I have had helmets with and without graphics. Had a friend airbrush a dirt bike helmet once. Any of the graphics helmets matched the bike in some way. Current helmet is matte grey

 

I don't think too many people are going to really look at and admire some anonymous rider's helmet. That leaves you, your passenger (maybe) and friends who might (or might not) like graphics. So as others have said, do what pleases you first. If others' opinions matter, ask them.

As far as my personal tastes go, I'm not into attention-grabbing anythings. Any design touches will be subtle and not garish. A helmet with graphics for me would have to be fairly controlled. I'm not doing flames, skulls and aggressive looks. I prefer more of an incognito look. My leathers don't sport patches or MoCo logos of any kind. I'm a very boring guy to look at going down the highway.

 

When I had my bike painted, the option was there to have a helmet painted to match the bike.

An example of the painter's work...Buck Wild, out in Covina, CA




I passed as I know I would have never worn the helmet. Just give me a simple black gloss and I am happy.

 

Cool. Most pin-stripe artists at bike events also do helmets. If I were to do something like this, my only reservation would be spending a lot of coin to get artwork done on an object that gets dinged and worn out in short order. Helmets are not made of sheet metal with layers of paint and clear coat but plastic shells covering hard foam. Wouldnt be bad as a collectors item though.

 

USED to like some Formula 1 driver helmets back in the days they were subtle and tasteful

 

IMO graphics are a personal way of practicing safety. More than loud pipes save lives, a driver will see an obnoxious helmet. Bold colors, et al aren't for me, but I get it. Love the WW2 fighter graphics. I have a Shoei with red stripes. I'm not one to look obnoxious for obnoxious sake, but I'd rather wear a loud helmet than a blaze yellow vest. I'm good with it. If I saw it on a Harley I'd laugh with approval. Now THAT guy is an individual more than any guy with a skull cap on.

 

The short answer is, YES!

 

Get what YOU want, why would you want to look like the rest of us :>} Just don't forget to buckle it up !

 

Not into graphics but Slayer f****** Rocks!

 

Graphics, no graphics, whatever floats your boat. I've never seen a helmet yet that made me exclaim, "cool helmet!". I never give a second thought to someone's helmet, 30 seconds later I couldn't tell you what someone was wearing. jmo