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Motorcycle helmet review: Speed and Strength SS2400.
The SS2400 is a budget 3/4 open face helmet from US brand Speed and Strength.
3/4 helmet?? I hear you cry! Well yup, that chin bar is actually removeable and non-protective – at least as far as DOT and ECE certification are concerned. So, think of the SS2400 as an open face helmet with a face guard for a bit of extra rain and dirt protection and you won’t go far wrong.

And it’s a budget lid, but one with a design that gives dollops of bad attitude and includes both a tinted and a clear face shield in the box – all for a decent low price.
Which, on the surface, seems like a great deal. But at the same time, it begs the question… if it’s that cheap and offers that much, can it be any good?
- Thermoplastic-shelled 3/4 Helmet
- Non-protective removable chin bar
- Comes with clear and smoked shields
- Made in 2 shell sizes
- Accessory mounting point
- Double-D ring fastener
- Always-open ventilation
- Sizes XS-XXL
- Expect to pay around $180
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Overall/Summary
In answer to the question of whether the SS2400 is any good; most owners seem to like their helmets, so yeah it is. But it’s not always that clear cut and seems to depend on whether you’re coming at it from an open face or a full face perspective.
It’s probably no surprise that lots of buyers buy one because of its looks. And it’s a DOT/ECE helmet too so it should offer a decent level of protection (as long as you don’t face-plant anything!).
But if you’re looking for protection, keep on telling yourself that that face guard isn’t a protective one – and if you’re looking for protection as well as badass looks, maybe check out the Bell Broozer: it has a protecting and removeable face piece and looks cool.

Overall though, the SS2400 is generally seen as a decent performing and comfortable helmet by owners. OK, there’s some niggles. The sizing might be tricky to get right and the face shields might be a bit less than sophisticated. Oh, and it’s a bit on the noisy side – but then again aren’t all 3/4 helmets?
And some things might not work quite as well as helmets from more established and premium brands – thinking here of the mostly always open vents and the less than optimal bluetooth integration that you’ll get with the likes of Shoei or Bell.
Still, you’re not paying Shoei money and overall SS2400 owners seem pretty happy about their lids – especially when they’re riding around somewhere warm. And if you’re used to riding in a 3/4 helmet, then being able to slap on a face guard to cut out some wind and rain is a real luxury, right?
So, if you like the look of the SS2400 and the price is right – and you’re willing to accept that it’ll perform mostly like an open face helmet, then what are you waiting for – we reckon you’re probably going to love a Speed and Strength SS2400.
Safety
(more about helmet safety)
OK, there’s a few things to note about the safety of the SS2400.
First up, make sure you’re aware that it’s actually a 3/4 open face helmet that just looks like a full face. OK, they’re not trying to pull the wool over your eyes about it (though I did find owners who thought they were buying a full face helmet!) but as far as the helmet testing and certification dudes at DOT and ECE testing are concerned, it’s not a protective chin bar. Plus there’s a label on the chin bar saying it’s non-protective too.
So why’s it there? Well it makes the helmet look cool of course, and it is genuinely useful to be able to slot on that guard and stop bugs/dirt/rain and the like when you’re wanting to press on a bit.
But don’t kid yourself that it’ll give you any serious protection in a spill – it won’t!

