Hi, I'm Tony and in this video we're going to run through sports bike shops top five adventure motorcycle helmets It's been two decades now since you were McGregor and his mate Charlie Bournemont made the adventure motorcycle helmet officially a thing They wore ari-tour-cross helmets for their original round the world trip back in 2004 and helmets with a peak and advisor went from novelty to mainstream Over night like adventure bikes adventure helmets are designed to combine elements of off-road and road riding from the world of dirt riding We get the peak and room inside the iPort for a pair of goggles and from the road riding side we get advisors to keep out wind and rain There's been a lot of change in the adventure helmet division recently So we've updated our top five listing to reflect the new options on the market the following five lids of all Either become popular with sports bike shop customers or they've impressed us when we wore them for our in-depth review videos Where we also have one of those full reviews available You'll see a link to that popping up as we go through so you can watch those for more details on the individual helmets Right, let's get into it Okay Okay, let's start with the most popular adventure helmet with sports bike shop customers the climb Creos Pro is loved by its owners for its lightweight high levels of insulation a fancy light reactivizer and an easy-peasy strap fastener of the first 38 customers deliver a view 35 of them and after maximum five style rating carbon fiber shell on the Creos Pro Goes down a storm for looks and it also contributes to a class low weight of 1320 grams the standard visors clear and there's an additional one in the box that automatically darkens in daylight to protect you against glare It's easy to remove the visor and run with goggles instead and you can also take off the peak and run the helmet in street mode as well The strap fastens using a magnetic fidlock faster that pulls itself closed owners find it fiddly at first But they do come to trust it quite quickly all of these features mean this helmet isn't a budget option the Creos Pro cost 660 pounds as we record this but the vast majority of owner reviewers say they're very happy with what they got for their money The scorpion ADF 9000 air is one of the newest adventure helmets around and it's made a flying start when our customer reviews of the first 13 to review it 12 of those gave the maximum five stars this helmet has all sporty features like a composite fiber shell a D-ring strap fastener is also got important touring functions like a drop-down some visor which makes it the only helmet here to have one of Those an opinion lock main visor. It's easy to fit goggles in and there's the option to remove the peak and still have the visor attached That's handy on longer road rides as it will cut down on turbulence around the peak when I wore this helmet for review I didn't have many dramas with the arrow or with noise and I found this to be a very credible new adventure helmet option The visor gives good peripheral vision the some visor doesn't miss the scorpions air fit system makes it easy to fine-tune the fit around the cheeks As we record this the ADF 9000 air costs 299 pounds 99 in plane colors and 349 pounds 99 in graphics At a penny under 200 quid the Bell MX 9 Adventure Mips makes it to our list as the most popular budget choice This latest model is approved to the new EC-E 2020 safety standard But it's virtually identical to its predecessor which we reviewed back in 2021 That one picked up a credible average rating of 4.6 from 91 customer ratings And this one's got something none of the other helmets in this video have a Mips liner That's a thin plastic liner inside that reduces the effects of a glancing blow if you're ever unlucky enough to crash This helmet has a plastic shell which often means a heavy helmet but it just under 1700 grams for this size medium It's not as bad as some might think It's based heavily on Bell's MX 9 motor cross helmet so it tips more to the dirt riding end than the other helmets here It's easy to wear with goggles rather than the visor and there's also a street mode that's riding with the visor attached And the peak removed the visor it's got an anti-foil coating rather than a pin-on-kinsert It's not as effective in bad weather but it does improve clarity of vision in all other riding conditions The Arai Torcross series of helmets kind of started all this adventure lid business in the first place And this is the latest version the Arai Torcross 5 replaced the very popular TX4 and it's got some significant changes You get the traditional safety first approach that Arai pride themselves on with a stiff composite fiber shell That allows a softer EPS impact liner on the inside You can now change or remove the visor without unscrewing the peak and risking losing those screws Which is a definite bonus the visor also has a flatter profile than the previous helmet Which means the pin lock sits more easily on the inner surface and it gives better optical clarity In our review we found this helmet works well with either visor or goggles in place And street mode lets you ride without the peak which did vibrate slightly when we reviewed this lid As we record this the Torcross 5 is so new there are only three customer reviews but all three are five-star reviews The premium quality does come at a price as we record this it's 599 pounds 99 for playing colours And 699 pounds 99 for graphic designs This is going to be the showy hornet ADV's final year in the showy range This helmet is approved to the older EC-E205 safety standard and show you a relying on stock That's already been imported to tide them through until a new model is released I've personally got no concerns about the protection levels from a 20205 helmet like this Plenty of older models are passing the new test with minimal or even no changes The hornet has a composite fiber shell a peak that's designed to cut through the air with minimal disruption And it's got a classy comfort lining as well It's been well regarded by owners who appreciate the comfort, the aerodynamic performance Good ventilation and strong vision through the visor The first 67 customers to review their hornet gave an average rating of 4.7 stars out of five There's no sum visor which does upset some owners And there's not a very slick way of riding with the peak removed which does reduce versatility The old quality is typically high for a Japanese brand And the hornet ADV's list price starts at 479 pounds 99 going up to 569 pounds 99 for graphic designs OK so that's our take on the five best adventure helmets on the market right now If you think of adventure helmets as sitting on a scale from road helmet with a peak Through to motor cross helmet with a visor Then you can get an idea of which suits you best If you ride mostly off-road but you want a visor for occasional road rides Then the motor cross end makes more sense At that extreme there's the Bell MX-9 Adventure Mips The MX part of the title is very appropriate And there are fewer road luxuries than on the other helmets here I personally think the Creos Pro is a little tilted towards the dirt side as well Though with more road luxuries than the Bell If you only ever head on to dirt every so often Then you're best off looking at the roadie end really This is where I personally feel you'll find the showy hornet as I think it's towards the road end of the spectrum Though it also works quite well with goggles For me the two prime all-rounders in our list are the Ari Tour Cross 5 And the Scorpion ADF 9000 air The Ari is a premium helmet with great build quality and a softer impact liner Which I think makes it more likely to be comfortable for a wide range of head shapes I wore one of those both on road and on the dirt And I was mostly impressed as you'll discover if you've watched the full review of that helmet It's one of the priciest helmets here But it's an impressive lid if you can stretch to the £600 or more price tag The Scorpion is more cost-conscious but I found it worked well on both road and on dirt when I reviewed it And it's around half the price of the Ari All of the helmets here are decent performance that have made their owners very happy My advice is always the same when it comes to helmets The best one is the one that fits you best It'll annoy you less and it'll protect you better Remember there are links to detail reviews at each of these helmets in the description below Where you'll also find a link to show you all adventure helmets available on sports bike shop Right, that's me finished, finally But as ever if there's anything you'd like to ask or to add then please pop a comment below Thanks for watching