How to Fit a Motorcycle Helmet
How to Fit a Motorcycle Helmet
While it is a legal requirement for all motorcyclists to wear a safety helmet when riding a bike, if it does not fit correctly it will not protect the rider in the way it was designed to. Follow these tips to ensure your helmet fits correctly.
How should a well-fitted helmet feel?
It should be comfortable and not so tight that it gives you a headache, but snug so it does not slide around.
The helmet should touch the head the whole way round, and be as low on the head as possible so it provides as much coverage as possible – this could differ with each helmet make and size.
How to adjust a Motorcycle Safety Helmet
Some helmets can be adjusted through the use of pads - some already come with foam pads fitted while others require you to fit a certain amount depending on the size and shape of your head.
If you remove the pad on the top of the inside of the helmet this can bring the helmet to fit lower down on your head giving you more protection – however it will restrict the air flow.
Once the pads are touching your head evenly in every place fasten the straps – this common test is used to test whether the helmet fits correctly.
· When you look up, you should barely be able to see the front rim of the helmet with your eyes.
· The Y part of the straps should meet just below the ears.
· The chin strap should be against the chin and stay in place firmly so when you open your mouth wide the helmet will pull down.
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Motorcycle fatalities are on the whole caused by injury to the head and a Halo helmet improves the chance of survival by responding immediately to this type of injury, even before the emergency services arrive.
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