If all your riding skills fail and you go down- any helmet will work per the other factors..speed, road condition, adjacent obstacles, other vehicles, time of day, and physical conditioning.

If you trust government to make your choices there are plenty of "certified" helmets available with demonstration videos.
http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle-helmets
http://www.leatherup.com/l/Motorcycle-Helmets/12.html

 

Newly wed, huh!

 

I really like my Bell in crappy weather...


http://www.leatherup.com/p/Bell-Revo...et/322670.html

 

Lol, 19 yr newleyweds.

 

They can be a real pain sometimes. I have an HJC AC3 3/4 with the full 3/4 shield but ride year round and just sort of got comfortable with the X11 Shoei full helmet. To do it require me to put a tac on the bars so I can see my speed. Have a pad on my seat to hook my glasses since you cannot put it on over glasses and I also run the size L cheek pads in a size EL helmet. My sissy pad is actually a 1/4 scale custom made leather hat hook for it with a helmet lock to store the monster on. If its really hot I sometimes throw up the visor but I would think a wife will like less bugs and crap bouncing off her face. Guess if she rides on the back you need to check for helmet lock. You don't want to have to ask someone to kick you apart ever time you stop?

 

Generally heavier and more noisy. And not as safe as a FF. But I prefer them also. That is when I'm not wearing my 1/2. Usually winter or roadtrips.
I have the HJC symaxII modular and I wouldn't recommend it. Too much noise comes in under the chin and I get reverb from the pipes at highway speed. Sounds like I'm wearing a bucket. Earplugs mandatory.

My wife wears an HJC cl-sp FF exclusively and she loves it. Fits her good and it's quiet.

If I were to get another one I would look into the lighter carbon fiber types.

 

I was checking the Shoei Neotech out today. Only thing i don't like is the $749 canadian dollar tag on it. I'll wait and see if i can pick it up for less in sturgis.

 

I use a HD Half helmet in the summer, and a Shoei Full Face the rest of the year. I have to admit I really love them both!

 

ECE R22-05 – Developed by the rather lengthily named United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, this is the most common helmet certification internationally, required by over 50 countries worldwide. It is approved for all competition events by AMA, WERA, FIM, CCS, Formula USA and the big one – MotoGP. It, much like the DOT standard, favours a more impact-absorbent helmet allowing a maximum of 275g’s (the ECE R22-05 anvil is either flat or “kerb shaped” depending on the test). The ECE R22-05 is arguably the most up-to-date helmet certification standard, it’s wide use in a variety of high-level motorcycle racing classes is reassuring to many. The ECE R22-05 has more in common with the DOT standard than either the Snell M2005 or M2010 standard, an ECE R22-05 certified helmet are likely to pass the DOT test and vice-versa. - See more at: http://silodrome.com/snell-vs-dot-vs....jeguk3yM.dpuf

 

There is a Snell approved modular on the market. CF would put it at $1000 I bet if they even bothered making one.

You paraphrased a bit:

Snell: The M2010 standard allows a maximum of 275g’s (the Snell anvil is a steel ball shaped rather like a tennis ball, they also test with flat and “kerb” shaped anvils).
AND:
a helmet that passes the M2010 test will probably also pass the DOT and ECE R22-05 tests (though this isn’t guaranteed).

ECE: The ECE R22-05 has more in common with the DOT standard than either the Snell M2005 or M2010 standard.
YET listed the same 275g max and claims to be more up-to-date than the 2010 without proof. The "-05" implies year 2005.
Also "more in common" can mean the tests performed but doesn't mention the limits, etc.

Question - will a DOT modular pass ECE and NOT Snell?

Arai makes a DOT/SNELL/ECE helmet as I mentioned earlier.