David Bailey interview- heartwrenching. You should watch this.
#11
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RE: David Bailey interview- heartwrenching. You should watch this.
come on, let's not classify Harley riders like you're doing, it's pretty immature. to be honest, it's downright idiotic. Harley is not the only brand that makes cruisers or who has riders that don't wear helmets or that just wear the half helmets.
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RE: David Bailey interview- heartwrenching. You should watch this.
Its idiotic to say that the only people i ever see wear half helmets are guys on harleys? I have NEVER seen anyone wear that kind of helmet on any other kind of bike.... I work with a guy that rides a harley, has a half helmet....
What kind of helmet do you wear when you ride your harley iowaguy?
What kind of helmet do you wear when you ride your harley iowaguy?
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RE: David Bailey interview- heartwrenching. You should watch this.
[*]Non-Harley riders were nearly 3.5 times more likely to report "always" wearing their helmet than Harley-Davidson riders (77.6% compared with 22.4%)
http://www.dps.state.mn.us/mmsc/late...86&scat=64
i am a police officer for a detroit suburb and also a motorcycle enthusiast. i have been riding now for 12yrs. i have seen my share of motorcycle accidents and i am convinced that a helmet is only good for accidents under 35 mph. i feel (and talking from my experiences) that a helmet will not protect you in high speed accidents. take a look at the most common type of helmets that harley riders wear. it is a half helmet, barely covering the top of the head. yet it is still LEGAL !! i feel that the helmet law should be revised.
http://www.businessweek.com/autos/au...an_on_its.html
Look how many helmets harley davidson makes that are half helmets....
http://www.harley-davidson.com/brows...bmLocale=en_US
Its not just me that thinks like this bud.....
http://www.dps.state.mn.us/mmsc/late...86&scat=64
i am a police officer for a detroit suburb and also a motorcycle enthusiast. i have been riding now for 12yrs. i have seen my share of motorcycle accidents and i am convinced that a helmet is only good for accidents under 35 mph. i feel (and talking from my experiences) that a helmet will not protect you in high speed accidents. take a look at the most common type of helmets that harley riders wear. it is a half helmet, barely covering the top of the head. yet it is still LEGAL !! i feel that the helmet law should be revised.
http://www.businessweek.com/autos/au...an_on_its.html
Look how many helmets harley davidson makes that are half helmets....
http://www.harley-davidson.com/brows...bmLocale=en_US
Its not just me that thinks like this bud.....
#14
RE: David Bailey interview- heartwrenching. You should watch this.
I had a bike here in Washington when there wasn't a helmet law, and wore one, I never ride without one whether on the blacktop, gravel, or the trails. And trust me on this one, if they ever abolished the helmet law I would still wear one. Everyone has a mom, dad, wife, significant other or someone who cares about them, and even if you don't self respect still has a place somewhere in today's society, it may be hard to find, but I think deep down its there in most people.
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RE: David Bailey interview- heartwrenching. You should watch this.
Im guilty for not always wearing my helmet in my yard.I have almost 60 acres to play on not all mine,but I can play on it like it was .I would never ride on the street with out a helmet.
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RE: David Bailey interview- heartwrenching. You should watch this.
ORIGINAL: EMS_0525[*]Non-Harley riders were nearly 3.5 times more likely to report "always" wearing their helmet than Harley-Davidson riders (77.6% compared with 22.4%)
http://www.dps.state.mn.us/mmsc/late...86&scat=64
i am a police officer for a detroit suburb and also a motorcycle enthusiast. i have been riding now for 12yrs. i have seen my share of motorcycle accidents and i am convinced that a helmet is only good for accidents under 35 mph. i feel (and talking from my experiences) that a helmet will not protect you in high speed accidents. take a look at the most common type of helmets that harley riders wear. it is a half helmet, barely covering the top of the head. yet it is still LEGAL !! i feel that the helmet law should be revised.
http://www.businessweek.com/autos/au...an_on_its.html
Look how many helmets harley davidson makes that are half helmets....
http://www.harley-davidson.com/brows...bmLocale=en_US
Its not just me that thinks like this bud.....
http://www.dps.state.mn.us/mmsc/late...86&scat=64
i am a police officer for a detroit suburb and also a motorcycle enthusiast. i have been riding now for 12yrs. i have seen my share of motorcycle accidents and i am convinced that a helmet is only good for accidents under 35 mph. i feel (and talking from my experiences) that a helmet will not protect you in high speed accidents. take a look at the most common type of helmets that harley riders wear. it is a half helmet, barely covering the top of the head. yet it is still LEGAL !! i feel that the helmet law should be revised.
http://www.businessweek.com/autos/au...an_on_its.html
Look how many helmets harley davidson makes that are half helmets....
http://www.harley-davidson.com/brows...bmLocale=en_US
Its not just me that thinks like this bud.....
