Give the individual choice and keep cost fair and low. Only allowed to ride without helmet if you maintain average road speed of 70/mph+ [112/kph+]. Enjoy the MAX freedom and adventure and if you screw up, don't generate a bill above average funeral cost. :shrug:

This is, I believe, the best argument for the helmet. Like with seat belts in cars, it's not the high-speed crackup that would kill you either way, but for the avoidable crippling injuries that can occur even at very low speeds. EG, about 30 yrs ago, if my wife & I had both had been belted when she didn't see the guy wire, she might have still have normal feeling in her lower lip, & I might be able to breathe more normally today.

How can you spot a happy biker ?



By the bugs in his teeth. :D

How can you spot a happy biker ?



By the chick riding pillion with her hands in his pockets.

Have you ever seen a motorcycle outside a psychiatrist's office? Neither have I.

You can only afford one or the other LS?

If you've got the bike, you don't have a need for a psychiatrist.

In the opinion of some you don't need a shrink, the rest think you're mad to place yourself at such risk of injury and pain. Glass half full, glass all over the road.

Risk of injury is higher on a motorcycle than in a car, however the chances of accident are the about the same. I've become a much better driver since I've become a rider. It's amazing what you learn to look for on a bike that most drivers I know never even thought about.

I had that same observation after I started riding a few years ago. It's not as much a matter of my being more cautious than it is my being so much more aware of everything around me. I notice everything now.

And I always wear a full helmet. For safety sake and as a practical matter. The wind bothers my eyes a lot, even with goggles (which make me look stupid as hell). Couple that with the fact that, so far, I've killed three birds. One hit my mirror and the other two bounced off of my helmet. I'm lucky that all I lost was control of bodily functions.

I spent too long watching for escape routes to enjoy city riding. It was a cheap way to get from A to B, but it had none of the joy of country riding.

WI, I've almost hit a wild turkey with my head. I prefer a half helmet though.

Oldfart, I prefer the country riding as well. Less traffic, twisty roads, beautiful scenery. Doesn't get much better than that.

I am starting to look at putting my bike back on the road, its been in storage for around 15yrs lol.

I miss it and its cheaper (providing i dont fang it lol) to run petrol wise than the car. Cost the same in rego through, bastards!

Interesting helmet. There's one under development which has built-in rear vision.