Motorcycle Helmets Buyer's Guide:

When it comes to buying riding gear, no piece of equipment is more important than a good motorcycle helmet. Protecting a rider's head is serious business, but with so many styles and brands on the market, choosing a motorcycle helmet can be as difficult as choosing the right motorcycle. Sorting out the helmet basics and what to look for when making the most critical of gear purchases can be tough, but MotocycleUSA is here to help.

While military helmets have been around for thousands of years, the notion of a modern crash helmet is relatively new. The necessity of a new helmet design came once mankind invented two- and four-wheeled vehicles to propel themselves at unnatural states of velocity. The first helmets used in motorsports, like car and motorcycle racing, were constructed out of leather. Similar to the leather caps worn by aviators, these motorcycle helmets offered little in the way of serious impact protection.

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