Helmet Poll

[dabull]

Full face Zamp Moduler...caught the tail end of summer with it...I am pretty sure I will like the ability to flip that sucker open when its hitting 95 degrees here...will probably move to a half when it does get that hot...

Aloha

Derry

[gghost]

Originally Posted by nighthawk700

Ditto for me.

And Me...

Wife and I each have Shark S-650 helmets. She has a Wings White/Red and I have a Fusion Tec. Q2 earphones fit perfectly in them.

[markusmaximus]

As of this post, only 3 of 63 respondents indicate no helmet. Does anyone know what the statistics are nationally?

[01nomad]

In Iowa & Illinois helmets are optional. ( I don't know about Chicago ) I keep a half helmet in the Nomad side bag and wear a flip-up Zox on the 800 if I am going on the hwy because I don't have a windshield on it. When I was at Eureka Springs, Waterman said that as of July 1 the helmet law was to be debunked in Missouri. I belong to Abate of Iowa & Abate of Illinois and nobody seems to know about that. Does anyone know what is the helmet law is now-a-days in Missouri??

[glwilson]

I do not like to wear helmets at all... but I do... a half helmet only though. (my head itches too much -- can't stand it)

I have five helmets; one of which is full face. Can't stand to wear it; but do carry it along on long trips for rain.

The others are a variety of types -- of which none I like... thus I wear the minimum helmet.

(The wife rules the roost here on this subject -- she demands a helmet.)

[Yellow Jacket]

Full-face (Modular) all the time.

[Netnorske]

Originally Posted by glwilson

I do not like to wear helmets at all... but I do... a half helmet only though. (my head itches too much -- can't stand it)

I have five helmets; one of which is full face. Can't stand to wear it; but do carry it along on long trips for rain.

The others are a variety of types -- of which none I like... thus I wear the minimum helmet.

(The wife rules the roost here on this subject -- she demands a helmet.)

I stopped in to my local stealership today to try on a few different helmets. OMG...I could not believe how uncomfortable the 3/4 and full helmets are.... !

I have only ever worn a half helmet with the removable ear flaps and I guess I have taken the comfort of that style of helmet WAYYY too much for granted.

I remove the lower piece in summer and zip it back on for winter, but rain or no, there is no way on this friggin earth I could EVER wear anything other than what I currently use.

I was considering a 3/4 for longer rides and greater safety, but I'm big on peripheral vision. Those fuller helmets fail that test miserably. They weigh a ton and squeezed my head like the zit that it is....and I couldn't get them off fast enough...!

To each his own for sure...

[roadman]

No helmet....if i go to a state that requires a helmet,i will wear my half helmet.

[traveler]

I wear the HJC 3/4 no sheild . I like the wind in my face but not my ears. I've tried 1/2 helmets but get ear ache after awhile. I really dont think i could ride very far without one . just safety paranoia i guess .

[traveler]

Hey Marcus , I like your avatar. realy funny . somedays thats the way i feel.

[taranis]

Originally Posted by idspyzu

I have full face for bad or cold weather but I prefer my half shell. I like the full vision I get with the half shell. The wind in my face and once I even got a chance to eat a small terradactyl because of the half shell. But, that is a different story.

BWAAHAHAHA!

This is TRUE! He was leading on ol' blue (1500 Classic, no shield, skid lid) once with Ann and I and all I saw was his head jerk back and him start spitting everywhere. I almost had to pull over I was laughing so hard, because I KNEW what happened!

I still get a chuckle out of it, until here recently we were on 175 headed home one evening and hit the biggest swarm of nats/mosquitos I've ever seen. One high-protein dinner to go.

Nasty.. LOL

[gnomad]

I don't wear a helmet most of the time, down to about 50 degrees anyway. From 50 down to 25 or so it is a half helmet with a wind proof micro fleece face mask. My wife and I will wear our half helmets on longer trips on more unfamiliar roads.

[dhomoney]

I voted 3/4, but I also wear a full face when cold and am getting a half for summer.

[dank]

For me it is full-face all the time. I "kissed" a car that turned left in front of me. Glad I had it on when my face plowed into the rear side panel. Made a "boink" sound like an aluminum bat as the face shield flexed and I bounced back. No dental work needed or injury. Love my full-face helmet.

[refugio]

3/4 for me about 99% of the time.
I drop one of my kids off at school in the morning....and the kid wears mine for that short trip and then I put the helmet on and ride the 55 miles to work.

When on a local ride....and the kids go with me (wife doesn't ride)....they always wear a full face helment and I'll wear my 3/4 face.

When on a trip or a journey and the weather conditions are not always known (like to Sturgis)..I have a full face helment of my own that I'll wear in case of rain or cooler night riding.