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silent m
I love those fake german helmets because they're so small but I think it's time I get something with actual protection. So what are some small options?
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Gotta agree with the other answer- buying a half-helmet is just a way to get "legal"
I've worked in the bike industry for 20 years as a mechanic, I've raced, I've ridden for 30 years and owned 61 bikes. I have NEVER in my life seen anyone who wrecked that hit the parts of his head that a 1/2 helmet covers. I'd say 90% pop the stink out of the chin bar, which is exactly what opponents of full-face helmets don't have. We used to display wrecked helmets on the wall at our dealership, and what a surprise: none of them had any damage on the top half, other than a few very minor scratches. But where your jaw is, your mouth, your nose? BUSTED the FRAK UP. And I mean bad, too. I have four busted helmets myself, and dude I'm telling you if they were halfsies I wouldn't be able to freakin chew.
As long as something in you woke up to the fact that you're vulnerable (and not immune to an accident) please God step up and get a full-face. I've heard "I'm claustrophobic" for 25 years, dude- you'll get over it in, like... a week. "I can't see" is another lame excuse- the eyeports in full-face helmets go almost back to your ears, where you can't see anyway.
IF you have to get a 1/2, they only make about a billion of em. Get to a bike shop and look at a Tucker-Rocky catalog. I don't know if they have online shopping, but legitimate manufacturers are Shoei, Arai, HJC, Icon, Shark, KBC, Kiwi (hard to find), Nolan... they almost all make 1/2s because people are gonna buy em.
But I won't.
One wreck is all it would take, and I know how suddenly crap can go wrong. I totalled a PC800 Honda while STOPPED at an intersection! Total idiot was driving north while looking south and rammed me. I faceplanted and I wasn't even dadgum MOVING, so it's not how safe you are, or how skilled. If crap's gonna happen, you might as well be as armored-up as you can get. Not to mention you can hear better wearing a full-face.
Oh well. Do what you're gonna do, but man try a full-face. Either way, remember you get what you pay for- a crap helmet will hurt your head. That's the bad thing about Arai helmets- they're so dang luxurious they spoil you. Shoei too. And it's true what they say: you either have a Shoei head or an Arai head. If an Arai is comfortable to you, a Shoei will give you a headache, and vice-versa. They have different ideas about human heads, and it show in their helmets.
Get to a dealer, put the helmet of your choice on, and keep it on as long as you can manage. 20 minutes with the wrong helmet will kill your head, and you can definitely feel it. A new helmet will be "too tight" feeling. If it slips right on with no pulling or pressure, it's too big. It will compress as you wear it, and a new, smooth-fitting helmet will become broken in and it will be like wearing a big bell on your head in a few weeks. Don't ever let anyone wear your helmet- their skull will ruin the fit by overcompressing the EPS liner in places that YOUR head doesn't. REALLY. And don't hang the thing on your mirror either- that will also compress the EPS liner in the helmet and ruin it.
Good luck, man. Grats on getting safer.
Gotta agree with the other answer- buying a half-helmet is just a way to get "legal"
I've worked in the bike industry for 20 years as a mechanic, I've raced, I've ridden for 30 years and owned 61 bikes. I have NEVER in my life seen anyone who wrecked that hit the parts of his head that a 1/2 helmet covers. I'd say 90% pop the stink out of the chin bar, which is exactly what opponents of full-face helmets don't have. We used to display wrecked helmets on the wall at our dealership, and what a surprise: none of them had any damage on the top half, other than a few very minor scratches. But where your jaw is, your mouth, your nose? BUSTED the FRAK UP. And I mean bad, too. I have four busted helmets myself, and dude I'm telling you if they were halfsies I wouldn't be able to freakin chew.
As long as something in you woke up to the fact that you're vulnerable (and not immune to an accident) please God step up and get a full-face. I've heard "I'm claustrophobic" for 25 years, dude- you'll get over it in, like... a week. "I can't see" is another lame excuse- the eyeports in full-face helmets go almost back to your ears, where you can't see anyway.
