What to look for…

INTEGRATED SUN VISOR

An integrated sun visor means you can quickly and easily reduce the sun’s glare without stopping to change your visor. They are fully legal in the UK, whereas only certain tints of dark visors are legal for use on the UK’S roads

REMOVABLE LINING

If you cover a lot of miles in hot weather, you will need to regularly remove and clean the lining

PINLOCK

High-end lids should come with a Pinlock anti-fog insert included in the price

SHARP RATING

SHARP’S five-star rating is an independent helmet-testing scheme run by the Department of Transport. Increasingly fewer helmets have been assessed by SHARP but those that have been can be seen on the website www.sharp.dft.gov.uk

VENTS Vents help keep your head cool but they also add to the wind noise when open, so check they shut well and are easy to find and operate HELMET FASTENER Some lids come with double D-rings, some with a ratchet style of clip. This is a personal choice as some riders don’t get on with certain styles of fastener VISOR REMOVAL After a long ride, removing the visor completely to thoroughly clean it is often a necessity. There is nothing worse than trying to remove a fiddly visor system and then accidentally breaking a component when on a long tour and far from a dealership