helmet or no helmet

supervfr · 10-18-2008, 04:41 AM

some places do not require a helmet. if it wasent legally required for you to wear a helmet where you live would you.

I would

Y2Kviffer · 10-18-2008, 06:13 AM

I would still wear a helmet. Someday I will probably buy a cruiser of some sort, even then I will wear a full face helmet. Looks be damned, no "brain bucket" for me.

fotodaddy · 10-18-2008, 06:25 AM

My helmet saved my life a little over a year ago. Even if I were give a million dollars not to wear a helmet, i'll pass up the offer!!!

A friend told me that the price of the helmet you wear, reflects on the value you place on your head!! One persons view. So no helmet means no value for your head.

KC-10 FE · 10-18-2008, 08:29 AM

On this site, I think you are going to have a REALLY hard time finding people who say they will not wear a helmet. You couldn't pay me to not wear a helmet.

Try a HD or HOG site for better results.

KC-10 FE out...

fotodaddy · 10-18-2008, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KC-10 FE

Try a HD or HOG site for better results.

LOL

julianivfr · 10-18-2008, 09:35 AM

I wouldn't wear a helmet. Whoever invented those contraptions should be shot. How am I supposed to look good with my face covered up?

Screw the helmet.

fotodaddy · 10-18-2008, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by julianivfr

I wouldn't wear a helmet. Whoever invented those contraptions should be shot. How am I supposed to look good with my face covered up?

Screw the helmet.

Yeah right!!!

Thats why you change from the arai to the shoei every other week right!!!

Abi you dey find wahala for this persins hand!!!

julianivfr · 10-18-2008, 10:11 AM

Una suppose rake small.

landlover · 10-18-2008, 10:31 AM

Always going to wear a helmet period! They do not restrict vision any, a good full face helmet will protect you from that bug going 60 M.P.H, help some in rain and the main purpose if there is an accident hopefully it will protect one of the most important organs you have!

jasonsmith · 10-18-2008, 10:36 AM

ATGATT

Yonan · 10-18-2008, 10:45 AM

Yes, Yes, Yes a thousand times yes.........been run over once already helmet cracked but my head didn't

White Chocolate · 10-18-2008, 10:46 AM

I wear mine, but it seems like you have better vision on your sides without one on, and hearing other bikers and talking are hard. But I still wear them.

bbwong · 10-18-2008, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonsmith

ATGATT

+1. I hope I never have to test the gear, but I'll never leave home without it.

PAR518 · 10-18-2008, 11:02 AM

YES, YES, YES! Besides the obvious safety issues that nearly everyone will attest to on this site (and might even of had a personal experience as well), no helmet is the most uncomfortable riding experience you could ever have (noise, wind, bugs, bad vision, etc.). Just try it once for a mile or two and you be the judge. Heck, even in a full-face helmet with ear plugs you can hear everything just fine (the bike/motor even sounds better IMHO!).

Ask anyone who has ever sat in a hospital bed after an accident (even with ATGATT) if they ever said " I had too much safety gear on".

waldrm · 10-18-2008, 01:07 PM

In the Emergency Room, riders who do not wear helmets are called "organ donors".

fotodaddy · 10-18-2008, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by White Chocolate

I wear mine, but it seems like you have better vision on your sides without one on, and hearing other bikers and talking are hard. But I still wear them.

I cant agree more!!! Its such a bother when you cant talk to friends through your helmet!!!

Well I wear mine only when I ride. And at those times I try to refrain from have conversations with my ridding buddies!!

midias · 10-18-2008, 01:40 PM

I would like to answer that with pictures

KingTito · 10-18-2008, 02:01 PM

I bought a scooter to buzz around town and run errands. Not worth parking the VFR in some of the places I go to. After the first few times not wearing a helmet, I bought a half helmet. Rode a mile, returned it. Now, I wear my Arai RX-7 Corsair which is probably worth more than my scooter. I am sure I look like a tool but I didn't feel comfortable without a full-face.

