{"product_id":"mt-helmets-stinger-2-caribbean-a6-gloss-white-helmet","title":"MT-Helmets Stinger 2 Caribbean A6 Full-Face Helmet – Gloss White \/ Teal","description":"\u003cp\u003eA toucan in profile, its enormous orange-and-yellow bill running the length of the flank, set among teal palm fronds on a white shell with STINGER 2 lettered in a small banner near the chin. Caribbean A6 is an illustration rather than a graphic pack, and it is the most carefully drawn helmet in our MT range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Caribbean A6 illustration\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe base is gloss white. The bird occupies the flank with a black body, a white breast and a bill worked through orange, yellow and pale green; behind it, teal and deep green fronds fill the lower shell and continue across the chin bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook at where the bill goes. It runs forward onto the chin bar and stops just short of the visor aperture, so the composition still resolves from head-on — the angle most helmet graphics quietly abandon, because the front of a shell is a compound curve and registration errors show there first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLiving with a white helmet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo honest points about the colour. A white gloss shell shows road film, insects and fuel splashes more clearly than any other, and this one has a printed illustration under the clearcoat that you will be cleaning around rather than over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe compensation is real and physical: a white shell reflects most of the solar radiation that hits it where a black one absorbs it and re-radiates it inward. On a stationary bike in summer the difference in shell temperature is large enough to feel with a hand — and a helmet that stays cooler is a helmet you keep on at the lights instead of taking off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCleaning it without damaging the print\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever wipe a dry shell. Grit dragged across gloss leaves swirls, and over a printed graphic the clearcoat film is thinner than over plain paint, so they appear more readily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoak insects off with a wet cloth laid over them for a minute rather than scrubbing — insect remains are acidic and etch clearcoat if a hot afternoon gets to them first. And no solvent-based cleaners: petrol and brake cleaner haze the film over a print faster than anywhere else on the helmet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eECE 22.06 · no DOT\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMandatory across Europe since January 2024. Against the 22.05: 18 impact points instead of five, several impact speeds, an oblique impact against an abrasive anvil for rotational loading, and a Brain Injury Criterion limit. No DOT marking is published for the Stinger 2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eNo sun visor\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing drops down inside this helmet. The route to a tint is a smoked MT-V-28B as a second screen, which swaps in seconds through MT-QVSS but has to be carried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a white helmet there is a second argument for the tinted screen: a pale chin bar bounces a surprising amount of light up under the visor on a bright day. It is mild, it is real, and dark helmets do not do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMT-QVSS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo buttons release the screen — no tools, no side plates, workable in gloves. MT's patented mechanism, and on a model without an internal shade it is the feature that makes a two-screen setup practical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe shell and the standard underneath\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHIRP — High Impact Resistant Polymer — injection-moulded at around 1,600 g, and identical to every other Stinger 2 regardless of what is printed on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorth saying plainly: the illustration adds nothing to the protection and takes nothing away. A helmet with a toucan on it and a plain white one are the same helmet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow the illustration is applied\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe drawing is not painted by hand and it is not a sticker. It is printed — MT uses a transfer process that lays the artwork onto the moulded shell before the clearcoat goes on, so the print sits \u003cem\u003eunder\u003c\/em\u003e the protective layer rather than on top of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is why the graphic cannot peel or lift at an edge the way a decal does, and it is also why cleaning matters: everything you touch is the clearcoat, and the film over a printed area is thinner than over plain paint. Treat the clearcoat well and the drawing outlasts the helmet's five-year life comfortably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn weight: the Stinger 2 comes in around 1,600 g — roughly 100 g more than MT's sport full-faces and 100 g less than their modular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn an upright bike that difference is close to imperceptible, because your spine carries the load nearly vertically. It shows up in two places: on a sports bike with your neck extended, and at the end of a very long day. If you are choosing between this and something lighter for touring, the weight is a fair argument; for commuting and weekend riding it is not the number to decide