Gloss black is the version where the shell's own shape does the talking — the extended visor line, the colour-matched vent pieces and the removable rear deflector all read as one continuous surface rather than as separate parts.

What an open-face helmet does and does not do

🔵 The extended MT-V-37 visor and the full-coverage sun shield make this one of the better-protected faces in the open-face class — and it is worth being precise that „face" here means eyes and forehead. There is still no chin bar.

ECE 22.06 certifies the Cosmo SV as a jet, on a test schedule that does not include chin impact.

About the gloss black finish

The Cosmo SV carries more visible hardware than most jets: vent pieces at the front, an exhaust at the rear and a deflector that comes off. Gloss black pulls all of it into one object, which is what stops a demi-jet with this much equipment looking cluttered. The maintenance is the standard gloss-black bargain and it cuts both ways: road film against dark clear coat is maximum contrast, dry-wiping leaves permanent swirls, and washing wet with a clean cloth afterwards does not. 🔵 It is the least conspicuous version here, on a helmet type used almost entirely in traffic.

HIRP, ECE 22.06 and DOT

🔵 Dual homologation — ECE 22.06 for Europe and DOT for the United States — is more than most demi-jets carry, and it is a genuine difference rather than a marketing one: the two standards test differently and a helmet has to satisfy both.

The shell is HIRP thermoplastic, in sizes from XS to 3XL.

MT-ESP — a full-coverage sun visor on a jet

🔵 Most open-face sun visors stop short, leaving a bright band at exactly the height a low sun sits. MT-ESP is MT's answer to that: extended coverage across the whole usable field of view.

It deploys and retracts without stopping, which is the whole reason to have one rather than a tinted outer visor.

The MT-V-37 visor and the patented MT-QVSS

🔵 No Pinlock insert exists for the MT-V-37. That is worth knowing before a cold winter, though it matters far less on an open-face than it would on a full-face — there is no chin bar trapping exhaled air against the visor.

The visor changes tool-free through the patented MT-QVSS system.

Active ventilation and the removable rear deflector

🔵 The removable rear deflector is the detail worth trying both ways. Fitted, it smooths the wake behind the helmet and reduces noise; removed, it opens the exhaust path and increases airflow. Neither setting is right for every ride.

It comes off without tools, so experimenting costs nothing but a minute.

The MT-Micrometric+ closure

🔵 A micrometric ratchet is the right closure for a jet, because you use it more than on any other helmet type — a demi-jet is fastened and unfastened at every stop, often ten times a day.

MT's MT-Micrometric+ adds a minimum two-tooth engagement for a more positive lock, and it works in gloves.

Interior, fit and intercom preparation

🔵 An open-face lining lives a harder life than a full-face's: it is exposed to more dust, it is handled at every stop, and it is often needed again the next morning. Fully removable and washable is the specification that copes with that.

All of it comes out by hand.

🔵 That last point is worth dwelling on. Certification tests a bare helmet. Anything you bolt to it afterwards — a camera, an intercom, a mount — is outside the scope of the approval, and on some helmets genuinely compromises it.

MT's claim is that the Cosmo SV was designed to exceed the standard with its own accessories fitted. It is the manufacturer's statement, not an independent finding.

The weight figure, and the rest of the honest list

🔵 The honest list. Weight is quoted at 1.5 kg by MT with a plausible but unconfirmed lower figure circulating. There is no chin bar. There is no Pinlock option. And there is no independent test or safety rating of any kind for this helmet.

Against that: dual ECE 22.06 / DOT homologation, a full-coverage sun shield, a patented visor system and a removable rear deflector.

Where it sits in MT's range

🔵 The choice between a jet and a full-face is not a budget question, it is a protection question. MT's Stinger 2 full-face costs less than this helmet and covers your jaw; the Cosmo SV costs more and does not.

What you are paying for here is the open-face format and the equipment, not a higher class of helmet.

When something wears out

🔵 The rear deflector is the part most likely to go missing rather than to break, because it comes off without tools and lives in a drawer once removed. It is separately available if it does.

Visors, sun shields, linings and cheek pads are all stocked too.

In the box

• MT Cosmo SV helmet — Pure A1 gloss (HIRP shell)
• Extended MT-V-37 visor, fitted
• Full-coverage MT-ESP drop-down sun visor, fitted
• Removable rear deflector, fitted
• 🔵 No Pinlock insert — none is made for the MT-V-37 visor
• 🔵 No intercom — the helmet carries a UCS MT-Rider Sync pre-installation; the system is a separate purchase

Size guide

Specification

• Model — MT-Helmets Cosmo SV
• Part number — 136100PA1103
• Colour — Pure A1 gloss — Gloss black
• Homologation — ECE 22.06 and DOT. MT states the helmet was designed to surpass ECE 22.06 with all accessories fitted, including the intercom — manufacturer's claim, not an independent finding
• 🔴 Chin protection — none — this is an open-face demi-jet and has no chin bar
• 🔴 Safety rating — none — SHARP does not lab-rate open-face jets; no ADAC or Snell entry, and no independent road test of the Cosmo SV has been published
• Helmet type — Demi-jet / open-face, urban
• Shell — HIRP (High Impact Resistant Polymer)
• Weight — 🔴 MT's published figure is 1.5 kg. Aggregated retail listings suggest ~1350 g ±50; that could not be confirmed on a manufacturer or editorial source, so MT's own number is used here
• Sizes — XS to 3XL (seven sizes)
• Visor — extended MT-V-37 with the patented MT-QVSS tool-free quick swap
• 🔴 Anti-fog — no Pinlock option exists for the MT-V-37
• Sun visor — full-coverage drop-down shield developed under MT-ESP (Extended Sunvisor Protection)
• Ventilation — active — front intakes and a rear exhaust with colour-matched vent pieces, plus a tool-free removable rear deflector to tune airflow against noise
• Retention — MT-Micrometric+ with a guaranteed minimum two-tooth anchorage
• Interior — fully removable and washable; MT lists the model under its EcoConscious programme
• Communication — UCS MT-Rider Sync pre-installation — system sold separately
• Impact liner — expanded polystyrene — crushes once and does not recover; replace the helmet after any real impact
• Serviceability — visor, sun shield, lining, cheek pads, colour-matched vent pieces and the rear deflector all available separately
• Made for — city and everyday riding at urban speeds — loud above about 60 km/h and cold in winter, as every open-face is
• Manufacturer — MT-Helmets (MT Helmets, Spain)
• Replacement guidance — after around five years of use regardless of condition, and immediately after any impact

• 1x MT Cosmo SV helmet
• 1x MT-V-37 clear visor (fitted)
• 1x protective cover
• User manual and MT Helmets stickers