[dsn_klr650] motorcycle magic act - not good thing

[takpt4]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, denvowell@a... wrote:

> Has any one tried a Zeus 508 helmet?

I have a Zeus "flip-up" helmet. Is it a 508, I don't know. I love the helmet. I also have a Schuberth "flip-up" and a Shoei rf900. The Zeus is my favorite. I got it on e-bay for around $60.00 Bruce

[MotorMark]

----- Original Message ----- From: To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 7:03 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: helmets > Has any one tried a Zeus 508 helmet? > > I bought a Zeus flip up a few weeks ago, and do not have much time riding with it yet. But I can warn you, they run small. If you get one, order one size larger than you normally would. I bought a xxl, and should have went for the xxxl. It seems like a nice lid though... Especially for the price. It's not as nice as my old Nolan N100 classic, I just couldn't pass up a good deal. MotorMark MotorMark

[Krgrife@aol.com]

Mark, I have a N100 size Xl which fits well. Should I order a XXl in the Zeus? Also my Nolan, and the Shoei Synchrotech have chinbars that fit too tight, Is the Zeus any better in that regard? Thanks, Kurt Grife In a message dated 2/14/04 1:13:02 AM Central Standard Time, motormark@... writes:

> I bought a xxl, and should have went for the xxxl. It seems like a nice lid > though... Especially for the price. > It's not as nice as my old Nolan N100 classic, I just couldn't pass up a > good deal.

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[MotorMark]

Hi Kurt, Yes, it would be a good idea to order a larger size. My xxl is still comfortable on my fat head, but I could have used a xxxl. And my Nolan seems to have a little more room in the chinguard area. The Zeus still has more room in the chinguard, than my old Bell legacy, it's real tight. Check this out - http://traxms.com/helmet_sizing_chart_ALL.htm MotorMark

----- Original Message ----- From: Krgrife@... To: motormark@... ; DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 11:01 AM Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Re: helmets Mark, I have a N100 size Xl which fits well. Should I order a XXl in the Zeus? Also my Nolan, and the Shoei Synchrotech have chinbars that fit too tight, Is the Zeus any better in that regard? Thanks, Kurt Grife In a message dated 2/14/04 1:13:02 AM Central Standard Time, motormark@... writes: I bought a xxl, and should have went for the xxxl. It seems like a nice lid though... Especially for the price. It's not as nice as my old Nolan N100 classic, I just couldn't pass up a good deal. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[roncriswell@sbcglobal.net]

Saw a Harley chopper guy on Beltline road in Dallas last night. No helmet .... no tail light ........ no reflective clothes and suicide shift but he looked cool pony tail and all. Suicide alright .... he would not survive a car hitting in the rear end like I did in the early seventies. My helmet worked as did my tail light .... until the crash. I kept that helmet around for a reminder for years afterward cracked up and all. Still though, one spring day 5 or so years later, 6 pack of beer, dressed in nothing but running shoes and shorts, I thought it would be a good idea to take a spin on my Triumph. Later as I was sliding down the street on my face and chest with no helmet, I questioned my intellect. If I ski again I might use a helmet. Terrible about the actress. It don't take much to die. I fell off a ladder a couple of years ago hitting headfirst on concrete. I was lucky. I may use a helmet on ladders from now on. Criswell

[LDHunter]

Ron No doubt. It seems that it's "not cool" to wear a helmet here in NW Florida if you also ride a Harley. It's so rare that I see a Harley rider with a helmet that I usually remember the event as unusual. The EMT people call them organ donors. Sad but true. On the other hand it's been a long time since I've seen a dual sport rider without a helmet. $bob$ Saw a Harley chopper guy on Beltline road in Dallas last night. No helmet .... no tail light ........ no reflective clothes and suicide shift but he looked cool pony tail and all. Suicide alright .... he would not survive a car hitting in the rear end like I did in the early seventies. My helmet worked as did my tail light .... until the crash. I kept that helmet around for a reminder for years afterward cracked up and all. Still though, one spring day 5 or so years later, 6 pack of beer, dressed in nothing but running shoes and shorts, I thought it would be a good idea to take a spin on my Triumph. Later as I was sliding down the street on my face and chest with no helmet, I questioned my intellect. If I ski again I might use a helmet. Terrible about the actress. It don't take much to die. I fell off a ladder a couple of years ago hitting headfirst on concrete. I was lucky. I may use a helmet on ladders from now on. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Rick McCauley]

Well I will probably hear about this, but I don't wear a helmet, unless it is very cold. Most of my riding is done on country blacktops, gravel, or dirt roads. I usually ride somewhere between 30 to 50 mph. Yes I know a head injury at that pace is deadly. I am not someone who doesn't know the consequences. I was sideswiped by a car back in 87 on my KZ1000. It was in town, and I was going 30 mph. My skull was fractured when it hit the pavement, and I was knocked out cold. I was bleeding out my ear, and I spent 2 days in the big city hospital. I simply enjoy the free feeling of riding in the open air with the fresh smells, and pleasing sounds out in the country. I feel it is worth the small risk of not wearing a helmet. For you riders that won't even sit on a bike without a helmet. Good for you. I totally respect, you reasoning. I would never even try to change your mind. We should all do what makes our ride the best it can be. Rick A17

