Check out Motorcyclist magazine for the month of June. There's an article in there about how plastic helmets, the kind you can get for $100 or less, are actually MORE PROTECTIVE than the expensive helmets that you pay multiple hundreds of dollars for! I am absolutely not kidding. I would highly suggest picking up a copy on the June Motorcyclist magazine and reading the article about helmets.

Has anyone seen/read the article I'm talking about?

No, but I seriously doubt that it is correct. Sorry man, but even if it is printed in their magizine I am not buying what they are selling if you know what I mean. There is an old saying that you get what you pay for, I think helmets fall into that saying well. I refuse to believe that a cheap plastic helmet is going to be more protective then a high end racing replica.....if that was the case, you would see world superbike and GP racers all sporting plastic lids.

I'm not trying to say that I'm right, I'm just going to explain what the article says. I know it sounds crazy, but the premise on which it's based makes sense. The plastic helmets are still very hard, hard enough to protect, but they are also at the level where they flex when hit, which absorbs impact better. The average G forces applied to the head were actually lower with the plastic helmets than fiberglass ones. Harder isn't always better. They did multiple tests on multiple helmets where they dropped them from different heights on different surfaces, and they have evidence to back it up the results. I know it seems unbelieveable, but I found it very interesting. Even if you don't believe it, you would probably find it interesting to read the article.

So with no surprise, Snell has come out with an article rejecting the facts in the Motorcyclist article. Now I'm stuck in between again, and I can't decide which I want to believe. If you'd like to read the Snell article, it can be found here: http://www.smf.org/pdf/btlo_response.pdf

I am sticking with Arai.........no "team rubbermade" here. Save the plastic for Dunlop, they can continue to make their tires out of it!!! HAHAHAHA.

Haha, good one. That made me laugh. :D

I don't care what anyone says,I will also stick with my
ARAI. I love it

i dunno man, if you smoke your melon, i have trouble believing that plastic holds together better than fibre-glass. i use a fibre-glass bucket and i like it.

Well I just got a helmet, and I posted about it in the safety gear section. It's a good one. Fiberglass I think.

I wonder if there are helmets out there with carbon fiber base in it yet...i know they been making them for BMX and are really popular, then again your on a bike not a motorcycle so chance of breaking are slim

ive heard there is but its somewhere in the 1200-1500 dollar range, extremely light though

yea i used to have one, it was 500 bucks for a bmx helemt, but it was like wearing nothing at all, great vision and comfortable...downside is that it can shatter, i would probally look for something that has kevlar based polimer built into it as well to reinforce it

I read that article. They are wrong.

For further reading pleasure, pelase read the following:
http://www.smf.org/pdf/articles/btlo_response.pdf

Don't be too quick to believe everything you see, hear, read, etc...

A good helmet will save your life one day.

thanks matt for refering the motorcyclist magazine for the month of June, yes, that kind of helmets are really good with $100 less convenient price, whre anyone would love to get this. i am here to share some informaition on helmets safety wear and why it need to wear proper, as we all know for a fact that helmets are made in order to use as safety gear while driving or riding in a motorcycle. It is so important to use because the safety of any riders depend as well in its kind of helmets to wear. That is why, it is necessary that one’s helmet is well made and with high quality to trust, so that it can assure of its best kind of use, most especially during the times of difficulties and accidents.
We cannot know what will happen next while you are riding in your motorcycle that is why, it is much better to always prepared and safe.
Life is too short to live about, that is why, it is important that you give the best that you can while living and you give the most care that you can, most especially if you are driving and riding on your motorcycle in almost every day of your lives. Thus, the use of motorcycle helmets (http://www.leatherup.com/l/Motorcycle-Helmets/12.html) is a necessary thing to have and to wear about.
In this matter, there are so many different kinds of helmets that are made in order to choose from. And those helmets are made in order to serve as a gear for safety purposes.
One of the recommended brands today is the arai helmets (http://www.leatherup.com/l/Arai-Helmets/908.html) that is said to be one of the best that is just right to the needs of the many. It is in the industry of motorcycle for over years from now and still exists since we all know that this is really one of the best right now.
Another highly recommended kind of helmet is the use of scorpion helmets (http://www.leatherup.com/l/Scorpion-Helmets/1004.html) that has been trusted and reliable as well to trust.

So, why settle for anything else right now, when you know that you can have only the best that is just right for your needs. Now is the best time to choose the right one that you think is just fit to your need.

Arai/Shoei and maybe Suomy and Bell. No way I'm putting my yolk inside a $59 shell

Never skimp on gear. Period. Trust me, I have crashed a few times and had it not been for quality gear, there is no telling what kind of shape I would be in...or if I would even be here.

If you continue to ride, you WILL crash. That is a fact. It isnt a matter of "if" it is a matter of "when". So always be prepared for a crash.

Too many people mix up the terms "cheap" and "inexpensive". A helmet can be inexpensive, while still being a quality helmet. You can spend thousands on a helmet if you want and most people feel you have to spend at least $600 to get a "good" one, but that simply isn't the case.

There are plenty of Bell Helmets (http://stores.sportbiketrackgear.com/Detail.bok?no=7357)that are inexpensive, but very good. I race in a Bell Helmet and love them. Lightweight and excellent air flow.