Kids motorcycle helmets, whether passengers are behind mom or dad or are themselves mini-motor drivers, children must wear a helmet for their morphology and the practice of motorized two-wheelers. Here are some top tips to guide you in choosing the right motorcycle helmet child.

You plan to place your child to school in two wheels? It will soon be large enough to install in your cart sidecar? It will soon be riding a mini-motor? Many situations where your child should wear a motorcycle helmet...

If you happen to call the old helmet cycling or roller-blading lying around in the garage is tempting, it should nevertheless be rejected, not only for legal reasons: they only protect the top part of the skull and are not able to accept shocks at higher speed. It is therefore necessary to look for a child motorcycle helmet developed specifically for the practice of controlling the motorized two-wheelers. Below are some tips and good practices to help you see more clearly!

Weight, a criterion should not be overlooked

Make your child wear an adult motorcycle helmet size XXS is a false good idea even if it is the size, weight will prove indeed too high. For even more than you, the weight of the helmet your child should occupy a prominent place at the time of choice. (read more...)
The head of our children, proportionally heavier than a "big" already implies a strong constraint on their fragile little neck in a collision or fall. This is the reason why more a passenger is younger; it will prove important to minimize the weight of his helmet. Thus, it is commonly accepted that a kids helmets should not exceed 1/25th of its weight in other words 2.20 pound for a pilot budding 55.11 pound - here is a table that matches the age of the child with the weight to choose his motorcycle helmet children:

Age                                                       6 – 8 years           8 – 10 years     10 – 12 years
Child weight                                         44.09 pound        55.11 pound     77.16 pound
Max weight. recommended helmet      1.76 pound           2.20 pound      3.08 pound

The motorcycle helmets for kids, full face or open face?

full face Airoh MR Baby

The perfect remains to find the perfect combination of lightweight motorcycle helmets for kids and the level of protection. Rather advantageous in terms of weight, but also about budget, open face helmet fishing however the lack of chin, a significant deficiency in terms of security.

Choose the model with the screen as long as possible for greater comfort, such as the Baby open face Airoh MR.

The full face helmet guarantees for its part a more appropriate pure road use higher level of protection, at the cost of a weight exceeding that of the open face helmet. Some models, like the Torx Bobby, appear in two shell sizes to minimize the burden on smaller sizes, a real plus for the little ones.

Ergonomics and size kids motorcycle helmets

For added comfort, the characteristics to check are the same as for an adult helmet: helmet child how he embarks breakdowns?
Its inner foam is they removable and washable?
The screen is it treated with anti-fog and anti-scratch?

These points, which may seem anecdotal at first, become crucial in the context of regular use, or on longer trips.
To choose the right size helmet, measure the head circumference of your child. Use this value to find the right size in the guide specific to each model size. You hesitate between two sizes? If in doubt, prefer the smaller of the two: foam dust settles naturally over time.
Question tightening; if possible opt for a micro-metric buckle, which will provide more accurate than automatic threading each loop adjustment. Do not forget to check that the correct clamping before each ride!