Imitation WW2 German army helmets

[Squid]

Of course everybody is assuming that said helmet is unsafe to use on the road because??
In my opinion its as wanky as guys on 250cc bikes wering one piece leathers with speed humps built in..
Eack to their own I say

I guess that depends if it was a GN250 or a RGV250. I would wear my 2peice zip together on the RGV I like my skin attached to me....

[FROSTY:Me]

Been a while since you rode a high performance 250 hey Frosty.

Define Performance ol son. I guess the emphasis was wrong there. Its the whole speed hump thing that makes me laugh. On a 250 its strictly a fashion accessory --UNLESS of course its like pedrosa's (might have the wrong rider) hump which has a camel back drink system built in--now that I can see bein usefull
Ohh and Dave--gwan define high preformance- whats left--the RGV or the prillia.-either I rode within the last month

[Swoop]

I wouldn't mind a helmet that looked like one of those Italian Army ones, with the fancy plume and all.

Why does the line from Allo Allo come to mind from Rene?
"You 'ave a chicken on your 'ead!"

[pritch]

On a 250 its strictly a fashion accessory --UNLESS of course its like pedrosa's (might have the wrong rider) hump which has a camel back drink system built in--now that I can see bein usefull

Rossi has that system. When I looked at that I thought it'd be handy, and then I thought about the other reservoir I'd need, and wondered where I was going to put that...

[Big Dave]

Define Performance ol son.

My mate Rusty Turbo'd a SR250 once - just to prove it could be done - I would want a fireproof suit to ride it.

[Big Dave]

Rossi has that system. When I looked at that I thought it'd be handy, and then I thought about the other reservoir I'd need, and wondered where I was going to put that...

Have you never yelled 'Piss in your boots and swim' at a Hitcher?

[FROSTY:Me]

My mate Rusty Turbo'd a SR250 once - just to prove it could be done - I would want a fireproof suit to ride it.

dunno about suit but fireproof trou --given where the carb resides

[Pussy]

With Muslim extremists being more offensive than Nazis nowadays, perhaps the hardcore bikie gangs should be wearing burkas?....

[spacemonkey]

With Muslim extremists being more offensive than Nazis nowadays, perhaps the hardcore bikie gangs should be wearing burkas?....

Bahahahahaha

[RentaTriumph]

A mate of mine use to have a chrome one that he wore occasionally while riding. Usually accompanied with a denim jacket, but then he was only doing time trials around his couch on a mobility scooter

Complete nutter, but fuck it was funny to watch!

Mokihinui Rally 2006. The Wanderer three finger salute by one of the rally goers.

[shrub]

I don't wear a German helmet when I ride.........If I did, then it would be my choice....the same as choosing to have tattoos or not....or to wear leather or not......fuck the list could go on for ever...........lets just say "individual choice" and fuck what ever anyone else thinks.
Small minds already do too much thinking for the masses.[/QUOTE]

I agree, people can wear what they like when they ride - hell, if people want to wear shorts and jandals they can, but at the same time people are free to hold whatever opinion they want. I personally think anyone wearing a fake German helmet is a plonker, and I have the freedom to think that way just as you are free to believe I am in the wrong for holding that opinion.

I'm also a newby to these boards and still have no idea what is considered acceptable behaviour by the masses, and what thread topics are OK or not, so inevitably I will piss people off. Or I will get bored and piss off.

[Finn]

Just had a gentleman ride past wearing one of those imitation Nazi helmets with the obligatory scarf and sunglasses. Am I the only one who thinks you'd have to be a plonker to wear one? I mean, the Nazis lost the war and were behind one of the darkest moments in history and I doubt those things would give a lot of protection in an off, and isn't that the purpose of a helmet?

I was up North a few years back and saw an early settler with a confederate flag on his ute.

If he hadn't been sniffing glue during that history lesson... Oh how I laughed.

[Squid]

Mokihinui Rally 2006. The Wanderer three finger salute by one of the rally goers.

^ Tehehe His flys open

I was up North a few years back and saw an early settler with a confederate flag on his ute.

If he hadn't been sniffing glue during that history lesson... Oh how I laughed.

Oh! I get it now! The south where the confederates

[Mr Merde]

The prussian Pickelhaube was much much cooler... Besides, Otto von Bismarck kicked way more arse than Adolf ever did! Albeit, he was slightly less controversial...

Wasnt just the Germans who wore this style helmet

US Army Dress Helmet 1885

[MarkH]

I agree, people can wear what they like when they ride - hell, if people want to wear shorts and jandals they can, but at the same time people are free to hold whatever opinion they want. I personally think anyone wearing a fake German helmet is a plonker, and I have the freedom to think that way just as you are free to believe I am in the wrong for holding that opinion.

I have a similar view - I think that anyone that rides a bike on the road at 30+ KPH with an open face helmet is a fuckin' idiot. I wear a full face helmet because I think it would be stupid not to. Of course I don't feel the urge to tell the gear challenged riders that they are idiots - they are adults and can do what ever the fuck they want, my opinion isn't their problem. Of course if they have an off then they might have a bigger problem - but that is the risk they are taking, no my problem.

I guess I am content to let other people do what I think is fuckin' stupid and in return I would like them to leave me to do what I want, even if they think it is fuckin' stupid.