I got put off open face helmets
years ago I was riding reasonably hard round a corner when a big insect of some form hit me in the eye. Instinctively I closed both eyes which makes cornering really interesting. Then about 3 months later a mate was in traffic doing less than 50k on his Bonnie when a cage clipped him and sent him down the road - face first. He spent months having reconstruction surgery on his chin. Made him even uglier and on account of me being ugly enough i figured that I'd preserve my looks and bought a full face and been wearing them ever since.
When I was in the Air Force one of my mates rode his XS650 about 100 yards down the road to the bike shed after cleaning it in jandals and shorts. For some reason he put his foot down while still moving and the thong ripped up the centre of his foot and he then dropped his bike losing vast amounts of skin. He was a fucking mess and was off work for months despite not having exceeded 30 kmh.
Don't blame me, I voted Green.
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