Helmet

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[quote author=socwkbiker board=general thread=1186158782 post=1186232004] ::) Suddenly I don't feel so well. Stomach getting queasy...ooohhh...not good.






LOL!

[dip]

have 3 - full modular flip, 3/4 with shield, half helmet - all by HJC. wear all three, depending on ride and weather; was wearing half most of the time until recently when a club member died of head trauma when he collided with another vehicle and helmet came off. needless to say that got me to thinking so i switched to 3/4 and wouldn't you know it the next week i went down and skidded a few feet; 3/4 was damaged, but my head came through without a scratch. brains may be a bit scrambled but i suspect that happened many years prior to this accident. from now on 3/4 will be used on most rides, except very cold and/or rainy days. will miss half cause i do enjoy the freedom - but i like my head more. to each his own.

Smart move Dip.

[dogdoc]

I wear an NexL Sports beanie(half) which cost about $200. the testimonials and pics I have seen on hundreds of wrecks proved to me this is one TOUGH helmet. They are hard to find, order and wait a long time but worth it. No soft padding just mold to your head. For cold weather I own a 3/4 Shoei no face mask for me and wife has same. Here in TX its the beanie about 8-9 mo a year. of course a few days of do-wrags too.

Happy Riding

Doc

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I just picked up a 3/4 JHC today. Rode home with it on. Pretty nice but my beautiful face in now exposed!! I'll need to be careful I guess!!!!!!

[lw]

Having seen the traumatic effects of bike wrecks from working accident scenes I always wear a lid. In my ATV days I had a full face but since we are a subdivision of Hades I was always wringin wet. I wear an HJC half and it isnt too bad most days. I like the removable liner so when I do sweat it up I can take it out and wash it and have essentially a new helmet all over again. I plan on picking up a 3/4 flip-up before our 45 minutes of winter arrives after the first of the year. I will have to start contacting manufacturers to see if anyone even makes a kevlar jacket in a Gi-mongous, because nobody here carries one that will fit. If I can find a mfr that makes them, it will likely cause a worldwide shortage of kevlar.
I'm in enough trouble with PETA over my vest purchase, but I'll probably end up in leather for the winter as well; but that would be too hot for summer riding on the face of the sun.

[stewart]

Living in Wisconsin I wear a full-face helmet whenever I ride. I'm thinking about a 3/4 when I pick-up the Nomad.

I would say this when it comes to helmets. Buy one that fits right, is a minimum of DOT certified, is comfortable, and that you will wear. A full-face helmet on the book shelf is less useful than a 1/2 helmet on your head. Just wear a helmet. As so many of us learn when we least expect it, our helmet may be the reason we live to have these sorts of discussions.

I have a friend who is an accident scene reconstruction expert who has investigated motorcycle accidents where the motorcycle was not even moving forward. From a standing stop a rider falls over, hits their head and dies from the momentum of head hitting the ground.

Please wear a helmet, for your own safety and the benefit of those that love you.

Regards and God Bless,


Stewart

[socwkbiker]

lw, have you tried leatherup.com? They have a lot of jackets with protection and I think they even have gimongous. And tell PETA to get over it. I had that beef for dinner tonight so

Having seen the traumatic effects of bike wrecks from working accident scenes I always wear a lid. In my ATV days I had a full face but since we are a subdivision of Hades I was always wringin wet. I wear an HJC half and it isnt too bad most days. I like the removable liner so when I do sweat it up I can take it out and wash it and have essentially a new helmet all over again. I plan on picking up a 3/4 flip-up before our 45 minutes of winter arrives after the first of the year. I will have to start contacting manufacturers to see if anyone even makes a kevlar jacket in a Gi-mongous, because nobody here carries one that will fit. If I can find a mfr that makes them, it will likely cause a worldwide shortage of kevlar.
I'm in enough trouble with PETA over my vest purchase, but I'll probably end up in leather for the winter as well; but that would be too hot for summer riding on the face of the sun.

[socwkbiker]

Doc, I decided to look that lid up and found a place that's supposed to sell them near me. Do they run small or a bit big. I have a big ol bald noggin no I gotta get big sizes.

I wear an NexL Sports beanie(half) which cost about $200. the testimonials and pics I have seen on hundreds of wrecks proved to me this is one TOUGH helmet. They are hard to find, order and wait a long time but worth it. No soft padding just mold to your head. For cold weather I own a 3/4 Shoei no face mask for me and wife has same. Here in TX its the beanie about 8-9 mo a year. of course a few days of do-wrags too.

Happy Riding

Doc

[lw]

[quote author=socwkbiker board=general thread=1186158782 post=1186281333]lw, have you tried leatherup.com? They have a lot of jackets with protection and I think they even have gimongous. And tell PETA to get over it. I had that beef for dinner tonight so

Thanks for the heads up socwkbiker. Does Leatherup do the kevlar mesh jackets? I have found leather locally, but not the mesh, which would be better suited for the sauna-like Houston sumers.

[socwkbiker]

They do have kevlar mesh jackets. I actually bought one recently with all sorts of armor, thinsulate liner, very comfortable and functional for $79. I saw similar in the stores for $150-$200. That one ran small but they have a lot of jackets.

[lw]

OK, Thanks again. I tried Cincinnati Tent & Awning, but they were backlogged I'll look em up and see what they have to offer. Friend of mine forwarded a road rash story this week that made my skin crawl (pardon the pun).

[ponch]

Or as someone once said, if god didn't want us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them taste like meat.

lw, have you tried leatherup.com? They have a lot of jackets with protection and I think they even have gimongous. And tell PETA to get over it. I had that beef for dinner tonight so


[quote:c3udje3a]Having seen the traumatic effects of bike wrecks from working accident scenes I always wear a lid. In my ATV days I had a full face but since we are a subdivision of Hades I was always wringin wet. I wear an HJC half and it isnt too bad most days. I like the removable liner so when I do sweat it up I can take it out and wash it and have essentially a new helmet all over again. I plan on picking up a 3/4 flip-up before our 45 minutes of winter arrives after the first of the year. I will have to start contacting manufacturers to see if anyone even makes a kevlar jacket in a Gi-mongous, because nobody here carries one that will fit. If I can find a mfr that makes them, it will likely cause a worldwide shortage of kevlar.
I'm in enough trouble with PETA over my vest purchase, but I'll probably end up in leather for the winter as well; but that would be too hot for summer riding on the face of the sun.

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[lw]

[quote author=ponch board=general thread=1186158782 post=1186344256]Or as someone once said, if god didn't want us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them taste like meat.


Or as the T-shirt proclaims: "All God's creatures have their place. . . right next to the mashed potatoes"

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I will plagiarize these "eating animals" statement today!!!!