I’ve been using a couple of Reevu helmets for several months now and have found that they are not only...
Just because you like roughing it in the bush on your adventure bike doesn’t mean your head has to suffer...
The return of iconic American Bell motorcycle helmets to Australia after 18 years’ absence is great news. Not only are they a quality brand with a historic cache of cred but they also arrive at very competitive prices. Monza Imports boss John Chiodo says they fought hard to bring the...
It wasn’t until I rode with the HJC FS15 AIR helmet on a race track that I discovered its greatest...
Harley is taking it up to Bell with their new range of custom-painted open-face helmets. Bell has returned to Australia...
An “Iron Man” motorcycle helmet with information displays on the visor is no longer the stuff of Hollywood sci-fi movies. British motorcycle helmet company Reevu – the first with a rearvision mirror – is the first company to release a commercially available helmet with head-up display (HUD). Reevu Australasia general...
If you want a peak or visor for your Bell Custom 500 helmet … well, you can’t have one. According...
Karen Davidson is treated like a rock star among Harley-Davidson fans. Everywhere she goes at the Harley 110th celebrations in...
Is it an open-face motorcycle helmet, is it a full-face helmet, is it something they wear on the Death Star? It’s Bell’s latest helmet, the Rogue ($289.95), and it’s about to hit the shelves of Aussie bike shops. Bell re-entered the Australian market late last year after an 18-year hiatus...
The year goes by so quickly … it’s already time to join the Harley “Book Club”. Your free 102nd Harley-Davidson...
I’ve been doing a little light reading over the weekend of the 900-page 102nd Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Parts & Accessories...
One of the advantages of wearing the Reevu FSX1 full-face helmet with the revolutionary rear-view mirror system is that it is a great conversation-starter with complete strangers. It seems everyone is interested in this innovative technology. I’ve been wearing the full-face helmet for more than a year now and have...
French retro motorcycle helmet company Ruby has released a limited edition range of helmets to celebrate German motorcycle manufacturer BMW’s...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7AYfq9uIY8 The next wave of motorcycle technology won’t have anything to do with your bike – it will all be...
The retro-style Bell Bullitt helmet has passed Australian certification (AS/NZS1698) and is on order to arrive in June. Bernie Nolan of Monza Imports says that “at this stage” the recommended retail price will be $459.95 which is less than if you ordered one over the internet … and it wouldn’t...
Shark Explore-R motorcycle helmet is so versatile you can use it for adventure riding, street fighting, touring, cruising, track days...
Innovative motorcycle helmet company Reevu has run into many bureaucratic hurdles in their bid to market their helmets with a...
Talk about rubbing your nose, ears, chin and whole head in it … Icon has released a new version of its Airframe motorcycle helmet with crash statistics. The numbers you see on the helmet represent the crash statistics for that part of the helmet to be damaged in an accident....
Cleaning your motorcycle helmet is not only about pride in your appearance, but also safety, cleanliness, odour and a long...
It’s one of the age-old questions of motorcycling: open-face or full-face helmet? For open-face “brain-bucket” proponents, it’s a matter of...
Father’s Day will be here before you know it, so we’ve put together a small Father’s Day gift guide of some motorcycle products, motorcycle-related products as well as one gift that will save you time so you can go riding! (Father’s Day has come and gone in the North America...
An “Iron Man” style motorcycle helmet with head-up display, video rearview and GPS built in has been launched (August 11). But...
https://youtu.be/ZdcWd594lRw The world’s first commercially available motorcycle helmet with head-up display may be coming to Australia. The Californian makers of...
While most motorcycle gear has reflective material for better night visibility, few motorcycle helmets do. But now you can switch on your helmet and turn it into a visual safety device at night. The LightMode full-face motorcycle helmet includes a electroluminescent (EL) element which wraps all the way around...
Why do I come home with a big grin on my face after a ride wearing an open face helmet?...
How would you like your helmet to tell you how fast you’re going, where you are going and what your...
Custom motorcycle company Ellaspede has turned its mechanical and design brilliance to solving the problem of where to safely hang your helmet, gloves and jacket when you finish your ride. The Brisbane workshop has just launched a Kickstarter crowd funding campaign for their ingenious Helmet and Gear Hanger, a purpose-designed and versatile device...
The world’s first commercially available motorcycle helmet with head-up display is increasing production to meet worldwide demand, including Australia. The...
Aprilia has just made a couple of hi-tech leaps into the future where the bike talks to your helmet and...
The world’s first commercially available HUD helmet (head-up display) will use one of the latest navigation systems that even lets you navigate in remote areas without a phone signal or internet access. The Skully AR-1 will use Telenav’s Scout SDK software for its integrated real-time, turn-by-turn navigation which will be displayed on...
The now-defunct Skully head-up-display helmet has been surpassed by the even higher-tech Nand Logic Smart Helmet. Although this helmet is not...
All you budding hipsters should take note of the cool new Shark Heritage open-face helmet. It is available now in...
A national motorcycle helmet forum has failed to reach any resolutions nor give riders any clear indication of what is a legal helmet or whether tinted visors and helmet cameras are legal. Today’s forum was convened by Standards Australia and included representatives of state and federal governments, road safety groups, certifiers, retailers,...
The Motorcycle Council of NSW has called for national road rules on helmet use that are separate to the current...
Riders confused by complex helmet laws and conflicting interpretations across state borders would prefer to replace the Australian safety standard...
One in three riders mistakenly believes that a helmet bought online from overseas that is the same model as an Australian-approved helmet will be legal to wear here. This is one of the shocking results of a recent rider survey by the Consumers Federation of Australia. Spokesman Professor Raphael Gzrebieta told...
Soon you could be riding around looking like the chief character from the popular computer war game, Halo. National Entertainment...
Riders may soon be able to connect to the internet and access Google Maps via a tiny Edison computer in their...
Riders could soon look like Iron Man with a HUD (heads-up display) helmet that screens vital information such as speed on the visor and negates the need for dangerous “speedo gazing“. The technology was originally developed for fighter aircraft pilot helmets and has become commercially available in recent years in luxury BMW...
Australian certification of helmets is a costly exercise for importers and helmet manufacturers, so we miss out on getting some...