--- On Fri, 3/20/09, LDHunter wrote: From: LDHunter Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] helmets To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, March 20, 2009, 7:07 AM Ron No doubt. It seems that it's "not cool" to wear a helmet here in NW Florida if you also ride a Harley. It's so rare that I see a Harley rider with a helmet that I usually remember the event as unusual. The EMT people call them organ donors. Sad but true. On the other hand it's been a long time since I've seen a dual sport rider without a helmet. $bob$ Saw a Harley chopper guy on Beltline road in Dallas last night. No helmet .... no tail light ........ no reflective clothes and suicide shift but he looked cool pony tail and all. Suicide alright .... he would not survive a car hitting in the rear end like I did in the early seventies. My helmet worked as did my tail light .... until the crash. I kept that helmet around for a reminder for years afterward cracked up and all. Still though, one spring day 5 or so years later, 6 pack of beer, dressed in nothing but running shoes and shorts, I thought it would be a good idea to take a spin on my Triumph. Later as I was sliding down the street on my face and chest with no helmet, I questioned my intellect. If I ski again I might use a helmet. Terrible about the actress. It don't take much to die. I fell off a ladder a couple of years ago hitting headfirst on concrete. I was lucky. I may use a helmet on ladders from now on. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[roncriswell@sbcglobal.net]

I have talked to a number of Harley guys over the years on this very thing. The argument helmets cause broken necks. According to a guy at a dealership the helmets are cut different at the back that lessen this ... but I have know 2 people personally that have survived quite well broken necks. I don't know anyone who has survived severe head trauma. Another argument when I tell them I have seen racers take terrible falls (most recently at the wild and wooly Daytona Short Track races) and get up and walk away after they wake up. They say "Racers know how to fall." Well maybe a little but bad crashes are not ever predictable. Remember Scott Parker's crash years ago when he fell and was trying to get back on the bike and Chris Carr (I think) clipped him and his bike tossing Parker like a kids doll spinning through the air? He is alive and well today. "You can't hear with a helmet." That one I won't even address except to say BS. I have no bones to pick with Harley's bikes. I do question the companies seemingly encouragement of bar hopping with a leather doo rag with their logo printed on it. But really, on a bike at speed and hitting any solid object will make your day a bad one no matter what you are wearing. I witnessed a kid on a Ninja plow into the side of a Mercury one morning and his Shoie full face popped off like a cork on impact. He lived just a couple minutes longer. They estimated he was doing 95 mph on a 45 mph street in rush hour traffic. Criswell

On Mar 20, 2009, at 7:07 AM, LDHunter wrote: > Ron > > No doubt. It seems that it's "not cool" to wear a helmet here in NW > Florida > if you also ride a Harley. It's so rare that I see a Harley rider > with a > helmet that I usually remember the event as unusual. > > The EMT people call them organ donors. > > Sad but true. > > On the other hand it's been a long time since I've seen a dual > sport rider > without a helmet. > > $bob$ > > Saw a Harley chopper guy on Beltline road in Dallas last night. No > helmet .... no tail light ........ no reflective clothes and suicide > shift but he looked cool pony tail and all. Suicide alright .... he > would not survive a car hitting in the rear end like I did in the > early seventies. My helmet worked as did my tail light .... until the > crash. I kept that helmet around for a reminder for years afterward > cracked up and all. Still though, one spring day 5 or so years later, > 6 pack of beer, dressed in nothing but running shoes and shorts, I > thought it would be a good idea to take a spin on my Triumph. Later > as I was sliding down the street on my face and chest with no helmet, > I questioned my intellect. > > If I ski again I might use a helmet. Terrible about the actress. It > don't take much to die. I fell off a ladder a couple of years ago > hitting headfirst on concrete. I was lucky. I may use a helmet on > ladders from now on. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Bogdan Swider]

On 3/20/09 7:24 AM, "Rick McCauley" wrote:

> > >

Well I will probably hear about this, but I don't wear a helmet, unless it is very cold. Most of my riding is done on country blacktops, gravel, or dirt roads. I usually ride somewhere between 30 to 50 mph. How about ear plugs ? What s your take on them ? Bogdan, who found out years ago that he was more comfortable wearing a helmet [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[roncriswell@sbcglobal.net]

Huh ........ What .......... I hear a buzzing sound. Criswell

On Mar 20, 2009, at 9:18 AM, Bogdan Swider wrote: > > > On 3/20/09 7:24 AM, "Rick McCauley" wrote: > > > > > > > > Well I will probably hear about this, but I don't wear a helmet, > unless it > is very cold. Most of my riding is done on country blacktops, > gravel, or > dirt roads. I usually ride somewhere between 30 to 50 mph. > > How about ear plugs ? What s your take on them ? > > Bogdan, who found out years ago that he was more comfortable > wearing a helmet > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]