Decided to give a Half Helmet a try this season.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2010
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Decided to give a Half Helmet a try this season.
I have been riding without a helmet a few times this warm spell. It was a nice change from the Shoei FF RF-1000. I really like the Shoei. I also like riding without a helmet, but I feel a little naked when I do.
Talking to my wife about it, and today she brought me home a DOT HH. It is a cheaper helmet. A Fuel. I think she bought it while shopping for groceries or house hold goods as an impulse buy for me.
It was $40.00. It fits good, and isn't as mushroom looking as the HD helmets. I have some cool stickers I might put on it, or my buddy has an air brush kit that I might borrow to put some flames on it or something.
Sorry for the long post. I know the helmet is not the best, but I am going to give it a shot. Might not like it. I will not know until I try.
Talking to my wife about it, and today she brought me home a DOT HH. It is a cheaper helmet. A Fuel. I think she bought it while shopping for groceries or house hold goods as an impulse buy for me.
It was $40.00. It fits good, and isn't as mushroom looking as the HD helmets. I have some cool stickers I might put on it, or my buddy has an air brush kit that I might borrow to put some flames on it or something.
Sorry for the long post. I know the helmet is not the best, but I am going to give it a shot. Might not like it. I will not know until I try.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,382
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From: Kennewick, WA
I like to use the half helmet as I live a "helmet required" state, and I prefer a half helmet over a full face or 3/4 just for it's better visibility and hearing.
I kept my girlfriend protected with her preference of a full-face helmet when she's a passenger. Trying to talk while riding was near impossible even when she flipped her shield up. I bought her a nice looking half helmet and we could easily talk while riding. Now we both ride with half helmets during warm and short rides and I let her choose when she feels the need for the full face helmet. I bought a transformer style helmet and use it in the colder weather or when I'll be doing some mostly highway trips and want the extra face shielding. I also use a windshield most of the time. Big birds and chunks of rock coming at me at 70 MPH make sunglasses a poor shield for my face and eyes. Yeah, I've bounced a few pheasants off my windshield!
It might not be "cool" but it's smart to protect yourself as much as you can.
I kept my girlfriend protected with her preference of a full-face helmet when she's a passenger. Trying to talk while riding was near impossible even when she flipped her shield up. I bought her a nice looking half helmet and we could easily talk while riding. Now we both ride with half helmets during warm and short rides and I let her choose when she feels the need for the full face helmet. I bought a transformer style helmet and use it in the colder weather or when I'll be doing some mostly highway trips and want the extra face shielding. I also use a windshield most of the time. Big birds and chunks of rock coming at me at 70 MPH make sunglasses a poor shield for my face and eyes. Yeah, I've bounced a few pheasants off my windshield!
It might not be "cool" but it's smart to protect yourself as much as you can.
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 142
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From: Henderson, Ky.
Wife aand I are going to give the half helmets a shot this year. We just bought two of the leather up outlaw 3000's. There also most as small as my novilty helment. Should be interesting as I have always rode non-helmet for 20+ yrs.
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Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 175
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From: Oklahoma
I picked up a pretty cool harley half at a good price and wore it last weekend for a little while. I liked the feeling, the look... I have just ridden so long without one that it's gonna take some getting used to..
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