[Discussion] Full face helmet on phantom?

[ahcaibiker]

its ok... you don't have to rub that in... at least he is wearing something... right...?

 

lol... i don see how you came to the conclusion of me rubbing it in... it is just a well intended advice on my part...

[VidaK]

lol... i don see how you came to the conclusion of me rubbing it in... it is just a well intended advice on my part...

 

just in case he interpret that differently from you... but of course we know your intent is good

[ckoonyin]

bro, i noticed you do wear a jacket but it's those normal leather jacket w/o any armour... those wont protect you from impact...

 

i will suggest investing in proper armoured riding jacket...

 

perhaps u would like to consider an airbag jacket by motoair?

 

Mesh jacket with armoured elbow and shoulder pads. THe back, front and your neck is protected by the air bag.

 

Biggest plus point, it can be folded up and put in your side box and can get 1 for less than $200.

[pureice68]

perhaps u would like to consider an airbag jacket by motoair?

 

Mesh jacket with armoured elbow and shoulder pads. THe back, front and your neck is protected by the air bag.

 

Biggest plus point, it can be folded up and put in your side box and can get 1 for less than $200.

 

Darren still can't my size, hahaha....

[ahcaibiker]

leather jacket will protect u too....better than t shirts anytime...

 

yes, it will protect against abrasions and sliding across the tarmac. but it wont protect against impact with blunt objects like kerbs or other debris on the road.

 

imagine your elbow hitting hard against a hard blunt object with just a leather jacket... that will be a big ouch!

 

proper armoured riding jackets has either hard or soft armour, on the back, shoulder area and the elbow area.

 

some people prefer hard armour over soft armour and vice versa...

[kmjoe]

leather jacket is wad i intended to get too, its in between armor jacket and casual jacket... no body wears a armor jacket walking ard in shopping malls do they? it will be great if it's water proof too...

[jtzx]

leather jacket dun comes with waterproff dude..... there's alot of nice leather jacket out there ;D

 

 

Think i saw one in LAB few days back.. $12x++

[jtzx]

yes it is waterproof..for walking pace only...

 

thats water resistance.. not proof ;D

[Jayc]

Yup, I'd tried that too but fail lah. Anyway bo bian but to either lock with bike chain or carry it around. Thanks bro! Cheers!

 

Hi, you could try putting it this way: place the 2 ff helmet opening cupping each other and facing the same direction, (they should now look like a heart shape from the top view). Place them into the rear box with the sharp of the heart shape pointing towards the front of the bike. Tilt the chin of both helmet slightly upwards until you can fit them snugly into the box. The cover should close nicely on them. I fit 2 ff into my box like this. Hopes it works for you.

 

 

On the issue with jackets, I just got discharged from the hospital for an accident on my phantom. Flew like superman, landed rolling on my right side. Not wearing any gear at that point. Irony is, I just bought a nice armour mesh jacket with CE protection. Thought it was going to be a short trip so didn't bother. Arm, knee, shoulder, hip, all road rash. Some part got scrape so deep it left depression in the flesh. My head (full face helmeted) struck the ground like a basket ball. My short glove, non knuckle type, big gapping hole in the palm.

 

Short trips only? Leather jacket? Some protection better than no protection?

 

Not worth it...

[jtzx]

yeah!! thats why ladies!! wear more cloth when riding ;DD

 

Just saw a sexy lady riding R1 earlier on the road... wearing super tight shorts + spaggi top..

[ahcaibiker]

yeah!! thats why ladies!! wear more cloth when riding ;DD

 

Just saw a sexy lady riding R1 earlier on the road... wearing super tight shorts + spaggi top..

 

be it ladies or guys or those special in-betweens, my advice is to dress for the fall not for the ride.

 

if moola isnt an issue for me, i definitely go for the best the market has to offer.

 

this is touch wood, the r1 sexy lady wont be sexy anymore if she slid across the tarmac resulting in horrible road rash... and the resulting scar? probably for life...

[Fried Rice]

i ride small bike.. also wear FF. last time i wear FF cause it looks nice.. now im quite used to it

[ckoonyin]

Hi, you could try putting it this way: place the 2 ff helmet opening cupping each other and facing the same direction, (they should now look like a heart shape from the top view). Place them into the rear box with the sharp of the heart shape pointing towards the front of the bike. Tilt the chin of both helmet slightly upwards until you can fit them snugly into the box. The cover should close nicely on them. I fit 2 ff into my box like this. Hopes it works for you.

 

 

On the issue with jackets, I just got discharged from the hospital for an accident on my phantom. