2015
Product Review: Ducati Scrambler helmet (£159)
24 December 2015 by
What’s good about the Ducati Scrambler helmet? I’ve always thought open-face helmets belonged in the past – can’t beat a visor and chinbar to keep your fizzog in good order should you crunch into the...
Product Review: Shark Explore-R (£299.99)
23 November 2015 by
What’s good about the Shark Explore-R? The Explore-R is brilliantly versatile. The helmet can be worn in one of four ways - visor only, visor and peak, goggles only or goggles and peak. It’s designed...
Product Review: HJC RPHA 10 Plus
20 November 2015 by
Product Review: HJC RPHA 10 Plus £299.99 (gloss white) Tester Tim Thompson Time tested Six months What's good? A good fit is the single most important consideration when buying a new helmet, and the HJC RPHA 10+ is the best-fitting helmet I've worn. Furthermore, after 30 years of wearing Arais, Shoeis, Sharks and other posh lids, it's also the most comfortable - especially with my increasingly...
Product Review: Arai RX-7V
13 November 2015 by
Product Review: Arai RX-7V £599 Tester Richard Newland Time tested Three months/3000 miles What’s good? It’s a long time since Arai released a range-topping RX-7, and the new ‘V’ iteration has made...
Product Review: Kabuto Ibuki helmet
29 October 2015 by
Product Review: Kabuto Ibuki helmet £359.99 Tested by Liam Marsden Time tested Five months/650 miles What’s good? I’m not a fan of flip-front helmets or flip-down sun visors in general,...
Product Review: Bell Star Carbon SE helmet
05 October 2015 by
Bell Star Carbon SE helmet, £499.99 Tester: Simon Brown Time tested: Four months/2000 miles What’s good? Specials guru, Pikes Peak racer, creator of R nineT-based concepts for BMW, Roland Sands is the...
Product Review: Schuberth C3 Pro Woman helmet
25 September 2015 by
Schuberth C3 Pro Woman helmet, £549.99 Tester: Alison Silcox Time tested: 1200 miles/two months What's good? The lid has been designed specifically for females and from first wear it has been...
Product Review: Schuberth C3 Pro helmet
31 August 2015 by
Schuberth C3 Pro, £479.99 (comms system £299.99) Tester: Andy Davidson Time used: 18 months, 30,000 miles What’s good? The C3 Pro has been my everyday lid for the last year and a half and nothing...
Product Review: Arai RX-7 GP helmet
17 August 2015 by
Arai RX-7 GP, £699.99 Tester Richard Newland Time tested 30 months /34,000 miles What’s good? This RX-7 GP has been on my head for almost every mile I’ve ridden in the last two and a half years, and...
Product Review: HJC RPHA10+ helmet
10 August 2015 by
HJC RPHA10+ helmet, £349.99 Tester: Andy Calton Time tested: One year/3500 miles What’s good? This helmet is light (1300 grams), reasonably priced and is still in good condition after a year’s use. I...
Product Review: Schuberth S2 Sport helmet
20 July 2015 by
Schuberth S2 Sport helmet, £459.99 Tester: Andy Downes Tested for: One month, 1200 miles What’s good? This is the latest version of the sports touring Schuberth S2 - now called the S2 Sport - and it...
Product Review: Spada Intrepid helmet
17 July 2015 by
Spada Intrepid helmet, £99.95 Tester: Liam Marsden Tested for: Four months/1000 miles What’s good? The visor aperture is nice and large, giving a decent view of my surroundings. The cheekpads are...
Product Review: Shark Speed R Carbon skin helmet
09 July 2015 by
Shark Speed R Carbon skin helmet, £330 Time tested: One year/ 8500 miles What’s good? This helmet quickly became my default choice when I was commuting to work on the BMW R nineT long-term test bike I...
Product Review: AGV GT Veloce helmet
12 June 2015 by
AGV GT Veloce helmet, £329.99 Tested by: Tony Hoare Time tested: Three months/1300 miles What’s good? The GT Veloce was already a very good helmet for riders of naked bikes, but it wasn’t so good for...
Product Review: AGV Corsa helmet
16 April 2015 by
AGV Corsa helmet, from £499.99 Tester: Tony Hoare Time tested: Eight months, 1500 miles What’s good? The biggest plus point of this lid is good news for all of us whose heads are on the cusp between...
Product Review: X-Lite X-1003 helmet
23 March 2015 by
X-Lite X-1003 flip-up helmet, £350 Time tested: Four months/1500 miles What’s good? The fit and finish of this flip-up touring helmet was immediately reassuringly and on a par with much more expensive...
Icon Airmarda helmet
19 March 2015 by
Icon Airmarda ‘Lucky Time’ helmet, £185 Time tested: One year/1300 miles What’s good? This is one of the most comfortable I have ever worn. It comes with all of the usual vents and claims of superior...
Product Review: Arai Pro Shade Visor
24 February 2015 by
Arai Pro Shade Visor, £99.99 Tester: Richard Newland Time tested: Six months/150 miles What’s good? You can’t argue with the quality, or intentions, of this simple helmet upgrade from Arai. The firm...
Product Review: Arai MX-V
13 February 2015 by
Arai MX-V £469 Tester: Michael Guy Time tested: Nine years/ 8000 off-road miles What’s good? I got this helmet in 2006 to take part in Enduro Africa – a 2500-mile off-road ride across South Africa.
Product Review: HJC RPHA ST
02 February 2015 by
HJC RPHA ST, £299.99 Tester: Liam Marsden Time tested: Five months/500 miles What’s good? I’ve always been against drop-down sun visors, because I think they look naff – which is a totally...