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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:03 am
by KeithB
Thanks for the feedback , i too will stick with the full face.
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:37 am
by Wizzard
Did any of you ride before the enactment of helmet laws ? And if so , how many of you still wore helmets?
Enquiring minds want to know .
Regards, Wizzard
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:47 am
by sapaul
Both in the UK and SA, the helmet laws have always been here. I did wear an open face when rode trials, but that was all in the dirt.
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 4:12 am
by paul246
sapaul wrote:Somebody posted some stats on helmet impacts and 40% were around the chin area, I'll stick to my full face.
Also, lack of protection in the chin area can result in a broken jaw bone being shoved back and severing the spinal cord.
To me a helmet isn't a fashion item or an optional accessory. Get the best protection you can afford.
Most full faces helmets are ventilated, as long you are moving things are OK. In slow traffic I crack open the visor, even at speed I often leave the visor open 1/2 an inch or so.
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:05 am
by KeithB
[/quote]To me a helmet isn't a fashion item or an optional accessory. Get the best protection you can afford.[quote]
I drove dirt track stock cars. The guy who taught me the ropes and sold me parts used to say, "If you have a ten dollar head, buy a ten dollar helmet"
I agree buy the best you can aford.
1/2 Helmets
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:12 am
by the deacon
If I have to wear a helmet (I would prefer not to) I'd just as soon it be 1/2 of a helmet. I've been riding since I was 14 and I'm 61 now. Never liked helmets, but MI doesn't give a choice, yet.
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:43 am
by cb360
"What do you think of the half helmets for cruising?"
It's not what I think about half helmets so much as it is what I think about my jaw. I guess you could say "I'm attached to it"
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:56 am
by Sev
You only get one head right? Why not do everything you can to keep it in working condition?
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:02 am
by flynrider
Wizzard wrote:Did any of you ride before the enactment of helmet laws ? And if so , how many of you still wore helmets?
Enquiring minds want to know .
Regards, Wizzard
I've never lived in a state where helmets were mandatory. I've been sporting a brain bucket since I started riding. On rare occasions I may take a short ride without one, just for fun.
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:31 am
by ZooTech
Sevulturus wrote:You only get one head right? Why not do everything you can to keep it in working condition?
Because that would include not riding motorcycles.