06-18-2014, 12:23 AM
I once suffered a lowside crash with CBR1000R. The bike slid under the rails and I slid somewhere, I lost consciousness. I woke up sitting on a road vomiting, but virtually untouched, no rash, no broken bones. Just a light bruise on top of my helmet. PAramedic ordered a trip to hospital for full body scan. As I climbed on the scan table and they took first series of pictures the doctor rushed in and told to not move anymore, as I have a broken vertebra in lower part of my body. So I spent few days in hospital, underwent a major surgery and then spent 3 months recovering on a bed.
The story above doest nothing to do with type of helmet. My point is always wear maximum posiible protection. For me it is always riding boots, full face helmet, quality gloves, leather jacket with integrated "turtle back" protection - nevermind what the outside temperature is. Only thing I lack on so far is the trousers. I wear jeans with add on knee warmers or knee sliders. Something I have to work on.
The story above doest nothing to do with type of helmet. My point is always wear maximum posiible protection. For me it is always riding boots, full face helmet, quality gloves, leather jacket with integrated "turtle back" protection - nevermind what the outside temperature is. Only thing I lack on so far is the trousers. I wear jeans with add on knee warmers or knee sliders. Something I have to work on.