CARDO’S VENTURE HELMET: A WORLD FIRST!

We get our first up-close-and-personal look at the all-new, just-released Cardo Venture Helmet – the world’s first off-road helmet designed with fully integrated mesh comms.

Cast your mind back to the first time you rode a motorcycle with a comms system fitted to your helmet. It transformed the entire riding experience, right? Right! Aside from suddenly giving you the ability to banter freely with friends (and/or pillion passenger) while riding, helmet comms systems can also make any two-wheeled journey safer and more entertaining.

So, why is it that helmet comms has been commonplace in road and adventure bike circles for years, but this tech is yet to be fully embraced by off-road riders? Good question. And one that the all-new Cardo Venture helmet – the world’s first off-road helmet designed with fully integrated mesh communication and powerful JBL speakers – is set to change.

At the recent Transmoto 8-Hour at Eskdale in Victoria, Cardo’s Venture Helmet was first released to the public. And while a bunch of lucky riders got to sample it around Saturday’s demo loop, we sat down for a chat with Cardo’s brand manager, Andrew Hall, to get a better understanding of this landmark new lid’s features and tech…