Helmet Advice!!
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From: North Carolina
Helmet Advice!!
I currently live in SC which does not have a helmet law (I will wear one anyway). But I am moving to NC next month and they require DOT approved helmets. Any ideas on a half helmet that doesn't give you the mushroom head look? I bought my bike yesterday and all the Harley helmets at the dealership give that affect and all the reviews on the ones online say the same thing. Am I looking for something that doesn't exist? Help me out...
Any recommendations will help!
Any recommendations will help!
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There are no DOT rated helmets half helmets that will not give you mushroom head.
Anyone who claims otherwise is either lying or is not selling a DOT helmet.
The interior closed cell foam on all DOT helmets must meet a minimum thickness according to the DOT spec and that's what gives any helmet that meets the spec the mushroom effect.
That being said, you have 2 options. Either get a non DOT helmet, put a DOT sticker on it and hope for the best -OR- buy a DOT helmet and live with the mushroom effect.
A compromise many have made might be to buy a 3/4 DOT helmet - since the head is enclosed, the mushroom effect is minimized.
Good luck and remember, all DOT half helmets will give you the mushroom head look without exception.
Anyone who claims otherwise is either lying or is not selling a DOT helmet.
The interior closed cell foam on all DOT helmets must meet a minimum thickness according to the DOT spec and that's what gives any helmet that meets the spec the mushroom effect.
That being said, you have 2 options. Either get a non DOT helmet, put a DOT sticker on it and hope for the best -OR- buy a DOT helmet and live with the mushroom effect.
A compromise many have made might be to buy a 3/4 DOT helmet - since the head is enclosed, the mushroom effect is minimized.
Good luck and remember, all DOT half helmets will give you the mushroom head look without exception.
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There are no DOT rated helmets half helmets that will not give you mushroom head.
Anyone who claims otherwise is either lying or is not selling a DOT helmet.
The interior closed cell foam on all DOT helmets must meet a minimum thickness according to the DOT spec and that's what gives any helmet that meets the spec the mushroom effect.
That being said, you have 2 options. Either get a non DOT helmet, put a DOT sticker on it and hope for the best -OR- buy a DOT helmet and live with the mushroom effect.
A compromise many have made might be to buy a 3/4 DOT helmet - since the head is enclosed, the mushroom effect is minimized.
Good luck and remember, all DOT half helmets will give you the mushroom head look without exception.
Anyone who claims otherwise is either lying or is not selling a DOT helmet.
The interior closed cell foam on all DOT helmets must meet a minimum thickness according to the DOT spec and that's what gives any helmet that meets the spec the mushroom effect.
That being said, you have 2 options. Either get a non DOT helmet, put a DOT sticker on it and hope for the best -OR- buy a DOT helmet and live with the mushroom effect.
A compromise many have made might be to buy a 3/4 DOT helmet - since the head is enclosed, the mushroom effect is minimized.
Good luck and remember, all DOT half helmets will give you the mushroom head look without exception.
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There are no DOT rated helmets half helmets that will not give you mushroom head.
Anyone who claims otherwise is either lying or is not selling a DOT helmet.
The interior closed cell foam on all DOT helmets must meet a minimum thickness according to the DOT spec and that's what gives any helmet that meets the spec the mushroom effect.
That being said, you have 2 options. Either get a non DOT helmet, put a DOT sticker on it and hope for the best -OR- buy a DOT helmet and live with the mushroom effect.
A compromise many have made might be to buy a 3/4 DOT helmet - since the head is enclosed, the mushroom effect is minimized.
Good luck and remember, all DOT half helmets will give you the mushroom head look without exception.
Anyone who claims otherwise is either lying or is not selling a DOT helmet.
The interior closed cell foam on all DOT helmets must meet a minimum thickness according to the DOT spec and that's what gives any helmet that meets the spec the mushroom effect.
That being said, you have 2 options. Either get a non DOT helmet, put a DOT sticker on it and hope for the best -OR- buy a DOT helmet and live with the mushroom effect.
A compromise many have made might be to buy a 3/4 DOT helmet - since the head is enclosed, the mushroom effect is minimized.
Good luck and remember, all DOT half helmets will give you the mushroom head look without exception.
take a look at a Bell Rogue; it's very different looking and though I'm not sure about the muzzle, the rest of the helmet looks good IMO.
Dave