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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 10:03 AM
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It wasn't a troll thread... seriously.
 
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Likely because once a helmet has an impact, even falling from your bars to the ground, it should be disposed off.
 
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Ah, another "where do you put your helmet thread".
I would reckon seeing skid lids on the ground is a subliminal message on what the helmet owners think of helmet laws.
 
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Likely because once a helmet has an impact, even falling from your bars to the ground, it should be disposed off.
At least that's what the guy selling helmets preaches,,,,,,
 
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If a helmet is supposedly damaged from a fall on its own, then it wasn't gonna help you much, LOL. Thats sales and risk management B.S
 
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It wasn't a troll thread... seriously.
 
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Why intentionally leave your helmet where it could get kicked, or bugs could crawl in it, or dogs could **** on it? Just seems like a bad idea.
So that it doesn't become a rain bucket?
 
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Likely because once a helmet has an impact, even falling from your bars to the ground, it should be disposed off.
Yeah,and don't forget to dispose of your Harley if you drop that,too. They never work right after that.
 
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Scratches is one advantage of laying a helmet on the ground.
Properly placed under a Knuckle/Pan/Shovel head, it could be a catch container for oil drops.
 
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I'd never put mine on the ground. I hang it from my right grip.

And that's..."where I put my helmet"!
 
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