Full-face and modular helmets, weighed to the gram

The lightest ECE 22.06 helmet Shoei makes. Expensive, but you feel every gram saved on long rides.

Weight

1,390 g

Approval

ECE 22.06

Shell sizes

4

Arai's first ECE 22.06 helmet: a hand-made shell, great ventilation and Arai's philosophy of a shell that glances off rather than grips.

Approval

ECE 22.06

Shell material

PB-eCLC fibre (peripherally belted laminate)

Pinlock anti-fog

Included (120 Max Vision)

The lightest full-face in our comparison: 1,255 g, four shell sizes and ECE 22.06 approval.

Weight

1,255 g

Approval

ECE 22.06

Shell sizes

4

The best-balanced touring full-face: sun visor, good insulation and a composite fibre shell.

Weight

1,567 g

Approval

ECE 22.06

Shell sizes

4

Almost everything expensive helmets offer, for a lot less money. The logical buy if you want to stay mid-range.

Weight

1,400 g

Approval

ECE 22.06

Shell material

KPA thermoplastic

A comfortable, well-equipped full-face at a mid-range price. Pinlock in the box and an adjustable sun visor.

Weight

1,700 g

Approval

ECE 22.06

Shell sizes

3

The most sensible ECE 22.06 full-face to start with. It ticks the safety boxes and costs very little.

Weight

1,500 g

Approval

ECE 22.06 and DOT

Shell sizes

2

The benchmark modular for touring. Expensive, but with top-tier finish, quietness and sun visor.

Weight

1,881 g

Approval

ECE 22.06

Shell sizes

3

Shoei's touring full-face: a bigger sun visor, Pinlock in the box and ready for a fully integrated intercom.

Approval

ECE 22.06

Shell sizes

3

Shell material

Multi-composite fibre (AIM)

The quietest modular and the first with P/J dual approval under ECE 22.06. Ready for a built-in intercom.

Weight

1,660 g

Approval

ECE 22.06 P/J

Shell material

Carbon-reinforced glass fibre

A carbon full-face with a sun visor and a Pinlock 120 in the box: sporty to look at, comfortable to tour in.

Weight

1,450 g

Approval

ECE 22.06

Shell sizes

2

A P/J-approved flip-front with an adjustable sun visor and ready for the N-Com intercom: very complete for touring.

Weight

1,690 g

Approval

ECE 22.06 P/J

Shell sizes

2

The best-value modular. P/J approval, sun visor and three shell sizes for a lot less money.

Weight

1,700 g

Approval

ECE 22.06 P/J

Shell sizes

3

The chin bar rotates 180° to the back: a proper open-face when you flip it, P/J approved and with a Pinlock in the box.

Weight

1,600 g

Approval

ECE 22.06 P/J

Shell sizes

2

Shoei's open-face: three shell sizes, AIM fibre and a sun visor. The most comfortable and best-finished open-face we review.

Weight

1,400 g

Approval

ECE 22.06

Shell sizes

3

A complete, affordable open-face: sun visor, Pinlock-ready visor and ECE 22.06 approval.

Weight

1,250 g

Approval

ECE 22.06

Shell sizes

2

A simple, affordable open-face with a long visor and ECE 22.06 approval: for town and scooters, no frills.

Weight

1,200 g

Approval

ECE 22.06

Shell sizes

1

Shoei's adventure helmet: four shell sizes, an aerodynamic peak and a Pinlock EVO included. For tarmac and gravel without giving up Shoei's finish.

Approval

ECE 22.06

Shell sizes

4

Shell material

Multi-composite fibre (AIM+)

An adventure flip-front with a sun visor: lift the chin bar at stops without taking the helmet off.

Weight

1,720 g

Approval

ECE 22.06

Shell sizes

3

A fibre adventure helmet with a sun visor and Pinlock included, three shell sizes and a very reasonable price.

Weight

1,550 g

Approval

ECE 22.06

Shell sizes

3