RVFR · 10-18-2008, 02:06 PM

yes.. on like 99.999999999% of the time

Scubalong · 10-18-2008, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by midias

I would like to answer that with pictures

Imagine that was your face.....

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10-18-2008, 04:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
supervfr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Last Online: 01-05-2009 05:15 PM Posts: 282 Thanks: 14 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	helmet or no helmet some places do not require a helmet. if it wasent legally required for you to wear a helmet where you live would you. I would

10-18-2008, 06:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
Y2Kviffer King Bastage Join Date: May 2008 Last Online: Today 06:53 PM Location: NC My Ride: '00 Interceptor View my Photo Gallery Posts: 365 Thanks: 20 Thanked 31 Times in 26 Posts	I would still wear a helmet. Someday I will probably buy a cruiser of some sort, even then I will wear a full face helmet. Looks be damned, no "brain bucket" for me. __________________ 2000 VFR800 Yoshi RS3 stainless ZG dk smoke sport tour HeliBars K&N air filter dyno 96.35 hp http://vfrworld.com/forums/fifth-gen...-run-scan.html

10-18-2008, 08:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
KC-10 FE I FREAKING RULE!!! Join Date: Jul 2003 Last Online: 01-05-2009 12:29 PM Location: Communist Peoples Republic of NJ - Find Me! My Ride: 2000 VFR800fi (Pearl Yellow) 1989 Hawk GT (Italian Red) 2005 Piece Of Shit F150 Lariat (Dark Bullfighter Red) View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,591 Thanks: 13 Thanked 51 Times in 37 Posts	On this site, I think you are going to have a REALLY hard time finding people who say they will not wear a helmet. You couldn't pay me to not wear a helmet. Try a HD or HOG site for better results. KC-10 FE out... __________________ Instructor Side Sitting Switch Monkey Motorcycle Safety Foundation RiderCoach USAF Sport Bike Coach Stupid Hurts & Stupid Kills. Don't Be Stupid. ATGATT http://www.rockthegear.org 2000 VFR800fi Pearl Yellow 1989 NT650 Hawk GT Italian Red I don't discriminate, I hate EVERYBODY! Fight Communism, Free The People's Republic of New Jersey!!! RIP TSgt Christopher D Rey 1 Apr 1968 - 28 Aug 2006

10-18-2008, 09:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
julianivfr Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Last Online: Yesterday 11:13 PM Location: Alberta My Ride: 2006 VFR800 ABS Pearl White View my Photo Gallery Posts: 92 Thanks: 6 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	I wouldn't wear a helmet. Whoever invented those contraptions should be shot. How am I supposed to look good with my face covered up? Screw the helmet. __________________ 06 Pearl White. ZGDB, Sargent, Quad 4300K HIDs, Frame Sliders, Vista Cruise, Throttle Rocker, Tank Bra, OEM Panniers and Trunk, Bestem Liners, Dual Cardo Scala Q2, Tomtom Rider 2

10-18-2008, 06:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
fotodaddy Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Last Online: 12-28-2008 08:47 AM Location: Lagos, Nigeria. My Ride: THEN 1999 CBR600F NOW 2008, VFR ABS View my Photo Gallery Posts: 85 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	My helmet saved my life a little over a year ago. Even if I were give a million dollars not to wear a helmet, i'll pass up the offer!!! A friend told me that the price of the helmet you wear, reflects on the value you place on your head!! One persons view. So no helmet means no value for your head.

10-18-2008, 10:11 AM	#8 (permalink)
julianivfr Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Last Online: Yesterday 11:13 PM Location: Alberta My Ride: 2006 VFR800 ABS Pearl White View my Photo Gallery Posts: 92 Thanks: 6 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Una suppose rake small. __________________ 06 Pearl White. ZGDB, Sargent, Quad 4300K HIDs, Frame Sliders, Vista Cruise, Throttle Rocker, Tank Bra, OEM Panniers and Trunk, Bestem Liners, Dual Cardo Scala Q2, Tomtom Rider 2

