12 MIPS Motorcycle Helmets You Can (and Should) Buy Right Now

AGV does not put the actual MIPS sticker on its helmets, nor does it claim any MIPS affiliation. MIPS is a trademark of a Swedish company that does all the extensive MIPS testing at its lab in Stockholm. But AGV says its standards meet or exceed those of MIPS and that its helmets incorporate features to address the sudden rotational acceleration which MIPS addresses.

“AGV Extreme Safety Protocol is AGV’s own level of standard that we made to exceed DOT/ECE standards,” AGV said in an email. “It is a way of testing the helmets to make sure they not only pass all the regulatory safety standards but exceed them. All helmets with ECE 22-06 have passed MIPS… ALL full face sport/touring/Urban helmets have this.”

So the K6 you see here meets all DOT and ECE 22-06 standards and should offer the same protections as any MIPS-stickered brain bucket.

Plus, it has a shell made of carbon and aramid fibers for strength and lightness that comes in four different shell sizes, an aerodynamic exterior “to reduce turbulence and optimized for all riding positions,” five adjustable front vents and one wide rear vent, an interior of Ritmo and Shalimar fabric cheek pads, Shalimar fabric liner, AGV’s dry moisture wicking system, room for a wide variety of eyeglasses, and it weighs only 2.95 pounds. It’s similar to the more expensive K6 S.

The only question you may have is whether AGV helmets really meet or exceed MIPS-style standards, but AGV assures us they do.