• Motocross - Classic Fulfayes (helmet, fully closing the head and face) for cross with a long "jaw" and a visor, without a visor, the most lightweight and durable helmet, reliably protecting the head of the rider.

• Enduro - In most cases, the helmet for motocross is perfect, however, for the "mixed-style lovers" ride over rough terrain and roads - it is worth considering Full infires like "Motard" or "Enduro / Tourism".

• Supermoto, ring racing or station - An unambiguous choice will be classic Fullfayis type "Integral".

• Speed \u200b\u200briding On the roads or in the city (for example, at the sportsBike) - in this case, it is worth considering the modular type helmet with a folding "pick-up", which combines the visor and the "jaw" of the helmet. This option It will be a more comfortable solution than the integral-oriented integrated.

• Surface riding On the roads or in the city (for example, on a chopper, a cruel or scooter) - you can consider the helmet floor open type, without a "jaw", as with a visor, and without. For example, in this case, the helmets of the "Walnut" or "helmet" are perfectly suitable.

- A similar rule is true for driving on the roads or in urban environments, but in this case the choice of helmet depends more on your "middle" speed on the roads and a ride style. Do you prefer neat and unhurried ride? Then you can consider budget models of road motorcycle, even semi-open type. If you are the opposite of the high speed amateur and the aggressive ride style - do not save on your own security, excellent option For you will be the choice of the most protected helmet, such types as the integral and modular.

4. Take a helmet with a visor or without?

6. What color and design choose? Glossy helmet or matte?

7. Price.

If you are a professional athlete, an experienced rider and a lover of high speeds, then you don't need advice :) You know that you should not save on your own security and comfort, besides, you probably have already come across budget decisions and want to get "Something more "From your new helmet. Therefore, professional solutions from various manufacturers are waiting for you!

The color of construction helmets matters. It would seem what color difference construction helmet?

Posted 10.10.2010

It would seem, what is the difference in what color is the construction helmet? What color is liked more, that iso. However, this is not entirely as possible and almost every coloring of this means of individual protection has a certain meaning.

Far from everyone knows that construction helmets should be different colors, depending on the status of its carrier (owner). In accordance with GOST 12.4.087-84, their corps are produced different colors, including:

1. White- for the leadership of organizations and enterprises, heads of sites and workshops, public inspectors for labor protection, safety workers;

2. Red - for foreheads, masters, engineers, technical workers, main mechanics and main energy sector;

3. Yellow and orange - for workers and younger service personnel;

4. Brown - miner;

5. Blue- Mountains

Along with this, the protective helmet is often customary to post the emblem or another sign that talks about the industry or professional belonging to the employee.

With such a kind of encoding of outsiders and high-ranking chiefs, which often do not always know where to walk safely, and where it is impossible, you can quickly notice and warn against accidents and injuries of the head. At the same time, a slight difference in the color of the construction helmet of the immediate supervisor allows it to be fastened to find it faster if necessary even with a very large height.

Also, in addition to white, yellow, orange and red construction cops, blue, green and others are common. Below is the gallery of pictures of construction caskens of various colors.

How to determine the appropriate size of the motorcycle

You first buy a motlet or want to change the brand of helmet. How to determine what size should I navigate? How to make sure that your helmet that you measure in the store is perfect for you in size and shape?

To begin with, you need to define your helmet size. It is very simple to do this, however, there are a number of reservations and exceptions that you need to know - we recommend reading the article to the end.

To determine your helmet size, do the following:

1. With the help of a portno centimeter or soft tape measure, measure the circle of your head in the widest part (if there is no centimeter, attach to the head of the braid, the rope, and then measure the resulting length by the ruler). As a rule, the head circumference is measured at a distance of 1.5-2.5 centimeters above the eyebrows, slightly higher than the ears and at the point on the back of the head, which gives you the greatest circumference length (see pictures). Measure your head several times to avoid mistakes and find maximum length Circle.

2. Now compare the resulting result with the sizes of helmets, which are specified in the consolidated tables below - each size of the helmet corresponds to a certain length of the head of the head in centimeters and / or inches. Since various manufacturers produce hard shells of completely different shapes and sizes, they can classify the size of their helmets in different ways. Below on this page contains tables of matching sizes of the head of the head of the head of the head, depending on the brand of the helmet / manufacturer. If you are firmly confident that you want to buy a specific brand helmet, for example, ARAI or Shoei, see the appropriate table (or read the recommendations on the manufacturer's website).

