Shark is a French company that produces motorcycle helmet

Motorcycle helmet

A motorcycle helmet is a type of protective headgear used by motorcycle riders. The primary goal of a motorcycle helmet is motorcycle safety - to protect the rider's head during impact, thus preventing or reducing head injury or saving the rider's life...

s, which was founded in 1929 in Marseille

Marseille

Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...

, France.

Helmets

Shark places a strong emphasis on safety and quality in their helmets. Their designs concentrate on the dispersion of impact force away from the wearer's head, while utilizing "crumple-zones"

Crumple zone

The crumple zone is a structural feature mainly of automobiles. Crumple zones have also been incorporated into railcars in recent years.They are designed to absorb the energy from the impact during an accident by controlled deformation. This energy is much higher than is commonly recognized...

 like those found on modern automobiles. Because of this, a Shark helmet will appear much more damaged and deformed than a helmet of another make, as it has taken more of the impact to help protect the rider.

Another characteristic of Shark helmets is their thick visors, with the RSX and RSR2 models measuring 3 mm thick - the thickest in the industry. According to Shark, their visors use Formula One

Formula One

Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...

 technology.

Appearances

Shark provides helmets for a number of professional motorcycle riders including Superbike racer Troy Corser

Troy Corser

Troy Gordon Corser is a professional motorcycle road racer, the and Superbike World champion....

 and AMA Superbike

AMA Superbike

AMA Pro Superbike is the premiere superbike racing series in the United States. It is part of the AMA Pro Racing series which was sold to and is managed by the Daytona Motorsports Group...

 rider Miguel Duhamel

Miguel Duhamel

Miguel Duhamel is a Canadian motorcycle racer, the son of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Famer Yvon Duhamel. He is the second winningest rider in the AMA Superbike series at 32 wins and most wins in the with AMA SuperSport series...

. Also MotoGP rider Randy De Puniet

Randy de Puniet

Randy de Puniet is a French Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is currently racing for the Pramac Ducati team in MotoGP, having raced in this class regularly since 2006...

continues to use these helmets for the top category.