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Considering whether or not to wear a full face helmet? There is a lot of different variations from full face to no helmet. Choose the Proper Protective Equipment (PPE) that makes you feel comfortable. Some factors to consider:
Read the full discussion below to find out what forum members are wearing.
Read the full discussion below to find out what forum members are wearing.
Real Harley owners dont wear full face helmets?
#911
12-09-2013 | 09:52 PM
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#912
12-09-2013 | 09:57 PM
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There's some pretty horrendous photos on Google ... and I don't even have the stomach to look at whatever "bestgore.com" is. One of the most shocking I saw many years ago was a biker, fully conscious and sitting up having his photo taken, who had lost his entire bottom jaw in an accident. Completely gone. His tongue was just flopping down.
I kind of think they ought to include a slideshow of the likes during all driving or riding training.
Not so long ago I found this diagram (below) which made me think. It's from a study of head impacts to motorcyclists. Note the proportion to the jaw area. I've also been taken to the hospice where a friend of friend now lives with brain damage having had a spill at not much speed with one of those 'beany' helmets. The guy was gone and never coming back. Not a vegetable but really retarded needing constant care and medication and given to rages.
I've never had an accident wearing a open-face helmet although I do wear them sometimes and, over all, I've hurt myself more falling off a bicycle than a motorcycle ... again landing on my chin (which would not have saved by a helmet). That includes falling off around 80mph with a full face.
I remember during that being face down and opening my eyes and seeing the road go by like the surface of an angle grinder. And closed them again. It felt like falling down a cliff face. Having skinned more than a few knees in my time, I can imagine the mess it would have made.
At the time I bought into the concept that there was a pay off between the weight of a full face causing neck injury and head damages but I don't think that's so true these days.
I have to say this though, being young and physically fit helps when it comes to avoid much of pain of accidents. I'm glad I got my crazy days out of the way when I was still a kid, just coming out of sports and used to falling, rolling and being hurt ... because if I fell now, I'd sure would react so well and feel it more.
Although I have no imperial evidence to support this, human skeletons are all pretty much the same size and I'd much rather fall on my head weighing 140 lbs than 200 lbs ... I'm sure a lot of damage happens because folks are out of shape, older now, and land badly.
I kind of think they ought to include a slideshow of the likes during all driving or riding training.
Not so long ago I found this diagram (below) which made me think. It's from a study of head impacts to motorcyclists. Note the proportion to the jaw area. I've also been taken to the hospice where a friend of friend now lives with brain damage having had a spill at not much speed with one of those 'beany' helmets. The guy was gone and never coming back. Not a vegetable but really retarded needing constant care and medication and given to rages.
I've never had an accident wearing a open-face helmet although I do wear them sometimes and, over all, I've hurt myself more falling off a bicycle than a motorcycle ... again landing on my chin (which would not have saved by a helmet). That includes falling off around 80mph with a full face.
I remember during that being face down and opening my eyes and seeing the road go by like the surface of an angle grinder. And closed them again. It felt like falling down a cliff face. Having skinned more than a few knees in my time, I can imagine the mess it would have made.
At the time I bought into the concept that there was a pay off between the weight of a full face causing neck injury and head damages but I don't think that's so true these days.
I have to say this though, being young and physically fit helps when it comes to avoid much of pain of accidents. I'm glad I got my crazy days out of the way when I was still a kid, just coming out of sports and used to falling, rolling and being hurt ... because if I fell now, I'd sure would react so well and feel it more.
Although I have no imperial evidence to support this, human skeletons are all pretty much the same size and I'd much rather fall on my head weighing 140 lbs than 200 lbs ... I'm sure a lot of damage happens because folks are out of shape, older now, and land badly.
The kool kid hey look at me so you can see the face of the owner of this highly polished overly loud bike belongs to me helmets are suicide. Any one who does any kind of non flower sniffing miles will get a chunk of road junk to the face at some point anyway and the trendy look at me helmet will gather dust real fast. Just this past summer I got hit so hard in the face shield with a rock it broke it. It would have knocked my *** out if I had a 3 snap 500 waiting for the 5 snap to come out to be the trendiest kid on the block.
#913
12-09-2013 | 10:20 PM
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And then there's the likes of this motorcycle helmet. It's user hit a bus at 70 MPH ...
Yah, it's true. Aerodynamics (and tiredness inducing internal noise) is another issue not spoken enough off.
As I just posted in the Bell thread, I wish someone would make a made-to-measure, injection-molded helmet. I would not give a damn how it looked (as long as it was black) as long as it did not give me pressure pains.
I have an old Bell full-face right now and it pushes against my face as speed.
Yah, it's true. Aerodynamics (and tiredness inducing internal noise) is another issue not spoken enough off.
As I just posted in the Bell thread, I wish someone would make a made-to-measure, injection-molded helmet. I would not give a damn how it looked (as long as it was black) as long as it did not give me pressure pains.
I have an old Bell full-face right now and it pushes against my face as speed.
#914
12-09-2013 | 11:22 PM
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From: Puget Sound, WA
I have a budget Rodia modular and had no such problem on two rides from Seattle-to-Reno-and-back rides this last summer. (No windshield.) It was only $150 or so back in 2008.
#915
12-09-2013 | 11:58 PM
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From: Roseville, CA
And then there's the likes of this motorcycle helmet. It's user hit a bus at 70 MPH ...
As I just posted in the Bell thread, I wish someone would make a made-to-measure, injection-molded helmet. I would not give a damn how it looked (as long as it was black) as long as it did not give me pressure pains.
As I just posted in the Bell thread, I wish someone would make a made-to-measure, injection-molded helmet. I would not give a damn how it looked (as long as it was black) as long as it did not give me pressure pains.
Try Shoei or Arai, they design their helmets very well with aerodynamics in mind. And are extremely comfortable.
#917
12-10-2013 | 01:17 PM
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#918
12-10-2013 | 01:33 PM
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From: NJ
Time to replace that lid. The foam in the helmet hardens with age, and deteriorates from the sweat and oils from your hair and skin. Most helmet manufacturers and the testing organizations (SNELL, ECE, etc) recommend not using helmets more than 5 years past their manufacture date.
#920
12-10-2013 | 02:36 PM
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From: Louisiana