We´re all old enough to know and should know the consequences of not putting on a helmet. We have evolved as a species since the 1960´s, well most of us have, and for anyone to justify NOT wearing a helmet is just not worth arguing. 

You don´t wear a helmet and crack your head open.. tough make the beast with two backsing luck, maybe you´ll know better in your next life.

Most people who don´t wear a helmet, seems to me, have never had a serious motorcycle accident where their head has bounced along the asphalt and gravel for a good 20 meters or so. I´ll post up a pic of my Arai after me being run over by a car, flying through the air, landing around 15 meters down the road on my head and bouncing along.

I would not be alive if it were not for my helmet, be the name brand that it may, any homologated helmet would have saved me.. maybe not nearly as well but, it would have saved me. Each to their own I guess, that´s the fun of being able to choose.

Quote from: NuTTs on July 27, 2008, 04:04:57 PM
We´re all old enough to know and should know the consequences of not putting on a helmet. We have evolved as a species since the 1960´s, well most of us have, and for anyone to justify NOT wearing a helmet is just not worth arguing. 

You don´t wear a helmet and crack your head open.. tough make the beast with two backsing luck, maybe you´ll know better in your next life.

Most people who don´t wear a helmet, seems to me, have never had a serious motorcycle accident where their head has bounced along the asphalt and gravel for a good 20 meters or so. I´ll post up a pic of my Arai after me being run over by a car, flying through the air, landing around 15 meters down the road on my head and bouncing along.

I would not be alive if it were not for my helmet, be the name brand that it may, any homologated helmet would have saved me.. maybe not nearly as well but, it would have saved me. Each to their own I guess, that´s the fun of being able to choose.

i'm glad you wear a helmet NuTTs 

this bears repeating

Quote from: NuTTs on July 27, 2008, 04:04:57 PM
You don´t wear a helmet and crack your head open.. tough make the beast with two backsing luck, maybe you´ll know better in your next life.

QuoteMost people who don´t wear a helmet, seems to me, have never had a serious motorcycle accident where their head has bounced along the asphalt and gravel for a good 20 meters or so. I´ll post up a pic of my Arai after me being run over by a car, flying through the air, landing around 15 meters down the road on my head and bouncing along.

Quote from: someguy on July 27, 2008, 09:05:00 AM
You may wish to post a "graphic" warning shortly before those pictures....

Why? They're presentable now. It might be different if they showed pictures post accident & prior to surgery.

Quote from: mac900 on July 27, 2008, 04:40:56 PM
Why? They're presentable now. It might be different if they showed pictures post accident & prior to surgery.

Some people might find them a little extreme, and they may or may not be presentable at a workplace, depending on where one works.

Before they had the law in Ca. no one ever wore a helmet. I'm not shure they even sold them in Ca.
I seen my Cuz and my friend (best man at my wedding), die. Both would probably be alive because they both hit the curb with there head.

I have the full gear on now.

There is no helmet required in CT.  I have made a run to the gas station at the end of the block a few times.  When I wear the lid, i see all the cagers and there expression says, "Hey, there's a Ducati, don't see many of those..."  But when I cruise without the lid, the expression reads someting like, "look at this idiot..."

I don't know, maybe it's me, but I prefer the lid.  On a run from CT to NC, I took a pinball sized rock right in the face shield.  would have been much more enjoyable without the lid

Quote from: Ranger06 on July 27, 2008, 06:00:46 PM
I don't know, maybe it's me, but I prefer the lid.  On a run from CT to NC, I took a pinball sized rock right in the face shield.  would have been much more enjoyable without the lid

owwwwwch

i have lived in nh and ct where there is no helmet laws and wa and va with helmet laws and have never been anywhere without mine and full gear. hit a bat at 40mph one night... good times.... blood and crap all over my helmet, but not my head  the dry cleaning bill was awesome!

Rode the ST this morning sans helmet -- and wearing shorts, a T-shirt & flip flops. Total distance was about 15 feet across the street and ten yards up the driveway into the neighbor's garage where it spends its idle hours. I was, however, fully legal for Arizona with sunglasses on. Still felt weird. That, and I have no idea how anybody shifts with flip flops -- took me a good minute or two to find neutral after I parked it.

For me, a helmet, good boots & leathers just make it more fun to pay attention to the ride. Wouldn't be enjoyable without. AND we have monsterous big bugs here -- caught one in the visor today that would have ruined my whole day otherwise.

Some photos of my last helmet.... R.I.P!

http://www.rebelpacket.net/gallery/Helmet

Glenn

Have grown up with compulsory nationwide helmet laws, feel really vulnerable without one, so I always wear one

Quote from: DuCaTiNi on July 27, 2008, 04:07:43 PM


i'm glad you wear a helmet NuTTs 

Thanks hun 

Some pics of my beloved yet shortlived Arai..

Quote from: NuTTs on July 27, 2008, 04:04:57 PM
We´re all old enough to know and should know the consequences of not putting on a helmet. We have evolved as a species since the 1960´s, well most of us have, and for anyone to justify NOT wearing a helmet is just not worth arguing. 

You don´t wear a helmet and crack your head open.. tough make the beast with two backsing luck, maybe you´ll know better in your next life.

my dad has some friends that this happened to this weekend, it was a long first ride out after his last accident where he broke his pelvis. 

they hit a dog on the highway, went over the bars, he landed on his head, his old lady landed on her back..

he cracked his head open, broke a bunch of ribs.. she cracked a few vertabre and needs surgery.they had to be air lifted out, but were both conscious last night.

of course being harely riders, all there friends say "ohh, its a good thing they weren't wearing helmets, they would have broke there neck." 

it was actually pretty difficult to get my dad to wear a helmet. but now he won't go without one .. but he's also riding a BMW now too

I haven't put a lot of thought into it but I believe there should be some sort of insurance adjustment if you are involved in an accident without proper riding gear.   DOT helmet at the least. 

They offer discounts for cars with all sorts of safety equipment like airbags, anti-lock breaks and such.  Why not decline full coverage when the rider isn't taking proper precautions while riding. 

So the person that wears gloves, leather, over the ankle boots, and full helmet gets full coverage in the even of an accident. 

Those that get into an accident without gear get reduced coverage from what they were actually paying for. 

Or perhaps have a higher optional rate that will cover you in the event you get into an accident without gear. 

And those without gear that have high medical expenses due to an accident have paid for it themselves. 
Again, I don't know.  I haven't thought this out.

Some people need more incentive to be safe other than their life.  Make it cost more.   That way people have the option to not wear lids, but have to offset the option monetarily.