Do you allways wear a helmet when you ride?

[JWSanders]

Only with a full facer, baby!!

I'm hoping my helmet gets me more attention on the road...

[planedick]

I gotta...

Here in Cant-afford-ya it mandatory, but I rode from 1952 to 1975 here without one, survived several nasty crashes even without one and it does bother me when it's hot here. I really do believe in a good helmet, currently Shoei 3/4 behind a fairing.

[Wildkat]

Always...

otherwise I'd have to come up with a better reason for my hair misbehaving... Oh sure... I could go with the windblown feature... but what a mess to untangle... Purely for cosmetic reasons... and possibly that whole keeping my head together thing...

(Cool graphics JW... did you buy it like that or have it done? or did you do it yourself even?)

[malber]

Originally posted by HobbyMan
MY 80G came with a heavily used 1980 Bell Star full face. I pulled it apart and refurbished it. Replaced some of the foam and added some new extra padding. That with all new cloth made it turn out really well. As an added bonus, I installed some speakers and microphone hidden inside.

Man, I hope you don't use that helmet regularly. Modding your own helmet is a really bad idea. Take a look at this article to see why:

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/ge...helmet_review/

I wear my Shoei full face all the time. Except for the last time I took my bike around the block when I was just turning the engine over, got the urge to ride and didn't want to go up and get my gear. Hated it, though, because my glasses don't give the best wind protection. It wasn't really a smart thing to do anyway. The Hurt report says that a majority of crashes in the study happened within five minutes of the rider's home.

[JWSanders]

Re: Always...

Originally posted by Wildkat
(Cool graphics JW... did you buy it like that or have it done? or did you do it yourself even?)

It came that way, I imagine. It has a factory look to it. I got it on Ebay. It has a translucent blue visor (1/2 shade), but you can't really tell from the pictures. Only helmet I've ever seen like it. I love it, it's completely unique.

I Look like a full-fledged power ranger when I'm all suited up.

[HobbyMan]

Man, I hope you don't use that helmet regularly. Modding your own helmet is a really bad idea. Take a look at this article to see why:

I havn't changed the design too terribly much. According to the article, most helmets consist of two foam sections. A hard shell to take the brute force and a softer inner layer to help comfort and absorb minor shock. MY helmet has the same setup with a few modifications. It originally came with a few spacers between the styrafoam and fiberglass shell. They were old and compressed from heat and previous abuse. I replaced them with better quality foam insulating material. Second, The main styrafoam shell was still in tact. That design has not changed much in 30 yrs. Besides foam composition, it is like new. Then on top of that, I took out the original single density insulation. The entire inside of the styrafoam is lined with a dense shock absorbing cell type foam. There are more layers built up on top of that, each one less dense. AS your head moves closer and closer to the shell, more and more pressure is put on your head in stages. Finally on top of that is the smoth cloth outer layer. In a nutshell this is an improved 30yr old helmet. What can you really expect from old technology. Sure it doesn't have a completely removable liner, but from the isides it is very similar to modern helmets. I trust it much more that the cheapo $40 helmets on ebay.

[midnight1980]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by malber
[B]

Man, I hope you don't use that helmet regularly. Modding your own helmet is a really bad idea. Take a look at this article to see why:

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/ge...helmet_review/

interesting

If you're between 15 and 44 years old, an ISS score of 40 means you have a 50-50 chance of making it. If you're between 45 and 64 years old, ISS 29 is the 50-50 mark. And above 65 years old, the 50-50 level is an ISS of 20. For a 45- to 64-year old guy such as myself, an ISS over 29 means I'll probably die

Scorpion EXO-700 looks the best

[dale_1]

helmet shmelmet

just kidding....... if you find me at anytime, other than tweaking in the driveway or within the one block my house sits on, you could move me immediately to the nearest MSF class and I would be properly attired to attend the course and most times even dressed above and beyond the requirements set therein.

sorry:
full face at all times / DOT only
over the ankle (way over) hard sole shoes /read this as\ steel-toed combat boots
leather gloves / mechanixwear leather gloves
long sleeve / leather or part leather jacket rare occasions jean jacket
jean pants / jeans

like I said drop me in any MSF class and I'd be good to go naturally.

[HobbyMan]

I always at least wear jeans, sometimes leather pants. Ankles are always covered by boots. Hands always have gloves on and always a motorcycle jacket.

[79XS11F]

I always wear a full face helmet with face shield as does my passanger. I like my brain "inside" my head
Rob

[Parr8hed]

After working 10 years as an ER nurse and 2 years in the pediatric ICU to my current job as an organ translplant coordinator for our local organ transplant procurment organization; I can tell you that I always wear mine. I have a 1/2 helmet for really hot summer days and a full face for colder days or anytime I am on the expressway. Both HJC's. I also wear a Giro on the pedal bike. I could tell you all some horror stories about other who did not wear their helmets, but did go on to be organ donors... So I guess that it all works out in the end.

[Crazcnuk]

I always wear a helmet, open face though, can't stand full-face.

ALmost never wear gloves (+5C or less). Always wear jeans, usually my heavy leather coat (unless it's getting close to 40C) and my jean vest over top the coat. I will wear my running shoes around town, and my boots on longer trips or to 'biker' outings. (makes me 1 1/2" taller )

I've always worn glasses, so keeping bugs out was not a problem until a few years ago when I broke down and bought some contacts.

First trip I forgot I had them in and was about a mile from home when a bug hit my cheek just below the right eye and I realized i was goggleless!

Got some Peeks motorcycle sunglasses as a gift for contact lens days.

[BLUEJEEPLAB]

You bet I do. I have been guilty of the "Around the Block Naked Head' thng once or twice, but I am older and wiser. I fell off the back of my KE-175 wheelying out of a ditch when I was teenager and cracked the el cheapo "Captain America' helmet I had from front to back when I hit a rock. Headache? yeah, skull fracture? no. Bought a Bell the next day.

Have a Shoei for both myself and SWMBO.

I am also an advocate of armour jackets and pants, but when it's really hot, I'll get down to a textile jacket and long pants. Gloves are also on the list.

[Snow]

I always do - I did go without on two occasions to see if it was possible to smoke while riding...but have never since.

There have been two occasions where a helmet came in very handy for me:

1: Was being stupid, did a 50 foot burnout on a dirt road, ended up being planted face first under my bike for about 15-20 feet...saved my face that time.

2: Again being stupid (I'm seeing a trend here) - managed to go head first into a little brick wall (brick mailbox) doing 30mph. Took a nice chunk out of the top of my helmet that time... even so I ended up in the hospital for a week with numerous broken bones and a collapsing lung.

Of course, when I did ride without, I was *very* careful and not acting stupid.

[ZXDavid]

Yea always, I like helmets knowing what they can do for you in a mishap. I always try and talk folks into wearing them if I can. My comeback to the non helmeted person is always the same. If the NHRA and the United States military think its a good idea then it must be a good idea. Unless of course you think they are dumbasses that dont know what they are doing. Usually shuts up the most adament argument so far.