Choosing your Motorcycle Helmet

Motorcycle Helmet is a very important protective gear in motorcycling. It is a protective gear that protects the head of the rider to reduces the risk of getting injuries or death from accidents. For almost Countries, it is required to the law to wear helmet during riding.

There are 5 official types of the helmet. These were categorized but it looks, design, uses, suited motorcycle and level of safety. Of all the type, consumers choose what is convenient to them and what they needs that fulfills it.
Below listed the types:
1. Full-Face Helmet - The most secure and more safety compare to other types. It covers 100% of the rider's head. It is best to used in sport bikes, street road riding, high speed riding and racing.
2. Off-Road Helmet - It has a elongated chin, visor portions for protection from sun light and flying debris and a chin bar. Also it covers the entire head of the rider but has open face to allow wearing goggles. It is used in off-road sports, motocross, stunts, extreme sports and bike trailing.
3. Modular - The next choice to be the safest, it has a button to convert the helmet into Open-Face Type from Full-Face Type and vice-versa. It is also called "Flip-up". Used to Scooters and Sports Bikes.
4. Open-Face - The second to the last of the safest type. It covers 75% of the rider's head. It is known use for bikers, big bikes and scooters.
5. Half-Helmet - This will be the last of your choice for safety purposes. Mostly it covers 50% of your head. Most people used it because it is easy and convenient. mostly used for bikers, big bikes and scooters.

Choosing helmet is quite bothersome because there are so many choices to select. The most important is, choose what will be the best for you. There are guides to choose the best motorcycle helmet.
There are 6 tips to choose that will answers the needs of the rider:
1. Certified and Tested - It should be Approved and Certified by DOT(Department of Transportation). It makes assurance that the helmet is secure and safe to use.
2. Fit - You must choose that will fit your head, that is easy to pull in and can't pull out when it is locked.
3. Comfort - Convenient to use when wearing that makes your head at good feeling and gives you comfort during the ride.
4. Cost - What will be your budget in buying one. Remember you will get of what you have paid for.
5. Design - The looks and the color of the helmet. What color it should be, and what design it should be. It matters on what you like to choose that suit your personality.
6. Brand - You must know what brand of your helmet to choose. There are many brands known in the motorcycle world that are listed on bikegearup.com.

Below is the info-graphic picture of motorcycle helmet on how it saves our life: