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

[Ericb445]

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

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

No dew rags here.
I have a fan in my garage that I can sit my helmet on when I am done riding.
If it gets really funky I snap all the liners out, and toss them in the washing machine

[willtill]

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

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.

No dew rags here.
I have a fan in my garage that I can sit my helmet on when I am done riding.
If it gets really funky I snap all the liners out, and toss them in the washing machine

Yep. I know most helmet liners and cheek pads are removable just for that. Have cleaned them a few times myself in the past. Can be quite a repetitious chore though; especially in the summer if you are riding a lot in the heat; so dew rags do help somewhat.

[Cigar]

I do the do.. But only because the hygiene side of things and I don't like a sweaty clammy helmet..

[VStarRider]

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.

Your neighbor here in NY wears a helmet 100% of the time, and it is required by law. However, I would wear one 100% of the time regardless of where I lived.

[wjduke]

Your neighbor here in NY wears a helmet 100% of the time, and it is required by law. However, I would wear one 100% of the time regardless of where I lived.

Ok, I wasn't aware of NY rules. I'm full gear all the time. I hit the pavement once and it saved my butt.

[VStarRider]

Ok, I wasn't aware of NY rules. I'm full gear all the time. I hit the pavement once and it saved my butt.

Yup, me too. Full-face helmet, armored jacket, gloves, steel-toed riding boots and armored pants (about 1/2 the time - I just love riding in jeans - I know the risk). I sometimes where a leather jacket when it is cold.

[wjduke]

After you posted about your helmet law, I laughed to myself. I don't think of NY as a neighboring state. I live near the Cape and it's far away from me. I know RI, CT, NH and I think VT all have no helmet laws....not sure of ME. Very nice riding in the eastern part of the state, horse country. I do a lot of riding in CT and have ventured out a little bit.

[VStarRider]

After you posted about your helmet law, I laughed to myself. I don't think of NY as a neighboring state. I live near the Cape and it's far away from me. I know RI, CT, NH and I think VT all have no helmet laws....not sure of ME. Very nice riding in the eastern part of the state, horse country. I do a lot of riding in CT and have ventured out a little bit.

MA along with RI, CT, VT, NH and ME are always boxed in together as New England states...NY, PA, NJ, MD, DE often boxed in as mid-Atlantic. Where I live (near Rochester) we are more closely aligned with the mid-west than the east coast. Like Massachusetts, New York is quite a diverse state. We have both the least densely populated county east of the Mississippi (Hamilton - 5,000 people - 3 people per square mile) and the most densely populated (New York County - 70,000 per square mile).

I have been to the Cape once ... and it definitely is a long drive. We stayed with friends in Hyannis. We left at 5:00am (to beat off Cape traffic) and didn't get back to Rochester until 1:00pm.

I would like to return - just not in the summer months! Tell me when traffic and tourist numbers start to drop and I will take your advice before a return visit.

[wjduke]

MA along with RI, CT, VT, NH and ME are always boxed in together as New England states...NY, PA, NJ, MD, DE often boxed in as mid-Atlantic. Where I live (near Rochester) we are more closely aligned with the mid-west than the east coast. Like Massachusetts, New York is quite a diverse state. We have both the least densely populated county east of the Mississippi (Hamilton - 5,000 people - 3 people per square mile) and the most densely populated (New York County - 70,000 per square mile).

I have been to the Cape once ... and it definitely is a long drive. We stayed with friends in Hyannis. We left at 5:00am (to beat off Cape traffic) and didn't get back to Rochester until 1:00pm.

I would like to return - just not in the summer months! Tell me when traffic and tourist numbers start to drop and I will take your advice before a return visit.

You said it...off season. Sept Oct isn't too bad. My son lives in Hyannis...hates tourists lol

[VStarRider]

You said it...off season. Sept Oct isn't too bad. My son lives in Hyannis...hates tourists lol

Thanks! I'll keep that in mind.