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What helmet do you use? (Read 7 times)
babbalou
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Re: What helmet do you use?
Reply #15 -
06/21/06 at 19:44:20
I have an HJC CL-14 because it just happened to fit the shape of my head best when I tried them all on at the stealership. Felt a little snug at first, now it's perfect. I've heard good things about Scorpion helmets, which I'd like to try sometime.
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06/21/06 at 19:47:11
http://www.agv.com/2006_AGV_RANGE/GTO/GTOBLACK.htm
AGV GT Open. A full face, but one where the whole chin can be released and lifted up, visor style. I had decided that I liked the helmets that had the full face release. Briefly had a little hole in the wall motorcycle accessories shop in town and got it there. Spent about $200 on it shortly after I got my motorcycle 2.5 years ago. Sat on shelves collecting dust until recently.
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06/22/06 at 05:34:15
Shoei RF-1000 - comfortable, fogs up when sitting still in cold weather, but maybe anything would, clears off once I start moving, good ventilation, DOT/SNELL.
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06/22/06 at 05:47:26
Most of the time I use a Nolan X-Lite, X-1001 flip front, for longer runs I use an Akito DTC-03 full face.
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Reply #19 -
06/22/06 at 06:05:53
Full-face: Scorpion EXO-400
3/4 Helmet: HJC AC-3
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06/22/06 at 07:53:09
I don't know if I could wear a full-face helmet again. The half is great with goggles. The feeling of flying with wind blowing all over the place is too great for me.
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Reply #21 -
06/22/06 at 08:32:18
Bright yellow Zeus modular helmet in cold weather, bad weather, or over 45mph. No fancy paint work on it, just reflective tape that I have cut into shapes and designs. I've had people assume that it was factory-done, so I assume I did a pretty decent job.
My other helmet is a cheap flat black half helmet that I picked up from Jafrum. Use it for my daily low speed commute, along with a set of goggles I picked up off ebay.
I've been pretty happy with both of them, overall. I've also had a couple cheap FF I bought for $50 each from JCWhitney, and a Biker's Choice skid lid that the finish was scuffed on because it wasn't properly packaged. Took me about 15 minutes to find the scuff, and I figure if it takes me that long, no one else would notice it!
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Island_Biker
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Reply #22 -
06/22/06 at 15:03:28
I wear a HJC open face - purchased mainly because I have a large (swelled) head and I found it fit the best.
I wear goggles (traded a used book and $10.00 with teh shop owner next door) and I love the wind blowing my beard around and the taste of bugs. The beard also helps collect 'em so i can have leftovers.
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MacAttack
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06/23/06 at 13:03:58
Full-face AGV, got a deal on it. Arai fit like a glove, but I'm not in that income bracket. Believe I read in Proficient Motorcycling that about 30% of the impacts were to the face area... my emphasis is on full-face. That and I used to have an old Bell Star with big chunks missing from the chin section, and one side filed about 1/2 way through the fiberglass... from my (hopefully) last misadventure.
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06/23/06 at 15:20:58
MacAttack wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:
and I used to have an old Bell Star with big chunks missing from the chin section, and one side filed about 1/2 way through the fiberglass... from my (hopefully) last misadventure.
Sounds like why I like the FF. My dad pretty well destoyed a Bell Star back in the 70s. Did one of those nice end-over-end-with-bike-aqnd-each-time-you-come around-you-smack-your-face-on-the-road jobs (pulled too far on a wheelie, as I understand). Said he felt the face hit each time. He's sworn by full face helmets ever since!
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Reply #25 -
06/23/06 at 15:28:41
Savage Librarian wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:
Did one of those nice end-over-end-with-bike-aqnd-each-time-you-come around-you-smack-your-face-on-the-road jobs
Wow that made me laugh out loud, I was on the phone with a customer when I read it. Not so funny when it happend I imagine. I was at the bike store and I picked one of those up, my wife gave me "the look", I didnt even have to ask.
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starmom
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Reply #26 -
06/23/06 at 16:14:21
my husband just bought a black flip up full face helmet at the stealership, really looks nice and comfy...
he just had to have the black helmet to match the black sportster LOL so funny!
I really like my scorpion 700 FF.
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Veritas
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06/23/06 at 17:06:20
Scorpion EXO-400. Just started riding and it's my first helmet. I can't see going to anything but a full face. I have enough of a problem meeting girls without having a ground off nose!
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starmom
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06/23/06 at 17:09:29
a ground off nose would be most unattractive!
My hubby and I were out today, this girl says to me , you should get rid of that helmet and get one like randys (he has a skullcap type)
I said to her, I like my face, my jaw and my teeth just the way they are, thanks for the opinion but I will keep my head safe and keep my FF helmet and rode away!!!!
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Veritas
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06/23/06 at 17:16:23
I was told my helmet was "too sporty for my bike." I told him his mouth was too big for his body and I rode away...
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