3. If you see that you can come in two sizes of helmets, it is preferable to navigate to a smaller size. 3.1. First, safety requirements (and you buy a helmet for the sake of your own security, and not for beauty - or not only for beauty) are that the helmet is very tightly sitting on the head (but did not cause painful sensations) - otherwise his degree of protection It will be significantly less, or during a fall from the motorcycle, the helmet will fall off the head at all. 3.2. Secondly, now you define only theoretical size, and in the store you can choose the most suitable size (unless you order a catalog helmet; about it below).

The following are two tables with sizes of helmets; You will see that the data in them is slightly different - this is due to the fact that various manufacturers classly classify the dimensions of their models in different ways. therefore optimal option - take this data as a basis, and your size

helmet for each individual brand to define on other tables that are presented on this page below.

Matching tables of motorcycle dimensions depending on the length of the head circumference

Note: Dimensions differ depending on the brands of motorcycle. Moreover, even the same manufacturer can, from time to time, revise their own sizes, not to mention the change in the shape of a hard shell depending on the model.

The size and comfort of the purchased helmet has a serious impact on your motorcycle management. In addition, let's hope that you will never get into an accident, but if this happens, the size of the helmet will play a decisive role in protecting your head.

Never sit on a motorcycle if you think that the helmet is not suitable in size. The helmet should sit tightly on the head, but should not be overly putting on his head - you should feel comfortable.

While fitting the helmets, follow the following:

1. You have determined the theoretical size of the helmet. In the store, start the helmet of the appropriate size - if the size and shape of the shell of one manufacturer seem too free, measure the smaller size of the same model, and vice versa. Do not forget: the same dimensions can differ significantly if you measure the helmets of different manufacturers - see the tables above. Before you wear a helmet, remove earrings from ears, remove other decorations, be careful during fitting if you have piercing on your face. People who buy a helmet for the first time, usually be afraid to pull the helmet on their head, if they feel resistance, and it seems to them that the helmet is too small. You don't need to be afraid: a helmet and should be tight, the helmet will not die you ears, and if you can put it on your head, then you can always remove him. As a rule, due to the shape of a hard shell and gaskets, it is possible to estimate the comfort of a helmet only when it is completely on my head, and not when you stopped pulling it down, feeling, for example, that "bother your ears." :))

2. The helmet should not be overly tight. When your helmet is in your hands, pick up with both hands for the strap on the chin and put the helmet on your head - you must feel like the top of the shell of the helmet touches the scalp. Risk a helmet and lower down - you should feel that it goes down on the top, touching it. pay attention to the following points. 2.1. You immediately feel that the helmet is too tight / tightly sitting on your head, you are inconvenience and even pain. 2.2. Your macushkin does not touch the top of the helmet. 2.3. The helmet is very clinging behind the ears - it is not put on the head normally. 2.4. You feel painful sensations anywhere. If at least one of these items apply at least one of these items, you need to measure the larger and / or other form, if we are talking about the same brand. (If you measure the helmet of the same size, but another manufacturer, it may turn out that it is ideal for size and / or in shape.)

3. The helmet should not be too free. Once you have found a helmet that is tightly sitting on your head, and you feel comfortable, you need to make sure that it is not too free. To test it, tightly button the strap on the chin, hold your hand for a part that protects the chin, or for the edges of the sides of the helmet. Try to move the helmet from the side to the side and up and down. If the helmet is freely moving, it is too big. If you feel that the helmet pulls the skin, then the size is chosen correctly. If you wear a helmet on your head at all without any resistance, it will definitely be too free. Do not forget that helmet, like shoes, like gloves, is unlucky over time; The gaskets will be seal, and the helmet will be put on and sit on the head is free.

4. Right size. The last check is very important, but unpleasant. The helmet strap must be fastened. Help your hands for the back edge of the helmet and pull it up and forward, trying to pull it off the head towards the chest. Then try to draw a helmet from my head, but in another direction - back. If you feel that by attaching some more efforts, you could make a stuffed helmet from the head, you should consider two possible options: 4.1. This helmet is too free, and during the accident, when you hit the road, it can disrupt it from the head - therefore, the helmet will not be able to protect you. 4.2. You too weakly fastened the strap. Check the fastener - if necessary, contact your seller for help, then repeat the test - try again to pull the helmet from the head in different directions. Such an inspection is unpleasant and maybe even a bit of painful, but the force arising from strikes about the road will be incommensurable, so it is better to firmly know that the helmet will remain on the head.

