12-26-2017, 04:06 AM
Bingo, LR...that's my impression too, only b/c in '85, right after buying my '83 CB1100F, I bought a brand new BMW helmet where the chin guard rotated up. That helmet cost me $360 back in '85. Unlike the new modulars, that helmet required two thumbs to push the two release buttons right below the cheek bones to rotate the chinguard and visor up.
And I remembered the top of the helmet had an array of small rectangles formed into the top surface, designed as a crumple zone. I used that helmet throughout the 10 yrs I owned my CB1100F, and when I stopped riding m/c (my 1st born required I don't take anymore unnecessary risks) I held onto that helmet for another 2-3 yrs while I tried my hands w/ some autocross racing.
And I remembered the top of the helmet had an array of small rectangles formed into the top surface, designed as a crumple zone. I used that helmet throughout the 10 yrs I owned my CB1100F, and when I stopped riding m/c (my 1st born required I don't take anymore unnecessary risks) I held onto that helmet for another 2-3 yrs while I tried my hands w/ some autocross racing.