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The Shortcomings Of A Brain-Bucket... by Boondawg
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Originally posted by Boondawg:




Oh Jesus... is that a rock lodged in his face?

Look at how close that came to his eye...
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Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
Oh Jesus... is that a rock lodged in his face?

Look at how close that came to his eye...


Doesn't look real. Good Halloween costume? But I guess stranger things have happened.
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Originally posted by Rickady88GT:


Doesn't look real. Good Halloween costume? But I guess stranger things have happened.


I can't find it now, but the mate to this picture is of him at the hospital with the rock removed and the resulting crater it left behind.
It's real.

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Originally posted by Boondawg:

I can't find it now,...


Your google skillz are slipping.


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Originally posted by Patrick:

Your google skillz are slipping.



Eh, my Google skilz were never up to my ever-decreasing exacting standards, anyway.
Thanx!

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Man, I don't even know how you really fill that hole... just have to grab the skin and suture it closed... ouch...

I've never owned a motorcycle (though I do fancy an Indian), and though it never occurred to me this could happen... I'd like to think I'd have figured it out and worn a better helmet.
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Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:

I've never owned a motorcycle (though I do fancy an Indian), and though it never occurred to me this could happen... I'd like to think I'd have figured it out and worn a better helmet.


I notice a lot of guys my age like the freedom of the brain bucket verses a full-face helmet.
It's a "beard-in-the-wind" thang.

In a sense, the buckets do exactly what their intended to do: Protect your brain.
With the addition of the PROPER riding goggles, all the other face **** can be repaired/reconstructed/replaced.
But cover that brain!

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Originally posted by Boondawg:
I notice a lot of guys my age like the freedom of the brain bucket verses a full-face helmet.
It's a "beard-in-the-wind" thang.

In a sense, the buckets do exactly what their intended to do: Protect your brain.


That guy's "brain" was defective. If it was a brain.

A NASCAR driver wears a helmet. Full Faced.
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"Style" is for posers. I am not a biker and I am not a squid. I am a motorcycle enthusiast.

I ride because I like motorcycles, not because of any "lifestyle". I have worn a full face helmet for most of my adult life.



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Originally posted by cliffw:

That guy's "brain" was defective. If it was a brain.

A NASCAR driver wears a helmet. Full Faced.



What's your excuse?



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Kind of a bonehead of the year award. Notice, he had a face shield that might have prevented this. Whether he had it down or not, that's another question.

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Originally posted by IMSA GT:

Kind of a bonehead of the year award. Notice, he had a face shield that might have prevented this. Whether he had it down or not, that's another question.




It looks like there is a scuff-mark on the shield around the same location the stone is if the shield were in it's down position...or a bug!

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That is bug splat.
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My face shield is up until about 30-40 mph, when the weather is nice.
I'm here to tell you that even rain drops hurt at 60 mph.
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Originally posted by williegoat:

I ride because I like motorcycles, not because of any "lifestyle". I have worn a full face helmet for most of my adult life.


I like the feeling of the wind blowing through my hair... err, along my epidermis.




Seriously though... I don't ride a motorcycle, but I took up tandem cycling two summers ago. I had never worn a bike helmet previously (when I lasted cycled 45 years ago!), but I felt a little protection for my noggin might now be a good idea.
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Originally posted by Boondawg:


I notice a lot of guys my age like the freedom of the brain bucket verses a full-face helmet.
It's a "beard-in-the-wind" thang.

In a sense, the buckets do exactly what their intended to do: Protect your brain.
With the addition of the PROPER riding goggles, all the other face **** can be repaired/reconstructed/replaced.
But cover that brain!




I can see myself on a vintage Indian with a helmet like that I suppose... it doesn't make a lot of sense to wear a crotch rocket motorcycle. I don't have a motorcycle, so I dunno... but I'd probably want to get one with a face shield.
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One experience that many years ago encouraged me to use a full face shield was hitting a June bug with my nose at about 50-60 mph. That really stung and I could easily see someone loosing control of the bike with a hard object hitting the face. I have definitely splatted a few bugs since then on various vehicles and was glad of full face covering shield.