5. If you think that we found a suitable helmet, do not hurry to buy it.
5.1. First, do not remove the helmet from the head of minutes 10. Over time, your feeling of comfort can change - for example, you will feel that the helmet starts more and more cause an unpleasant feeling, providing overpressure On some part of the head. Think about how you feel when you pass in this helmet hour or two.
5.2. When you put the helmet, check what your review you have. In the horizontal plane, the glass should be located symmetrically relative to the eye line - left and right overview should be the same. The top edge of the glass should be located just above the eyebrows. Check how helmet limits peripheral vision. Look at any object and move your head up and down and from side to side - clearly you see the object on which you concentrated on whether a glass creates a glass, blur, "waves" when you turn your head ?
5.3. Carefully inspect the glass. It should not distort objects when you look through it. Look at how tightly the glass is adjacent to the slope - if you see that there are gaps between the glass and edges of the helmet, the air will come inside, and with it - additional noise. Some models of helmets gaps are regulated. Look at how easy it is to replace the glass - in some models, the glass changes very simply and without the help of any tools, in others it is necessary to use tools to replace the glass.
5.4. If you have not yet decided on the choice of color, see what your choice is. Traditional for many motorcyclists is black, it will be more difficult to notice on the road, a bright color helmet will highlight you on the road. Behind the helmet with complex graphics will have to pay more expensive.

Compromises when choosing a motorcycle

When buying a helmet, you always have to make a compromise. It is better to psychologically prepare for this compromise in advance and determine for yourself what kind of helmet you need to buy.

Each manufacturer makes helmets in your own way: Used various materials, Hard shells of various forms are produced, the safety of helmets is certified by various standards. We have already told that theoretically, any helmet that comes on sale meets the minimum and sufficient safety requirements. You will not be able to evaluate the protective properties of the helmet in the store - you will have to rely on the honesty of the seller and certificates.

You will also not be able to estimate the composition of the material from which the rigid sheath of the helmet is made. It is not worth paying too much attention to high-tech materials from which the helmet is made - just choose a helmet in which you feel comfortable that weighs less. However, if you consider yourself an expert in the field of chemical technologies and materials, you can see what a rigid shell and gaskets are made - this information is specified in the documents, as well as on the shortcut inside the helmet (the certification standard of the helmet safety standard should also be specified.

Different manufacturers make hard shells of various shapes. Different manufacturers change the size of their helmets differently: someone produces several different sizes of hard shells, someone makes one shell by changing the size of the helmet due to thicker / dense gaskets. If in model row Several different shells are used, such models will be more expensive because the manufacturer has to certify each shell separately. In addition, the same manufacturer can produce various models with shells of various shapes, so if you do not fit the shape of the helmet of one model, it does not mean that you must cross this brand and measure the helmets of another brand - it is quite possible that the other The model of the same manufacturer will fit perfectly to the form of your head.

Increasingly, manufacturers are equipped with removable lining helmets that can be washed. Increasingly, the helmets are completed and removable pads - you will not only be able to change the gaskets when they are demolished / sprinkled, and you will feel that the helmet is no longer sits on the head so tightly, but with the help of various gaskets you can achieve the best degree of comfort. A good seller who is interested in buying a helmet, and that you are satisfied with your purchase, allow you to draw a helmet with various combinations of pads.

Aerodynamic channels, fins, the protrusions of the air intakes look cool, but all speakers can cling to the road during the fall and have a serious traumatic impact on the spine. From the point of view of security, it is preferable to buy a smooth, streamlined helmet that has no protruding, potentially dangerous parts. Research J.D. Power has revealed that three most important aspects when choosing a helmet is a style / color,

comfort / convenience and price. Two thirds of helmets buyers call style / color, comfort / convenience in the first three main factors affecting the purchase of a helmet. At the same time, almost half of the buyers puts the cost of the helmet on one of the first places. The study also revealed that with an increase in the age of buyers, the importance of the style or color of the helmet decreases, but the significance of comfort and convenience increases.

"The preferences of motorcyclists relative to the type of motorcycle and helmet change with age and experience," said Todd Müdorf. "Younger motorcyclists, especially those who go to sports barkers, are more important to the helmets that are made with the latter fashion trends in colors and graphs. "

System ventilation holes It will be very useful in hot weather. But it is important to check a number of moments. Most importantly: make sure that what it seems to be holes is really holes - sometimes the "air intake" is made only for beauty, in fact there is no hole in it, and there will be no air through it. Make sure you can open and close the holes normally - preferably without removing gloves! Ideally, if the helmet has holes in the front part, where the air will enter, it should be a hole and rear - where the air will go from; With such a system, ventilation inside the helmet will be optimal.

