AGV
Italy
EU
Non-European Parent Company
AGV is an Italian motorcycle helmet brand. Gino Amisano founded it in 1947 in Valenza in Piedmont, and the name comes from the initials of his name and town, Amisano Gino Valenza....
European Motorcycle Helmet Brands
Airoh
Italy
EU
Airoh is an Italian motorcycle helmet maker from the province of Bergamo. Antonio Locatelli founded it in 1997 and is still its founder and chief executive. The name is an acronym of...
Caberg
Italy
EU
Caberg is an Italian motorcycle helmet maker from the Bergamo area. The company was founded in Bergamo in 1974, and the name is an acronym of "CAschi di BERgamo", meaning helmets from...
NEXX
Portugal
EU
NEXX Helmets is a Portuguese motorcycle helmet maker headquartered in Anadia. It works exclusively on motorcycle helmets and stands out mainly in the premium segment with carbon fibre models and a focus...
Nolan
Italy
EU
Nolan is an Italian motorcycle helmet maker based in Brembate di Sopra near Bergamo. Lander Nocchi founded it in 1972, convinced that helmets could be better than the heavy and inconsistent ones...
Schuberth
Germany
EU
Schuberth is a German helmet maker based in Magdeburg on the Elbe. It has produced protective helmets of many kinds since the 1940s, and from 1954 the first motorcyclists could wear a...
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Submit SuggestionEuropean motorcycle helmet makers are concentrated in Italy and Germany, with a premium specialist in Portugal. This category lists six brands whose headquarters are in Europe: Schuberth from Magdeburg, AGV from the Dainese Group near Vicenza, Nolan, Caberg and Airoh from the Bergamo area and NEXX from Anadia. They make helmets for road and sport riding, and several also cover motocross or racing.
Which brands are listed
| Brand | Country | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Schuberth | Germany | Motorcycle helmets since 1954, Formula 1 helmets, own wind tunnel in Magdeburg |
| AGV | Italy | Helmets since 1947, worn by Agostini and Rossi, part of Dainese (US-owned) |
| Nolan | Italy | Helmets since 1972 under the brands Nolan, Grex and X-lite, plus N-Com communication systems |
| Caberg | Italy | Helmets since 1974, SOS Medical ID chip in the helmet |
| Airoh | Italy | Racing and motocross helmets, founded 1997, many world titles since 2005 |
| NEXX | Portugal | Premium carbon helmets, X range made entirely in Portugal |
Standards and testing
Motorcycle helmets sold in Europe must be approved to the UN regulation ECE 22.06, the current version, which Caberg explains on its website. Schuberth tests in its own wind tunnel, climate test bench and acoustics lab, and Nolan builds its helmets with EPS shells of different densities in different zones. Schuberth, Nolan (under the N-Com name) and Caberg also sell communication systems for their helmets. A helmet that fits properly matters more than any single feature, so trying several brands is sensible.
Ownership notes
AGV is an Italian brand, but its parent Dainese has belonged since January 2026 to the investment firms HPS (part of BlackRock) and Arcmont (affiliated with Nuveen), both with US parent groups. That is why AGV is marked as having a non-European parent. Dainese's clothing and protective gear is listed in the motorcycle clothing category.
What is missing from Europe
The two best-known premium makers outside Europe are Shoei and Arai from Japan, and HJC comes from South Korea. None of them is listed here, and there is an alternatives page for Shoei. French and Spanish helmet brands are not included yet.