Ask and ye shall receive. Lots of good advice but far as it goes to wearing a
helmet.
I donut care if you buy a 20-buck garage sale one just wear one please.
Far as open and full face goes, what good are brains if you face is gone. Please
no one post it here but long while back someone post pic if a guy who had no
face after an accident. Sure his head was safe but all he had left was a pair of
eyes and a giant hole. Alive but no face.
No one ever said helmets were cool.
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of cagers,
I shall fear no cage, for torque art with me:
thy rod and thy piston, they comfort me."
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1 Fast Virago wrote:
> The Shoei RF200 'was' a good hemelt in it's prime. Fiberglass shell etc
> etc. Since then they have come out with two replacement models the current
> one being the RF700. Much lighter and better fitting than the older RF2.
>
> We went from the RF200 to the X9. Carbon fiber composite shell blah blah.
> BIG DIFFERENCE IN WEIGHT. Fitment is greatly improved. A lot more snug
> than the RF200's. Almost race like since that's where they were derived
> from. Aerodynamics also saw a great improvement with substantially less
> buffeting and lift at speed.
>
> Maybe time to think of buying a new one?
>
> Tidbits for the day......
>
> Did you know that helmets should be replaced every so often since the
> composite shells break down in sunlight?
>
> Did you know that if you've ever dropped your helmet from a distance greater
> than 24" (say when it fell off the seat) it's also supposed to be replaced,
> or at least inspected by the manufacture for damage that you may not see fom
> the outside?
>
> FLAASH
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jvandyke" <jvandyke@xxxxxxx>
> To: "Virago" <virago@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 11:20 AM
> Subject: Re: Helmet preference
>
> > Maybe my dislike for my fullface stems from poor fit, it is a pretty good
> > one I thought, (Shoei RF200, Snell M90) I always thought it was a pretty
> > good fit but maybe not, tight going on, then feels pretty good. Maybe it
> > should be tighter going on. Lots of wind noise.
> > --
> > Jeff
> > '95 1100
> > slash cut cobras
> > http://homepage.mac.com/jvandyke/PhotoAlbum9.html
> > http://homepage.mac.com/virago_pics
> >
> >
> > Anyway, I much prefer my 3/4 and a good shield. I'll test out other full
> > face fits sometime.
> >
> >
> > On 3/31/02 10:22 AM, "oregonxv@xxxxxxxx" <oregonxv@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Hey Jeff
> > >
> > > FLAASH brought up a really important point, the proper fit of your
> > > helmet. My KBC full face feels almost too tight as I am pulling over my
> > > head, after it's in place and ready to do it's job it settles in and is
> > > verrrrry comfortable. No internal buffeting or substantial wind noise,
> my
> > > wife and I can talk at almost normal voice when she rides with me and my
> > > peripheral vision is not compromised at all. One other thought that came
> > > to mind is that you haven't bought a shield yet. Another subject that
> > > will probably raise the hackles of a few listers, but I feel that the
> > > shield helps with the whole issue of how much wind causes how much loss
> > > of audible "awareness" of the world around you by removing most of the
> > > wind.
> > >
> > > Tim G. also makes a good point though, to wear any gear that creates a
> > > problem is never a good idea.
> > >
> > > Then there is the whole issue of economics. It amazes me to see helmets
> > > approaching $1000, but I guess that just the cost of being in the sport.
> > >
> > > Has anybody out there seen these "Helmet Halo" things first hand? Seems
> > > like a reasonable concept but it also sounds like it could get real
> > > tacky. Any thoughts from anybody?
> > >
> > > Later
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ron in Oregon: '96 XV1100S
> > >
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