This new Roof motorcycle helmet doesn’t feature a chin strap!

The motorcycle helmet maker Roof is rethinking how a motorcycle helmet should work, with its DJagger boasting an innovative design that completely does away with a traditional chin strap.

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Roof is famous for making funky flip-front helmets that, for some unknown reason, became the brain bucket of choice for scooter criminals across the world. The DJagger, though, is a very different proposition. 

While it’s on the rider’s head, DJagger looks pretty much like any other on the market. It’s sleek, sporty, and finished in carbon fibre. When the rider removes the helmet, thoug, is when things get interesting, as instead of undoing the chin strap and sliding it over their head, DJagger owners must simply open the rear of the helmet to remove it from their bonce. 

The rear section of the lid has a complex-looking hinge mechanism that moves the rear part of the helmet, which normally sits on the back of your neck, backwards and up. Once fully open, the rider can then slip the helmet off their face, a bit like taking off a mask.

The system is claimed, by its makers, to offer a host of benefits to the rider, with an increase in comfort and a reduction in noise, both mentioned. It’s also claimed that as the helmet is slipped onto the face, as opposed to over the head, glasses can be left in place.

This isn’t the first time a brand has looked at this style of motorcycle helmet, with Voss releasing its RS1.0 in 2017. The reaction and uptake of that helmet wasn’t great, and currently, on the Voss website, there are only traditional helmets with chin straps available to purchase.

The DJagger is at the prototype and testing stage, and got its first public outing at EICMA last week. It’s not yet known if the helmet will be hitting the market or what its retail price will be.

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