Hard for me to wear leathers as I have stated before. I hate to admit it, but when I had my ZX7R, I didn't even like to ride with a helmet. (The helmet I bought was cheap and heavy, really weighed down on my neck. Have neck problems from breakdancing when I was younger...
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When I bought the Busa, at the very least, I promised myself to buy the best helmet I could find, ended up with the lightest ARAI helmet made. I LOVE IT TO DEATH! When I drive around the block just testing things out with my sunglasses and no helmet, I feel really unsafe now. Like someone stated, the mind is now programmed to wear the helmet at all times. After reading some of the other threads, I am going to invest in good leathers next year and I am going to give'em a shot. I have a feeling my problem was that I was too damn cheap before on my equipment which really made the ride not quite as fun...
On another note... I have witnessed one motorcycle accident right after the fact, before any police/ambulance showed up to the scene. It was a Harley driver with no helmet in rush hour traffic. I can't tell exactly what happened to cause the accident, but I have vivid images of what the motorcyclist looked like on the pavement. He was lying on his back with his sunglasses still on; there was no movement from the driver and there was a puddle of blood around his head that was visiable from my car window as I drove by... Pretty scary stuff for sure.
Drive safe.
Cloud
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When I bought the Busa, at the very least, I promised myself to buy the best helmet I could find, ended up with the lightest ARAI helmet made. I LOVE IT TO DEATH! When I drive around the block just testing things out with my sunglasses and no helmet, I feel really unsafe now. Like someone stated, the mind is now programmed to wear the helmet at all times. After reading some of the other threads, I am going to invest in good leathers next year and I am going to give'em a shot. I have a feeling my problem was that I was too damn cheap before on my equipment which really made the ride not quite as fun...
On another note... I have witnessed one motorcycle accident right after the fact, before any police/ambulance showed up to the scene. It was a Harley driver with no helmet in rush hour traffic. I can't tell exactly what happened to cause the accident, but I have vivid images of what the motorcyclist looked like on the pavement. He was lying on his back with his sunglasses still on; there was no movement from the driver and there was a puddle of blood around his head that was visiable from my car window as I drove by... Pretty scary stuff for sure.
Drive safe.
Cloud