Im going to butt in on this one if i may...My father has close to 30 years
riding experience. Even taught the safety course in PA for 5 or so . Last
year had an accident that left him with 14 SS screws and two plates in his
left arm. Also has a 3 inch scar from the mirror by his left eye. a full
face would have ended up with no scar but he doubts that he could have
reacted as well as he did when the truck turned into him WEars a 1/2(?)
helmet has since he got the BIG harley. The helmet was trashed i mean
trashed. they figuere he slid about 150 feetor so. With all his experince he
still choose to wear a halt. Finds it more comforttable but his biggest
reason was it alows him to be more aware of what is going on around him. I
saw him avert an accident he later told me because he heard the engine race
of the opposing vechile. In a full face wouldnt have had a clue. At the
speeds Professionals travel full face is the only way to go but in a crowded
street i think a 3/4 or even a half would be better.
sorry just my two cents worth.
Chris
'82 XV920J
P.S.
With out any helmet he wouldnt have survide the Big accident to harass me
about how quite my(his old) Virago runs.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-virago@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-virago@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of oregonxv@xxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 10:09 PM
To: virago@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Helmet preference
Um, Jeff lets think about this.
First, I wouldn't disagree that we see more peripheral vision with a 3/4
helmet and I know there are others on the list that ride only 3/4.
However, lets look at a couple of realities:
1) Not one professional rider in any competitive arena that I am aware of
rides less than a full face helmet.
2) Steve recently wrote about his accident, we are all glad that he is
here to write about it and one of his points was the destruction of his
helmet. Not his face and head. I haven't had the pleasure of meeting
Steve but I would guess that he is an experience rider and would tell you
that "Accidents Happen" and when they do you had better already be
equipped. You can't stop everything and go home to get the right gear.
3) Ever see a film of a crash dummy on a motorcycle? Your a bright guy,
think about it.
I do other things to make sure that I can see, wide angle mirrors annoy
some people but after you get used to them you sure can see a lot. I
constantly look around, scan your field of view and know what the dangers
are on a continuous basis. Remember the old rules of driving defensive.
For my $0.02, please wear your full face helmet. If I do get the chance
to ride your way some summer I'd love to meet you, all of you.
>
>On Sat, 30 Mar 2002 jvandyke writes:
> I was reminded of the vast difference in how much better I could see
with the open face.
>
Ron in Oregon: '96 XV1100S
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