Very helpful post!
I would like to add anyway buy a NEW unused motorcycle helmet with DOT (or better) rating. Do not buy a used or unknown helmet as this is your life you are entrusting to that piece of safety gear.
I would also strongly recommend a FULL FACE helmet over ALL other types. I had ...
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- Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:18 pm
- Forum: Beginning Bikers
- Topic: Helmet Fit Guidelines...
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- Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:00 pm
- Forum: Beginning Bikers
- Topic: Helmet Fit Guidelines...
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- Views: 411687
- Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:18 pm
- Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
- Topic: What did you start on?
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- Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:08 pm
- Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
- Topic: Helmet and eardrums
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I've been riding for about 26 years and recently noticed that I couldn't hear my alarm clock with my left ear. I went to an audologist for a hearing test and found that I'd lost about 35db hearing in my left ear and a somewhat lessor amout in my right. The audiologist suggested it was probably noise ...
- Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:46 pm
- Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
- Topic: When Do You Ride?
- Replies: 26
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I ride to work 5 days a week. The rest of the time I ride whenever I have to go somewhere, when I want to go somewhere and sometimes I just ride. In Ottawa conditions usually allow me to do this from March to December. Traffic, weather, city, country doesn’t really matter; all environments are an ...
- Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:15 pm
- Forum: New Motorcycle Models and Rumor Mill
- Topic: California CHP will soon be riding HD again..OR NOT 10/25/06
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- Views: 46693
- Sun Oct 22, 2006 3:45 am
- Forum: New Motorcycle Models and Rumor Mill
- Topic: California CHP will soon be riding HD again..OR NOT 10/25/06
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- Views: 46693
- Sun Oct 22, 2006 3:37 am
- Forum: Beginning Bikers
- Topic: The Hurt Report??
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You are most likely to injure yourself in your first season and no amount of gear can protect you in the worst crashes. Some have suggested that wearing full protective gear, including helmets gives riders a false sense of security. No gear gives you no security and even the best riders occasionally ...
- Sat Oct 21, 2006 3:01 pm
- Forum: Local - Motorcycle Rides, Events and Rallies
- Topic: winter riding?
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- Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:42 pm
- Forum: New Motorcycle Models and Rumor Mill
- Topic: California CHP will soon be riding HD again..OR NOT 10/25/06
- Replies: 48
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In North America the four most commonly used brands for police services are Harley Davidson, Kawasaki, BMW and Honda. The Kawasaki 1000 is being phased out as the company stopped production on that model. Most services that used Kawasaki are switching to the Honda ST1300-P or BMW R1200RT-P. HD does ...