So, everyonce in a while I think to myself "maybe I ought to start wearing a helmet". I put the POS I own on and hate it. It feels funny, looks goofy and just doesn't work for me... When I think about it, it probably makes sense to wear one.

Any recomendations for a 20 something-year-old with longish hair that doesn't look totally silly, open faced, and doesn't try and lift my head off my shoulders at 100+ mph?

Thank

 

I think Aniken was in his 20s and had long hair when he started wearing this one. Once he put it on he became a bad-*** too!

 

Doesn't sound like thereis too much there for a helmet to protect


^^^ That's funny btw

 

You have to git used to a helment like anything else. If you don't have a strong neck it will bother you more.A lot of people for various reasons won't wear a full crash Modularhelment, I have onemade by Avg, has a quick release buckle and is at the H-D store .. I've worn one so long I'm just used to it and have adapted to the features it has available.

 

Well then is looks like I have nothing to worry about. Didn't think 100 mph was fast enough to get smart a$$ responses. But when you are commuting 130 miles a day, three or more days a week, through open, empty, southwestern desert highway, that's how it goes.

Anyway, anyone have any helpfull suggestions?

 

here's the one I wear.

 

Helmets are something you are going to have to try on and don't be surprised if you end up buying a few before you find one that you really like.

 

Yep, you really need to try them on and see what helmet fits you right. I have a cheap half helmet I wear around town and it's OK for that but it gives me a severe headache when I wear it for more than a hour. I wear a 3/4 with a face shield on the highway. Other than a full face helmet, the best fitting helmet in my opinion is a 3/4 helmet with a face shield. It won't rise up in the wind like a half helmet. Believe it or not, a doorag actually helps my helmets fit better.

Honestly, if you go down at 100 mph with a half helmet, it ain't gonna help much as it will probably come off about the 14th time you roll and you'll still have about 23 more to go before you stop.

 

If your really concerned about lift with a helmet, you need to try a full face type. Jrsess

 

Well, this is my first day as a biker, so take this as a complete noob's view. I got my Sporty last night and put 150 miles on it today. I've got a Shoei XR-1000 (European version of the TR-1000, I think) because, after trying on a few different makes, it appears I have a Shoei shaped head. I had it on for about 4 hours this morning, then another 2 later and it was comfortable all day long. I didn't have any pressure points or any ventilation problems.

I'm also really glad I was wearing it because something, could have been a fly, a seed or a nut, I don't know, but something hit me at 50 mph square between the eyes. I'm sure if I hadn't been wearing a visor that thing would have hurt and distracted me enough to cause me a serious problem. As it was the noise of the impact sure got my attention. It sounded like a rock hitting my visor!

I was looking at modular helmets when I was shopping. I wore a HD one for the week's rider training I took and it seemed to be pretty good. But when I was looking at Shoei's I caught a glimpse of the latch mechanism and decided it didn't look beefy enough for me to put on my head, so I went with the full face. For me personally, anything less than full coverage is just not an option (especially after today's bug/nut/seed incident!), and the minor advantage of the flip-up visor didn't justify the mechanism issue.

I also went for a plain white helmet because it's a heck of a lot more visible on the road.

At the end of the day, you've got to decide what's really important, the level of protection you want, the look you want, how much you want to spend. I personally don't care what I look like in my riding gear but I wear what I do for the functions they provide. I probably look like a complete goof, but I want to do this biking thing for a long time so I'm taking reasonable efforts to reduce risk where I can. I draw the line at wearing a hi-viz vest, though!!

Does that help at all?
Shawn