Star War Motorcycle Helmets
Below are 4 of the most popular helmets from the Star Wars movie series. Most of these replicated helmets have equivalent Motorcycle Helmet counterparts. They are typically only customized by airbrushing on the surface of a quality brand full face motorcycle helmet, while others have shown their true super-fan status by modifying a novelty helmet with a replica helmet from a star wars memorabilia store.
Transforming a plain old helmet, or creating an original; either way these are the star wars motorcycle helmets that will take you from a fan of Star Wars, into Super Fan Mode. Let’s get on with the awesomeness…
Boba Fett Motorcycle Helmet
Boba Fett – a bounty hunter and Mandalorian warrior, was the only unaltered clone of his father- Jango Fett. Designed to become part of the Grand Army of the Republic, and raised as Jango’s son, Boba Fettwas first of many clone replicas.
After Jango Fett was killed at the Battle of Geonosis (the opening in Clone Wars), Boba was forced to grow up and rely on the skills that his father taught him at an early age and began traveling the galaxy. He soon became a sought after bounty hunter and began taking assignments from Jabba the Hutt.
Boba Fett quickly became known as the galaxy’s best bounty hunter for several decades, often working for the Empire. One of my favorite characters as a kid, Bobba Fett has been a center for all kinds of cult-like followings. Here is just one on Deviantart.
The Boba Fett Motorcycle Helmet Replicas – Airbrushed.
In order to get on of these helmets with a Bobba Fett color scheme you are going to either have to paint it yourself, or commission a custom helmet painter (like Airgraffix) to do it for you. This is going to be the case with most of these extremely customized helmets, and you will get the quality that you pay for with the work completed.
HJC has also announced a Marvel Line of Helmets (for 2017) that will include Kylo Ren and Bobba Fett.
There are a few other tricks to get a motorcycle helmet roadworthy with the looks of the man – Bobba Fett.
- Pull apart a novelty or costume helmet and re-attached around your own motorcycle helmet, like here and here.
- Build a Steampunk edition from scratch – will not be DOT of course.
Fox Racing V3 Helmets are also getting the Star Wars love too.
Here are a few more iterations of this helmet from behind the scenes of the series:
Darth Vader Helmet
Who’s your daddy? You know, it’s Darth Vader. Luke Skywalkers’ father that is. Before he put the helmet on and converted to the Dark Side, he was known as Anakin Skywalker when he was part of the Galactic Republic and fought as a Jedi Knight.
After being manipulated and almost killed, Darth Vader could no longer remove his suit or helmet without ending his life.
Serving as a Sith Lord on the Dark Side, he later met his son, Luke Skywalker.
Darth Vader Motorcycle Helmets
From left to right:
- Full Darth Vader Replica Suit with Helmet
- Airbrushed Darth Vader Motorcycle Helmet – (Air Graffix)
- Replica Helmet and Themed Motorcycle Jacket
Pickup a tactical helmet and a Darth Vader mask for this one and you are 90% of the way there. Cut, glue, and may the force be with you.
See also: 50 coolest helmets of 2014
Clone Trooper Helmet
The totality of the battles that would subsequently come to be known as the Clone Wars would give birth to a new kind of genetically-modified troop: the clone trooper. Clone troopers were identical clones that were set forth to do the bidding of the Grand Army of the Republic. As a result, thousands upon thousands of these troops were sent into battle. Clone troopers were trained as soldiers from the time of their birth until their first battle. Cloned in the laboratory known as Kamino, these troopers were trained to be fierce and aggressive. This resulted in untold casualties in the Clone Wars that were not easily put to a stop. In essence, the clones were brainwashed to follow the command of the Supreme Chancellor. By following these orders unquestioningly, these troops proposed the will of the Galactic Republic on the entire galaxy.
Initially, the primary focus of the clone troopers was to defend the Republic from the rising Separatist movement. During this time period, the Jedi had worked side by side with Grand Army. The Jedi Order had established itself throughout the Army with all different rankings. This lead to a close working relationship with the clone troopers. Though there was a covert Sith plot lying in the underbelly of this relationship. Sith Lord Darth Sidious, under the guise of protecting the Republic, released a doctrine known as Order 66 on the last day of fighting in the Clone Wars’.
Order 66 declared that all Jedi were enemies of the Republic. It required the clone troopers to execute the unsuspecting Jedi. Since the Jedi and clone troopers had fought together up to this point, they never saw the forthcoming betrayal. The clones were unable to disobey any orders, even though they had forged close relationships with the Jedi. While some clone troopers refused to execute their comrades, the vast majority killed unsuspecting Jedi.
With the majority of the Jedi having been killed, Emperor Palpatine was free to abolish the Old Republic and set up the Galactic Empire. This left him in the greatest position of power, giving him control over the entire galaxy. Along with other changes set forth by the Emperor, this changed marked a shift from the clone trooper to the stormtrooper. This new enforcer served as the brutal hand of the Emperor.
Clone Trooper Motorcycle Helmets
*Honorable mention here: The biker scout doesn’t get a lot of airplay so I wanted to go ahead and give him a mention here.
See Also: Biker Scout helmets, Biker Scout Motorcycle Helmets.
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