| As a Motorcyclist, you will have definitely come | | | | It was the development of the first fully fibreglass |
| across the name AGV, most probably due to the | | | | helmet which led to the company being asked to help |
| fact that one of the world's most famous | | | | build a downhill ski helmet for the 1km downhill ski |
| motorcyclists wears them religiously, Valantino Rossi. | | | | speed record. With their expertise, they were able to |
| With the outrageous designs and the iconic number | | | | produce one of the finest ski helmets ever made |
| 46 painted on them, they are almost impossible to | | | | which catered specifically for this enduring sport. With |
| miss and the 7 time world champion wears them | | | | the success of the ski helmet, AGV transferred |
| with pride. However the history of the company | | | | these skills into the motorcycle market which |
| goes as far back as the 1940's and does not start | | | | culminated in the first ever full faced fibreglass |
| with the development of what is now known as one | | | | helmet. It was this that became the blueprint for the |
| of the finest motorbike helmet companies in the | | | | helmets we recognise today. |
| world. | | | | The AGV brand has been advertised through the |
| In 1946, Amisano Gino Valenza started a company | | | | consistent use of the helmets in the motorcycle |
| designing and manufacturing leather seats and leather | | | | racing world. These helmets have been trusted to |
| bike saddles and it wasn't until 1947 that they | | | | protect the heads of world champion motorcyclists |
| entered the motorcycle helmet market. They started | | | | such as Barry Sheene, Giacomo Agostini and more |
| off by experimenting with different techniques to | | | | recently Max Biaggi, Troy Corser and the legendary |
| create an innovative helmet which was unlike any | | | | Valantino Rossi. Rossi has even taken to designing his |
| other produced before. The popularity of these | | | | own unique and extravagant styles which are |
| helmets grew rapidly, mainly in the sport racing world, | | | | occasionally produced for the retail market as replicas |
| due to motorcyclists wanting a more specialised and | | | | of the original. |
| innovative design. The company prided themselves in | | | | AGV have remained such a prominent feature in the |
| always striving for something better than the one | | | | motorcycle helmet history due to the fact they |
| previously produced and this led to them being | | | | continually manufacture products suitable for a |
| leaders in the development of the motorcycle helmet. | | | | variety of purposes from road and city riding to |
| AGV helmets made their mark in history in 1949 with | | | | professional racing. They have produced helmets of |
| the first ever leather shelled, open faced helmet | | | | the highest quality and made them available for |
| being designed and produced. Previous to this, no | | | | everyone to use. For everyday motorcyclists, there |
| other company had designed such a helmet and soon | | | | are some great helmets available from the AGV S4 |
| it became an iconic move which was duplicated by | | | | range to the brand new AGV Stealth SV with the |
| other companies. It wasn't until 1953 that the first | | | | iconic union flag design. When purchasing an AGV you |
| fibreglass vulcanized helmet was produced which | | | | can be safe in the knowledge that you are investing |
| started off the chain of developments leading to the | | | | in one of the best motorcycle helmets the world has |
| helmets we would recognise today. The first ever | | | | ever seen, unfortunately this does not come with |
| fully fibreglass open faced helmet was produced a | | | | the riding abilities of Valantino Rossi. |
| year later and took the world by storm. | | | | |