Cruisers and Non-Solid Helmets

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jbprince · #1 Unread post by **jbprince** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:28 am

Whats everyones thoughts about riding a cruiser with a helmet with some kind of design... Im mainly talking about full face helmets since thats all I wear...

OutToLunch · Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:43 am

I ride a cruiser and wear a full face. I like my chin.

jbprince · #3 Unread post by **jbprince** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:03 am

the question isnt about the type of helmet... but the design...

Aragorn · #4 Unread post by **Aragorn** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:51 am

I'm fine with riding a cruiser and wearing a helmet with a design. Next one I get will be solid though - it's more visible and doesn't blend in as much as the one with a design on it. Any pattern is not that different from a camouflage, really... But that has nothing to do with ridding a cruiser of course.

Sev · #5 Unread post by **Sev** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:53 am

I think that it doesn't really matter what your helmet looks like so long as you're wearing it

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I think however that you should at least pretend to try to coordinate. Don't wear a purple helmet and a green jacket

Zohw · #6 Unread post by **Zohw** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:17 am

Sev wrote:I think that it doesn't really matter what your helmet looks like so long as you're wearing it .

I think however that you should at least pretend to try to coordinate. Don't wear a purple helmet and a green jacket

Actually if you want to be more visible, that doesn't sound like a bad idea.

I have a solid color, and used it when I was riding my savage. But as the weather is turning sour, I'm thinking about buying one with a design for better visibility. Of course now I ride a standard, so I guess that doesn't help.

I say it depends if you plan to be riding cruisers all your life, or the amount of riding you do. Being a little more visible won't hurt if you ride a lot.

jbprince · #7 Unread post by **jbprince** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:28 am

Sev, thats kind of what happened with me... got the gear before the bike... blue gear, red bike... trying to swap out now...

Aragorn, that the exact helmet I am looking at now... newenough.com has them on clearance for $70!! but I might have to go with the silver and not the red... i think its a little brighter red than my bike...

they do have the solid ones though for only $85... sooo, how much of a tightwad do I want to be...

OutToLunch · Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:55 am

jbprince wrote:the question isnt about the type of helmet... but the design...

my helmet is flat black. my bike has flames on it - i think it would look odd to have a design on the helmet with flames on the bike. and it would be twice as bad if the helmet had flames on it as well.

#9 Unread post by **Wrider** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:27 am

On my black and white Volusia I wore a EXO-400 with the tribal design in grey and white. Looked good apparently. (Couldn't see myself riding the bike... lol)
Wrider

Sev · #10 Unread post by **Sev** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:05 am

Wrider wrote:On my black and white Volusia I wore a EXO-400 with the tribal design in grey and white. Looked good apparently. (Couldn't see myself riding the bike... lol)
Wrider

I have exactly the same helmet now

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