IF you have to get a 1/2, they only make about a billion of em. Get to a bike shop and look at a Tucker-Rocky catalog. I don't know if they have online shopping, but legitimate manufacturers are Shoei, Arai, HJC, Icon, Shark, KBC, Kiwi (hard to find), Nolan... they almost all make 1/2s because people are gonna buy em.
But I won't.
One wreck is all it would take, and I know how suddenly crap can go wrong. I totalled a PC800 Honda while STOPPED at an intersection! Total idiot was driving north while looking south and rammed me. I faceplanted and I wasn't even dadgum MOVING, so it's not how safe you are, or how skilled. If crap's gonna happen, you might as well be as armored-up as you can get. Not to mention you can hear better wearing a full-face.
Oh well. Do what you're gonna do, but man try a full-face. Either way, remember you get what you pay for- a crap helmet will hurt your head. That's the bad thing about Arai helmets- they're so dang luxurious they spoil you. Shoei too. And it's true what they say: you either have a Shoei head or an Arai head. If an Arai is comfortable to you, a Shoei will give you a headache, and vice-versa. They have different ideas about human heads, and it show in their helmets.
Get to a dealer, put the helmet of your choice on, and keep it on as long as you can manage. 20 minutes with the wrong helmet will kill your head, and you can definitely feel it. A new helmet will be "too tight" feeling. If it slips right on with no pulling or pressure, it's too big. It will compress as you wear it, and a new, smooth-fitting helmet will become broken in and it will be like wearing a big bell on your head in a few weeks. Don't ever let anyone wear your helmet- their skull will ruin the fit by overcompressing the EPS liner in places that YOUR head doesn't. REALLY. And don't hang the thing on your mirror either- that will also compress the EPS liner in the helmet and ruin it.
Good luck, man. Grats on getting safer.
What route should I take to drive through all 48 states without using the interstate system?
Trey C
Me and a friend are planning on motor-biking across the country with the goal of at least entering all 48 contiguous states. We will be riding motor-bikes that will only be able to achieve about 30-40 miles per hour, so we will need to avoid the interstate system. We will have plenty of time to complete the trip, so no worries about time constraints. Anyone that could suggest a possible route would be a great help. Thanks and have a great day.
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You've really put a lot of thought into this, haven't you?
Okay, sorry, look, you're talking about a landmass that is 3,000 miles by 1,000 miles (4800km x 1600km). The interstates were built because it was so difficult to construct a route across the nation.
No joke, in 1919, Lt. Dwight D. Eisenhower was part of a military experiment to see how hard it was to drive from Washington, D.C to San Francisco. It took him more than two months. When he took-over Germany 25 years later and saw the Autobahn, it was, literally, a revelation. When he became president, he built the interstates.
It is extremely difficut to hit all of the lower 48. I've moved cross-country about six times and driven cross-country more than a dozen times, and there are states I've never entered. In my entire life, I've known about a half-dozen people who have even claimed to have been in all 48, and I don't know that I really believed all of them. (Odd point, the three who basically proved it to me by showing me their travel logs were all Canadians).
Also, if you're doing this on scooters/mopeds or something similar, realize that, in a lot of the western U.S., the next gas station is 60+ miles away. My cycle has a six-gallon gas tank and I've been on reserve more than once. I knew a guy in Utah who tried to ride a scooter to Mardi Gras. He killed the scooter (literally, last day was done in the back of a friendly person's pickup) to make it across the Texas border so that he could at least say he'd gotten an entire state away from Utah.
Some suggestions:
. Buy a Rand-McNally type road atlas and study it, in depth, before you do any other planning
. Look for the scenic routes
. Realize that different states have different helmet laws
. Realize that you may not be able to get scooters repaired in a lot of places. Travel with a support truck or use some brand with a broad suport base in the U.S., such as Honda. Honestly, it would probably be less headache to do this on bicycles than on Vespas. Why not get real motorcycles and do the interstates at least part of the trip?
. Don't get hung-up on hitting all 48, or you will probably miss some really oustanding sights. F'rinstance, you'll want to see south Florida, but that will add 1,000 miles to your trip. California Highway One will take a day or three on scooters, and you will only transit about a quarter of the length of the state.
