Motorcycle Helmets - U Never Run Out Of Decisions

Do you know what the pros and cons are to the countless styles of motorcycle helmets? They not only are manufactured with comfort in mind but also on their ability to shield your head and sometimes the face from injury. When thinking about one for your own use keep this in mind. Let us look at how these different helmets function.

The full-face helmet is very generally used as protection when riding motorcycles. This helmet envelopes the full face and head. Did you know that above 1/3 of the motorcycle accident the riders have mostly facial injuries? It helps to know that this helmet prevents some of these from happening in the first place. Comfort is not at the top of the list of features for this helmet though. The big beef with this helmet is how weighty and not very comfortable to wear it is. A few riders have said that they believe they have helped their necks be hurt because of then weight. No clinical proof available for backing this up though.

A helmet called a half helmet is available bit is the least safe of the helmets okayed in the USA. A bit like the open face helmet design the half helmet is round and protects more the top of the head. Offers poor protection to the lower head area and neck. Virtually no facial protection at all which is not very safe conscious. The other negative to this helmet is that it moves on the head due to its 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.

Maybe you would like a flip up visor on your helmet? The flip up helmet offers this along with covering the face, chin and head. With this helmet you can just simply lift up the face and chin guard. This gives you the best of two helmets combined in one by offering the total functionality that the full-face is along with the fact of ease to get to your face when needed as in then open face one.

Motocross is a blast to do but does take some special protection for the rider. The motocross helmet provides just such protection. With a specially designed chin and visor area that takes a bashing that happens in a fall in motocross so that the face does not have to take a bashing. Also certain models of these helmets permit the use of goggles by the rider.

There is a helmet on the market that has not passed the DOT or Snell standards it is called a beanie helmet. This type of motorcycle helmets makes the rider appear to be wearing an approved helmet. Some riders just absolutely hate the heavier helmets so they wear beanie helmets to keep from getting tickets when riding. These helmets should never be used though because they do not protect the rider. Shop for a motorcycle helmet wisely and purchase one that is functional and safe.

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 information or to purchase a handcrafted, light-weight, fiberglass novelty motorcycle helmets see www.helmetsrus.com

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