Open face helmets

[Kinetic1]

You know what I meant...

[maxtog]

Hope you enjoy your new helmet.  Statistically speaking, a lot of miles get ridden without the worst-case need of a helmet, and only one third of those scenarios involve chin impacts.

+1

Nobody said a full face was designed for comfort, it is safety.  A full face helmet is much safer than a 3/4 (open face/chin).  A modular is better, but only if it is closed (and even then it might not be as strong).

Yes, helmet selection is a matter of choice, but when something is already inherently dangerous, one would typically want to mitigate that the best reasonably possible.  (Please note: I don't approve of or support helmet laws or seat belt laws for adults, because I think such laws are unconstitutional.  But I ALWAYS use both).

[r2t2]

What maxtog said... Of course, the asphalt surfing I did on the 405 back in '84 sealed my fate... I'll always wear a FF helmet. I hope none of us ever have to put our helmets to the test.

lt1... I prefer depth charges... A pint of Guinness and a dropped shot of Drambuie... A few of those and I can't even find the keys if I wanted to.   

[ZG]

I hit every bar on the right and sometimes I gotta turn around 

JK

 
 
   Oh wait, you were joking?? ... 

[ZG]

I read your post several times and see the same jump as Conrad. While both sentences have independent truth, strung together it is implied you are attempting to correlate them into your own conclusion.

Yep, +1... I took it the same way Clyde... 

[ssmith]

I'm not a big proponent of using the word "safe" when it comes to describing motorcycling or motorcycle gear. I recall the dictionary definition of "safe" being "the absence of risk."  Merriam-Webster states "free from harm or risk." Since we can't do anything in life with an absence of risk, my opinion is that use of good protective gear, including full face helmets, continued rider training and practice will go a lomg way to help minimize risk of fatal or critical injury. 

[lt1]

Well, do all you jumpers agree that alcohol use is involved in a disproportionate percentage of bike crashes and fatalities?

Do you all agree that a 3/4 helmet is less of a safety risk than drinking and riding?

Can you not see the humor of a guy with a beer in his hand calling a guy with a 3/4 helmet on his head an unsafe or high-risk rider?

Cut and stop.  Either you see the irony or you don't.


But let's continue the discussion.  Not every rider that drinks rides while drinking, drunk or under the influenence, either in the absolute or the legal sense.  That should be a given.  But it should be pretty clear that riders who drink ride under the influence (either legal or absolute) far more often than riders who don't drink.  I don't know, nor did I accuse, whether the first two posters rider after drinking.  I don't have to know that answer to see the irony.  But if I had to bet, I'd bet that the OP has never had, and will never have, a crash where he needed the extra protection of a full-face helmet vs a 3/4 far sooner than I would bet that the next 2 posters never have and never will ride with even the slightest trace of alcohol in their systems.  Obviously, I do not know which, if either, bet would be a good idea, but that's how I percieve the odds.

No offense was intended, but I'm still very comfortable with the post, and with my statement that there was no jump (assuming a jump to conclusions was meant) made by me.

Have a nice day.

[ZG]

Well, do all you jumpers agree that alcohol use is involved in a disproportionate percentage of bike crashes and fatalities?

Do you all agree that a 3/4 helmet is less of a safety risk than drinking and riding?

Can you not see the humor of a guy with a beer in his hand calling a guy with a 3/4 helmet on his head an unsafe or high-risk rider?

If I had a pic of a gal with boobies bouncing in my sig (like such ) would you then say that guys who like boobies bouncing are just as dangerous as half helmets... I don't think so.
 
In short, yep I love beer, but I don't mix beer and riding, and yep having a half helment is just stupid if you're wearing it for protection...
 
.... I'm not riding tonight. 

[Joncon11]

Riding a motorcycle is not safe...It's all about what personal decisions you make to mitigate that risk by use of riding gear. It's obvious where I stand on the helmet issue.

[Conrad]

What maxtog said... Of course, the asphalt surfing I did on the 405 back in '84 sealed my fate... I'll always wear a FF helmet. I hope none of us ever have to put our helmets to the test.

lt1... I prefer depth charges... A pint of Guinness and a dropped shot of Drambuie... A few of those and I can't even find the keys if I wanted to.

Another plus for KIPASS!   

[philipintexas]

I've used both Nolan & HJC modular helmets and find them to be great for the price. I had one low-side and slid through gravel face down and It's funny, my only thought was, I'm glad I have a full cover helmet. My life didn't flash before my eyes, just the thought about the helmet between me and the gravel.