Pick Your Helmet Style
Full Face & Flip Jaw or Modular
A full face helmet covers the entire head, with a rear that covers the base of the skull, and a protective section over the front of the chin. Such helmets have an open cutout in a band across the eyes and nose, with a plastic face shield (which may be clear or tinted) that generally swivels up and down to allow access to the face. Many full face helmets include vents to increase the airflow to the rider. Studies have shown that full face helmets offer the most protection to motorcycle riders. Wearing a helmet with less coverage eliminates that protection — the less coverage the helmet offers, the less protection for the rider.
A subset Flip Jaw or Modular is also available. These helmets are usually slightly heavier. This type of helmet has a chin bar that pivots upwards. The rider may thus eat drink or communicate without unfastening the chinstrap and removing the helmet. Remember only eat, drink and talk when you are off of your bike. An additional advantage is putting on and taking off these helmets.
Open Face or Three Quarter Helmets
This basic “bucket” type helmet is offered to you at no charge with your purchase of any New ATL Scooters bought at our “package price”.
This helmet covers the back of the skull, but lacks the lower chin armor of the full face helmet. ATL Scooters always recommends a face shield that we have available in clear or tinted. Face shields are also available stationary mounted or flip face ATL Scooters also offers sunglasses or goggles to supplement eye protection with these helmets. Remember, bugs, dust or even wind to the face and eyes can cause rider distraction and discomfort which can lead to injury.
Shorty & Half Helmets
These helmets have essentially the same front design as an open face helmet but with a raised rear. The half helmet provides the minimum coverage generally allowed by law in the US. As with the open face, ATL Scooters always recommends a face shield that we have available in clear or tinted. Face shields are also available stationary mounted or flip face ATL Scooters also offers sunglasses or goggles to supplement eye protection with these helmets. Remember, bugs, dust or even wind to the face and eyes can cause rider distraction and discomfort which can lead to injury. Unlike open face and full face helmets, half helmets are also prone to shifting and sometimes coming off of the rider's head during an accident.
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