pago cruiser
XS650 Addict
I'm fortunate to have a wonderful wife who enjoys long trips - we're headed from Tucson to Minny Soda this summer with our canine in our Valkyrie sidecar rig.
But. I have purchased 3 helmets for her in the last 5 years (Arai open face, Arai full coverage, Shoei full coverage) , as once it gets warm (so she says) the helmet hurts her head - on top. She does have a tall-ish head, and I am guessing that most helmets are just too Charlie-Brown-ish shape (round) for her to be comfortable on long rides.
We have been to our local Cycle Gear trying them on in the store, but they will not let us try for a couple hour trip - and maybe have to return it if she has the same problem.
About all I can think of is to get a maybe 3" hole saw and drill into the liner inside for maybe 1/8" to 1/4" to 3/8" and remove the foam (or expanded polystyrene, or whatever the hell it is) so her head fits.
Yea, I know it will void the warranty (BFD, no warranty anyhow), and if we happen to get in an accident and the impact point is directly on top of her head, there will be less protection. But the way I see it, most impacts are NOT directly on top of your head:
From here (and other places, as I have seen it b4); which is also a good article on helmets in general: http://metrohog.com/crash_padding_-_part_2.htm
oddly enough, from a Harley site. And I know some folks have different opinions... so
Anybody else had to solve this? Yes, it seems odd to be intentionally altering a helmet to provide less imoact protection. But I figure it is better to mod a helmet so she will wear it than to have her not wear one. Dang it, I've got over $1k in helmets sitting on a shelf she won't wear... which could have bought a lot more bike parts.
But. I have purchased 3 helmets for her in the last 5 years (Arai open face, Arai full coverage, Shoei full coverage) , as once it gets warm (so she says) the helmet hurts her head - on top. She does have a tall-ish head, and I am guessing that most helmets are just too Charlie-Brown-ish shape (round) for her to be comfortable on long rides.
We have been to our local Cycle Gear trying them on in the store, but they will not let us try for a couple hour trip - and maybe have to return it if she has the same problem.
About all I can think of is to get a maybe 3" hole saw and drill into the liner inside for maybe 1/8" to 1/4" to 3/8" and remove the foam (or expanded polystyrene, or whatever the hell it is) so her head fits.
Yea, I know it will void the warranty (BFD, no warranty anyhow), and if we happen to get in an accident and the impact point is directly on top of her head, there will be less protection. But the way I see it, most impacts are NOT directly on top of your head:
From here (and other places, as I have seen it b4); which is also a good article on helmets in general: http://metrohog.com/crash_padding_-_part_2.htm
oddly enough, from a Harley site. And I know some folks have different opinions... so
Anybody else had to solve this? Yes, it seems odd to be intentionally altering a helmet to provide less imoact protection. But I figure it is better to mod a helmet so she will wear it than to have her not wear one. Dang it, I've got over $1k in helmets sitting on a shelf she won't wear... which could have bought a lot more bike parts.