06-10-2013, 04:57 AM
(06-10-2013, 04:41 AM)eladoppel_imp Wrote: I'm a Harley guy, I only wear full-face or flip-up helmets, and I know I'm not the only one, so this categorization isn't generally true.
I also ride a Harley from time to time and I have a cute story. I was on a group ride from LA to Milwaukee for the Harley 100th Anniversary party. My buddy Bob and I stopped at a Starbucks in Colorado and were sitting outside when a guy on a BMW airhead came over to talk to us. He looked at us (both ATTGAT) and then at our Road King and Road Glide...and then back at us. The he said he was an MSF instructor and wanted to know if we were with the Harleys. Bob said "Yeah, we're cross-dressers!" The MSF guy shook his head and didn't say another word.
On the helmet issue, I recently switched back to a Shoei RF1100 from a Nolan 103. I agree that the modulars are convenient (I wear glasses), but I only ever really needed a helmet once and I was staring at concrete 1" from my nose through my trusty Bell Star. I decided to go back to a full coverage.
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That story does give me pause. My RF1100 has been sitting unused in the garage for about 6-7 years since I'd gone to flipups.. sometimes I *do* wonder..