The helmet shell is made of what S&S rather grandly call ATPA or Advanced Thermo Poly Alloy Shell. Wow, that sounds impressive!
We’re not at all sure how advanced it actually is or what’s alloyed about it, but it shouts of marketing spiel to us, trying to make a good ole fashioned thermoplastic shell sound more technical than it is.
On the flip side, if it is a regular thermoplastic shell, then that’s nothing to be ashamed of. Plastic shelled helmets can offer amazing levels of protection – and of course complying with DOT standards, and actually passing the ECE 22.05 range of tests is no mean fete either. So it should give good levels of head protection in an accident. Unless you land on your face, in which case skimping on a proper protecting chin guard might be a budget cut too far!
Speed and Strength SS2400s are all made in two different shell sizes, which about average for a lower priced helmet and offers some degree of optimisation for looks, comfort and safety.
And it’s great that they’re all sold with both smoked and clear shields – clear for night riding and tinted for daytime. There’s not many helmet makers that do that; and to do it at this price point is a big tick in the box. Shame neither are antifog tho, but I guess you can’t have everything.
A final note on safety is about that accessory mount. I know quite a few folks love to mount cameras on their helmets but you gotta question whether it’s safe to do so or not. On the SS2400 there’s a mounting point on the top of the helmet and Speed and Strength offer a go pro mount for around $10. That looks like a fairly solid piece of plastic to me and heaven knows what would happen if you took an impact around there. It’s probably fairly unlikely you will but if you do it’s gonna concentrate an awful lot of energy on one small area – and helmets usually aren’t designed to cope with that sort of impact in a single small point.
Incidentally, complying with the new ECE 22.06 regs would probably mean that S&S had to have the helmet tested with this official accessory fitted – and to pass tests like that. But because it’s ECE 22.05 only, it doesn’t. Makes you wonder if it’d pass the new standard…
Helmet Noise
(more about helmet noise)
Helmet noise is a weird one with the SS2400 because it’s an open face helmet – which are generally pretty noisy helmets – but there’s also that chin bar which you’d think is gonna attenuate some noise.

However, it also has a ton of mostly always-open vent holes which are gonna let in noise along with the air. So if you’re trying to second guess whether it’ll be noisy or quiet, it’s a bit of a puzzle.
Well the jury’s now in in the form of lots of owners who seem to agree – it’s a noisy lid.
It seems like that chin guard doesn’t do a great deal to reduce noise, plus there’s not much aero going on to smooth the air flow. And all those open vents mean that if you get towards to upper limit of legal speeds you’re gonna need to be wearing some seriously good ear plugs to keep things manageable.
Otherwise, drop the speed, sit behind a screen and you should be OK.
Ventilation
(more about helmet ventilation)
Speed and Strength seem to have taken ventilation pretty seriously with the SS2400.
Not only are there top vents to keep your head cool, but there’s a pair of brow vents above the shield and they’ve even put twin vents into the removable chin bar.
And of course, if you want even more wind getting in, you can always open the visor and pull off the chin bar and you’ll get all the ventilation you can handle!
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Which is great – to a point. If you only ride in hot weather, then you’re good to go.
If you ride in rain or cold, you might find all those uncloseable, always-open vents a bit much to bear.
Actually that’s not entirely true. Speed and Strength does provide a pair of rubber bungs to pop in those two top vents which is nice – although a couple of owners reckoned they could pop off pretty easily, never to be seen again (though they do sell spares).
Overall though, the SS2400 is a helmet that vents really well and if keeping cool while riding’s in your top 10, then you should be a happy puppy here.
Face Shield
(more about shields)
That face shield – or should I say those face shields – are a mixed bag of good and not so good according to SS2400 owners we came across.
The great is that Speed and Strength include both tinted and clear shields in the box. That’s almost unheard of for a helmet at this price point so a double-thumbs up to S&S for that.

Oh, and some of the helmets (thinking the Tough Nails graphics here) come not just with a smoked visor but with an iridium smoked visor to match the helmet. Wooo (if that’s your thing!).
That’s the great part. The not so great part it’s is that a few owners say it’s only really fixed on the left hand side and that it doesn’t seal well when closed.
Overall though, most SS2400 riders seem happy with the shield system, though online quite a few say their helmets should come with instructions to replace the shields as they feel like they’re gonna break when you try and change them.
There’s actually a guide on Speed and Strengths website now, but the process is to remove the chin bar first, pull the shield down as far as it normally goes and then a little bit more so you can see the top of it then pull each side free. To replace, just do the opposite making sure it’s seated properly and will go up and down.
Chin Guard
(more about chin guards)
As mentioned (lots), that chin bar is non-protective and is removeable so you can convert the SS2400 from a 3/4 helmet into a 3/4 with face guard – a bit like some other helmets mentioned in the Alternatives section towards the bottom of the page.
To remove it, you open the face shield, pull down the tab at the bottom of the chin bar and pull the whole chin bar down to unlatch and remove.
It’s actually secured by four metal clasps so it’s fitted there pretty rigidly, and if you ever needed to replace it, S&S do sell replacements separately for around $40 (which is good to know if you’re good at losing things 🙂 )
Other than that, there’s not much to say. It’s there to keep a bit of wind, dirt and rain off your face – and fitting it makes the helmet look bad ass, so it’s all good. Just remember, it’ll probably not save your face in a spill. Did we mention that??
Comfort and Sizing
(more about comfort and sizing)

