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Try pricing AGV stuff!
Nah, don't bother.
cliff
Nah, don't bother.
cliff
Which model HJC is that Bob?I’ve been wearing HJC modular helmets for years now, I’m on my third one. They just fit me well, it makes it easy to deal with wearing eye glasses and I like that it has an inner tinted sun visor that allows me to leave my sunglasses at home. The latch assembly is all metal ( not all Modular’s are ) which enhances the safety. Here in Arizona the sun can be so intensely bright that I also wear an optional dark smoke tinted outer visor, you might think that looking through two tinted visors would be too dark but no sir! Not here.
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AGV does fit me! At least, some models.Try pricing AGV stuff!
Nah, don't bother.
cliff
Agreed. One of the two crashes I had when I was young and stupid was because I was drinking. I was about 20 and we had been at a Loretta Lynn/Conway Twitty concert all afternoon. Things happen pretty darn fast on a bike and when your judgement is impaired...Every crash is different. Most importantly, don’t drink and ride. Ride defensively. Most motorcycle crashes can be avoided. That school bus coming toward you is going to turn across your path. Be prepared for it.
A helmet is a pretty good idea.
FWIW, I believe the greatest portion of helmetless fatalities also involve alcohol and or other risky behavior.
Which model HJC is that Bob?
Arai does not build a modular helmet or offer a sun visor because they compromise safety. Arai won't make that compromise. Arai is far and away the most comfortable helmet I've ever had on my head. My last one was also extremely well ventilated.Thanks for the video links. was interested in Arai but am steering away from them for two reasons: no built in sun visor and they don’t offer Modular. I watched this video the other day and was impressed by the company. Unfortunately they don’t make what I’d like to have and if I’m going to spend $1000+, I’d like to get the features I was looking for. Still lots of options out there. I’m going to try a few on over the next couple of weeks.
That looks like another landing I wouldn’t have wanted to make without a helmet.I had a HJC SYMax 2 modular helmet for 9 yrs...back in 2017 I was wearing when I t-boned a lady that pulled out in front of me..I was riding my beautiful 1979XS1100...luckily the bike impacted her jeep and not me..I flew 50ft. and landed on the back of my head/neck/shoulders...my 9 yr old HJC saved my bacon big time...it was toasted of course...View attachment 262630
I had a mild concusion and awful vertigo for several days afterwards...don't want to imagine how much worse it could have been..I almost went out the door with a half helmet..and decided at the last minute to wear the HJC...That looks like another landing I wouldn’t have wanted to make without a helmet.
I had a HJC SYMax 2 modular helmet for 9 yrs...back in 2017 I was wearing when I t-boned a lady that pulled out in front of me..I was riding my beautiful 1979XS1100...luckily the bike impacted her jeep and not me..I flew 50ft. and landed on the back of my head/neck/shoulders...my 9 yr old HJC saved my bacon big time...it was toasted of course...
Thats a nice lid / Similar to a UK Davida product.Dogginit, conversation about riding equipment do usually get many varied responses. Why?
Because riders have many different choices.
Selecting the proper gear for yourself greatly depends on where you ride, weather conditions, how far you ride, how fast you ride, season of the year
All choices can be appropriate!
Because at this stage in my riding life, (very little) I ride only for a short local burst of excitement and pleasure. Only when conditions are right for that enjoyment. So I choose common safety gear and that includes a good fitting safe open face helmet that is also fun to wear
People do smile or thumb up me sometimes.
*and check out those recently found evening riding self lighting glasses which may just be bright enough to help see out of the tinted face shield
-R
The comment that high viz fades intrigued me so when I got home I read quite a few posts on different forums where riders complained of fading of helmets and clothing in less than a season.