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Are your helmets SOLID color OR with GRAPHICS?

SOLID color (I'm kinda boring)
50 (57.5%)
Flashy GRAPHIX (Look at me!)
34 (39.1%)
Roll My Own (I think I'm Troy Lee)
3 (3.4%)

Total Members Voted: 82

Voting closed: July 25, 2011, 08:10:53 AM

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Offline bob14

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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #20 on: May 31, 2011, 03:47:56 PM »
solid silver...
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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #21 on: May 31, 2011, 03:54:14 PM »
RF1100 in Axis Yellow.  There are precious few graphic helmets that I like ENOUGH to want to have it for 5 years.  There are plenty I think are COOL.  Just not so cool that I'd want to wear it for 5 years.
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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #22 on: May 31, 2011, 04:50:47 PM »
Here's mine for my 2010

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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #23 on: May 31, 2011, 05:00:06 PM »
I like the black and white contrast for added visibility.  It's not Hi-Viz lime green, but it's better than nothing. I like the internal shield too.
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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #24 on: May 31, 2011, 06:02:52 PM »
Silver Schuberth C3 to match the bike. Thought about the high-vis yellow, but my friends would've given me too much crap. Getting older, actually consider saftey now a days. Agree with the poster that said he's trying to avoid to PD's attention by wearing a loud helmet. Go Irish!

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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #25 on: May 31, 2011, 08:07:36 PM »
I have both. I have a SHOEI RF1100 with graphics, and a BELL Star in a solid, only because I didn't really care for any of BELL's graphic helmets, not to mention it was on clearance, so there wern't too many to choose from. This is the SHOEI I have....matches my '10 pretty good, i think.
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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #26 on: May 31, 2011, 08:15:28 PM »
I have a glossy black Bell Vortex, and a grey HJC 3 quarter. I like the solid colors.
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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #27 on: May 31, 2011, 08:58:40 PM »
Well, already described mine (subliminal graphics- solid but yet not), but since people like pictures:
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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #28 on: June 01, 2011, 05:01:27 AM »
I have one of each. But the one that says look at me is the solid one.
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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #29 on: June 01, 2011, 05:33:32 AM »
Solid color for me, my lid matches my Silverdammit C14.
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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #30 on: June 01, 2011, 09:11:53 AM »
I voted flashy, read somewhere once where the flashy made it easy to see the rider....then again if I had the cash I'd get the Ironman Helmet.

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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #31 on: June 01, 2011, 02:12:49 PM »
I voted flashy, read somewhere once where the flashy made it easy to see the rider....then again if I had the cash I'd get the Ironman Helmet.



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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #32 on: June 01, 2011, 02:46:18 PM »
Cool helmet, check out the rest of his gear.

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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #33 on: June 01, 2011, 02:53:02 PM »
I really like the Scorpion graphics, from afar it looks like solid black, but you get closer and the scorpion glitters in the light.
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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #34 on: June 01, 2011, 02:54:08 PM »



I don't know what's worse, having a super hero helmet or riding a Katana...  :-\


No offense Katman.  ;)

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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #35 on: June 01, 2011, 02:55:18 PM »



I don't know what's worse, having a super hero helmet or riding a Katana...  :-\

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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #36 on: June 01, 2011, 05:06:35 PM »
I met this guy in Fuquay-Varina last month.

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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #37 on: June 01, 2011, 05:50:39 PM »
Well if you get the Ironman helmet, you must have THIS:

http://www.udreplicas.com/featured/mark-v/
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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #38 on: June 01, 2011, 06:33:24 PM »
I normally buy plain helmets. Although my new HJC has some graphics on it. But they're fairly small!

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Re: Helmets: Solid or Graphics?
« Reply #39 on: June 01, 2011, 09:06:00 PM »
Well if you get the Ironman helmet, you must have THIS:

http://www.udreplicas.com/featured/mark-v/

I saw that earlier today and just had to think....what would Peter Griffin look like in that...
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