Abstract: A pocket-size rest for use with motorcycle helmets and the like is a flexible annulus of trapezoidal cross-section, with slits diametrically located in the inner and outer bottom edges of the trapezoid to promote deformation of the rest to conform to irregularly shaped support surfaces. Treads in the base of the rest are advantageously made to run in one direction in certain regions and in a perpendicular direction in other regions, coacting with the slits to promote good stability particularly on support surfaces which have compound curves. The rest is dimensioned to support a helmet well out of contact with planar support surfaces.