Hedon x Royal Enfield Helmets: 16 Numbered Lids for RE's 125th

Hedon x Royal Enfield Helmets: 16 Numbered Lids for RE’s 125th

Don Williams

November 15, 2026

Hedon x Royal Enfield Helmets: 16 Numbered Lids for RE’s 125th

Royal Enfield is celebrating 125 years of building motorcycles with something you wear rather than ride. The company has teamed with London’s Hedon on a limited collection of 16 helmets: eight open-face Hedonists and eight full-face Heroine Racer 2.0s. Each is numbered, made to order, and finished by hand in Hedon’s London atelier. Both styles carry the same $2800 price, and the collection is sold online through Hedon.

Hedon says the muse for the collection is the Royal Enfield Bullet 650, and both helmets share one livery. Cream and red automotive paint is laid over a chrome-patina shell, with the cream cut into flames that let the darker base show through, all in a gloss finish. On the back, a red Royal Enfield logo carries the slogan “Made Like a Gun,” a nod to the company’s early work for the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield, Middlesex. The helmet’s number sits in red below the logo.

The Royal Enfield editions get their own interior and hardware. Black leather lines the helmets, and white leather trims the edges. Hedon’s Hed Armour liner provides 360-degree cushioning, and the lining fabric is Merlin antibacterial material. Hedon’s signature raw brass and copper hardware, which ages to a natural patina, gives way to stainless steel here, double-D buckle included. Even the Hedon plate on the forehead is brass anodized to a steel color.

The Hedonist is Hedon’s classic open-face model. Three snaps across the brow accept a peak or a bubble shield, with seven colored visors sold separately, and a holder on the back keeps a goggle strap in place. Ventilation is a three-channel system. Sizes run from XS to XXL, with claimed weights from about 1.9 pounds for the XS/S shell to 2.2 pounds for the XXL.

The Heroine Racer 2.0 is Hedon’s retro full-face helmet with café racer style. The original Heroine Racer was unveiled in late 2016, and the 2.0 followed in 2023. The Royal Enfield edition comes with two faceshields, a clear one and a red one that matches the logo on the back, and five more colors are available separately. It also has three-channel ventilation. Sizes for the Heroine Racer 2.0 range from S to XXXL, with claimed weights of 2.6 pounds for the S/M shell up to 3.1 pounds for the XXL/XXXL.

The shells are a composite of fiberglass and carbon fiber. Hedon lays up resin-impregnated sheets of each by hand in molds, cures them under pressure in an autoclave, then primes and paints the shells with automotive paint for durability and depth of color. Both helmets are offered in either ECE 22.06 or DOT versions.

Who Is Hedon?

Hedon has been creating helmet art since Lindsay Chong and Reginald Flint founded it in 2011 to rethink the urban rider’s helmet. Chong, a product and graphic designer, is Hedon’s creative director and draws the helmets. Flint, who ran operations in China and Southeast Asia for Belgian helmet maker Lazer, makes sure the designs meet safety standards and runs the business. The name comes from hedonism, which the company pronounces “Headonism” and defines as the relentless pursuit of pleasure.

Fashion has been part of Hedon’s story from the start. In 2014, Hedon won Best Accessory at the Best of Britannia show, judged by Harvey Nichols, John Lewis, and Grazia. Since then, the company has collaborated with Saint Laurent and watchmaker IWC, and BMW Motorrad named Hedon its premium helmet partner. Also, Hedon says Tom Hardy asked to wear its helmets in Venom.

On the motorcycling side, Hedon has been the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride’s official helmet partner since 2016 and has built limited runs with Morgan, Norton, The Bike Shed, and the Malle Mile. The lineup now stretches from Hedstrong bicycle helmets to the Psilo Explorer, Hedon’s first adventure helmet.

Collector’s Pricing

The price puts the collaboration in perspective. Hedon’s regular-production Hedonist starts at $449, and the Heroine Racer 2.0 at $849. At $2800, the Royal Enfield editions carry a steep markup that buys the livery, the leather, the stainless hardware, and a number guaranteeing that only seven others like it exist.