I'm curious, what is the history behind why some bikers have adopted this style of helmet. I know the history behind German helmets, but what's the deal with the jockey style helmets? Thanks.

 

They're small, lightweight and some satisfy the law about wearing a helmet.

 

BINGO

 

I might also add that some of the helmets that are larger with more padding make a person look like they have a mushroom head, which many hate, so they look for the smallest helmet possible to get away from that look.

 

Yeah that too.

 

I got one, and yeah it doesn't give a "mushroom" look.

 

I look like a mushroom and I don't care. I sometimes wear brown pants with black shoes too.

Dan

 

Well yeah, but so do the novelty beanie helmets. I guess my real question is who decided it would be a good idea to wear a jockey style helmet, say versus a beanie style, as a motorcycle helmet. I completely understand the mushroom look, but why jockey style.
For example, after WWII, a lot of motorcycle clubs formed with men coming home seeking the same commraderie and thrill they experienced overseas. They converted old Army Harley's, and for a helmet, some guys wore the German helmets that they had brought home as war trophies. That's where that style became so popular. So I was wondering if the jockey style helmet had a story kind of like that.

 

The half helmet, also referred to as a "Shorty" in the USA and "Pudding Basin" or TT helmet in the UK [15] and popular with Rockers and road racers of the 1960s in the British Isles.[16] It has essentially the same front design as an open face helmet but without a lowered rear in the shape of a bowl. The half helmet provides the minimum coverage generally allowed by law in the USA, and British Standards 2001:1956.

 

Polo is my most used helmet. I have a white one and a carbon fiber one. No shroom head with either one. Both are DOT approved. Bell 500 for the winter.