This is how the Roof DJagger motorcycle helmet opens from the rear
Roof’s latest motorcycle helmet opens from the rear to allow it to be slipped over the rider’s head.
Unlike conventional motorcycle helmets, Roof’s all-new DJagger lid opens from the rear. The innovative design essentially removes the need for a traditional chin strap.
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The new helmet remains a prototype design at this stage, but it was showcased to the public for the first time during November’s EICMA show in Milan.
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.
It all sounds positive, and is a helmet design that could appeal to some riders. But here’s a video to better demonstrate how the helmet performs its rear opening.
What is clear to see from this clip is that the rear of the helmet loops around the top of the lid, and is held together by a thin string on both sides. It doesn’t look like the sturdiest bit of kit you’ve ever seen, but it seems to work just fine.
Beyond its rear opening function, the fully carbon fibre helmet features a sporty-looking design, and looks a lot like other helmets on the market.
However, one potential sticking point with this new helmet, which could prove to be a pretty large one at that, is the unusual process when removing the helmet in case of an emergency. On a social media post, the company was asked how paramedics would remove the helmet quickly and safely in the event of an accident, to which it said “remove the screws at both sides of the side shell, then the front shell can open by tilting upwards”.
That suggests the use of screwdrivers would be needed prior to the helmet being able to perform its rear opening function. That would add a lot of unwanted time and effort at a time when every second counts.
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