
Bell Custom 500 Standard - Stripes Pearl White
Retro style composite fibreglass open face helmet with microfibre interior and padded D-ring strap
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Verified Customer Reviews for Bell Custom 500 Standard
Love the chequer pattern and colour scheme. Quality and finish feels good for a budget lid. Never going to be as comfortable as an Arai or a Shoei for example, though probably just needs some breaking in, but comfortable enough and a good spring/summer helmet. As I wear photochromatic-type spectacles I didn't want a helmet with a drop-down tinted visor, so this does the trick. May look for some retro or ski-type goggles so could use this year round if necessary.
Sizes guide not helpful - as others have noted.
Purchased medium (same as my other helmets) - very tight fit almost painful.
Returned to Sportsbikeshop and replaced with large - perfect fit.
Very quick delivery and very efficient returns procedure.
Excellent service.
Great open face helmet, comfortable straight away, the only thing I'd say is with this brand go one size bigger.
Beautiful helmet that pairs well with a set of Halcyon goggles for that perfect retro look. Would definitely recommend you call in to Sportsbikeshop to try the helmet for size before you buy to avoid disappointment as some reviews say helmets come up smaller than normal.
I purchased the Large - and after 30 mins riding I had terrible pressure points on my forehead. I sold the helmet on eBay the following day and purchased the AGV K6s instead from SBS. The bell helmet would suit a round head shape - mine is oval. I'm approx 59.5cm. Shame it didn't fit correctly. A nice decent helmet, lightweight with obvious excellent visibility.
Comfortable helmet, fit to size perfectly, excellent construction, great value, very quick delivery, great service from Sportsbikeshop.
good quality for the price quick delivery. Its a little tighter than my current helmet of the same size so if possible try on before you buy but pleased with it
Good solid construction. Fit true to size.
Super quick delivery
Helmet is a great fit, very comfortable, cuts out a lot of road noise. Fantastic delivery next morning
Wanted a quality, old school open face helmet, this Bell helmet ticked all the boxes. Service from Sportsbikeshop was awesome A1
Good sizing & comfortable. Just the thing for summer evenings out and about on something noisy and unreliable. The Bell 500 is decent quality and well finished, and great value. I have two, the XXL shell seems a lot bigger than the XL shell, so makes me look a bit like Frank Sidebottom.
I bought this off these nice people to replace one I had previously bought which was too small. Great helmet for my Bobber for summer riding. Sportsbikeshop as always looked after me answering a query I had regarding my purchase. Thanks guys
Very fast and trouble free service. Helmet is very well made and looks great with the black visor (not included in the box). Have used Sportsbikeshop for so many purchases and always great.
My favourite Lid, my first was a Magnum back in 1980, this is my latest. I've tried others, but Bell helmets always make me feel safe, with their snug, but not nippy fit. And just look at the snazzy paint job!
Good fit and an exceptional finish for the price. Bought to compliment a couple of 1970s Kawasakis and the style is genuinely authentic.
Good fit just like the one I had many years ago,bought for riding my classic bike Love it
A more modern design than some other more expensive open face helmets but with good protection in the critical temple area, Designed to improve hearing whilst cutting out wind noise - a good safety feature. I would have rated it excellent if it had come with a goggle strap retainer tab.
Super cool look, well made and a perfect fit.
Bell Custom 500 Standard - Stripes Pearl White
- Composite fibreglass construction
- Soft microfibre cloth interior
- Integrated 5 snap pattern for aftermarket shields and visors
- Leather D-ring pull tab
- Multi-density EPS liner
- Padded chin strap with D-ring closure
- Five-year warranty
- Includes drawstring bag
Throwbacks and retro lids are nice, but nothing beats an original. Back in 1954 Bell founder Roy Richter formed his first helmet out of fibreglass and named it the "500." Bell's Custom 500 pays homage to Richter's original design while adding modern protective technology to bring the design up-to-date.

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