Despite the Nolan N-40 being several helmets in one with a removable peak, chin bar and visor, it isn’t noisy...
Smart helmets of the future may not only have integrated Bluetooth, GPS, communication, head-up display and noise-cancelling technology but also...
The Touratech Aventuro Mod Companero2 flip-up adventure helmet is one of the first Euro-approved helmets imported to Australia under new, relaxed helmet laws. It’s not the first flip-up adventure helmet in the world. That honour goes to the Caberg Tourmax. But it’s one of the first UNECE 22.05 helmets imported...
Riders should soon be able to buy European-standard helmets in stores when approval to wear the UNECE 22.05 helmets spreads right...
https://youtu.be/ZdcWd594lRw The changing helmet laws in Australia have caused a delay in the delivery of the Skully AR-1 head-up display (HUD)...
If you crashed wearing this Japanese Neko (cat) helmet with ears, would you land on your feet? We’ve seen some bizarre motorcycle helmets in our time (Storm Trooper helmets, helmets with hair and even shaved heads!), but nothing as ridiculous as the Neko-helmet from Nitrinos motostudio in Japan. The helmets...
The revolutionary Australian-designed Vozz RS 1.0 Helmet with a hinged shell and no chin strap is a high-quality, comfortable and...
Thanks to Australian readers of Motorbike Writer, the UK-based Bikesystems BikeHUD ADVENTURE Gen2 head-up display unit for motorcycle helmets now has a...
As if bright yellow and red Ducati motorcycles aren’t visible enough, the Italian manufacturer has linked up with Arai and Rev’It! to produce fluorescent yellow Ducati helmets and jackets. Ducati Australia and New Zealand marketing coordinator L’Oreal Pierce says the HV1 Pro full-face helmet ($799.99) and HV1 Tour jacket ($746.99)...
The Australian-designed and owned VOZZ Helmet with a unique system that rids the helmet of a chin strap will cost...
Riders are still having a lot of difficulty buying international standard UNECE 22.05 helmets in Australia despite them being allowed...
Bell Helmets plans to integrate a 360-degree action camera in one of its helmets which would get around the legality issues of attaching a camera to a helmet. The Bell Star will incorporate the 360 Fly action camera which boasts a field of view that is 360 degrees horizontally and...
The head-up display revolution is coming with the Skully helmet and aftermarket accessories and now BMW has joined the trend....
As international-standard helmets are now approved in most of Australia, we thought we’d look back 50 years to helmet safety...
Riders who adopt hi-tech safety technologies such as head-up display may face harassment from over-jealous police who issue fines for wearing them, warns long-time motorcycle campaigner and Emeritus Professor of Transport Marcus Wigan. He says the approval in most states and territories of UNECE 22.05 helmets is a welcome move,...
The world’s first commercial available motorcycle helmet with an integrated head-up display (HUD), the Skully AR-1, is shipping to customers,...
Could bone conduction make better helmet speakers for riders than conventional systems? Even the army looks like using it to...
International helmet standards are now allowed in three Australian states and two territories with the ACT joining in and also clearing up other issues such as an internal sun visor and fitting a helmet camera. Queensland, NSW, Victoria and the two territories now allow riders to travel between states freely without having...
The Australian-designed and owned VOZZ Helmet has been launched with a unique system that rids the helmet of a chin...
NSW has now joined Queensland, Victoria and the Northern Territory in approving the use of international standard motorcycle helmets. More...
Nolan has launched the trendy new N-21 open-face helmet that will suit a variety of riders from cafe-racing hispsters to cruiser riders. The Italian-made N21 has old-school fighter pilot styling with a goggle style visor that slides up inside the shell. Selected models are also available with a special scratched...
The Italian-made Caberg Duke flip-up helmet is the type of quality helmet we will start to see filtering into Australia...
How would you like to win a Bikesystems BikeHUD ADVENTURE Gen2 head-up display unit for your helmet and be one of...
Eight out of 10 of the most commonly worn motorcycle suits in Australia have failed abrasion tests conducted by Dr Chris Hurren at Deakin University in a joint study with researchers from Neuroscience Research Australia in Sydney. Senior Research Officer Dr Liz de Rome says only two passed at the minimal level...
Caberg helmets, makers of the world’s first flip-up adventure lid, are available for Australian riders in states where the European...
Sena is the first company to unveil a noise-cancelling motorcycle helmet that works much like noise-cancelling headphones as made popular...
The Nolan N-40 is several helmets in one that should suit a range of riders including cruisers, naked bike riders, scooterists, trials riders and even adventure riders. If you can’t decide between open-face and full-face helmet, now you don’t need to decide, just modify this helmet to suit. It features...
Hi-tech Iron Man style head-up display motorcycle helmets and aftermarket HUD units will be the next big thing in coming...
Harley-Davidson Australia has been without a line of helmets for a while, but now they have a range of four...
A company which has supplied night-vision goggles to armed forces has now turned its attention to producing a hi-tech night vision motorcycle helmet. Ninox has been approved a World Patent for its Ninox Genesis helmet technology designed to increase the safety of motorcycle riders by improving vision at night and...
The world’s only commercial available head up display (HUD) unit for motorcycle helmets is about to launch its second “slimline” generation...
Could bone conduction make better helmet speakers for riders than conventional systems? Even the army looks like using it to...
The Shark Skwal helmet with LEDs on the back and front to attract the attention of motorists at night is now available for sale in Australia. It features rechargeable battery-powered LED lights fitted to the front and rear of the helmet for improved visibility in low light conditions. They are distributed by...
https://youtu.be/ViUPv5EwHFY The world’s first commercially available motorcycle helmet with head-up display, the Skully AR-1, is increasing production to meet worldwide...
Helmets that have been approved for Australian riders may be too heavy and stiff, causing more injuries than they prevent,...
I thought I’d invented something when I pulled apart an old set of headphones and shoved them inside a noisy helmet to make ear muffs that provided a quiet, noise-cancelling environment for music while riding. I should have known that there is nothing new in the world. Besides, my ear...
The coming tide of hi-tech motorcycle helmets featuring a head-up display (HUD) of information such as directions and speed may...
Motorcycle helmets are becoming so smart with Bluetooth, sensors, cameras and more that they are a drain on battery power,...
Police have withdrawn a fine against a Victorian rider for having a tinted visor, prompting a call for all riders who have been fined for tinted visors or cameras on their helmets to immediately ask for their fine to be withdrawn. Rider Luke Johnson was fined on November 29, 2014,...
The new Shark Heritage helmet not only looks hipster-cool, but is also cool to wear. The interior of the open-face...