Helmets

Ruroc Atlas 4.0 Helmet

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Arianne Davey

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30th March 2022

If you were launching a new bike helmet brand, then late 2019 would, probably, be the absolute worst time to do so.
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Jorge Martin Helmet

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Arianne Davey

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23rd February 2022

He might have a rotten nickname (The Martinator… FFS?), but Jorge Martin is one of MotoGP’s hot young guns and had a pretty special rookie season on the Pramac Ducati last year. His replica helmet is a corker, as well – and here it is.
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Cal Crutchlow switches to HJC lids for 2019

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Alan Dowds

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3rd January 2019

Brit MotoGP hero moves from long term helmet supplier Arai. This is a bit of a surprise – Cal Crutchlow’s been an Arai man for as long as we can remember here, certainly back to his British Supersport days. A quick check in the archives shows him wearing AGV, OGK and Arashi before then, in…
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NEW Retro Arai Rapide Neo helmet unveiled in Japan

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Alan Dowds

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27th December 2018

Japanese lid-gurus unveil 80s-inspired helmet YOU might have noticed that things have been a little quiet round here this week. Yes, we’re all living das Yuletide dream, visiting the rellies, eating our own bodyweight in Hotel Chocolat finery, and pouring unfeasible amounts of lightly-adulterated ethanol down our necks. Luckily though, the lovely folks in Japan…
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Shark’s new Winter Test replica lids are outrageously saucy

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Alan Dowds

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21st November 2018

THE MINCE pies and stollen bites are in the shops, the fireworks have stopped, and Halloween seems like a dim distant memory. So it’s time for MotoGP and WSB winter testing! Now, as we all know, the black no-sponsor-graphics bikes are nothing short of filth, flaunting their exotic carbon-ness like SCARY WHORES in an Amsterdam…
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Used & Abused: Shoei NXR helmet reviewed!

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Carl Stevens

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8th October 2018

Here at Fast Bikes we like our asses intact, bikes fast, and products to be as slick as possible. So, just for you guys we test out the latest and greatest bits from the world best manufactures. And they don’t come more important than a good skid lid, so we’ve given Shoei’s NXR a good…
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HJC RPHA 70 ‘Hydrus’ Helmet – Quick Look

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Alan Dowds

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2nd July 2018

HJC has revealed the RPHA 70 Hydrus helmet, which looks much like a typical sportsbike lid, but is actually a ‘comfort-orientated touring helmet’ according to the official blurb! Well, the £469.99 (RRP) Hydrus certainly doesn’t scream ‘touring’ at you, does it? But, we’re very happy to see a lid manufacturer providing a touring lid that…
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Top Motorcycle Helmets – 11 Of The Best!

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Alan Dowds

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13th February 2018

Is your lid four years old, or older? If so, then it’s time to swap it out, especially if you regularly use it. With that in mind, we’ve collated a stack here for you to check out of some of the very best, so scroll down and get dribbling! We remember when if you wanted…
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Charlie’s Blog: Arai Pro Shade System

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9th May 2014

Charlie’s been sampling Arai’s new technology. Sure fire Gareth claxon or nice idea? Here’s his verdict?
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Smashing Lids – Part 2

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15th March 2013

Sheriff ventures to the Red Light District and, while he’s there, visits Arai HQ
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Why Arai? – A Postcard From Amsterdam

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31st January 2013

Arai Helmets have added two brand-new models for this season: the REBEL and the CT-F. Joining the pair is an upgrade to the open face CT-Ram and a complete revamp of the ever popular Quantum, now boasting the ST model to the stable.
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Behind The Scenes With The Shoei BSB Helmet Tech’

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10th April 2012

With a cold and wet slippery BSB opener at the Easter weekend one of the guys that had no downtime at all was the Shoei Race Technician, Paul Mousell. This guy works more weekends than Terry Wogan and Easter kicks off a race season that sees him at every round of BSB, two WSB rounds,…
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Fast Bikes Issue 261 – May 2012

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3rd April 2012

The new issue of Fast Bikes is out now folks – and it’s absolutely rammed with fantastic content – including a 36-page Valentino Rossi magazine, and a set of Fast Bikes fairing and visor stickers!
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New AGV PistaGP, Developed With Rossi

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29th March 2012

Valentino Rossi’s new PistaGP helmet is the first of a new generation of helmets that are borne out of the AGV STANDARDS project, a process aimed at improving protection, ergonomics and comfort for riders.
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Crazy Helmet Designs

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8th September 2011

Buying a new motorcycle helmet? Your first choice for head protection may predictably be an AGV, Arai, HJC, Shark or Shoei…
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