Getting a full face helmet.
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03-28-2008, 11:01 AM
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RE: Getting a full face helmet.
Congrats for the baby!!!,..
Shoei,Nolan or Arai helmets,i think all these brands are the best,..
Let em give u an advise,try not to get a good deal with the helmet just get
a good one,..just in case.
I was told that every helmet has an expire date,,i dont know if its true but maybe u want to ask about that too.
i thinl 4/5 years.
Shoei,Nolan or Arai helmets,i think all these brands are the best,..
Let em give u an advise,try not to get a good deal with the helmet just get
a good one,..just in case.
I was told that every helmet has an expire date,,i dont know if its true but maybe u want to ask about that too.
i thinl 4/5 years.
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03-28-2008, 11:06 AM
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03-28-2008, 10:46 PM
RE: Getting a full face helmet.
Congrats on the baby. I have 2 small kids and I ride. I try to be as safe as I can.
I wear a full face (I dont know the brand). I also wear Bohn body armorunder my leather jacket.
Dont care about being cool. The only people I care about are my kids...they need me and my earnings to feed them. So laugh all ya want.
Funny thing though. I read this forum and all these guys are talking that they wear a full face or whatever.
When I ride I have to say at least 80% of the Harley riders I see have no helmet at all.
I dont know where you all are but I feel like the odd man out when I pull up to a stoplight and some dudes pull up to me.
Ride safe!!!
It seems I am the only one with a helmet on.
I wear a full face (I dont know the brand). I also wear Bohn body armorunder my leather jacket.
Dont care about being cool. The only people I care about are my kids...they need me and my earnings to feed them. So laugh all ya want.
Funny thing though. I read this forum and all these guys are talking that they wear a full face or whatever.
When I ride I have to say at least 80% of the Harley riders I see have no helmet at all.
I dont know where you all are but I feel like the odd man out when I pull up to a stoplight and some dudes pull up to me.
Ride safe!!!
It seems I am the only one with a helmet on.
#84
03-28-2008, 11:20 PM
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RE: Getting a full face helmet.
I also have a Shoe rf-1000, seen hanging from mybike in the profile pic. Previously, I owned an el cheepo HD helmet which was made by AGV I think. There was a huge difference in weight and in wind resistance between the two, but I still think improvements could be made regarding aerodynamics. I think full face helmets are tested in a wind tunnel when they are in the position a sport bike rider would normally be positioned in, that is, leaning forward. While a cruiser like a Harley-Davidson places the rider in a more upright position so the wind flow over the helmet is somewhat different. I wish the helmet mfg's would come out with models more aerodynamically suited for cruising positions. Of course, the point is moot if one has a windshield.
The other thing you should consider, and really the biggest improvement I found between el cheepo and the Shoe was my field of vision. The Shoe gave me a much larger field of view, to the sides and down as well.
One final observation I have made about my riding. When I ride without the helmet, I ride much more defensively,not following as close or driving as fast. Anyone else witness this of themselves?
The other thing you should consider, and really the biggest improvement I found between el cheepo and the Shoe was my field of vision. The Shoe gave me a much larger field of view, to the sides and down as well.
One final observation I have made about my riding. When I ride without the helmet, I ride much more defensively,not following as close or driving as fast. Anyone else witness this of themselves?
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03-29-2008, 08:10 AM
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RE: Getting a full face helmet.
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I also have a Shoe rf-1000, seen hanging from mybike in the profile pic. Previously, I owned an el cheepo HD helmet which was made by AGV I think. There was a huge difference in weight and in wind resistance between the two, but I still think improvements could be made regarding aerodynamics. I think full face helmets are tested in a wind tunnel when they are in the position a sport bike rider would normally be positioned in, that is, leaning forward. While a cruiser like a Harley-Davidson places the rider in a more upright position so the wind flow over the helmet is somewhat different. I wish the helmet mfg's would come out with models more aerodynamically suited for cruising positions. Of course, the point is moot if one has a windshield.
The other thing you should consider, and really the biggest improvement I found between el cheepo and the Shoe was my field of vision. The Shoe gave me a much larger field of view, to the sides and down as well.
One final observation I have made about my riding. When I ride without the helmet, I ride much more defensively,not following as close or driving as fast. Anyone else witness this of themselves?
I also have a Shoe rf-1000, seen hanging from mybike in the profile pic. Previously, I owned an el cheepo HD helmet which was made by AGV I think. There was a huge difference in weight and in wind resistance between the two, but I still think improvements could be made regarding aerodynamics. I think full face helmets are tested in a wind tunnel when they are in the position a sport bike rider would normally be positioned in, that is, leaning forward. While a cruiser like a Harley-Davidson places the rider in a more upright position so the wind flow over the helmet is somewhat different. I wish the helmet mfg's would come out with models more aerodynamically suited for cruising positions. Of course, the point is moot if one has a windshield.
The other thing you should consider, and really the biggest improvement I found between el cheepo and the Shoe was my field of vision. The Shoe gave me a much larger field of view, to the sides and down as well.
One final observation I have made about my riding. When I ride without the helmet, I ride much more defensively,not following as close or driving as fast. Anyone else witness this of themselves?
Yes, I have often made comments about how seat belts and helmets give people a false sense of security and that they feel safer than they really are. This then allows them to do more stupid things than they otherwise would do.
Most think I am stupid for saying this but I know how I feel so I guess it is all I can comment on!
This is the gear I wear even on the Harley!
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