Amisano Gino founded AGV (Amisano Gino Valenza) in Valenza, Italy, in 1947. The budding business initially specialized in leather motorcycle saddles before introducing its own leather motorcycle helmet in 1948. AGV truly separated from the pack when it started producing fiberglass shell helmets in 1954, and secured sponsorships with Grand Prix riders such as Angel Nieto and Giacomo Agostini.
Seventy-five years after Gino established the AGV name, the brand remains at the top of the sport, with five MotoGP riders still trusting their safety to AGV’s flagship Pista GP RR. Customers can purchase that same helmet at their local retailers, but with 2022 marking AGV’s 75th anniversary, the firm spruced-up race lid with its latest technology.
