Mushroom head!
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From: NYC
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From: Upstate NY
I also am in the market for a new helmet and am considering the Headtrip models (DOT). Part of what I love about riding is a warm summer's day wind in your face and all the smells (well not ALWAYS the smells!) that you get with a half-helmet. But after a fellow local rider was hurt badly in a wreck with a half-helmet, I find myself considering a full-face. Anybody have an opinion or any info on the difference in protection? I'm wondering how many accidents result in facial/jaw injuries vs. the full-face... just worried that wearing a full-face will be like riding in a car.
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From: Edmond Oklahoma
I went to a rider safety course last summer given by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. They recently switch from half shell to 3/4 shell or full face helmets because studies that show half helmets came off in accidents the rider was going faster than 50mph.
I know of one person who had an accident with a flip up helmet (the full face that flips up) and she had some injuries to her face because the flip up part broke off on impact.
I live near Highway 66 and pass hundreds of bikers. I have found that about half the Harley riders I pass don't wave when I wear my full face helmet but most all other bikers do. My buddy who rides a Yamaha Warrior says Harley riders generally always wave at him when he doesn't wear his helmet.
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I also am in the market for a new helmet and am considering the Headtrip models (DOT). Part of what I love about riding is a warm summer's day wind in your face and all the smells (well not ALWAYS the smells!) that you get with a half-helmet. But after a fellow local rider was hurt badly in a wreck with a half-helmet, I find myself considering a full-face. Anybody have an opinion or any info on the difference in protection? I'm wondering how many accidents result in facial/jaw injuries vs. the full-face... just worried that wearing a full-face will be like riding in a car.
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Worrying about a mushroom look is a clear sign that you don't really need a helmet. It's a piece of safety gear, not a fashion accessory. If you don't care about the safety features and are more worried about how you look, then don't wear one at all. You'll have a better poser look that way.
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From: NC
Worrying about a mushroom look is a clear sign that you don't really need a helmet. It's a piece of safety gear, not a fashion accessory. If you don't care about the safety features and are more worried about how you look, then don't wear one at all. You'll have a better poser look that way.
No poser here bud! I really don't care what you or any other person thinks, as long as I'm comfortable with myself, and I like what I like. The post was about choices and what other riders like, prefer, and their opinions on them. Thank you for yours too!
PS>>> Here in NC, you have to have a helmet! Oh well..... there went that idea...
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