WW2 German motorcycle helmet

[peasea]

You ARE free to choose to wear a German helmet or rape little children...

Flashback to about 1941; were the two ever running hand-in-hand?

[98tls]

My my so this is were all the action is tonight eh.Not my cup of tea really but hey if a german helmets want you want then go for it,myself i would draw the line at having Waffen ss stickers on it but apart from that go for it.

[Paul in NZ]

Flashback to about 1941; were the two ever running hand-in-hand?

Point taken but lets be realistic - advancing armies of all sorts, through out the ages have always had a bit of an issue surrounding the 'ethic's' of sexual contact... and a few other things...

[98tls]

agreed......bit like the yanks whinging about Germans shooting there prisoners,many accounts of both them and the poms doing the same.Then again the propaganda machine had the british public believing the Germans ate babies in WW1.

[Bat out of Hell]

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[Paul in NZ]

agreed......bit like the yanks whinging about Germans shooting there prisoners,many accounts of both them and the poms doing the same.Then again the propaganda machine had the british public believing the Germans ate babies in WW1.

All of which pales (including the japanese treatment of POW's) when compared to what the germans and russians got up to on the eastern front.. shudder....

[peasea]

agreed......bit like the yanks whinging about Germans shooting there prisoners,many accounts of both them and the poms doing the same.Then again the propaganda machine had the british public believing the Germans ate babies in WW1.

I eat my babe on occasion.

[98tls]

All of which pales (including the japanese treatment of POW's) when compared to what the germans and russians got up to on the eastern front.. shudder....

Sure was a shit fight eh,There sure not popular but all things considered the Germans had a hell of an army and but for some fateful decisions by the man at the top Europe could be a vastly different place.

[peasea]

Sure was a shit fight eh,There sure not popular but all things considered the Germans had a hell of an army and but for some fateful decisions by the man at the top Europe could be a vastly different place.

...and when the dust settled the best brains went where?

[TLMAN]

Check out this as an alternative.



http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...75239.htm?p=49

[Speedo-cop]

Wouldn't this be better? I saw 300 the other night, boy it was cool and their helmets looked waay better than the silly German WW2 ones.
Why only German helmets? Be different. Be a Spartan!

Good idea!

I like an open-face helmet - feels good - but I don't like the odds.

Last study I came across - similar to the diagram poster earlier - about 66% of all impacts on the head will first fall around the jaw.

Another big thing is the full face not only protects that area, but has superior strength - with a more complete sphere.

Open face helmet - cool.

Smashed or ripped of jaw? no-so...

[popelli]

Good idea!

I like an open-face helmet - feels good - but I don't like the odds.

Last study I came across - similar to the diagram poster earlier - about 66% of all impacts on the head will first fall around the jaw.

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statistics are marvellous things, can be used to prove anything

some statistics show that helmets are dangerous, in the states in the us where they have repealed helmet laws the number of bikers getting killed reduces

the theory is that the extra weight of the helmet causes more damage than it adds in protection

not interested in getting into arguments about what is right or wrong but it should be up to an individual what they choose to wear, not up to the nanny state to tell us what to wear

[janno]

Because I'm a wimp I'd be worried about the image I was sending out.

For example, the Hog riders group in Brisbane about two years ago decided to have their logo on the back of their jackets like a patch. The Bandidos and Balck Uhlans etc took exception to this, as in if you are going to look like a gang we'll treat you like one.

One luvverly Saturday morning outside Morgan and Wacker in town the hogs were setting out for a run, and some of the above mentioned pulled the leader off his bike and gave him a nasty flogging, and destroyed the patch - this is basically in the middle of town. Supposedly because he had beaten his wife (oh, the irony!).

After a few other incidents like that, the hog patch was dropped. Bullying and intimidation works, children!

So if you are going to wear a WWII helmet, make sure you can handle any fall out that may come your way. Because it will attract unwanted attention, IMO.

[Paul in NZ]

statistics are marvellous things, can be used to prove anything

some statistics show that helmets are dangerous, in the states in the us where they have repealed helmet laws the number of bikers getting killed reduces

the theory is that the extra weight of the helmet causes more damage than it adds in protection

not interested in getting into arguments about what is right or wrong but it should be up to an individual what they choose to wear, not up to the nanny state to tell us what to wear

Thats a fair call - I don't like the nanny state anymore than the rest of us BUT.... If you do have an accident (god forbid) who is going to patch you up? Unfortunately it's the nanny states medical system and thus they do have some grounds to request us to exercise reasonable care and use appropriate protection systems. If the medical emergency system was private - it would be a matter between you and your insurer. Its a difficult one...

[scumdog]

So if you are going to wear a WWII helmet, make sure you can handle any fall out that may come your way. Because it will attract unwanted attention, IMO.

A young guy on a Sporty wears one to the rallies he turns up at down this way - never seen/hear of him being hassled so far..