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Helmet choices

Postby QMaze » Sun Dec 27, 2009 1:04 pm

So I've been invited on a spring ATV ride about a days trip east of me and I'm going to purchase a helmet. What do you most ATV'ers prefer, open face or full face. Somethings I have found is to look for a helmet that has a removable liner, any particular brand you would recommend. I have been looking at the rubatone black Z1R Rail Fuel.

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Apparently I will be riding an Arctic Cat, not familiar with that unit but quite frankly couldn't care less what it is. :)

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Postby oldtrucks » Mon Dec 28, 2009 10:36 am

Full Face Klim
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Postby Ken » Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:20 pm

X2

Full face...I like my teeth.
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Postby oldtrucks » Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:26 pm

Life is too short for cheap helmets

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Postby oldtrucks » Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:27 pm

Ken wrote:X2

Full face...I like my teeth.
You do have purty teeth

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Postby Ken » Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:16 pm

LOL...funny.

I do remember Noobie Larry.

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Postby oldtrucks » Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:56 pm

ahhhhh, the old Trials Helmet.......before I realized I couldn't outrun a rolling ATV
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Postby Kodiak » Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:59 pm

nice pic,
u already have full face. i would definitely try one on before u buy they all fit differently. if i was going to buy a helmet again i would have bought a lighter one. the day after a long ride my neck is soo sore and i think a lighter helmet would help.

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Postby Ken » Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:51 am

oldtrucks wrote:ahhhhh, the old Trials Helmet.......before I realized I couldn't outrun a rolling ATV
LOL. How true. And we've tried to save you!!!

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Postby QMaze » Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:44 am

lol..

man I can't believe the terrain you ride on, holy.

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Postby ToddW » Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:02 am

I like having the option myself depending on the terrain.

None, Open Face, Dirtbike/Standard Jaw/Teeth, and Street Enclosed all depending on weather and terrain.

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Postby Ken » Fri Jan 01, 2010 11:24 am

None isn't an option for me....

Steve Jackson's son wiped out on a little ride around camp...no helmet...nearly died. He has no memory of how it happened. Steve (Montana Jacks) is a very experienced rider, and he couldn't see how he did it.

I've watched countless people...Steve Jackson at Moab, Terry Reid a few times, and Jack at Downieville (twice) and a few others....all roll over...in a spot YOU'D NEVER GUESS someone could roll over...ever.

Here's one....there's ONE ROCK! He clipped it just right. You could over that rock 100 times...and not roll.

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Risk vs. "reward"...just ain't worth it.

As for full vs open....

Jeff, aka Loppy...rolled his CanAm over in a MILLISECOND!!! He was backing up, and hit the gas just a fraction too much...the back end kicked up, and flipped RIGHT OVER ass over front on to him...the handle bars...came down RIGHT on his face....and bounced off his helmet. No full-face, and the bar would have gone clean through his cheek.

Myself....I would have NEVER GUESSED! I was riding up a narrow over grown road...on a map, but barely there. I was going uphill....like I've done a 1000 times before...I hit a rock just right, the front end went STRAIGHT UP! I fell off the back of the bike...the ATV just hung there...in slow motion...then came over backwards....I literally flung myself out of the way, as it rolled over, landed, then rolled again..landing on it's side. Guess what hit first?? What if I didn't get out of the way? Had an open face and it landed just right?

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Postby auendave » Fri Jan 01, 2010 6:51 pm

I was thrown off goin over some, what should of been easy rocks, quad rolled on down hit a tree and rolled over on to me luckly wheels down, but when I took off my helmet I see this big ole gouge across where my chin would of been. with out the full helmet that would of been my chin

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Postby ToddW » Fri Jan 01, 2010 9:11 pm

I like having options.

Luckily we can make our own choices.


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