10-18-2008, 10:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
landlover Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Last Online: Today 02:11 PM Location: Cincinnati, Ohio My Ride: 2007 VFR ABS RWB Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Always going to wear a helmet period! They do not restrict vision any, a good full face helmet will protect you from that bug going 60 M.P.H, help some in rain and the main purpose if there is an accident hopefully it will protect one of the most important organs you have! __________________ Take Care Damon

10-18-2008, 10:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
jasonsmith Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Last Online: Today 06:04 PM Location: Vancouver, BC My Ride: 2007 25th RWB View my Photo Gallery Posts: 847 Thanks: 14 Thanked 87 Times in 79 Posts	ATGATT __________________ . Proud Member - Sixth Gen Militia - 1st VTEC Battalion

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Yonan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Last Online: Today 08:01 PM Location: TURLOCK, CA - Find Me! My Ride: 1986 VFR750F View my Photo Gallery Posts: 119 Thanks: 4 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Yes, Yes, Yes a thousand times yes.........been run over once already helmet cracked but my head didn't __________________

10-18-2008, 10:46 AM	#12 (permalink)
White Chocolate Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Last Online: Today 08:52 PM Location: Sioux Falls, SD My Ride: 2003 VFR 800 non abs View my Photo Gallery Posts: 77 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I wear mine, but it seems like you have better vision on your sides without one on, and hearing other bikers and talking are hard. But I still wear them.

10-18-2008, 11:02 AM	#14 (permalink)
PAR518 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Last Online: 01-03-2009 09:06 AM Location: Roseville, CA My Ride: 07 VFR800 RWB Posts: 64 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	YES, YES, YES! Besides the obvious safety issues that nearly everyone will attest to on this site (and might even of had a personal experience as well), no helmet is the most uncomfortable riding experience you could ever have (noise, wind, bugs, bad vision, etc.). Just try it once for a mile or two and you be the judge. Heck, even in a full-face helmet with ear plugs you can hear everything just fine (the bike/motor even sounds better IMHO!). Ask anyone who has ever sat in a hospital bed after an accident (even with ATGATT) if they ever said " I had too much safety gear on".

10-18-2008, 01:07 PM	#15 (permalink)
waldrm Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Last Online: 12-31-2008 09:23 AM Location: SE North Carolina My Ride: '90 RC30 clone; '94 CB1000, '99 CB750, '06 599 Posts: 243 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No helmet In the Emergency Room, riders who do not wear helmets are called "organ donors". __________________ '94 CB 1000, Power Commander, Vance & Hines full system, Ohlins rear shocks, LED tail light, Thurn LED mirrors. '90 VFR with Staintune high mount and Thurn RC30 replica body kit,. CBR900 forks for the RC30 look on the cheap. '99 CB750 Nighthawk '06 599, CRG levers and bar end mirrors, frame sliders, Rizoma concial handlebars, adapters, and grips, LED signal and tail light conversion, whacked rear fender. Gave the Buell to my god-daughter; wanted her on something slow, heavy, and loud!

10-18-2008, 01:40 PM	#17 (permalink)
midias Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Last Online: Today 07:10 PM Location: Rochester NY My Ride: 1986 VFR750F and 1982 V45 Magna Posts: 279 Thanks: 7 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	I would like to answer that with pictures __________________ 1986 VFR750F RWB with K&N and custom VTR1000 cans mounted

10-18-2008, 02:01 PM	#18 (permalink)
KingTito Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Last Online: 11-01-2008 02:29 PM Location: Minneapolis, MN - Find Me! My Ride: 1999 VFR800 1982 CB900F 2007 Honda Metropolitan (WTF? It's fun, trust me) View my Photo Gallery Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I bought a scooter to buzz around town and run errands. Not worth parking the VFR in some of the places I go to. After the first few times not wearing a helmet, I bought a half helmet. Rode a mile, returned it. Now, I wear my Arai RX-7 Corsair which is probably worth more than my scooter. I am sure I look like a tool but I didn't feel comfortable without a full-face.

10-18-2008, 02:06 PM	#19 (permalink)
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