Motorcycle police often ride around with the chin bar on their modular or flip-up helmets in the up position, but is it safe or legal? It makes sense that a modular helmet worn open is not as safe as ...

Like most things in life, we can’t always have everything we want. The same principle holds true with motorcycle helmets. For ultimate protection, full-face helmets are the way to go. But sometimes ...

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Like most things in life, we can’t always have everything we want. The same principle holds true with motorcycle helmets. For ultimate protection, full-face helmets are the way to go. But sometimes ...

A Brisbane rider has sworn off modular helmets after his chin bar flipped up in a low-speed roundabout crash, causing facial injuries. Mark Taylor says he swears he always confirms the chin bar on his ...

When facing a wall of possible contenders, you scan through a variety of full-face, modular, open-face, and half-helmets. You may even notice the choice of race, touring, road, dual-sport, and dirt ...

Hunter Wooden’s affinity for motorcycles began early, riding his first bike, a 1970 Honda CT70. In 2004, he moved to Europe and rode throughout Italy during the summer. A few years later, he landed in ...

I’ll come right out and say it now: I’m not a fan of modular helmets. The chin-guard hinge mechanisms on the sides add an awkward girth to the helmet and throw off the design proportions. For the most ...

Modular helmets look silly. There, I said it. One part police officer, two parts touring nerd. Add a one-piece riding suit with some hi-viz accents, then throw a leg over a massive adventure bike, and ...

The first time I squeezed a motorcycle helmet over my noggin I was suddenly overcome by claustrophobia. Cheek pads pushing in tightly, chin guard only an inch from my mouth, the face shield down, ...