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[Bromebe]

 
the weather has been great and I've been riding the crap out of my bike and pulled it out today, cleaned and went for gas and a quick ride and I swear this guy rode by the house while I was in the drive,
got a few miles from the house and there the bike was down and in the middle of the street, emergency crews all over it, looked like someone turned in front of him?
put a kink in my idea of cruising for the rest of the day,
and if it was the bagger, silver / white? nice bike the guy road by the house without a helmet on!
sure hope who ever it was he / she is alright!
went across town yesterday to met my bud and go with a ride with him and he likes riding without a helmet!
I've got armor plating on and he's in a T shirt and no helmet!
guess you ride in your own comfort zone

[srnoyes]

Nebraska gets closer every year on the battle to repeal their helmet law. Kansas and Iowa don't have helmet laws either but I have to say I will never ride with out one. If that is what my riding buddies want to do that is on them but I won't and no one riding behind me either.

[DesertHOG]

I used to ride without helmet quite a bit. My friends encouraged me to get one cause they said they liked having me around. I started using it like 50/50. I went on a ride one day and decided to use the helmet because I had a short windshield and it was good for cutting the noise down. That day I happened to go down in a slow turn when I hit some gravel. That $400 Shoei had some nice scratches in it and did it's job protecting my noggin. I also happened to crack 5 ribs. Glad I didn't crack my head too. 

I ride with a helmet 100% now no matter how hot it gets.

DH

[MIKEYTEE]

Here in South Carolina if you are over 21 you have a choice on weather or not you ware a helmet. I used to ware one all the time back in the 70's. In those days i was riding a Honda or a BMW. ( Note: I had two young daughters at the time.)
Fast forward to 2001. After not riding for 20+ years I decide to buy a Harley Electraglide. I bought a new pair of helmets and promptly put them on the shelf in the garage. It looked cooler not waring a helmet, and you had to look cool on a Harley. Well pi$$ on looking cool my head is more important to me than being or looking cool! By choice I ware a helmet whenever I get on the bike. Don't get me wrong, I think helmet laws suck and it should be up to each My choice is to ware my helmet.
Mike
 

[TXGator]

Both me and the wife insist on full face all the time.  It's tough enough to drive for myself and everyone else but to do it without any and all protections I can provide.  Hope the downed rider had one on.

[2k]

Here in South Carolina if you are over 21 you have a choice on weather or not you ware a helmet. I used to ware one all the time back in the 70's. In those days i was riding a Honda or a BMW. ( Note: I had two young daughters at the time.)
Fast forward to 2001. After not riding for 20+ years I decide to buy a Harley Electraglide. I bought a new pair of helmets and promptly put them on the shelf in the garage. It looked cooler not waring a helmet, and you had to look cool on a Harley. Well pi$$ on looking cool my head is more important to me than being or looking cool! By choice I ware a helmet whenever I get on the bike. Don't get me wrong, I think helmet laws suck and it should be up to each My choice is to ware my helmet.
Mike
 

Here in South Carolina if you are over 21 you have a choice on weather or not you ware a helmet. I used to ware one all the time back in the 70's. In those days i was riding a Honda or a BMW. ( Note: I had two young daughters at the time.)
Fast forward to 2001. After not riding for 20+ years I decide to buy a Harley Electraglide. I bought a new pair of helmets and promptly put them on the shelf in the garage. It looked cooler not waring a helmet, and you had to look cool on a Harley. Well pi$$ on looking cool my head is more important to me than being or looking cool! By choice I ware a helmet whenever I get on the bike. Don't get me wrong, I think helmet laws suck and it should be up to each My choice is to ware my helmet.
Mike
 

Unc Mike is on the Sauce again         

[kiro]

In my state, Maine, you still have a choice on wearing a helmet - same with neighboring New Hampshire, so you could do a lot of riding in the area without one if you wished provided you didn't go either north or south of those states. There have been multiple actions to legislate so riders must wear helmets, so far they have been unsuccessful - the bickering is intense and the issue comes up nearly annually. I wear a half shell all the time but believe it should be by choice not by law. I just purchased a full faced Shoei GT-Air and plan to break it in with whatever cool weather riding is left this season. Lets face facts and prepare - it's just a matter of time before we have a national helmet law like in Canada.

I hope the rider mentioned by Bromebe survived the ride or didn't get hurt too badly...

[Jswerve]

We think it's weird when we see riders ride by with a helmet on in Iowa. 95% of the time nobody wears one.

It's a personal choice. Don't knock us for choosing to ride without one and we will reciprocate.

[SBB]

Don't knock us for choosing to ride without one and we will reciprocate.

That is about the dumbest thing I have ever read. Reciprocate all you want, it's just like lifters going bad in a 110, everyone say's
"can't happen to me." But amazingly enough, it does.

SBB

[Jswerve]

That is about the dumbest thing I have ever read. Reciprocate all you want, it's just like lifters going bad in a 110, everyone say's
"can't happen to me." But amazingly enough, it does.

SBB

I'll just consider the source here.

[Bromebe]

And it was my post
I agree on your choice of Helmet or no helmet,
I have considered letting the hair blow in the wind
but the 3 times I bit the payment,
the helmet was the only thing that kept the head in take

and back to my concern, and the post
I hope, and I know this guy has to live in my neighborhood,
that he was alright

[TinSpinner]

That is about the dumbest thing I have ever read. Reciprocate all you want, it's just like lifters going bad in a 110, everyone say's
"can't happen to me." But amazingly enough, it does.

SBB

I'm with you on this Chip.

I have a good friend with permanent brain damage who had that same attitude.

[SHRADER]

Unc Mike is on the Sauce again         

Either that or he has had his chin strap too tight.....cut off the flow of blood to his brain.

[RonandJanet]

I hate to see a bike down!  I hope the rider(s) is Ok too. It is required to wear a helmet in GA. usually even when we ride in SC or Florida we still wear the helmets at least for the hwy riding!

[murphy]

I'll just consider the source here.

Ditto, the source is questionable at the best of times!