justin_o_guy2
Serious Thumper
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What happened?
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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Gloves, welders shirt, chaps, and helmet. I have three healed up cracks in vertebrae. A helmet would have been fatal. I totaled a bike, broke the end off the case, bent the crankshaft on a curb. No helmet, never bumped my head, four days in hospital from the hematoma where I broke the handlebars. The healed cracked vertebrae were found by the MRI after I bent the cab corner of a small pickup with what Would have been my face had I not been wearing the HJC modular. I hit hard enough to fold the chin protection in enough to split the upper lip for a few stitches and the strap shoved in on my throat hard enough to make swallowing hard for weeks. So, in the off chance that you land on your shoulder and side of the head, a helmet could be the end of you. Otherwise, I think it's your friend. Could it get hung up on Something and kill you? Possibly. But, with the experience I have and everything taken into consideration, I want full coverage. Studies have shown that the face is a high percentage point of contact in a crash. It's not as cool or cool Looking to be dressed for the slide instead of the ride, I know,, and maybe I'll get some genuine riding pants I can wear shorts under, so I can strip them off and go fishing in comfort.
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