Helmet redesign

**Bikernereid** · 6th July 2008, 09:56

Owner is a slow learner but what can I say I do love bikers who are a wee bit mad and I have encouraged him to do other sill things. And to be honest I don't reall like to punch him, it feels a bit cruel!! I would much rather just give him a

Originally Posted by Miss.L

hmm maybe you need to punch harder so the lesson sticks in his mind better?
R6_kid is a quick learner, I've only ever had to hit him once for doing silly things without prior warning

**Little Miss Trouble** · 6th July 2008, 10:08

Originally Posted by Bikern1mpho

Owner is a slow learner but what can I say I do love bikers who are a wee bit mad and I have encouraged him to do other sill things. And to be honest I don't reall like to punch him, it feels a bit cruel!! I would much rather just give him a

Don't get me wrong, i love wheelies and high speed as much as the next crazy biker chick, i just like a little warning so i can be holding on properly!
funnily enough the one time i did have to smack him was for a silly passing manuever while he was pillioning me ON MY OWN BIKE

**owner** · 6th July 2008, 10:10

Why do you think I do it.
I have a peice of foam glued to the back of my helmet to stop her helmet wacking mine when I brake hard, or when she gets a bit big for her boots. great mod!

Originally Posted by Bikern1mpho

Owner is a slow learner but what can I say I do love bikers who are a wee bit mad and I have encouraged him to do other sill things. And to be honest I don't reall like to punch him, it feels a bit cruel!! I would much rather just give him a

**vifferman** · 6th July 2008, 12:14

You're all nutzes.

I love my current helmet (XR-1000). It's comfy, reasonably quiet, has good ventilation, the visors are easy to swap, it looks good.
Screen wiper? it's fine at highway speeds. Around town, if it's kept clean and waxed, it's mostly OK. If not, then I'd rather have a glove-mounted wiper than some mechanical doodad adding weight, complexity, wind noise and maintenance to my head.
Electronic doodads? Thought about it, but all I'd want is decent bluetooth, at a reasonable price.
Neckwarmer? Heating? I have a silk balaclava that performs those functions well and cheaply ($7 from Motomail).
Anti-glare devices? The standard dark-tinted Shoei visor's nowhere near as good as the (much cheaper) tinted/mirrored AGV one, but iffen it's REALLY bright out, a pair of close-fitting Bolles works very well. The only other thing that really pisses me off about the Shoei visors is that QC could be better: the tinted and clear ones are slightly different sizes/thicknesses, so they are open different amounts on the "just open" setting. At this time of year it's also a minor (1 minute) inconvenience having to change visors before I go home, but working slightly different hours would fix that.

**SixPackBack** · 6th July 2008, 20:35

Originally Posted by Bikern1mpho

Please can I ask for a little electronic implement that gives an electric shock when the rider pops wheelies on the motorway without prior notice to the pillion. But only a little shock as I wouldn't want it to cause an accident!!

Intergrated 'electronic shock devices'....hmmmm would madam prefer said device to contain a 'pleasure' component?....should the pilot have control of pillion and vice versa?.....do we have an 'owner operater' module for single riders?
kinky very kinky

**Bikernereid** · 7th July 2008, 00:00

Sounds yummy, but I still want to fry what is left of his brain when he pops wheelies without the required "grab onto the hand grips" notice period!

Can I be greedy and ask for both?!!

**scumdog** · 7th July 2008, 11:25

A brain-bucket type helmet means: no overheating, no visor fogging, no need for a screen wiper etc etc.

Less is good - and it lets me wear my skull-mask too.

**Tank** · 7th July 2008, 11:34

Originally Posted by scumdog

Less is good - and it lets me wear my skull-mask too.

That was a mask ???

**Mikkel** · 7th July 2008, 11:49

God-mode! (iddqd)

Or if that is too difficult - a backup brain that will engage if you stop using your own.

I don't really feel the need for too many extras in my helmet. I'd rather have it do it's job (superior impact protection) while weighing as little as possible.

Of course things as integrated sun-visors and such could be nice but, I don't think it would matter to me.

One thing that might be viable would be the introduction of a 'neck airbag' located around the lower rim of the helmet which would help to support your neck if you came off. But then, such a device would be difficult to do properly so that there would no risk of worsening injuries.