Pay attention to the strap itself. How comfortable you feel when it is fastened? Is there inside his soft gaskets? How comfortable to use the fastener, will there be a free end of the wind strap?

A helmet that is made on the highest class, which will be perfectly sitting on the head, usually will be more expensive. Talk to your friends motorcyclists, find out on various Moto Forums that people think about a particular helmet brand.

So, choose several preferred brands for yourself (because it may turn out that the only brand of the helmet on which you stopped will not fit to the form of your head), decide how much you are ready to spend on the helmet, what type of helmet you want to buy what color What additional characteristics should have this helmet (ventilation channels in the eyebrows, on top of the top, rear, clasp type, removable lining, lining, deflector mask, etc.), determine your theoretical size. In the store you can make more right choice. There is only one compromise to which you should not go: if you didn't find any helmet in one store, in which you feel comfortable, and which you are perfectly suitable in size and shape, go to another store! If the helmet is too free, he will not be able to protect you during the accident, and if it is strongly putting on his head, you do not want to put it on again!

The motorcycle is the most important equipment for motorcyclist. In addition to the immediate protection of the head from various injuries of the head and neck, brain shaking in the event of an accident, the motorcycle provides everyday and daily protection from the oncoming wind, cold, weather and all sorts of troubles found in the air - from dust to insects and birds.

The motorcycle is the most important equipment for motorcyclist. In addition to the immediate protection of the head from various injuries of the head and neck, brain shaking in the event of an accident, the motorcycle provides everyday and daily protection from the oncoming wind, cold, weather and all sorts of troubles found in the air - from dust to insects and birds.

Before, it is necessary to determine what type of helmet is suitable for your tasks, which manufacturer to give preference and can already be able to correctly select the size of the helmet and choose the color based on your own preferences or motorcycle colors.

Traditionally, the motorcylers are classified by the design of the shell, which, as a rule, determines and purpose.

Helmet integral, He is full-face - the most popular type of helmets. Provides the highest level of protection and has the best aerodynamic properties. It is used both with everyday ride in the city and outside the city and in sports competitions on highway-ring motorcycle racing.

Helmet modularAlso called Flip-Up (Flip-Up). Structurally similar to the helmet-integral, but, unlike it, in addition to the rising visor, has a fully folding front part, which allows not to take it entirely, if necessary, to communicate or drink water with short-term stops - for example, at refueling, etc. For this reason, motor descents are very popular. The level of protection is comparable to the integral. The weight of the modulator helmet, due to the complicated design, somewhat more than the integrals.

Open type helmet, Sometimes called "helmet ¾", has an open front part. In various models, it can be equipped with a visor, a protective visor or not to be accomplished at all. Wide use I received from drivers scooters, choppers and cruises. Provides a sufficient level of protection at moderate speeds, and a high level of convenience in everyday use, thanks to a constantly open person. Open-type helmets also include various kinds of motorcycles (in the West, called Braincap), covering only the upper headset of the head, but it should be noted that most of these caskens usually do not have security certificates and their manufacturers often directly indicate the inadmissibility of their exploitation.

Cross motor It is characterized by a developed highlighting front part, has a Sunzhagrystrostatnye visor and is designed to operate with special cross-moving motors. How directly follows from the name, the main purpose is Motocross and Enduro. In addition, cross-coordal helmets are popular with drivers of supermotard, stapleders and quad bikes. The fact is that the design of the cross helmet provides extremely effective ventilation With intensive breathing caused by physical exertion, accompanying the specified direction of motorcycle. There are also modifications of cross-coordal helmets focused on a more comfortable "civilian" ride and travel. Such refers to such as a visor with PinLock and high-quality comfortable interior decoration.

Snowmobile helmets At first glance, it is similar to ordinary motorcycle, but have a number of fundamental differences. To protect against fogging, they have a double glass visor. For some models you can additionally buy visor. Heated glass. Snowproof helmets are usually made as modular with lifting fully or partially front part and equipped with a mask for removing exhaled air outwards, to avoid fogging from the inside. And for snowmobile races, it is usually used cross-coolers complete with special snowmobile glasses.