So your source is a cop in detroit who barely has any real riding experience under his belt and is basically just a spectator when it comes to any type of motorcyle accident. to top it off, he says that HE thinks helmets are basically worthless over 35mph. well son, i hate to tell you, but i once paid $600 for a helmet. 2 months later, that same helmet saved my head and my life when a car turned into me at 60 mph and i ended up kissing a fencepost with my head followed by a nice 'copter ride to iowa city. i think the cop you so conveniently found in your google search needs to ride a motorcycle before he makes generalizations like that.
and then, you look up hd accessories and look at helmets. sure, a lot of riders of hd's wear half helmets. but just because hd's catalog lists more of them than any other doesn't mean all or even the majority of hd riders wear that type. come on, you're not that shallow are you? plus, after owning a hd everyone knows NOT to buy anything from the hd accessory catalog because everything is so overpriced. do you know that japan sells more cruisers than hd? are you saying that the majority of those riders wear full-faced helmets? if you go with your attempt in logic, that's the conclusion one could make. i'm not gonna get all into this hd issue again. evidently those of you that harbor negativity or stereotypical attitudes in hd riders were, at a young age, introduced to that type of thinking from someone of great significance in your life. hd riders aren't rebels riding around in half helmets as some of you may think. they're regular guys who do care about their heads just as much as other riders. sure, some are ********, but as i can attest, some sportbike junkies are jerks as well as i use to worship the five letters that spell ninja.
when riding my hd, i wear a 3/4 snell approved kevlar blend helmet.
let's get back to the original topic- David Bailey and his attempts in helping other riders not ending up like he did. It's hard for him to talk about this and hats off to him for pushing the "kings" of supercross like he is. unless you are near death from a motorcycle or had a bad crash, you really cannot relate to what he's saying.
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RE: David Bailey interview- heartwrenching. You should watch this.
Iowa give it up, "Harley Riders" are now mostly yuppies that don't know how to ride and wear no gear. The old school real riders are outnumbered by the nonmember newbs and the majority give the whole group a lamerep......don't even try to dish a motorcycle cop.Just lighten up and realize harley riders as a groupare no longer what they used to be....... but the outlaw guy I know rides one and he hates posers on a HD a lot more than a Jap enduro rider and has actually ridden my sand scooter in my soft S Fl sand...Hint.
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RE: David Bailey interview- heartwrenching. You should watch this.
ORIGINAL: EMS_0525
i am a police officer for a detroit suburb and also a motorcycle enthusiast. i have been riding now for 12yrs. i have seen my share of motorcycle accidents and i am convinced that a helmet is only good for accidents under 35 mph. i feel (and talking from my experiences) that a helmet will not protect you in high speed accidents.
i am a police officer for a detroit suburb and also a motorcycle enthusiast. i have been riding now for 12yrs. i have seen my share of motorcycle accidents and i am convinced that a helmet is only good for accidents under 35 mph. i feel (and talking from my experiences) that a helmet will not protect you in high speed accidents.
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RE: David Bailey interview- heartwrenching. You should watch this.
I think I'd have to agree with Mustang and Finger Mullet on this one... The guys that ride dirt know what a fall feels like, and the old guard knows what near misses (and crashes ) feel like, and both are wiser because of it.
I feel bad for the newbees who are clueless and go for 'the look' vs the need.
Glad to hear you wear a solid helmet Iowa, I'm thinking that experience and training somewhere along the way paid off on your 'fence post' day.... As it should be.....
Waaaaaaaaaaaaatttttttttttssssssssssssssssuuuuuuuuu uupppppppppppppppppppp
I feel bad for the newbees who are clueless and go for 'the look' vs the need.
Glad to hear you wear a solid helmet Iowa, I'm thinking that experience and training somewhere along the way paid off on your 'fence post' day.... As it should be.....
Waaaaaaaaaaaaatttttttttttssssssssssssssssuuuuuuuuu uupppppppppppppppppppp