Looking for motorcycle helmet

It all depends on how much you want to spend: you have hundreds to choose from.
However, if this is your first helmet, I would recommend you do not buy from a website.
Go to a store and try on the various styles before you purchase one: you'll be surprised how different they feel on your head and face.

 

Make sure whatever you buy fits. I like the Arai kevlar helmets. Expensive not many dealers or web sites carry them, but they are the best.

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I am selling this set-up, it is new, never used. I was going to join some friends go kart racing every couple of weeks, but permanent injury from a car accident put an end to that plan. I have the helmet, neckbrace, new leather gloves and new balaklava on Craigslist locally for $50.
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Quality varies quite a bit, even within the same brand that offers a wide range of price points. Some helmets that used to be great ten years ago are more cheaply made today and it shows. Others were never that great to start with but for some reason have good brand recognition.

Everyone's head is shaped differently, and likewise helmets are also built with different head shape in mind. The key is to find one that fits your head properly. Not so snug as to cause a headache or similar, but not so loose that it has the chance to move around in a crash. Add in the "break-in" factor where the helemt will get slightly looser in the first month or so and it makes buying one in person, much less online, a tricky proposition. Many people buy one too loose.

Don't fixate on one brand or price range, look at many and find ones you like, and decide from them based on actually trying them on.

Everything legally sold in the US is DOT approved. This means the manufacturer has put the helmet through a series of standardized tests and registered the results. Snell is a different certification that a helmet may or may not have, most higher-end helmets have it. In theory a Snell helmet will protect you better in a huge hit, although earlier versions of the Snell tests meant that in lower-energy hits your head might actually experience more severe deceleration peak loads. So to say across the board DOT + Snell is better than just DOT is not correct. Find one that fits, has features you like, and can afford before worrying about the Snell certification.

This is a good source for reviews
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-helmets/motorcycle-helmets.htm

 

As others have said it is best to go out and try on helmets. The same size from different manufacturers will fit drastically different. A helmet that fits properly and is comfortable.

Then buy the best helmet that you can afford.