The most common issue of newcomers - why outwardly, it would seem like, similar motorcycle helmets, differ in price sometimes several times? Factors are actually a lot and it is impossible to say that some brands, what is called "take money for the brand." Even the most affordable model from the leading global manufacturer of motorcylers - Shoei XR-1100, comparable at the price with the top models of other firms, is made on the invariably the highest level, while in the entry level helmets less famous producers it is possible to meet some technological solutions, obviously designed to save and reduce the cost of construction. It is important to note that the price of a helmet to a greater extent indicates its convenience and comfort than the degree of protection, the requirements for which even the most inexpensive models are fulfilled. Another opportunity to save a little - buy a helmet with a monotonous color - white, black, silver or frosted colors, which, as a rule, is cheaper than their colorful multicolored fellows with a complex pattern.

Other things being equal, the value of the helmet is affected by the type and quality of the materials used by the shell and internal upholstery. The weight of the helmet is directly dependent on them - and the smaller weight, the smaller loads turn out to be on the muscles of the neck, i.e. Light helmet is more comfortable with long trips. In the elementary level models, as a rule, the internal upholstery is non-removable, the visor has no anti-recovery coating or system Pinlock. In addition, simple cheap visors are more inclined to form scratches. So, the practical durability of an inexpensive helmet is inferior to senior models, the upholstery of which can be removed and withstands repeated washing, and the visor retains transparency for a longer. The interior in more expensive models has a more complex relief, thoroughly taking into account the anatomy of the head, and sometimes the possibility of a thin fit under a particular person, using removable elements of various thickness.

The models of the middle and upper price category also have an extensive ventilation system with numerous input and output channels, which provides comfort in a wider range of temperatures and speeds. The form of some helmets in the design process takes place in the aerodynamic tube. At the same time, two tasks are solved - improving the streamlining and stability on high speeds and reducing noise levels.

In addition, some models of helmets are already in the basic configuration have different optional equipment. Such is the above-mentioned pinlock - a special film installed on the inner surface of the visor and forming a hermetic protective air layer that prevents the fogging of the visor due to the temperature difference outside and inside the helmet. Some helmets have built-in lifting sunscreen visor. In some tourist models, preparation is provided under the branded auditing systems and Hands-Free.

Manufacturers such as Shoei., Schuberth., Lazer., IXS.In addition to the helmets themselves produce a wide range of replaceable and spare visors. Both standard transparent and tinted in various smoky and mirror shades, with a pinch or without. It is important to take into account that toned visors that significantly easily ride the day, especially against the sun, are almost unsuitable for normal operation in the dark. Therefore, if you have a trip at night, then you need to install a transparent visor in advance or restrict ourselves to such that only part of the surface at the top edge is toned.

As for sizes. Unfortunately, dimensional grids The absolute majority of different brands do not coincide. Those. If you are currently using a sized helmet, then when you go to another manufacturer, the likelihood may be required that S or L. Without a "alive" fitting, not looking, not worth the helmet. Even different models of one brand on the same head can sit differently. In the general case, the rule is correctly selected by the motorhle must sit on the head quite tightly, but without any painful or uncomfortable sensation. Sometimes it happens that the helmet sits great, but it is too tightly put on, which is inconvenient and can lead to premature damage to his upholstery. Therefore, before going to the motosalone, it is not one of them in advance, but several models and among them to make the final choice.

Arai makes the motorcycle of excellent quality. The main drawback is a high price. For example, this ARAI Quantum-II model costs 508.95 US dollars.

30.03.2005
You first buy a motlet or want to change the brand of helmet. How to determine what size should I navigate? How to make sure that your helmet that you measure in the store is perfect for you in size and shape?

This is the second article dedicated to the choice of motorcycle. The introductory part can be read by reference :.

To begin with, you need to define your helmet size. It is very simple to do this, however, there are a number of reservations and exceptions that you need to know - we recommend reading the article to the end.

To determine your helmet size, do the following:

1. With the help of a portno centimeter or soft tape measure, measure the circle of your head in the widest part (if there is no centimeter, attach to the head of the braid, the rope, and then measure the resulting length by the ruler). As a rule, the head circumference is measured at a distance of 1.5-2.5 centimeters above the eyebrows, slightly higher than the ears and at the point on the back of the head, which gives you the greatest circumference length (see pictures). Measure your head several times to avoid mistakes and find the maximum circumference length. In any decent store, where qualified and competent sellers work, you will be determined using the same method. right size. But there is no guarantee that the seller will be attentive and polite. In addition, you need to clearly know your size if you order a catalog helmet.

2. Now compare the resulting result with the sizes of helmets, which are specified in the consolidated tables below - each size of the helmet corresponds to a certain length of the head of the head in centimeters and / or inches. Since various manufacturers produce hard shells of completely different shapes and sizes, they can classify the size of their helmets in different ways. Below on this page contains tables of matching sizes of the head of the head of the head of the head, depending on the brand of the helmet / manufacturer. If you are firmly confident that you want to buy a specific brand helmet, for example, ARAI or Shoei, see the appropriate table (or read the recommendations on the manufacturer's website).

