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

[Old Ryder]

We just pulled a guy out of the woods the other day , harley guy no helmet on him or his girl .
He lost it on a turn and we seen him go right in the woods ... We go them out , from what I seen he needed a new eye socket and jaw ... that was a mess and his girl she got off easy broken clavical and some scratches .
Harley guy saved by a bunch guys of jap bikes ... LOL

You guys are going to get me into the full face or at least my 3/4 all the time if you keep posting like this. WOW. Got my first bike in 1977. Had my first accident in 1977--got off easy with minor road rash and walked home. Had my last accident the same day. I guess it takes posts like these to keep you alert.

[Random one]

Nothing bleeds like a head wound. A severe facial fracture and you can bleed to death or drown in your own blood in less than five minutes if it does not kill you out right.

[Wing'n it]

To the list of reasons you might not wear a bike helmet – they’re hot, they muss your hair, they’re massively dorky – Swedish company Hövding adds one more: they just don’t work that well. Luckily, they have a solution.

In 2006, Lund University industrial design students Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin decided to invent a better helmet as a class project. The first obstacle to overcome was aesthetic; people (notably the two students) simply don’t like to wear helmets. But their research also found that traditional plastic and foam brain buckets allow G-forces that lead to fatalities in an alarmingly high percentage of accidents. Their breakthrough design – a motion-triggered inflatable helmet – shields a much greater portion of the head and neck, and provides a softer landing.

This was intended for bicyclist not motorcyclist, I have read many articles about it in cycling magazines. Never seen it mentioned in any motorcycle print but I could have missed it.

[Rudy]

I always wear a full face helmet. It just feels right and makes sense to me. I have a friend who was an EMT and his first call was a motorcycle crash. He said the guy had a 3/4 helmet on but his nose and chin looked like someone took a belt sander to him.

[seadog]

If you need one and don't have one you probably won't need one again!

[Rudy]

There was a guy killed on his motorcycle last summer just a half mile from my house. Lost it on a turn, hit a guide rail and bounced back across the road. A picture of the wrecked bike in the local paper showed the bike with a full face helmet strapped to the seat rails. Makes you wonder, what if?? I think about that every time I drive past the cross and flowers that now mark the spot.

[Baytown]

Mandatory in Australia, and I only wear a quality full face.
Ive gotten use to my face over the years and brain injury isnt something I seek.
I just dont understand why you would risk your head with poor quality or no helmet.
Ride safe everyone.

Ken

[willtill]

Definitely; I will always wear a helmet. And a face shield. Getting hit by a large bug in the face at speed; really hurts.

[willtill]

-/Snip/-

so to prolong my riding season I "learned" to accept and use a full-face. Once I got used to it, I liked it and now ride year round

-/Snip/-

THIS is key to accepting; and wearing a helmet.

[hardtail]

In WV it is law. We have to. Given a choice I might wear one in nasty weather(cold or rain). Otherwise no.