The latest SHARP ratings

The scheme is set to test on average 30 helmets every year, and the team would like your input as to which models you’d like them to test next. Drop them message at www.sharp.dft.gov.uk/request-helmet-test. In the meantime, here are the latest lids to go through the SHARP lab…

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Premium Japanese dual-homologated flip-front is also certified to the latest ECE 22.06 standard. It features a drop-down sun visor, a micrometric buckle, and provision for an intercom. It scored the maximum of five stars, and the chin bar remained closed for 93% of impacts. www.shoei-europe.com

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This is the first Ruroc 22.06 helmet to be tested by SHARP, after the team reported over 80 public requests for them to test the latest offering from the British brand. The carbon-shelled, full-face lid features a Fidlock chin strap. The Atlas 4.0 scored four out of five stars. www.ruroc.com

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Full-face composite-shell sports-touring lid from the premium Japanese brand. It was Shoei’s first ECE 22.06-compliant helmet when it was launched in 2022, and only the second helmet on the market to meet the new standard. Lightweight and featuring multi-density EPS, it scores the maximum five stars. www.shoei-europe.com

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Modular thermoplastic-shelled lid in an adventure-sports style, the Nolan features a drop-down sun visor as well as advanced ventilation and a micrometric chin strap. Launched in 2020, it meets the older ECE 22.05 standard but achieves four stars. The chin bar remained closed in 90% of SHARP’s tests. www.nolan-helmets.com