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Message started by stock87 on 05/02/06 at 11:04:35

Title: Helmet or NO Helmet?
Post by stock87 on 05/02/06 at 11:04:35

How many go with out a Helmet?

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Post by stock87 on 05/02/06 at 11:04:59

Helmet!!!!

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Post by SAMM on 05/02/06 at 11:25:08

Helmet...Face shield.. Oregon State Law and I have grand children ;D And My mistress ( so my wife calls her ) is also an 87 Something could fall off at any time !!

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Post by riptide_fl on 05/02/06 at 11:43:38

Full Face Helmet Here !! :)

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Post by Jim_R on 05/02/06 at 12:15:14

I got a full face helmet but I havent been wearing it because it is too hot and I cant see my stock speedometer. I got my new sigma and I can see my speed now so I better start using my helmet again.

I need to get a skid lid or something smaller for hot days.

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Post by guitarsr4girls2 on 05/02/06 at 12:34:31

I have a skid lid that I wear...seldom.

Helmet's bother me, since I ride without the windsheild most of the time, and in Texas it's okay to ride without...so I do. Most of the time.

Oh, but in the rain, I always wear.

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Post by YonuhAdisi on 05/02/06 at 12:38:17

Law or not, I always wear a helmet.

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Post by tfrawg75 on 05/02/06 at 13:24:01

no helmet for me if it is your time to go it is your time to go how many people die with airbags and seatbelts on when some people get thrown out and live no one understands why helmet just means u can have an open casket lol

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Post by steelwolf on 05/02/06 at 13:54:44

It may not be your time to go but it could certainly be your time to find the road a lot closer than you would like.

To each his own but justify it not, for justice will find it's own way.

Me? Half helmet just like the LEOs. Not gonna save the chin but maybe the thinking part will be spared a "deleted file" or two.

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Post by Veritas on 05/02/06 at 14:23:16

I'll be wearing a full face when I get my bike. Some people say full face looks funny on a cruiser. My thoughts: It'll look funnier if I fall and my brain is in tact but I ground off my whole face.

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Post by magicfairy on 05/02/06 at 14:40:06

In New Zealand helmets are compulsory - cyclists, mopeds and motorbikes.
Full face, by choice, for me and most others on anything bigger than 50cc

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Post by Paladin on 05/02/06 at 15:06:18

Helmet by law. IMO it slightly increases the possibility of a collision in L.A. city traffic.

When it wasn't the law I wore a helmet dirt and highway.

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Post by Steve530 on 05/02/06 at 15:34:42

Helmet. It's required here. Actually, I've never riden without a helmet and wouldn't feel right without one.

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Post by SavageDude on 05/02/06 at 16:59:44

Veritas wrote:

I'll be wearing a full face when I get my bike. Some people say full face looks funny on a cruiser.

I'm not riding to impress anyone. I just enjoy my ride; and I feel more comfortable that the full face helmet is there if it's ever needed.

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Post by babbalou on 05/02/06 at 17:02:21

Full face helmet. Doesn't look cool but I'm too old to care. ;)

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Post by Brewbrother on 05/02/06 at 17:06:43

stock87 wrote:

How many go with out a Helmet?

daily commute yes. Quick run to the store no. long rides always. Our state does not currently have any opinion on motorcycle helmets.

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Post by 911radioman on 05/02/06 at 17:42:06

Probably 60% of my riding with some form of helmet, 40% with no form of helmet. No helmet laws here in Indiana.

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Post by Guido on 05/02/06 at 18:03:27

full face hemet here. anything to improve my odds. never was lucky at gambling. to each his own though. ;D

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Post by gubbs on 05/02/06 at 18:08:44

Always wear a helmet, full face preferably.

Please guys, always wear a helmet with a visor.

I have seen a guy with no left eye. It was liquified by a tiny pebble which hit him doing 40mph.

I have also seen, first hand, a full face which absorbed the full impact of a stone which was flicked up by a coach into the guys face at 60mph.

Thats not fast, and it completely demolished the lid.

If he had not been wearing a helmet, he would be horribly
disfigured or most likely brown bread.

Only thing you got to ask yourself here is - its OK if you die. What if you dont? What if you have to live the rest of your days drinking through a tube? Alone?

crappity smack that!

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Post by slavy on 05/02/06 at 18:09:42

Everyday in the city or short trips NO helmet, exept like a weather guard. Summer time- bandama , winter time knit cap.
Out of state, or up in the mountains,or in nasty weather- full face.

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Post by cigaro on 05/02/06 at 18:18:29

Helmet always -- a half helmet. Added a little eye shield and really like it a lot -- plenty of circulation, easy to get the helmet on and off, yet eyes don't tear up when I go faster than 45, and I still get plenty of wind and circulation. Also have a full face, but it's almost impossible to get my glasses back on after I put it on. Thinking I might get a three quarter, too, to round out the trio and see if I like that.

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Post by Veritas on 05/02/06 at 18:24:15

Yeah, definately like to keep my face in tact.

But my darn ears always get ripped off with the helmet. I'm sick of sewing them back on!

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Post by DianeS. on 05/02/06 at 18:45:33

By law helmets are required, but I want to wear one anyway. I have two young daughters, so I don't want to take too many risks - other than riding a bike (lol).

Now that I have a windshield, I do sometimes leave the face shield up to feel the breeze, especially if I'm riding through towns etc.

DianeS.

