
$1,100Ĭardo’s noise-canceling mics (two are included for either full-face or open-face helmets) are a technological marvel-multiple phone call recipients were utterly shocked to learn that we were conversing from a bellowing cruiser at highway speeds, given the complete lack of wind or engine noise. We’ve just scratched the surface of the Forcite MK1S, so stay tuned for a full-fledged review. Incredibly, the entire package weighs a feathery 1,500g, which is just a smidge more than Bell’s The Bullitt.

There’s a Sony camera in the chin bar that continuously records, even during and after impact, and Harman Kardon speakers placed in between premium padding and a slick carbon fiber shell. The standout feature is definitely the clever LED display-non-distracting lights illuminate in the rider’s peripheral vision to signal navigation instructions, upcoming speed traps and changes in traffic conditions, using data from the connected Forcite App. Today Forcite is selling the MK1S, an improved evolution of the Australia-only MK1, which entirely lives up to its billing as the “world’s most advanced motorcycle helmet.”

A post shared by Forcite Helmet Systems 🇦🇺 smart helmets inspire ponderous consumers to ask, why? To increase a company’s bottom line? For (over)engineering’s sake? For Alfred Boyadgis, CEO and founder of Australia’s Forcite, a motorcycle accident resulting in injury sent him on a noble mission to bring a much safer helmet to market.