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I've ridden 2 (and now 3) wheels for 40 years. The first 20 years, I felt comfortable wearing shorts, a t shirt and no lid. Then I grew up and realized I don't need to live w/the pain (or worse) due to an unintended dismount. These days I'm an ATGATT (All The Gear, All The Time) kind of rider. My clautrophobia won't allow me to wear a full face lid but I've got a good modular (HJC RPHA 90) and a couple very nice 3/4 lids w/a full face shield (Bell and Shoei). NC has a helmet law but it doesn't matter. Even if it didn't, I wouldn't leave the driveway w/o a lid.
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Originally posted by Patrick:

I like the feeling of the wind blowing through my hair... err, along my epidermis.




Seriously though... I don't ride a motorcycle, but I took up tandem cycling two summers ago. I had never worn a bike helmet previously (when I lasted cycled 45 years ago!), but I felt a little protection for my noggin might now be a good idea.

Ha! This happy chappy in his snappy serape has adorned my mantel for many years:

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Ha! This happy chappy in his snappy serape has adorned my mantel for many years:




Looks like Williegoat refused to do the dissection during biology class, and decided instead to take the frog home with him... now we know what happened.
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Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:

Looks like Williegoat refused to do the dissection during biology class, and decided instead to take the frog home with him... now we know what happened.


I actually have five stuffed frogs on my mantel. Besides the motorcycle rider, three are in a band and another is drinking beer. There is also a wooden frog on the hearth, which is a combination guiro and wood block.



On Halloween, they all wear masks.

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Originally posted by williegoat:

I actually have five stuffed frogs on my mantel... On Halloween, they all wear masks.


And I thought I was weird having a toad as an avatar. Willie takes the cake!
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Originally posted by Monkeyman:

I've ridden 2 (and now 3) wheels for 40 years. The first 20 years, I felt comfortable wearing shorts, a t shirt and no lid. Then I grew up and realized I don't need to live w/the pain (or worse) due to an unintended dismount. These days I'm an ATGATT (All The Gear, All The Time) kind of rider. My clautrophobia won't allow me to wear a full face lid but I've got a good modular (HJC RPHA 90) and a couple very nice 3/4 lids w/a full face shield (Bell and Shoei). NC has a helmet law but it doesn't matter. Even if it didn't, I wouldn't leave the driveway w/o a lid.


Agreed.
At my age, it takes too long to heal.
Even just the roadrash.

I can't miss a day's pay.

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Originally posted by Monkeyman:

I've ridden 2 (and now 3) wheels for 40 years. The first 20 years, I felt comfortable wearing shorts, a t shirt and no lid. Then I grew up and realized I don't need to live w/the pain (or worse) due to an unintended dismount. These days I'm an ATGATT (All The Gear, All The Time) kind of rider. My clautrophobia won't allow me to wear a full face lid but I've got a good modular (HJC RPHA 90) and a couple very nice 3/4 lids w/a full face shield (Bell and Shoei). NC has a helmet law but it doesn't matter. Even if it didn't, I wouldn't leave the driveway w/o a lid.


I've been riding since I was 14 legally on the street. Have had one incident. Had it not been for my "brain bucket", I would not be here today.
Getting run off the road into a concrete barrier at 60+ mph can and does result in significant pain and injury. The 14 broken bones was just part of the problem. Don't ask me how I know.
I won't "saddle up" with out my brain bucket.

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I've been riding since I was 14 legally on the street. Have had one incident. Had it not been for my "brain bucket", I would not be here today.
Getting run off the road into a concrete barrier at 60+ mph can and does result in significant pain and injury. The 14 broken bones was just part of the problem. Don't ask me how I know.
I won't "saddle up" with out my brain bucket.


The Mississippi Motaur

Isn't it a bit ironic, that the real Motaur in the Progressive insurance commercial doesn't wear one?

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At least he didnt loose an eye. Yep benefits of a face shield.

OH and .. the title

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Originally posted by 2.5:

At least he didnt loose an eye. Yep benefits of a face shield.

OH and .. the title


I like that!
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Originally posted by williegoat:

I like that!


Dick Dale reincarnated!

I've checked out a few of their songs on YouTube. They're good! Thanks to 2.5 for the original link.

Same band, with a definite CCR flavor...

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