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Post by Savage Librarian on 05/02/06 at 19:14:48

I always wear a helmet.

For my 5 mile commute to work, I'll often wear a half helmet and goggles. For 1/2 mile I hit 40mph, and then the rest is about equally divided between 30mph and 20mph roads. At those speeds I feel fairly comfortable with a half halmet to offset this wonderful Texas heat...

For any time I get above that speed, I always wear the full face helmet. I have a bright yellow modular helmet that sees a lot of use. My did has a long history of doing stupid things on motorcycles and having his face saved by a full helmet, so I decided to learn from his mistakes and keep covered!

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Post by DavidV on 05/02/06 at 19:25:58

I've got a half-helmet for hot days, and a full-face for cold ones. I hardly notice the shorty when I'm wearing it, and I won't ride without it.

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Post by Violent_Rage on 05/03/06 at 00:04:28

helmet of course :)

this one

http://www.bell-helmets.it/sh_skin.php

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Post by chriss on 05/03/06 at 00:57:15

Check out the Bell Mag-8 helmet. pretty cool ! The visor retracts into the helmet. And only $119

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Post by Savage_Rob on 05/03/06 at 07:07:27

I wear one. Mine are an HJC AC-3 and a Scorpion EXO-400. Just depends on whether I want to wear a 3/4 or FF.

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Post by Dragon King on 05/03/06 at 10:53:40

no helmet law!!!!!! no helmet 90 percent of time.make the kids wear one when they go with me. ;D always thought if it is your time to go then a helmet or car will not save you. :o

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Post by Ed_L. on 05/03/06 at 11:17:18

Full face helmet here, gets hot in the summer and is a b1tch to get off and on when wearing earrings but too much can happen if you go over without one.

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Post by MacAttack on 05/03/06 at 13:01:09

Full-face helmet (though I occasionally cheat in my small country neighborhood). I have a full-face helmet with a big chunk of the front missing, and one side filed down into the fiberglass.

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Post by Trippah on 05/03/06 at 15:41:25

3/4 on my 60 yr old noggin; its having enough trouble without adding injury to insult.

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Post by MISS_SALLY on 05/03/06 at 16:16:36

1/2 helmet with shield Crome in color
windshield
joe rocket with armor
jeans
gloves
over ankle boots
My coaches in Motorcycle safety class would be proud

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Post by Dynobob on 05/03/06 at 20:38:29

MISS_SALLY wrote:

jeans

Miss Sally, jeans will give you no protection in the event of a slide on the pavement. You need leather chaps, Draggin Jeans with kevlar, or some real motorcycle pants. Armor in your lower extremities is a good thing too.

I always wear a full face Arai. I wear a thick leather jacket, leather gloves, and usually Draggin Jeans and leather boots. Road rash is no fun.

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Post by Don Steel on 05/04/06 at 05:09:42

[quote author=Steve530 link=board=RubberSideDown;num=1146593075;start=0#12 date=05/02/06 at 15:34:42]Helmet. It's required here. Actually, I've never riden without a helmet and wouldn't feel right without one.

As Steve says, its compulsory here in the UK and I don't think i'd feel right without one.
I usually use a full face Vemar. Good lid if you wear glasses!! 8)
I have just bought an open face lid with a visor, but haven't had a decent day to get out and ride with it!
I think i'll use it for short trips and very sunny days. :(

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Post by lancer on 05/04/06 at 06:11:17

Helmet?

ALWAYS

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Post by Reelthing on 05/04/06 at 06:39:21

With rare exception - helmet here - full face of late but also use a 3/4 on bikes with a big enough a wide screen to hide behind - impacts from flying debris either rocks or kingkong bugs are daily

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Post by mornhm on 05/04/06 at 07:25:40

Helmet?

Yes, Full Faced not that I like my chin that much, it's just that I don't want a chunk of my upper leg (in the rear) replacing it. That and I don't like bugs etc. in the face.

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Post by Island_Biker on 05/05/06 at 06:29:15

Helmet - always.
Leather jacker, boots, & gloves, but usually jeans. Chaps will come when I can afford them.

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Post by Bugscraper on 05/06/06 at 19:43:41

[quote author=tfrawg75 link=board=RubberSideDown;num=1146593075;start=0#7 date=05/02/06 at 13:24:01]no helmet for me if it is your time to go it is your time to go

It may not be God's intended time for you to go; but, you can make it happen, anyway. Just ask Indian Larry.

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Post by azjay on 05/07/06 at 07:24:14

no helmet law in az. full face on road trips and during the winter. no helmet on poker runs and around town riding, i dont like the enclosure, it costs me too much visibilty and hearing. shorty helmets being painted to match the harley, likely worn around town and poker runs when we get them back. full face always worn on a dirt bike. eye protection always!

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Post by russ_g on 05/07/06 at 08:14:58

I'm glad this isn't even a choice in Canada. If there were - of course it'd still be helmet. To those who say when it's your time it's your time - I agree. Problem being what if it's not your time and just end up with some serious brain damage that sees your wife and kids wiping drool from your mouth for the next x number of years. Still plenty fun to ride with, keeps me warm on the cold mornings (most mornings here in Calgary are not much above 10 C., keeps the bugs out, etc etc

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Post by ohiokid on 05/07/06 at 21:10:05

half skid lids never wear except states where required , we run mostly all back roads and gravel low mph , but you guys make some good points , might have to rethink it now !!