Any experience based words of advice on half-shell helmets? This sort of thing:
Any brands to try, avoid, etc would be appreciated.
Oh, and you're welcome to say "don't" and so on, but be prepared to be paid no attention to.
Half Shell Helmets
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dogbot
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Half Shell Helmets
Alright fellas.
Any experience based words of advice on half-shell helmets? This sort of thing:
Any brands to try, avoid, etc would be appreciated.
Oh, and you're welcome to say "don't" and so on, but be prepared to be paid no attention to.
Any experience based words of advice on half-shell helmets? This sort of thing:
Any brands to try, avoid, etc would be appreciated.
Oh, and you're welcome to say "don't" and so on, but be prepared to be paid no attention to.
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Re: Half Shell Helmets
A bad choice. But I might be a turtle, for all you really know, Mr Kwacky...
It doesn't matter what helmet you choose, there'll always be someone to tell you why it's wrong.
I once wrote a blog about buying a new Arai (no advice requested) and some halfwit spent days explaining to me why I should get a Shoei - basically because Mickey Dunlop wears them, so if he likes them, they must be good. Err, I think you'll find that they pay him for his endorsement, pal.
Would it have sounded better if I'd said "Motorcycle helmets in the style of a German M1940" or similar?
It doesn't matter what helmet you choose, there'll always be someone to tell you why it's wrong.
I once wrote a blog about buying a new Arai (no advice requested) and some halfwit spent days explaining to me why I should get a Shoei - basically because Mickey Dunlop wears them, so if he likes them, they must be good. Err, I think you'll find that they pay him for his endorsement, pal.
Would it have sounded better if I'd said "Motorcycle helmets in the style of a German M1940" or similar?
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Re: Half Shell Helmets
I'm all for 'to each his own' but to me it looks like the kind of receptacle they'd use to carry around the bits of scooped up face should you have an accident in one.
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Re: Half Shell Helmets
You gonna live forever or die trying, huh?
They all have British standards kite marks and are legal. Loads of people wear 'em. Full face lid and a cruiser just doesn't work for me.
Also, see last paragraph of OP.
They all have British standards kite marks and are legal. Loads of people wear 'em. Full face lid and a cruiser just doesn't work for me.
Also, see last paragraph of OP.
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Re: Half Shell Helmets
Also good for Kamikaze runs into truculent motorists...Kwacky wrote:Now that's got style. Not very practical but stylish all the same.
My ex used to wear one of those to festivals. So... no.D6 wrote:What about a Viking one with 2 horns.
No experience at all with open face helmets
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Re: Half Shell Helmets
I have no advice here. But personally I don't like them. I would feel very worried if I came off. As an image fair enough, stand by the bike etc but if the worst was too happen while riding then it offers nothing for the protection of the face which is silly in my opinion.
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Re: Half Shell Helmets
He needs a full face lid for safety reasons - the public don't need to see his face 
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Re: Half Shell Helmets
I actually like that. ^duke63 wrote:
In answer to your OP Dogbot, I think the first lid you posted up would look very in keeping with your new bike.
However, fwiw, I strongly believe that helmets must be fit for purpose.
I expect that you've had a few offs in your time.? Well, I certainly have. If helmets were not compulsory there is a chance that I would have elected to ride without a lid a good number of times. What I can say without any doubt is that I would 100% definitely not be here to write this without the protection afforded to me by a crash helmet.
So IMHO if you want a helmet that completes the image, and that is an overriding factor, then that is entirely your prerogative. However do make sure that it meets type approval.
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Re: Half Shell Helmets
Blade wrote:Totally agree St Marks.
This picture doesn't need any words.
How did that happen? He must have skidded doing a headstand for ages.
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Re: Half Shell Helmets
Fwiw I've ground through the outer on a helmet, and that was just surfing tarmac with the forehead area of my lid as one of my contact points (I remember actually pushing down with my head to take some pressure off my left hand because I could feel my glove disintegrating).D6 wrote: ...How did that happen? He must have skidded doing a headstand for ages.
I don't still have that helmet, & no pictures either (pre' mobile phone cameras era) & whist it was no where as dramatic as Blade's illustration it made a similar point.
I would expect that if your bike ended on top of you as you slid down the tarmac, it would take mere moments for the extra pressure to make that sort of reduction. Once the shell is through, I imagine that the lining will offer very little resistance.?
Back to the OP, I'm fairly sure it would make even shorter shift of the bottom half of your head Dogbot.
