Bell Custom 500 Matt Black Dlx

Bell, an American brand that has been synonymous with the benchmark for over 50 years, is reissuing its mythical open face helmet formerly known as the Bell 500 RT - in homage to the Indy 500 race - under the name Custom 500.

For fans of the 60's and 70's and for fans of Steve McQueen - who wore it and made it legendary - the Bell Custom 500 open face helmet has a taste of nostalgia.

A classic vintage look for a modern design, it features a shell that benefits from the company's "Twin Shell System" technology, i.e. a composite fiber shell - for weight reduction and better shock absorption - covered with a thin technopolymer shell - for high abrasion resistance.

Bell has designed this helmet with no less than 5 different shell and EPS sizes, an incredible number for an open face helmet of this type, which allows it to offer a weight and volume perfectly proportional to the wearer's morphology and limits the well-known "light bulb head" effect of this type of helmet.

Highly designed, it has a remarkable quality of finish - leather and fabric lined interior "Made in Italy", perfect fit to the head of its wearer and, as in the historical era, the Bell Custom 500 does not have a screen, but you can acquire a clear or a smoked one with snaps, available on iCasque.co.uk. Similarly, you can put a peak on your Custom 500, which is available as an option on iCasque.co.uk.