Helmet or No Helmet, Not a debate! A simple do you wear always or sometimes.

[willtill]

I have to get back into the habit of wearing my full face modular again.. I've been wearing my three quarter almost constantly this last spring/summer.

[shooter]

THIS is key to accepting; and wearing a helmet.

So true. None of us like change so the helmet thing can be difficult. I wore a full face from the beginning. Coming off of dirt bikes with a full helmet it was easy. Been wearing them since the seventies. These days I have a couple Shoei Neotec's. Best helmet and mist comfortable I've worn.

[Brewdog]

Wearing a helmet is a personal decision and should not be legislated by any government, unless the person is under 18 years old. Government is suffocating the people with new legislation.

I've watched PA go from not requiring helmets, to "mandatory helmet" and now back to "no helmet law." I wear a helmet all the time, but I don't believe anyone of age should be forced to.

my 2 cents

[GHOSTRACER]

I've always worn a good quality helmet. Would feel naked without one, kinda like seat belts.

[BEIST]

According to the law here in PA you do not have to wear a helmet but I always do. Prefer to wear a full face. Just bought two new helmets this year from Revzilla. The Bell is modular and for $199 I just could not pass it up. The other is an Icon Alliance Dark Helmet that came with both a clear and a dark shield for $150. I saw an article reviewing the F6B, when it was first released in 2013, and I really liked the image they presented of this guy all "blacked out" carving down a mountain road with that Icon helmet on. I believe the secret to wearing a helmet is to have multiple styles of helmets to choose from = just to keep you enthused about wearing one. That way you can always give yourself a fighting chance. It is so easy to tell yourself: "I'm just going for a little putt. Just a scoot around the block. I don't need a helmet today." But you will never know when you will need one. I went down in 1979 and the front of my "Darth Vader Style" Simpson helmet was absolutely ruined. God Bless my Dad for buying me that expensive helmet, back when I was just a young dumb kid, and begging me: "Son, please, wear it for me."

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[wjduke]

First of all, Mass has a helmet law...the only state in the area that does, so no choice there. Not new news, but I got hit by a cager in April 2014, and my helmet hit the road. I always wore one before that and always will, no matter what.

[Nero]

I always wear a helmet. I won't pontificate here but head and brain injuries rarely end well. I have two Shoei RF1200's. A red one for the Ducati and a new Grey Terminus for the F6B. Ride safe...

[willtill]

For most of us that wear helmets; I have a question....

...do any of you also wear a "dew rag" underneath it?

I normally wear a 'dew rag" under my helmets; and it helps keep the helmet innards clean. However it does seem to defeat (at least to me) in cooling effect that is built into many helmets; regarding the vents and air channels in the liner.

I am (I may) dispense with the "dew rag" solution and just go "naked" inside my brain bucket this summer. But that results in an mildly unpleasant helmet interior... due to sweat and hair oils... maybe.

[wjduke]

For most of us that wear helmets; I have a question....

...do any of you also wear a "dew rag" underneath it?

I normally wear a 'dew rag" under my helmets; and it helps keep the helmet innards clean. However it does seem to defeat (at least to me) in cooling effect that is built into many helmets; regarding the vents and air channels in the liner.

I am (I may) dispense with the "dew rag" solution and just go "naked" inside my brain bucket this summer. But that results in an mildly unpleasant helmet interior... due to sweat and hair oils... maybe.

I wear baseball hats the right way and that's about it. I wash the liners a couple times a season.

[jm21ddd15]

For most of us that wear helmets; I have a question....

...do any of you also wear a "dew rag" underneath it?

I normally wear a 'dew rag" under my helmets; and it helps keep the helmet innards clean. However it does seem to defeat (at least to me) in cooling effect that is built into many helmets; regarding the vents and air channels in the liner.

I am (I may) dispense with the "dew rag" solution and just go "naked" inside my brain bucket this summer. But that results in an mildly unpleasant helmet interior... due to sweat and hair oils... maybe.

I'm a helmet guy, too. Most quality helmets have removable inner parts that can be cleaned/washed. I suppose, the amount of sweating differs from each persons "body" and the temps they ride in. I wear a Shoei Neotec, and it gets hot at slow speeds, but seems ok at hyway cruising, but does need occasional cleaning.