. Weather. March in Texas is pleasant. Other parts of the states are receiving six inches of snow. North Texas may be receiving six inches of snow.
Here are some roads that may be useful:
. 93/91/89 through Montano, Idaho, Utah, Arizona goes through a lot of scenic places
. Forget Route 66. Much of what exists is under interstates. Most of it goes (actually, "went")through very boring places.
Oh man, I'm having a hard time finding non-interstate routes that traverse more than one or two states. Seriously, talk to people and put some thought into this. I think you'll want something that can do more than 40 miles per day for any real travel in the U.S.
@MrDanger -- If you'd read what I wrote, you'd realize I'm trying to tell the Asker to use some other form of transportation. But anyway, I know people who have bicycled 89/85 from Canada to Mexico. I've ridden and driven most of it, and for most of it, it's a slow, pleasant drive. Just 'cause you drive like a jomoke doesn't mean everyone is a discourteous law-breaker. Speeding fools kill kids in schoolzones all the time, where the speedlimit is only 15MPH.
You've really put a lot of thought into this, haven't you?
Okay, sorry, look, you're talking about a landmass that is 3,000 miles by 1,000 miles (4800km x 1600km). The interstates were built because it was so difficult to construct a route across the nation.
No joke, in 1919, Lt. Dwight D. Eisenhower was part of a military experiment to see how hard it was to drive from Washington, D.C to San Francisco. It took him more than two months. When he took-over Germany 25 years later and saw the Autobahn, it was, literally, a revelation. When he became president, he built the interstates.
It is extremely difficut to hit all of the lower 48. I've moved cross-country about six times and driven cross-country more than a dozen times, and there are states I've never entered. In my entire life, I've known about a half-dozen people who have even claimed to have been in all 48, and I don't know that I really believed all of them. (Odd point, the three who basically proved it to me by showing me their travel logs were all Canadians).
Also, if you're doing this on scooters/mopeds or something similar, realize that, in a lot of the western U.S., the next gas station is 60+ miles away. My cycle has a six-gallon gas tank and I've been on reserve more than once. I knew a guy in Utah who tried to ride a scooter to Mardi Gras. He killed the scooter (literally, last day was done in the back of a friendly person's pickup) to make it across the Texas border so that he could at least say he'd gotten an entire state away from Utah.
Some suggestions:
. Buy a Rand-McNally type road atlas and study it, in depth, before you do any other planning
. Look for the scenic routes
. Realize that different states have different helmet laws
. Realize that you may not be able to get scooters repaired in a lot of places. Travel with a support truck or use some brand with a broad suport base in the U.S., such as Honda. Honestly, it would probably be less headache to do this on bicycles than on Vespas. Why not get real motorcycles and do the interstates at least part of the trip?
. Don't get hung-up on hitting all 48, or you will probably miss some really oustanding sights. F'rinstance, you'll want to see south Florida, but that will add 1,000 miles to your trip. California Highway One will take a day or three on scooters, and you will only transit about a quarter of the length of the state.
. Weather. March in Texas is pleasant. Other parts of the states are receiving six inches of snow. North Texas may be receiving six inches of snow.
Here are some roads that may be useful:
. 93/91/89 through Montano, Idaho, Utah, Arizona goes through a lot of scenic places
. Forget Route 66. Much of what exists is under interstates. Most of it goes (actually, "went")through very boring places.
Oh man, I'm having a hard time finding non-interstate routes that traverse more than one or two states. Seriously, talk to people and put some thought into this. I think you'll want something that can do more than 40 miles per day for any real travel in the U.S.
@MrDanger -- If you'd read what I wrote, you'd realize I'm trying to tell the Asker to use some other form of transportation. But anyway, I know people who have bicycled 89/85 from Canada to Mexico. I've ridden and driven most of it, and for most of it, it's a slow, pleasant drive. Just 'cause you drive like a jomoke doesn't mean everyone is a discourteous law-breaker. Speeding fools kill kids in schoolzones all the time, where the speedlimit is only 15MPH.
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