on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAnti-fog\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrepared for Pinlock DKS435; the insert is not supplied. It is the first accessory to buy if you ride outside summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eRetention and interior\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn MT-MDTC micrometric double-teeth closure, and a hypoallergenic, removable and washable lining with a slot for a universal UCS intercom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a white helmet the lining shows its age at the brow band long before the paint shows anything at all. Washing it a few times a season is what keeps the whole helmet looking its age rather than older — and it is a five-minute job, not a chore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-wash only. The foam inside a cheek pad is closed-cell and does not survive a machine's spin cycle; it comes back permanently flatter, which quietly turns a correctly sized helmet into one that is too big.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it does not have\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo sun visor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo DOT marking published.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo safety rating. The Stinger 2 is not in the SHARP database.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Pinlock insert in the box.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMT Stinger 2 helmet — Caribbean A6, gloss white with the toucan illustration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtective bag, user manual and MT Helmets stickers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear MT-V-28B fitted; smoked screen and Pinlock sold separately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSize guide\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHead circumference\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXXS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e51–52 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e53–54 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e55–56 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e57–58 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e59–60 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e61–62 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eModel\u003c\/em\u003e — MT-Helmets Stinger 2 · \u003cem\u003ePart number\u003c\/em\u003e — 1334E35A61 (XXS–XL: …02 to …07)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eColour \/ finish\u003c\/em\u003e — Caribbean A6 — gloss white with a toucan illustration in teal and orange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHomologation\u003c\/em\u003e — ECE 22.06 · no DOT published\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSafety rating\u003c\/em\u003e — none published for this model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHelmet class\u003c\/em\u003e — closed full-face for road use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eShell\u003c\/em\u003e — HIRP polymer, injection moulded, in the region of 1,600 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSizing\u003c\/em\u003e — from XXS at 51 cm up to XL at 62 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eVisor\u003c\/em\u003e — MT-V-28B, released by the two-button MT-QVSS catch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAnti-fog\u003c\/em\u003e — Pinlock DKS435 ready · not supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSun visor\u003c\/em\u003e — none on this model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRetention\u003c\/em\u003e — MT-MDTC micrometric double-teeth closure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eInterior\u003c\/em\u003e — hypoallergenic, removable and washable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCommunication\u003c\/em\u003e — universal UCS intercom slot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/em\u003e — MT Helmets, Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFitting\u003c\/em\u003e — measure at the widest point above the brow; between two sizes take the smaller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCare\u003c\/em\u003e — never wipe a dry shell; no solvent cleaners over the print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eReplacement\u003c\/em\u003e — after any impact, and after around five years regardless\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MT-Helmets","offers":[{"title":"XXS \/ Caribbean A6 – Gloss White \/ Teal","offer_id":53618940477706,"sku":"1334E35A6102","price":168900.0,"currency_code":"MWK","in_stock":true},{"title":"XS \/ Caribbean A6 – Gloss White \/ Teal","offer_id":53618940510474,"sku":"1334E35A6103","price":168900.0,"currency_code":"MWK","in_stock":true},{"title":"S \/ Caribbean A6 – Gloss White \/ Teal","offer_id":53618940543242,"sku":"1334E35A6104","price":168900.0,"currency_code":"MWK","in_stock":true},{"title":"M \/ Caribbean A6 – Gloss White \/ Teal","offer_id":53618940576010,"sku":"1334E35A6105","price":168900.0,"currency_code":"MWK","in_stock":true},{"title":"L \/ Caribbean A6 – Gloss White \/ Teal","offer_id":53618940608778,"sku":"1334E35A6106","price":168900.0,"currency_code":"MWK","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL \/ Caribbean A6 – Gloss White \/ Teal","offer_id":53618940641546,"sku":"1334E35A6107","price":168900.0,"currency_code":"MWK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/7831\/0410\/files\/stinger-caribbean-a6-00-side.png?v=1788360026","url":"https:\/\/inter-pace.com\/en-mw\/products\/mt-helmets-stinger-2-caribbean-a6-gloss-white-helmet","provider":"Inter-Pace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}