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Motorcycle Helmets - So Many To Choice From

By: John Daniele

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.

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.

Take the full-face helmet and remove the face protection and chin guard and you have what is known as the open face helmet. The one plus of this helmet is more range in vision but the minus is no facial security in safety inducing for the chin. Some of these open face helmets have the added capability of letting you add your own visor. Multiple numbers of riders enjoy using these 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.

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.

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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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