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Half face helmets (Read 1029 times)
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Re: Half face helmets
Reply #60 -
01/19/10 at 09:56:57
I am still looking for a new fullface helmet and evaluated Snell vs DOT standards and testing results of each. Snell allows (REQUIRES) higher impulse/forces on the head because the tests include 2 impacts, if I recall. This stiffens the required construction in order to pass Snell tests. DOT tests result in lower forces on the head for a single impact.
I'm getting a DOT helmet. Snell sounds good but it is not necessarily "better".
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Reply #61 -
01/19/10 at 10:29:48
I still think,.. no matter how good half your face looks after the accident,... it's not gonna' be the same without the other half...
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Re: Half face helmets
Reply #62 -
01/19/10 at 10:35:37
Serowbot wrote
on 01/19/10 at 10:29:48:
I still think,.. no matter how good half your face looks after the accident,... it's not gonna' be the same without the other half...
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Re: Half face helmets
Reply #63 -
01/19/10 at 11:12:11
EJID wrote
on 01/19/10 at 10:35:37:
Serowbot wrote
on 01/19/10 at 10:29:48:
I still think,.. no matter how good half your face looks after the accident,... it's not gonna' be the same without the other half...
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Re: Half face helmets
Reply #64 -
01/19/10 at 11:30:44
this might be my next helmet
http://www.g-max.com/gmax/gm44s.html
now if I can find it in silver. . .
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Re: Half face helmets
Reply #65 -
01/19/10 at 21:27:20
I have a modular and also a full face. When I was hit the back of my head hit the ground then I rolled and the front visor was scraped up as well, so I will always stick with the full coverage.
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Re: Half face helmets
Reply #66 -
01/20/10 at 07:00:28
Full face helmet...I live in a State with no helmet law but I wear one riding my bicycle, when I ski and when I go climbing...why not when riding my suzi??? Besides it gives me peace-of-mind. I don't fault anyone for NOT wearing one but for me I feel nekkid w/o one...
(btw, there is NO augument you can give me telling me it's SAFER w/o one)
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Reply #67 -
01/20/10 at 11:27:26
Several different helmets here - the 3/4 open face I wear much of the time on the beach/dirt bike - let's me wear some serious shades that are easy to clean and the wipe outs are into soft stuff - on the open road I wear a full face nolan x-lite 901 - in addition to more coverage to keep out the bugs, rocks, and various flying debris it is a very quite helmet little wind or engine noise has air vents all over the place to clear the fog or let out the heat and of course the backwards baseball cap for short beer runs.
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Re: Half face helmets
Reply #68 -
01/21/10 at 12:57:38
I stumbled across this page:
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-helmets/motorcycle-helmets.htm
Lots of info about helmets!
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Re: Half face helmets
Reply #69 -
01/24/10 at 04:42:32
Thanks babyhog on the info. It seems no matter how much info a person has on this subject, some just seem to think that no helmet is okay. Well again we can argue this back and forth and still have the same outcome.
It's not that I don't have the confidence in myself or my riding, I don't have the confidence in others driving.
Also I suffered a concussion a few years ago from getting hit in the head at work. So I know it does not take a huge blow to the head to cause that.
I will continue to wear my ff and if I go down at least know I have some kind of protection on my skull..
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Re: Half face helmets
Reply #70 -
02/08/10 at 15:42:16
ff, 1/2, 3/4 it's all personal preference and how much risk you're willing to accept.
What do y'all think of this?
http://www.blutekhelmet.com/helmetDisplay.php?prodId=4
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Re: Half face helmets
Reply #71 -
02/08/10 at 15:58:25
iMc wrote
on 02/08/10 at 15:42:16:
ff, 1/2, 3/4 it's all personal preference and how much risk you're willing to accept.
What do y'all think of this?
http://www.blutekhelmet.com/helmetDisplay.php?prodId=4
Looks neat and all, but in my opinion, I get on my bike to enjoy the ride and focus on me, my bike, and the ride. Distractions like music or phone calls interrupt that peace and tranquility that I seek. Things can seem to happen so much quicker with less response time on a bike too, so the added distractions can slow reaction times in my opinion. So, not for me, but a nice looking helmet (I don't even see DOT or SNELL approvals listed anywhere on their website either
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Re: Half face helmets
Reply #72 -
02/08/10 at 16:21:47
http://www.blutekhelmet.com/media/helmetPhantom.pdf
dot approved
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Re: Half face helmets
Reply #73 -
02/08/10 at 19:16:54
The girl or the helmet is dot approved?
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Re: Half face helmets
Reply #74 -
02/08/10 at 20:02:19
Must be the girl -- DOT does not approve or certify helmets.
As for the BlueTooth helmet -- I want absolutely nothing that may distract me from the task of riding collision free. I also do not have any confidence in the driving of others, which is why I want to be able to keep an eye on *all* of them at *all* times.
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