How To Stretch A New Motorbike Helmet 

Watching Netflix with my new helmet on right now 😂

You know he is Australian by the sound of his pet velociraptors in the background 👍🏼

Thank you, brought a new helmet fits perfectly but it's a nightmare getting it on 😂 didn't fancy wearing it around

I used the soccer ball method it works well. The vlogger i saw used a size 3 youth soccer ball on a large helmet but I opted for a size 4 and it worked wonders on my large helmet.

I purchased a small Soccer ball deflated it slid it into the helmet and then re-inflated it. Worked great

Thank you I had this idea with my new helmet wasn't sure if it would work almost bought new cheek pads

I just got mine today and dude it almost ripped my hair out😂 I used 2 towels and stuff a bleach container in the center to press the cushions down more.

Try using a sturdy plastic bag, double for extra security. put it in the helmet and fill it with water. Leave it in the helmet for a couple of days. I have used that method for several helmets and with good result.

I just ordered the shoei rf1400 and good grief i needed this video. Im new to riding as well. I tell you its like a torture test.

Thanks a TON! My cheek pads are super tight. I'm going to use your method of unbuttoning them and place weights on them.

I'm in a kind of similar situation, except the helmet fits mostly nicely once it's on save for some chipmunk cheek feeling, but is a nightmare to get on and off, requiring some serious wrenching where my ears bend over in the process, and trying to get it on or off with my bone conduction earbuds is even worse, it drags horribly and feels like the speaker bit is going to break off the band. Thanks for the idea, now I'm going to have the cheekpads sitting between a silicone mat on the floor, and a car amp with a chair sitting on it all to provide the weight. Hopefully that's going to get rid of the chipmunk cheek and make it actually feasible to put on painlessly and with audio accessories when I pull them back out in maybe a week.

Great video, helpful! As an aside, if you own certain Arai helmets (like the XD-4 for example,) Arai designed it so you can remove the outermost foam layer of the cheekpads if yours are just too tight after break-in. Keep in mind this is a permament adjustment. Cheers~

Thank you! My old Shoei was getting old so I bought a new one, same size.. my brain hurt! I had to use the emergency pulls to get my helmet off because it was pulling on my earrings! Ouch! I now have those fat cheek pads under weights.. I'll try them in a few days.

I am gonna put a steel jar in it for few days. Thanks for the help mate 🙂.

Great video! Saw many negative feedbacks on Amazon complaning about a recent purchased hellmet being too narrow. That explains all.

When you got the soccer ball method I felt so dumb. Why didn't I think of this!

Thanks buddy your idea of stretching the Helmet padding with a ball was a life saver. I had a new MT helmet which I could not wear only bcoz of the size issue. I kept it with a inflated football for two days and miracle happened. Now it has become very comfortable. Thanks again.

I literally bought a helmet in small whcih is what I measured mt Head to be. It’s extremely tight. So frustrating cuz I don’t think it’s the right size

I paid $1400 for my new helmet and I lost it at the mall in the first day, oops

I have a new Arai Signet-X in a 2XL. I can can feel my heart beat pulse around the crown of my head. I'm hoping that given time it will loosen up before my 30 day return window closes. I don't want an $800 paperweight!

I use a kettle-bell weight.

Thx for the advice bro, i try to put the cheek pad under my chair 🤣

Just purchased the Biltwell gringo s. I’m an XXL and I was going to go a size up but after reading the instructions I think it passes all the “ what a helmet should feel like” nice and snug moving cheeks and forehead etc, so I took a ride and it seems to have loosened up some. Except my ears hurt. Hopefully this will pass, but I will try some of your points to see what happens. Nice vid! Thanks.

my first helmet i got the first think i did was to take it apart

Hi Dean, does this mold the removable padding or the actual crash foam beneath?

