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STAY SAFE Do you own a mot or c y c l e? I f s o, y ou k now t hat r i di ng t hi s t wo wheel er pr ov i des a phenomenal ex per i enc e. When i t c omes t o r i di ng a mot or c y c l e, s af et y s houl d be our number one pr i or i t y . Af t er al l , y ou c an enj oy l i f e onl y when y ou ar e al i v e. Ther ef or e, not hi ng c an be mor e i mpor t ant t han wear i ng a hel met bef or e l eav i ng f or a j our ney on y our bi k e. Bef or e y ou get y our hands on a hel met , mak e s ur e y ou do s ome r es ear c h. Bel ow ar e s ome hel pf ul t i ps t o hel p y ou. Types of hel met s Hel met s t hat ar e des i gned f or mot or c y c l es ar e r ounder t han t hos e des i gned f or bi k es . Mor eov er , y ou hav e a l ot of opt i ons t o c hoos e f r om, s uc h as open f ac e hel met , modul ar hel met , hal f s hel l hel met , dual s por t and f ul l f ac e hel met s , j us t t o name a f ew. You c an c hoos e one bas ed on y our needs . Purpos e I f y ou need one f or y our dai l y c ommut e t o wor k , mak e s ur e y ou go f or a hi gh end hel met . Thes e uni t s ar e c omf or t abl e and pr ov i de i mpr ov ed dy nami c s i n addi t i on t o r educ ed noi s e of t he wi nd. As a mat t er of f ac t , v er s at i l i t y and c omf or t ar e t wo t hi ngs t hat y ou need f or t r av el i ng, r i di ng or t our i ng. On t he ot her hand, i f y ou need one f or r ac i ng or r i di ng, y ou may want t o go f or one t hat of f er s ex t r a f eat ur es , s uc h as aggr es s i v e v ent i ng and t ear of f pos t s . Feat ures Fol l owi ng f eat ur es s houl d be c ons i der ed when maki ng a c hoi c e. 1. Mat er i al The mat er i al of t he uni t y ou buy ef f ec t s ot her f ac t or s , s uc h as t he wei ght , s af et y r at i ng and c omf or t . Common mat er i al s us ed i n t he mak i ng i nc l ude c ar bon f i ber , f i ber gl as s c ompos i t e and pol y c ar bonat e al ong wi t h a l ay er of ex panded pol y s t y r ene f oam. Pol y c ar bonat e i s c heap, f l ex i bl e and abs or bs ener gy . Fi ber gl as s c ompos i t e may f l ex , s pl i t and c r us h as i t abs or bs ener gy , but i t c os t s mor e. So, mak e s ur e y ou k now what y our uni t i s c ompos ed of . 2. Wei ght The wei ght of hel met s i s bet ween 1. 4 k g and 1. 8k g. Mak e s ur e t he one y ou c hoos e pr oper l y f i t s . I f