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[malbojah]

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith
Nice bike, like the look of it. heres my bike

Is that a stock exhaust setup that I see??

 

[Crucial]

Nice bike and price. I always liked the looks of the FZR's. I have an 86 FZ750 thats been sitting in the shed for years. I should pull it out and finish fixing it up. Was a nice beginners bike for me before I tore it up to repaint it.

 

[The Stigenator]

Originally posted by: PushHands
edit2: visiting http://www.helmetharbor.com/streethelmets/index.htm, I noticed they mention Full Face and Flip-Up helments. What are the difference since the look the same to me. And I did check the FAQs

okay first they are both full face helmets, meaning the face is fully covered.

however teh differences are here. In a flip up, the front flips up and goes to a 3/4 face (open face) helmet (or you can lift teh visor). But its not aerodynamic when its up. However it does allow you to do city streets with the face up or grab a smoke while waiting for the light to turn green (I swear I have seen that .. a rider smoking while riding on the streets). A full face is a full peice, only the visor goes up and down, the rest of the face part is integral part of the helmet.

Safety wise I prefer full face, teh flip ups have had stories of it flipping open in a crash. but the main thing for me is that I want a helmet that is SNELL certified, teh flip up's are not snell certified.

When looking for a helmet make sure you got SNELL certification (M2000 is the latest one), cause those helmets are built better, DOT cert only does one test, snell certification is a lot more rigerous. I prefer SNELL for all my helmets.

Hope this helps.

 

[PushHands]

Thanks again The_good_guy for the info. I'll make sure that the helmet I get is SNELL certified. I'll post up some links to boots later and see what you guys think. Right now the boots I'm looking at are between 100 - 120. They just look like regular shoes almost. I was looking to get the 100 ones.

I'll post up the links when I get home to my workstation that has them bookmarked. Or do you guys think I should just plot down 150 - 200 and get some "real boots"? If you didn't know, I'm just getting the bike for casual riding and for my leisure so I have no need to race

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: PushHands
Thanks again The_good_guy for the info. I'll make sure that the helmet I get is SNELL certified. I'll post up some links to boots later and see what you guys think. Right now the boots I'm looking at are between 100 - 120. They just look like regular shoes almost. I was looking to get the 100 ones.

I'll post up the links when I get home to my workstation that has them bookmarked. Or do you guys think I should just plot down 150 - 200 and get some "real boots"? If you didn't know, I'm just getting the bike for casual riding and for my leisure so I have no need to race

I would go for the 'real boots'. You have sportsbike... i don't think you'll be riding casually forever.

 

[K6]

Originally posted by: PushHands visiting http://www.helmetharbor.com/streethelmets/index.htm, I noticed they mention Full Face and Flip-Up helments. What are the difference since the look the same to me. And I did check the FAQs

Flip-up Helmets

 

[PushHands]

Thanks for pointing that out K6. Good example with animated gif.

 

[Woodie]

Snell certification is important...but...

I've been using a flip-up for >10 years (and no, I won't provide the exact # of years). The single most important reason for that is: I wear glasses. The flip-up style allows me to put my helmet on without having to take my glasses off.

Safety-wise...There are different quality levels, the manufacturer I use supplies helmets to some major racing organizations, so I'm willing to settle for that. In addition, I have looked at the closure/latching sections, and on this model all those parts are METAL, not plastic, as with some manufacturers. IIRC, Snell is a US spec, so is only important to those manufacturers who wish to sell in the US. Many manufacturers of helmets are unwilling to sell in the US, because of the product liability laws, and the resultant volume of lawsuits.

I have looked at *several* flip-up models offered by various vendors. I didn't care for many of them...flimsy feeling, plastic parts, etc...

Bottom line: I feel comfortable accepting the risks(?) of using this particular model made by this particular manufacturer. Not everyone will.

You pays your money, and you takes your chances.

 

[K6]

Originally posted by: Woodie
Snell certification is important...but...
The flip-up style allows me to put my helmet on without having to take my glasses off.

I use a Flip-up both because I wear glasses and because in the downtown I can drive around with
the helmet flipped up witha greater visible range on the road and on the car on my side
(in downtown speed is very low so is not too dangerous going around with the elmet flipped up)

My Nolan N100 is 5 years old and next month I wil buy a new helment...

The new one will be:

Nolan N100
or
Shubert Concept
or
Caberg Justissimo

this 3 helmet are the best flip-up helmets

 

[JetsFanatic]

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