RE: [ST] Helmets, footpegs, etc

["STeve Duncan" <xhippy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

godamn nice to hear from ya bare !!!!!  and hell, i agree with most all your 
points.  I like my Arai for it's comfort and quietness, but that chin guard 
is damn close :)   My former Shoei was nice and comfortable, but a bit 
noiser.  venting is better on the Arai, sheild changing better on the Shoei.

As for peg draggin it's all a matter of personal style, I suppose.  I rarely 
drag a peg and have those that do wondering why they are still behind me.



eL Donut
jinete en la tormenta

STeve Duncan
'00-Sprint-ST







>From: Bare <barenekd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [ST] Helmets, footpegs, etc
>Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:39:48 -0800
>
>I have owned AGV, Arais, Shoeis, Nolans, Bieffes, and a variety of other 
>helmets. My latest is an HJC SyMax. The only one that I can say definitely 
>saved my life wa the AGV. I went straight over the bars with a classic 
>Flying-W off my ThunderAce at about 60 and landed square on the top of my 
>head. I lost about an inch in height that day from spinal compression. The 
>helmet and leathers worked well! I broke a bone in my hand--never wear 
>gloves without carbon fiber knuckle guards on the back! And dislocated my 
>collar bone when my head twisted and shoved the helmet down on it. I got 
>onthe pillion of my riding partner's Ninja and he took me home, 60 miles 
>away.
>My last Arai was ripped off,  and I still have a Shoei, which I really like 
>better than the Arai. My favorite thing about the Arai was the little 
>retractable chin piece that keeps the cold air off your chin. I like the 
>quietness, comfort, and lightness of the Shoei. The HJC is noisier and 
>colder, mostly because of the flip-up front, but then I got if for less 
>than half price of the other two. There is an article by Dr. Hurt, who did 
>the original Hurt Report about motorcycle accidents back in about '70, in 
>the latest MCN, that says DOT requirements for testing is all the head can 
>stand and the the Snell certs are definite overkill. Works for me
>As for dragging footpegs, in my canyon strafing days, I drug footpegs on 
>the majority (all?) of my sportbikes, Ducati, Fireblades, the 
>aforementioned ThunderAce, T3 SpeedTriple and the RS. The peg feelers 
>eventually fell of the RS with the end of the pegs! The Speed Triple lost 
>one, too. Bottom line is that Sprint RSs will drag their pegs without any 
>problem, and in fact, use a bit more clearance!
>Bare
>
>
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