here’s our current pick of some of the best helmet maintenance products:

How MCN tests products

At MCN, our team of expert journalists have decades of experience gained over hundreds of thousands miles and we want to use that wisdom to make sure you buy cleaning products that are worth the money.

We ride year-round and in all conditions, and so we get a lot of bikes dirty. That means a LOT of washing for our test bikes and our own machines and so we get through cleaner and cleaning accessories quickly.

We use cleaning products just how you do, not in a lab and not in controlled conditions but in the real world.

If you can’t see a review against an item on this page, it’s because we haven’t tested it yet. These items will only be included if we think they’re important and relevant in the market, and rest assured, we will be working on bringing you a review as soon as we’ve done the miles.

To find out more, head to our dedicated page explaining how we test motorcycle products.

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What our scores mean

When we review a product, we award it a score out of five. In the ratings tab of a given product, you may also find more specific scores for the different aspects of a product’s performance to help you make an informed decision. In order to be included in a buying guide, a product must achieve an overall score of at least four stars.

Here’s a guide to what each number score means:

• 1 star – Poor performance in this category or overall. A product with a single star rating has fallen below the expected standard and should be avoided.
• 2 stars – Basic performance in this area or overall. A product with a two-star rating has managed to perform to a barely acceptable level and there is room for improvement.
• 3 stars – An average performance in this area or overall. A product with a three-star rating has achieved a basic level of performance and is deemed adequate.
• 4 stars – A product has performed over and above the accepted averaged in this category or overall. A product with a four-star rating has surpassed expectation and delivered in a particularly impressive way.
• 5 stars – A product has performed at the highest possible level in a particular category or overall. A product with a five-star rating has delivered to the highest possible level, impressing the tester with its performance. We would happily spend our own money on it.

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