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What type of helmet do you wear?

Flip Up (aka modular)
32 (41.6%)
Full Face
43 (55.8%)
Three Quarter (aka open)
1 (1.3%)
Pudding Bowl
1 (1.3%)

Total Members Voted: 77

Voting closed: August 22, 2013, 12:53:35 PM

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Offline gPink

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Re: Helmet Type
« Reply #40 on: August 17, 2013, 04:19:36 AM »
Snell certification is, IMHO, overrated.

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Re: Helmet Type
« Reply #41 on: August 17, 2013, 06:39:26 AM »
Snell certification is, IMHO, overrated.

It has fallen in popularity in the last 10 years, while ECE has gained in popularity.
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Re: Helmet Type
« Reply #42 on: August 17, 2013, 09:42:51 PM »
Here is what WebBikeWorld thinks about those junk HJC helmets; ::)

http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/motorcycle-helmet/best-motorcycle-helmet/

I bet this was one of those junk HJC helmets, he would have walked away if he would have been wearing a Shoei/Aries helmet! Chin bar probably broke! ::)