Motorcycle Helmets - There Are Many Different Varieties

by: JohnDaniele
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There are advantages and disadvantages in the many types of motorcycle helmets offered on the market these days. These are design for safety while try to feel comfy on your head. Examine which feature if not both are for you in a motorcycle helmet. Lets go over what some of the helmets have to offer.

One helmet that you will see that a lot of riders prefer is the full-face helmet. These are full coverage helmets they not only protect the whole head but the face too. So many of the accidents that happen with motorcycles involve the riders getting hurt in the facial area in fact it is reported it is 1/3 or more that do. That makes the fact that this helmet has extra safety for the face a huge point in its favor. There are mixed reviews about how the helmet feels on because of the added weight the safety features add though. Some of criticized it saying that it has played into neck getting injured. This has never been proven though as a cause for these neck injures.

There is a helmet that is not up to par as far as safety is concerned that can still be legally used. It is called a half helmet. These helmet are more round shaped and resembles the open face helmets and they only provide some protections for the top of the head and gives none to the base of the head and the neck at the back. The face is not safe in these helmets. They also don't stay in place and shift on the head this is blamed on the shape.

One helmet that gives good head coverage but leaves off the face and chin protection is an open face helmet. This has the effect of allowing the rider the safety of protecting the face. These helmets most of time do not have a visor but sometimes are fixed to allow the rider to attach one. The riders of motorcycles seem to have this helmet on their preferences list of helmets.

A helmet that goes over the not only the chin but over the entire face and head is the flip up helmet. The flip up helmets is as safe to use on a regular basis as the full-face helmet. The unique thing about this helmet is that you can flip up the face and chin guard when you need to access your face. This means if the rider wants to eat in a hurry without lifting his whole helmet off he can so this helmet does add convenience.

Now we come to the helmets for motocross, which are very similar to the full-face helmets. The motocross helmet has a wider chin area and the visor is wider. Also the visor is designed in a special way so that the rider can wear goggle replacing a regular visor. The reason that the chin guard is wider is to better protect the chin area because motorcross rides really whack their faces in all the falls they take.

One of the motorcycle helmets that are not approved for safety because it does not qualify is the beanie helmet. But they look close enough to the legal helmets to fool some. These helmets are worn by riders who do not like the heaviness of the true safety helmets but don't want to get a ticket by not having a helmet is not advised. Research and try on helmets to find which of the many motorcycle helmets you feel comfortable in while being protected.

It can be confusing to make a decision when looking at all the styles of motorcycle helmets on which will fit you best. Analyze how and where you use your motorcycle to help you decide on how much you need to be protected. Don't make the mistake of thinking you don't need to play it safe with a helmet. Be smart and be safe.

About the Author

John Daniele is an expert on motorcycle helmets. For info or to purchase a handcrafted, light-weight, fiberglass novelty motorcycle helmets see www.helmetsrus.com

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