data.3news-bydate.test.rec.motorcycles.104282 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Norman Hamer)
Subject: Observation re: helmets
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Grf. Dropped my Shoei RF-200 off the seat of my bike while trying to rock
it onto it's centerstand, chipped the heck out of the paint on it...
So I cheerfully spent $.59 on a bottle of testor's model paint and
repainted the scratches and chips for 20 minutes.
Then, while it was drying, I realized that I was out of smokes and that my
cage is not currently running... So I "had to" take my bike down to the
store. Not wanting to mess up my paint job, I said "Well, heck. I can just
use my old helmet".... this is your standard el cheapie openface...
I didn't notice a big difference when I switched TO the shoei, but
switching back was really bad...
1) Doesn't fit worth a damn, too wide in the sides, too short front to
back...
2) With a faceplate, it's still bloody windy... with the shoei, I normally
ignore the face shield until I get up to about 30ish... with this one,
taxiing to the end of the driveway was too smegging much wind.
The question for the day is re: passenger helmets, if you don't know for
certain who's gonna ride with you (like say you meet them at a .... church
meeting, yeah, that's the ticket)... What are some guidelines? Should I just
pick up another shoei in my size to have a backup helmet (XL), or should I
maybe get an inexpensive one of a smaller size to accomodate my likely
passenger?