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View Poll Results: For medium length rides, what type helmet do you use
Full face w Eye Protection
9
14.06%
Full face w Shield
23
35.94%
3/4 w Eye Protection
20
31.25%
Commando
12
18.75%
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Your Helmet Preference?

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Old 03-10-2009, 09:00 PM
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On my dirt bike it was a full face w goggles

On my FJ1200 it was a full face w a shield

My preference now is a 3/4 w wraparound sunglasses

I see many Harley riders with a ball cap or going commando with head protection. What do you wear on mid length, under 100 miles, trips?
 
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I wear my Shoei RF-1000 FF everywhere I ride....even if just down the street.

BTW,....beautiful bike ya' got there.
 
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Only one of me and I scored 100%
 
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My favorite option is not listed. I wear a half helmet 95% of the time no matter the trip length. I use a full face in foul or very cold weather.
 
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FF or no ride.

From advrider in a thread on filp-up helmets.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=347210
"I talked to a guy this morning in the medical profession......he had attended a lecture by a facial reconstuction specialist. That doctor's statement was that he had never done resconstructive surgery on anyone that was wearing a full face helmet. Quite a few open faced helmet accidents required his work. He had never done any work on anyone that had a MC accident while not wearing a helmet at all........Dead people don't need reconstructive surgery."
 
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None of the above. Half helmet all the time.
 
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sometimes i go without. today i got a full-face scorpion exo 700 to replace my hd jet2. the scoprion is a great helmet. it totally sold itself to me.
 
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Originally Posted by pottsy
None of the above. Half helmet all the time.
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I voted for commando since the half option was not there because it is the half helmet or no helmet
 
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Originally Posted by Whiskers
I wear my Shoei RF-1000 FF everywhere I ride....even if just down the street.

BTW,....beautiful bike ya' got there.
Same helmet and habit for me. Keep the shield open 99% of the time with shatterproof sun glasses.

Whiskers, always a pleasure to see that RKC of yours!
 
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DAMMIT -- I wanted to include the half helmet in the poll but my experience with helmets never included the half helmet so I forgot to include it! Please mention it in your reply if you use the half helmet as others already have (sorry)
 


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