How Should a Motorcycle Helmet Fit?
Unfortunately, a motorcycle helmet that doesn’t fitproperly is about the same as a skull. Worthless if yourhead happens to collide with a road. The helmet needs to besnug, yet slightly move-able with the chinstrap buckled. Ilike to put the helmet on, put my sunglasses on, buckle thestrap, and then see if I can move it back and forth (leftand right) on my head, about 1/4 inch. Meaning, you want tobe able to move the helmet about your head, slightly. But,if you bend your head forward, the helmet shouldn’tmove. If the helmet is too tight, you will be reallyuncomfortable, usually at the forehead, or the temples. Youdo need some movement, but not much. The last thing youwant is the helmet to be too loose, loose enough that itcould fly off your head. Snug, without obvious pressurepoints is the best fit. If you are going to use one of the communicator systems make sure that there are not any additional size considerations to take into account. Remember, the helmet will feel snug, a bit too sn
