Everyone who rides a motorcycle should wear a helmet. I am sure some people will disagree, and that is their right. But, and I mean no insult, wearing no helmet at all is foolhardy. I might even say going lidless is stupid. But hey, stupid is a choice sometimes too: and it is true that a helmet won’t save your life in every circumstance. Wearing a helmet doesn’t make you a super-hero, or indestructible, or even close to ’safe’. You are better off learning how to ride defensively all the time and going without a helmet than popping on a helmet and riding like an idiot. But if you want to go helmet free, you may as well stop reading now.
The freedom to wear or not wear a helmet isn’t the topic of this post. I assume you have already chosen to wear a helmet- good for you! I want to share my continuing journey towards the unachievable ‘perfect’ helmet, in the hopes that someone will benefit from my mistakes and discoveries. Because I have owned a lot of helmets over my past five years ‘back in the saddle’, and I’ve learned a few things along the way…
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