Like most motorcycle helmets nowadays, the SS2400 has a removable and washable internal comfort liner that’s moisture wicking and hypoallergenic. And several owners reckon that it’s a nice comfortable helmet to wear. It’s not too heavy – weighing in at around 3.2lbs or 1.45Kg – and in fact lots of owners say it feels very light weight while you’re wearing it.
So comfort’s all good then – providing you get the sizing right. Which is where quite a few owners say SS2400s size really small. Several owners reckoned they needed to go up a size – even two sizes in some cases – to get their helmets to fit right.
So if you are thinking of buying one online, make sure you buy from a store that’ll give no quibble refunds – and ideally will pay for returns, just in case (like many of our recommended sellers).
Looks & Graphics
Of course, looking at the SS2400 you know that lots of owners are gonna be tempted simply because it looks so good.
Most of the graphics that are available tend to be dark and simple so we’ve managed to get more or less all there is on these pages. That includes the Solid Speed, the Tough as Nails and the Call to Arms designs.
If any new graphics have come out or if any are on closeout, you might want to click the links below to drop straight onto their SS2400 helmets pages.
Looking to buy a Speed & Strength SS2400?
Please click below to visit the Speed & Strength SS2400 helmets pages at Amazon and our recommended stores – all checked for great online ratings. And if you buy from any store, we get a small sum from the sale at no extra cost to you – a massive THANKS! (it’s how we finance the site).
Other stuff – fasteners, bluetooth, warranty

SS2400s come with a double D-ring fasteners. No problems there, though they’re not as super easy to use as micrometric fasteners or the newer fidlocks.
If you’re looking to fit a bluetooth set, there’s enough space to fit speakers in the cheek/ear pads and we’ve read of people who’ve fitted Cardo Freecoms and Sena 30k units in there, though it doesn’t like it’s quite as suited to fitting speakers and mics in there as some other helmets with dedicated pockets in the polystyrene liner (or Helmets with Integrated comms of course).
And if you do buy an SS2400, it’ll only come with a bear bones one year warranty covering manufacturing defects, so give it a good look over when you buy it to make sure everything’s good. Or buy a helmet from a maker who offers a 5 year warranty instead.
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Good Alternatives to the SS2400?

If you’re looking for a helmet that looks cool and maybe offers something of a halfway house between a full face and open face helmet, then here’s some good helmets to consider.

First up, there’s the Scorpion Exo Covert. They’re similar to the SS2400 in that they’ve a non protective face guard, but they’re slightly more expensive and come with a 5 year warranty.

Or how about the Bell Broozer – that’s another thermoplastic lid but this one has a removable and fully-protecting face guard. It’s also sold with clear and smoked shields too.
If you’re more interested in the 3/4 angle but with a nice deep shield, then the Shoei J-Cruise 2 is top dog. It’s more expensive but then you’re getting Shoei build quality and protection – and it’s designed from the ground up to work with the Sena/Shoei SRL bluetooth set.

Finally, if you like that classic retro jet style open face helmet, Italian brand Nolan has their dual-shield N21 range. They’re good value and are both DOT and ECE like the S&S.
For more alternatives, have a trawl through our open face helmets and modular helmets pages – or cut to the chase and have a look at our Top 10 Helmets lists.
Looking to buy a Speed & Strength SS2400?
Please click below to visit the Speed & Strength SS2400 helmets pages at Amazon and our recommended stores – all checked for great online ratings. And if you buy from any store, we get a small sum from the sale at no extra cost to you – a massive THANKS! (it’s how we finance the site).