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trickyredc
I am just starting to get into motorcycles and am going to buy a helmet soon. I want one that is DOT and Snell approved but I am unsure of the good brands in this world. Any suggestions to helmets that are good quality but won't absolutely break the bank? Appreciate the help.
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The big motorcycle magazines do an article every year or two where they buy a bunch of helmets and submit them to an independent testing lab and report on the results. What they find is that all helmets protect about the same, you pay more for features and comfort. In fact the best are often the cheapest, ABS helmets (though they're also the heaviest).
The article always has some kind of graphic to show what percentage of impacts come from what directions, and (I guess not surprisingly) about half of the impacts come from the front. So a full-face helmet is best. A half-helmet is like locking two doors on a four-door car.
Now the next thing will get a lot of people mad at me. About 95% of accidents are falls. You don't run into a wall or off a cliff, the bike falls over. You might be going 70 mph, so you'll slide a ways, but the fall itself is almost always the same, a five-foot fall. The DOT helmet is designed for this intensity of impact. It's designed for street riding. Snell helmets are designed for racing, where you have bigger impacts, so the foam in the helmet is a lot stiffer. And it may not protect even as well as a DOT helmet on the street. OTOH Snell helmets must be certified by a lab while DOT is basically on the 'honor system'.
The big motorcycle magazines do an article every year or two where they buy a bunch of helmets and submit them to an independent testing lab and report on the results. What they find is that all helmets protect about the same, you pay more for features and comfort. In fact the best are often the cheapest, ABS helmets (though they're also the heaviest).
The article always has some kind of graphic to show what percentage of impacts come from what directions, and (I guess not surprisingly) about half of the impacts come from the front. So a full-face helmet is best. A half-helmet is like locking two doors on a four-door car.
Now the next thing will get a lot of people mad at me. About 95% of accidents are falls. You don't run into a wall or off a cliff, the bike falls over. You might be going 70 mph, so you'll slide a ways, but the fall itself is almost always the same, a five-foot fall. The DOT helmet is designed for this intensity of impact. It's designed for street riding. Snell helmets are designed for racing, where you have bigger impacts, so the foam in the helmet is a lot stiffer. And it may not protect even as well as a DOT helmet on the street. OTOH Snell helmets must be certified by a lab while DOT is basically on the 'honor system'.
What bike should I get for my first motorcycle if I drive a lot on the highway?
Jeff P
I'm going to be getting a motorcycle in the next week and I would like to know which bike would be the best for me to get. I have to drive on the highway and the speed limit is 65 and a lot of the people go atleast 70-75 so I just want to make sure that the bike would be able to handle that. I haven't had a bike before so I would like to get something that looks nice and is both beginner friendly and can still hold it's own. Thanks!
Answer
I like the small, lightweight, nimble, fuel-saving, yet fast, good-looking Ninja 250.
I cruise at 70-75 all of the time.
Right now is now a good time to find a good used motorcycle at a great price... wrong time of year, but a used bike is what you need if this is your first.
If you buy this bike from a dealer - DO NOT GET THE EXTENDED WARRANTY - you don't need it on this bike, and if you find this one with the additional warranty paid for, check into canceling it and getting some money back, I did!
Remember - the day you buy the bike is the day you need to have all of your protective gear in hand. Helmet, gloves, proper footgear, protective jacket & pants. It only takes one fall to wish that you were wearing them that day, so don't ride without proper gear. (I've replaced two helmets so far and it wasn't because they got old.)
Get some instructions from someone experienced on how to ride, then take the Safety Course!
Check out the website I've noted here, there's a lot of good info there. And by the way, you do not have to spend a fortune on a helmet. Check out the video noted below for the Scorpion 400 and get the additional dark smoke visor, it's great!
Be safe and "let the good times roll".
I like the small, lightweight, nimble, fuel-saving, yet fast, good-looking Ninja 250.
I cruise at 70-75 all of the time.
Right now is now a good time to find a good used motorcycle at a great price... wrong time of year, but a used bike is what you need if this is your first.
If you buy this bike from a dealer - DO NOT GET THE EXTENDED WARRANTY - you don't need it on this bike, and if you find this one with the additional warranty paid for, check into canceling it and getting some money back, I did!
Remember - the day you buy the bike is the day you need to have all of your protective gear in hand. Helmet, gloves, proper footgear, protective jacket & pants. It only takes one fall to wish that you were wearing them that day, so don't ride without proper gear. (I've replaced two helmets so far and it wasn't because they got old.)
Get some instructions from someone experienced on how to ride, then take the Safety Course!
Check out the website I've noted here, there's a lot of good info there. And by the way, you do not have to spend a fortune on a helmet. Check out the video noted below for the Scorpion 400 and get the additional dark smoke visor, it's great!
Be safe and "let the good times roll".
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