Yup I’ve tried and it gives me the biggest headache around the crown are. Hopefully this works thanks

Question for other new folks …do you feel sleepy when wearing the helmet? Got mine a few weeks ago, just getting used to it so wearing whilst watching Tv but after 20or so mins I start feeling sleepy. Not like the helmet is restricting blood flow or anything…it just feels really comfortable and snug hahahaha Just wondering if that’s something I over come the more I get used it wearing it. On a side note, I’ve never worn anything outside caps so wondering if it’s just my body sending me to sleep as I’m too comfortable wearing it?

Alright mate. I'll give it a shot. I hope this works... My massive head has so far defeated all but one (now broken) 5X helmet T_T I just wanna ride safe

isnt a helmet supposed to take the shape off your haed? idk im new

I wish I had watched this before returning a helmet to Revzilla. The cheek pads were so thick it made the helmet unwearable. If you were to compress them for a couple days with a ten pond weight how much do you think they would compress? 50%?, 25%? loved the helmet otherwise.

I have a 3XL helmet, it's so snug... I can feel my ethnicity changing. Going to put some books on my liners for a few days.

i have a new helmet that fits perfect, but is cause tipis pain to my ears from putting it on and off. got a remedy for that ?

Is there such thing as too loose or no? I just got a new helmet and if there is such thing as too loose then I’m nervous to do any of these

Even during intimate moments.... the helmet stays on... -Shaxx

I think putting a soccer ball in it and pumping it up is probably the best way.

A 12l pail of vegemite is perfect

Or Just buy a scorpion helmet. They can be adjusted to your head by the inflating mechanism

Some how I don’t think they are good ideas Your better off going to a dealer in motorcycle helmets and finding one that fits your head properly rather than damaging the padding . It’s the padding and liner that’s supposed to protect your head . Don’t damage it with filling it with objects other than your head .

So basically what his saying is that the helmets that you try on the store has already taken in so many heads that it's already loose and baggy while the new ones that just came out of storage are still bonified Virgins, that's why they are still tight and eager to be molded by your own head, and just in case you don't have the time to properly break them in then all you really need to do was to train them by using some of your Toys and just jam it in there nice and tight so your head should be able to snuggly fit in there later on 😂

Il need a basket ball then cos my head is extra extra large😂

Wham you watch motorbike videos wive my moto helmet 😂

To maintain the safety of your helmet the foam should only be change or stretched by the shape of your head. If it is changed by anything else it can reduce the quality of the helmet. Don’t follow this video. This is the same reason why you should not wear someone else’s helmet.

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Did you know that your Arai cheek pads AND head liner have 5mm removable layers?…to help you customize fit. And you can also order thinner/thicker pads/liners (each also with additional removable material). And the head liner has an additional strap that will tighten and loosen the crown pad piece! What you describe here (at least with an Arai helmet) is completely unnecessary.

Leave it for a couple days what the hell I'm riding everyday what are you talking about sir 😄

I m ging to try this, because I am literally biting on my cheeks every time I try to speak

Use a wood working clamp and reverse the direction of the clamp to stretch it open

Arai does not recommend these methods. Sorry but this is terrible advice. The only thing being used to break in your helmet should be your head. Nothing is like your head shape but your head! Wearing it is the best safest way to break in your helmet. Do NOT put heavy objects on your pads to crush break them in. They are not designed for that. If the helmet is that tight then you need to tune the pads or pick a different helmet.

if you have to stretch its too tight, return it

Get on with it too much waffle

Congratulations, you've just _compressed_ the expanded polystyrene that's there to protect your head as it compresses _one time_ in a crash. Your helmet is too bloody small for your giant balloon head.

or just use it.. -_-

Yea because a bag of rice is so heavy

Store helmets are floozies

you should get a microphone

I’m sorry but this is terrible advice. If your helmet is giving you a headache you’ve chosen the wrong size or shape of helmet. Secondly, if you weight your pads to break them in you are artificially “loosening” your lining; when you do finally start wearing it it won’t have molded to your head’s shape. Time to rethink your approach to proper helmet choice and fitment.

Currently watching this video whilst wearing my new helmet lol😂