Here’re the top 5 most popular and affordable helmets in India. Know them all and buy them at best price.
With the new helmet laws making their way into the country soon, one needs to have a proper ISI marked helmet which complies with all the safety norms as per fixed by the Indian government. A majority of the people buy helmets keeping them at their last priority, many of which avoid them by stating the reason that they are a part of their unnecessary expenditure.
However, there are a few ISI-marked helmets which offer solid protection and decent quality levels at very affordable prices. Following is a list of top 5 best helmets for bike in India which one can buy for his/her daily usage purposes:
One of the most popular and most affordable proper helmets one can buy right now in the market, the Vega Crux is a half face helmet, which is preferably designed for short city commutes. Priced at Rs. 765, the Vega Crux half face helmet is offered only in medium size specification and black color as the only color option for it.
The Vega Crux half face helmet is not recommended for high speed motoring, for it does not offer any kind of protection under the nose area, as it is open from there. The outer material of the Vega Crux half face helmet is made up of plastic, whereas it gets foam protection on the inside.
It is not a stain or scratch resistant model and does not require any kind of assembly. The Vega Crux half face helmet tips the weighing scales at 1.1 kg. The compact helmet measures 30 cm long, 24 cm wide and 23 cm wide, which is small enough to get accommodated even in an under-seat storage compartment of any scooter available in the market right now.
Name
Vega Crux half face helmet
MRP
Rs. 998
Discounted price
Rs. 765
Colors available
Black
ISI mark
Yes
Key features
Outer material is plastic and inner material is foam, comes with a transparent visor
Fancy a dual functioning flip-up full face helmet, but are often set back by the usually high prices of them? Worry not, for the renowned helmet maker Studds does come with an economical solution for it. The Studds Ninja Elite flip-up full face helmet offers a premium design of a dual functioning helmet at an affordable price point of Rs. 1,184.
The Studds Ninja Elite flip-up full face helmet can be used as an urban friendly helmet by using it as a half face helmet by flipping up its front portion for better air ventilation for short commutes. At the same time, the front portion can be flipped down as and when required for enhanced protection and better high speed stability usually associated with a full face helmet.
For a full size large helmet, the Studds Ninja Elite flip-up full face helmet is surprisingly a light-weighted unit at just 480 gm. The helmet measures 26.8 cm long, 26.6 cm wide and 36.4 cm tall, with its inner material made up of expanded polystyrene and its outer material being made up of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. The only color option in which it is available is black.
Name
Studds Ninja Elite flip-up full face helmet
MRP
Rs. 1,330
Discounted price
Rs. 1,184
Colors available
Black
ISI mark
Yes
Key features
Outer material is acrylonitrile butadiene styrene and inner material is expanded polystyrene
For those who want a bigger sized helmet with the visual appeal of a full size helmet, the Steelbird SB-3 R2K Classic is a worthy option to go for. Available in a full size large build, the Steelbird SB-3 R2K Classic has been priced at Rs. 1,099.
The main aesthetic feature of the Steelbird SB-3 R2K Classic has to be its large visor While the helmet does not provide solid protection to the lower part of your face due to its open face design, the transparent visor attached on it is large and long enough to cover your whole face. This design makes it handy to protect from stronger wind blasts at higher speeds, if not more than that of a proper full face helmet.
The Steelbird SB-3 R2K Classic measures 34.2 cm long, 26.9cm wide and 26.5 cm tall, and has a weight of 1.56 kg, which makes it one of the largest and heaviest open face helmets in its price range. While the inner material of it is made up of expanded polystyrene, the outer material is composed of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.
Name
Steelbird SB-3 R2K Classic open face helmet
MRP
Rs. 1,449
Discounted price
Rs. 1,099
Colors available
Black
ISI mark
Yes
Key features
Italian design hygienic interior with multi pore padding and neck protector for extra comfort
The Steelbird SBH-17 Terminator is a full face helmet designed for all those who have always wanted a fancy looking sports helmet, but are put off by usually high prices of such helmets. The Steelbird SBH-17 Terminator is attractively priced at just Rs. 1,954, which is quite low for a helmet this stylish.
The Steelbird SBH-17 Terminator sports sporty graphics and comes with two visor options of a transparent one or a smoked one. The matt black grey finish of the helmet adds to its premium design too. The outer material of the Steelbird SBH-17 Terminator, just like a majority of helmets in this price range, is made up of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.
The Steelbird SBH-17 Terminator is being offered only in a medium size format, and measures up to 25 mm long, 15 cm wide and 10 cm tall. The overall weight of the Steelbird SBH-17 Terminator is rated at 1.86 kg.
Name
Steelbird SBH-17 Terminator full face helmet
MRP
Rs. 2,299
Discounted price
Rs. 1,954
Colors available
Matte Black Grey
ISI mark
Yes
Key features
Italian design hygienic interior with multi pore padding and neck protector for extra comfort
The Vega W/Visor half face helmet has been designed keeping in mind short rides only, or primarily for pillion riders, for the half face design offers minimal high speed protection due to absence of under face protection and a very small transparent visor.
The Vega W/Visor half face helmet, priced at Rs. 1,076, comes in a sole paint shade of dull army green and has a very small transparent visor, which covers only up to nose area. This large sized helmet measures 30 cm long, 24 cm wide and 23 cm tall, and weighs up to 850 gm. The outer material of the Vega W/Visor half face helmet is made up of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.
Name
Vega Jet W/Visor half face helmet
MRP
Rs. 1,196
Discounted price
Rs. 1,076
Colors available
Dull Army Green
ISI mark
Yes
Key features
Outer material is acrylonitrile butadiene styrene