3. If you see that you can come in two sizes of helmets, it is preferable to navigate to a smaller size. 3.1. First, safety requirements (and you buy a helmet for the sake of your own security, and not for beauty - or not only for beauty) are that the helmet is very tightly sitting on the head (but did not cause painful sensations) - otherwise his degree of protection It will be significantly less, or during a fall from the motorcycle, the helmet will fall off the head at all. 3.2. Secondly, now you define only theoretical size, and in the store you can choose the most suitable size (unless you order a catalog helmet; about it below).

The following are two tables with sizes of helmets; You will see that the data in them is slightly different - this is due to the fact that various manufacturers classly classify the dimensions of their models in different ways. Therefore, the optimal option is to take this data as a basis, and your helmet size for each individual brand is to determine on other tables that are presented on this page below.

Matching tables of motorcycle dimensions depending on the length of the head circumference
Note: Dimensions differ depending on the brands of motorcycle. Moreover, even the same manufacturer can, from time to time, revise their own sizes, not to mention the change in the shape of a hard shell depending on the model.

Compliance tables of motor sizes depending on the brand
(Size of the helmet, circle length in inches and centimeters)

Now that you know your approximate size, you can go to the store. We assume that you have already been determined with the type of helmet, with a brand and an exemplary price range, as well as with the functional features of a helmet, such as ventilation system and aerodynamic channels on the shell surface, glass replacement mechanism, fastener type, color and graphics, etc. d. etc.

The size and comfort of the purchased helmet has a serious impact on your motorcycle management. In addition, let's hope that you will never get into an accident, but if this happens, the size of the helmet will play a decisive role in protecting your head.

Never sit on a motorcycle if you think that the helmet is not suitable in size. The helmet should sit tightly on the head, but should not be overly putting on his head - you should feel comfortable.

While fitting the helmets, follow the following:

1. You have determined the theoretical size of the helmet. In the store, start the helmet of the appropriate size - if the size and shape of the shell of one manufacturer seem too free, measure the smaller size of the same model, and vice versa. Do not forget: the same dimensions can differ significantly if you measure the helmets of different manufacturers - see the tables above. Before you wear a helmet, remove earrings from ears, remove other decorations, be careful during fitting if you have piercing on your face. People who buy a helmet for the first time, usually be afraid to pull the helmet on their head, if they feel resistance, and it seems to them that the helmet is too small. You don't need to be afraid: a helmet and should be tight, the helmet will not die you ears, and if you can put it on your head, then you can always remove him. As a rule, due to the shape of a hard shell and gaskets, it is possible to estimate the comfort of a helmet only when it is completely on my head, and not when you stopped pulling it down, feeling, for example, that "bother your ears." :))

2. The helmet should not be overly tight. When your helmet is in your hands, pick up with both hands for the strap on the chin and put the helmet on your head - you must feel like the top of the shell of the helmet touches the scalp. Risk a helmet and lower down - you should feel that it goes down on the top, touching it. Pay attention to the following points. 2.1. You immediately feel that the helmet is too tight / tightly sitting on your head, you are inconvenience and even pain. 2.2. Your macushkin does not touch the top of the helmet. 2.3. The helmet is very clinging behind the ears - it is not put on the head normally. 2.4. You feel painful sensations anywhere. If at least one of these items apply at least one of these items, you need to measure the larger and / or other form, if we are talking about the same brand. (If you measure the helmet of the same size, but another manufacturer, it may turn out that it is ideal for size and / or in shape.)

3. The helmet should not be too free. Once you have found a helmet that is tightly sitting on your head, and you feel comfortable, you need to make sure that it is not too free. To test it, tightly button the strap on the chin, hold your hand for a part that protects the chin, or for the edges of the sides of the helmet. Try to move the helmet from the side to the side and up and down. If the helmet is freely moving, it is too big. If you feel that the helmet pulls the skin, then the size is chosen correctly. If you wear a helmet on your head at all without any resistance, it will definitely be too free. Do not forget that helmet, like shoes, like gloves, is unlucky over time; The gaskets will be seal, and the helmet will be put on and sit on the head is free.

