Helmet help
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Helmet help
I need help with helmets. I currently have the Bell "Drifter" helmet, and it doesn't fit right I guess. I measured my head in accordance with the helmet specs, and ordered the medium. Well, at 40+ MPH, the damn thing starts to slide back on my head from the wind catching it.
So I ordered a new hemlet online, another Medium, thinking this current helmet is just a shitty design.
Does anybody have any advice? I went to the Harley shop and tried on their Mediums and smalls, and the smalls are too small, and the medium fits perfectly.
This is the one I have now-
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com...ter_Helmet.jpg
So I ordered a new hemlet online, another Medium, thinking this current helmet is just a shitty design.
Does anybody have any advice? I went to the Harley shop and tried on their Mediums and smalls, and the smalls are too small, and the medium fits perfectly.
This is the one I have now-
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com...ter_Helmet.jpg
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Buying things you wear without trying them on first can be a real crap shoot. A medium of one thing may fit perfectly and a medium of another won't. I would not buy a helmet without first trying it on. Nothing more miserable than after a hundred miles finding out your helmet gives you an excruciating headache and a helmet law says you gotta wear it. My head is somewhat oval shaped and finding a comfortable fit is sometimes pretty hard. Find a place that will let you return a helmet (if such a place exists) or try one on first before ordering on line.
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I agree with Fooddog. You gotta try on the helmet. I tried on 20 different helmets in the Harley shop and they each fit differently. I was a medium in some and a small in others. If your jacket is a little big you can deal....If your helmet is a little big or worse a little small it Sucks......Try on in the stores and then see if you can get the same thing online for less.....Good Luck!!!
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The last time I bought a helmet I went to a local MC store that had a large selection of helmets and tried on a whole bunch before I found the one with the proper fit. It was not an HD store, it was a store that carried 3 of the big 4 Japanese bikes.
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There are 4 stores around here that sell helmets. Unfortunately, they all carry the same thing. An array of skid lids with visors, and full helmets. I tried on a lot of their helmets, never had a large fit me. Some smalls, but rare. If the thing doesn't fit, I will just send it back I spose.