Biltwell Gringo Santa Cruz Full Face Motorcycle Helmet

The Gringo is Biltwell's classic full face, a favorite with riders for over a decade, and it is the one to pick if you want a chin bar with the wide-open feel of a classic lid. There is no face shield, just a big open eye port, so you see the road the way you do in an open-face helmet. It suits the cruiser, bobber and café rider who wants a full-face chin bar without giving up the vintage look.

This is the Biltwell x Santa Cruz Skateboards collab, and it ships in an exclusive co-branded box with the Screaming Hand graphic.

This is the current ECE R22.06 generation. Biltwell rates it US DOT FMVSS No. 218 compliant and ECE R22.06 certified, built on an injection-molded ABS shell over a dual density EPS impact liner, with a molded urethane pad in the chin bar to take front impacts.

Inside, the comfort liner and cheek pads are fleece Lycra over open-cell foam, and they come out for washing or replacing. A BioFoam head form panel and ventilated padding keep air moving around your head, and molded ear pockets take select aftermarket speakers. The chin strap closes with a D-ring and a red quick-release pull tab.

Want some cover from the wind? Biltwell makes a laser-cut flex Blast Shield that covers the eye port. If you want a full flip-up shield instead, step up to the Gringo S.

Sizing tip from Biltwell: R22.06 helmets can fit snugger than a DOT-only helmet in the same size, so measure your head against their chart before you order. Accessory cheek pads are available to fine-tune the fit.