4. Right size. The last check is very important, but unpleasant. The helmet strap must be fastened. Help your hands for the back edge of the helmet and pull it up and forward, trying to pull it off the head towards the chest. Then try to draw a helmet from my head, but in another direction - back. If you feel that by attaching some more efforts, you could make a stubborn helmet from your head, you should consider two possible options: 4.1. This helmet is too free, and during the accident, when you hit the road, it can disrupt it from the head - therefore, the helmet will not be able to protect you. 4.2. You too weakly fastened the strap. Check the fastener - if necessary, contact your seller for help, then repeat the test - try again to pull the helmet from the head in different directions. Such an inspection is unpleasant and maybe even a bit of painful, but the force arising from strikes about the road will be incommensurable, so it is better to firmly know that the helmet will remain on the head.

5. If you think that we found a suitable helmet, do not hurry to buy it.
5.1. First, do not remove the helmet from my head for 10 minutes. Over time, your feeling of comfort can change - for example, you will feel that the helmet starts more and more to cause unpleasant sensations, providing excessive pressure on some part of the head. Think about how you feel when you pass in this helmet hour or two.
5.2. When you put the helmet, check what your review you have. In the horizontal plane, the glass should be located symmetrically relative to the eye line - left and right overview should be the same. The top edge of the glass should be located just above the eyebrows. Check how helmet limits peripheral vision. Look at any object and move your head up and down and from side to side - clearly you see the object on which you concentrated on whether a glass creates a glass, blur, "waves" when you turn your head ?
5.3. Carefully inspect the glass. Of course, there should be no scratches on it, it should not distort objects when you look through it. Look at how tightly the glass is adjacent to the slope - if you see that there are gaps between the glass and edges of the helmet, the air will come inside, and with it - additional noise. Some models of helmets gaps are regulated. Look at how easy it is to replace the glass - in some models, the glass changes very simply and without the help of any tools, in others it is necessary to use tools to replace the glass.
5.4. If you have not yet decided on the choice of color, see what your choice is. Traditional for many motorcyclists is black, it will be more difficult to notice on the road, a bright color helmet will highlight you on the road. Behind the helmet with complex graphics will have to pay more expensive. It should be borne in mind that the aerography, made in handicraft conditions, can disturb the protective properties of the helmet, changing the ability of the shell to distribute the energy of the blow (this effect can be neglected; the properties of the helmet will deteriorate insignificantly, and the price is at the forefront).
5.5. Ask the seller, can you test this helmet while driving in it on your motorcycle. Leave money in a guarantee. Alternatively, find out how long it is possible (if you can) return the helmet. When testing in motion, you will learn about the new helmet a lot of most valuable information: how good you feel in the helmet for a long time; which noise level is generated inside the helmet; What is the real road review; How well does ventilation work; Whether the glass of the helmet is fisted, etc. etc. If you buy not the first helmet, you can compare a new helmet with your previous experience.

Order by catalog

If you ordered your helmet according to the catalog, carefully inspect it. There should be no cracks and damage on the helmet, the glass must be perfectly transparent (if it is not toned, but the toning should not distort objects), without scratch. Check the fastener, the wizard mounting mechanism (glass), the operation of the ventilation adjustment, the overall quality. If something does not suit you, immediately return the helmet to the seller. Mean the helmet - do the same, as described above. Do not leave yourself a helmet if it is too free or, on the contrary, small; Return it back.

If everything suits, wear a helmet and sit down in the saddle of your motorcycle to test the model in a real situation: it is better to order a helmet when you can ride a motorcycle, and not when the roads are covered with snow and ice. Perhaps the price of a helmet during the season can be a little climb (for one reason or another, Russian sellers do, although there are no reason for this completely: by and large, the cost of materials, production, delivery, etc. does not change from time year), but you can immediately check the helmet in work, immediately identify possible defects and, if necessary, return it back. (Note: In some stores, when buying a helmet in winter, you can specify the range of return at the very beginning of the season.)

Usually a helmet ordered by the catalog can be returned within 10-30 days. Before order, carefully read the order rules - a return period must be specified in the catalog, as well as the reasons why you can return the helmet.

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Compromises when choosing a motorcycle

When buying a helmet, you always have to make a compromise. It is better to psychologically prepare for this compromise in advance and determine for yourself what kind of helmet you need to buy.

Each manufacturer makes helmets in its own way: various materials are used, rigid shells of various forms are produced, the safety of helmets is certified by various standards. We have already told that theoretically, any helmet that comes on sale meets the minimum and sufficient safety requirements. You will not be able to evaluate the protective properties of the helmet in the store - you will have to rely on the honesty of the seller and certificates.

