Helmet question

[Renegade]

If you're bike is properly set up, has good mirrors (which most don't) and you add some blind spot mirrors you can possibly reduce the need for this.

For sure... Go for the extra mirrors... You might as well go for a few extra lights to aid the night vision

Sweet!

But, not exactly what I had in mind Those little 1.5" blind spot mirror do work rather well though...

My mirrors aren't for crap... All I see are my arm pits, but adding those helped a ton.

[blues2cruise]

LOL, dr_bar.

Even if you think you have your mirrors set up well, you still must shoulder check each and every time. If you don't, the one time could be disasterous. And if you forget once, you will forget twice and beofre you know it, you will have developed the bad habit of not looking.

[Loonette]

What they all said! I started with a full-face helmet and after about 6 months I purchased an open-face just for variety and cooler summer riding. Well... I couldn't stand how vulnerable my face felt with nothing in front of it (and I have claustrophobia too!). Also, one of our members here posted a pic of his full-face helmet after a crash, and you could see how the jaw area of the helmet and part of the shield was all dug up from the road. It would have been his face if he didn't have the full-face on (and he was going under highway speed).

You'll get used to the shoulder checks as you get used to everything else about riding. But yes, shoulder checks need to be done NO MATTER WHAT.

Cheers,
Loonette

p.s. Just about a month ago I purchased a Scorpion helmet - VERY NICE!