Has anyone taken a spill with a Novelty Helmet? I've been thinking of getting me some type of novelty helmet but not sure how they actually hold up. I'm planning on getting a Rockhard 3/4 but I live in South Texas & it is too damn hot. Plus they are still sold out of them. As of right now I don't wear a helmet. I bought a Daytona skull cap & sold it to a buddy. Didn't like the way I looked with it.

 

I have several and consider them my "hard shell baseball caps". They protect you from the elements such as sun and rain and have a chin strap to keep them on. Other than that, they don't provide much protection at all.

 

Many years back we worked a mva with the rider wearing a novelty helmet. That passenger was a fatality and the first thing the family did was sue the dealer who sold it.

 

Most accident head hits are abrasive, not impactive per se. I took a somersault into the pavement with a nov on and it just got scraped but not broken.
Yeah I know, many will chime in with "I know a guy who..." or "what happened to me", but that's not the statistic.

 

I agree with your stats but just be careful of the kind of "retention system" they use. Many of the imported brands use cheap plastic quick disconnects that aren't designed to keep the lid on your head. At least pick one that's more likely to stay on your head after it starts sliding down the road.

 

What are some of the good novelty helmets out there? I plan on using it just for in town riding.

 

I went down two years ago wearing a polo novelty. I got knocked off the bike on the freeway going 70mph. A mattress flew up from under the car in front of me. I pretty much rolled and slid down the freeway for what seemed like a LONG ways. I did hit my head on the road and didn't even know it till later. My helmet had a huge scrape down one side. I had real bad road rash and a shattered right wrist so it took a while to feel the bump on the head I had. I still have the helmet. It saved me from much worse injuries.

 

My SkullCrush helmet arrives tomorrow. Its not DOT but the construction is much better than the cheap ones you see at swap meets. I've got a polo coming. Not inexpensive, but supposedly hand made, etc.

http://www.skullcrushgear.com/skull-...lo-helmet.html

I would have gone with the Outlaw low profile DOT but they don't make a true polo, just the lid with a snap-on visor.

 

I went down last summer wearing mine. Had a pretty good gouge on the upper right side of it. Not even a headache. Every accident will be different. Just sanded it down, shot it with a rattle can and used it till bout a week ago when I got my Outlaw Carbon Fiber.

 

If you guy are going to the bother of wearing a Novelty Helmets, Why not just wear the real thing ? It makes no sense, you are more than willing to put fake chit on your head but you won't put the real thing on your head.