You will also not be able to estimate the composition of the material from which the rigid sheath of the helmet is made. It is not worth paying too much attention to high-tech materials from which the helmet is made - just choose a helmet in which you feel comfortable that weighs less. However, if you consider yourself an expert in the field of chemical technologies and materials, you can see what a rigid shell and gaskets are made - this information is specified in the documents, as well as on the shortcut inside the helmet (the certification standard of the helmet safety standard should also be specified.

Different manufacturers make hard shells of various shapes. Different manufacturers change the size of their helmets differently: someone produces several different sizes of hard shells, someone makes one shell by changing the size of the helmet due to thicker / dense gaskets. If several different shells are used in the model range, such models will be more expensive because the manufacturer has to certify each shell separately. In addition, the same manufacturer can produce various models with shells of various shapes, so if you do not fit the shape of the helmet of one model, it does not mean that you must cross this brand and measure the helmets of another brand - it is quite possible that the other The model of the same manufacturer will fit perfectly to the form of your head.

Increasingly, manufacturers are equipped with removable lining helmets that can be washed. Increasingly, the helmets are completed and removable pads - you will not only be able to change the gaskets when they are demolished / sprinkled, and you will feel that the helmet is no longer sits on the head so tightly, but with the help of various gaskets you can achieve the best degree of comfort. A good seller who is interested in buying a helmet, and that you are satisfied with your purchase, allow you to draw a helmet with various combinations of pads.

Aerodynamic channels, fins, the protrusions of the air intakes look cool, but all speakers can cling to the road during the fall and have a serious traumatic impact on the spine. From the point of view of security, it is preferable to buy a smooth, streamlined helmet that has no protruding, potentially dangerous parts. Research J.D. Power has revealed that three most important aspects when choosing a helmet is a style / color, comfort / convenience and price. Two thirds of helmets buyers call style / color, comfort / convenience in the first three main factors affecting the purchase of a helmet. At the same time, almost half of the buyers puts the cost of the helmet on one of the first places. The study also revealed that with an increase in the age of buyers, the importance of the style or color of the helmet decreases, but the significance of comfort and convenience increases.

"The preferences of motorcyclists relative to the type of motorcycle and helmet change with age and experience," said Todd Müdorf. "Younger motorcyclists, especially those who drive in sports barkers, are more important to the helmets that are completed with the latest fashion trends in colors and graphs."

The ventilation opening system will be very useful in hot weather. But it is important to check a number of moments. Most importantly: make sure that what it seems to be holes is really holes - sometimes the "air intake" is made only for beauty, in fact there is no hole in it, and there will be no air through it. Make sure you can open and close the holes normally - preferably without removing gloves! Ideally, if the helmet has holes in the front part, where the air will enter, it should be a hole and rear - where the air will go from; With such a system, ventilation inside the helmet will be optimal.

Pay attention to the strap itself. How comfortable you feel when it is fastened? Is there inside his soft gaskets? How comfortable to use the fastener, will there be a free end of the wind strap?

A helmet that is made on the highest class, which will be perfectly sitting on the head, usually will be more expensive. Talk to friends, find out what they think about this or that brand of the helmet. . True, you can note at least two problems: Arai helmets are expensive; The shape of the helmet of this brand may not approach the shape of your head.

So, choose several preferred brands for yourself (because it may turn out that the only brand of the helmet on which you stopped will not fit to the form of your head), decide how much you are ready to spend on the helmet, what type of helmet you want to buy what color What additional characteristics should have this helmet (ventilation channels in the eyebrows, on top of the top, rear, clasp type, removable lining, lining, deflector mask, etc.), determine your theoretical size. In the store you can make a more correct choice. There is only one compromise to which you should not go: if you didn't find any helmet in one store, in which you feel comfortable, and which you are perfectly suitable in size and shape, go to another store! If the helmet is too free, he will not be able to protect you during the accident, and if it is strongly putting on his head, you do not want to put it on again!

If you buy an open-face helmet, find out from the seller, what glasses are suitable for this model of the helmet (and what are you now on sale!).

Some models of helmets are already sold in special bags. The bag slightly increases the cost of the helmet, but is very useful accessory For a helmet. If the bag is not attached to the slave, it is worth considering its purchase (if you buy a helmet and bag separately, it will be more expensive). The bag will protect your helmet - so that the helmet can protect you in the event of an accident, it also needs to be protected from random strikes, falls, the impact of harmful chemical / environmental factors (ultraviolet, gasoline vapor, solvents), etc.

And try not to buy a used helmet, no matter how attractive price. Any helmet is designed for only one accident, after which it needs to be replaced.

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