Bombs, poison and WTF: Rossi’s Misano helmet

Rossi hasn’t released an official statement saying whether or not he’ll be racing at Motegi, but his Misano helmet tells us a lot about what’s on his mind. The infographic in the speech bubble shows a cartoon skull and cross-bones, … Continued

Rossi’s Qatar colors

Valentino Rossi debuted his new helmet today at practice for the Qatar GP. The AGV GP-Tech incorporates his number 46 on the rear, surrounded by a crescent moon in Italian flag tricolore, also notable is the inclusion of sponsor Monster … Continued

Why AGV still can't compete with Arai and Shoei

We love our AGV GP-Tech helmets, but there's a couple of seriously annoying flaws keeping them from being fully competitive with first tier helmets from Arai or Shoei. First are the damn visor release/retention mechanisms which are the sliding red…

Death Spray Custom x AGV x Hell For Leather

Tasked with painting a couple AGV GP-Techs for Grant and I, David from Death Spray Custom decided use Dazzle camouflage. Initially developed during World War I to confuse the periscopes and gun sights of enemy ships and submarines, Dazzle doesn't…

Rossi Mugello 2009 helmet headed for limited production

Valentino Rossi debuted a new helmet design this weekend, now AGV plans to reproduce it for a limited run of GP-Techs. His home circuit, memorable helmets are becoming a tradition for the World Champion at Mugello. Like last year's AGV…

AGV wants your face on Rossi's helmet

AGV has launched a mini site where you can add your face (or any of your choosing) to the now-famous Rossi Face helmet, then purchase it. Thankfully, in addition to the Mario-esque clouds and bubbles of the original helmet, there's…

Rossi face replica AGV GP-Tech helmet goes on sale

For some reason, Valentino Rossi is only current MotoGP rider that wears really original helmets. We're guessing the reason for that is also the reason that he's the only current MotoGP rider that we really care about. Of those helmets,…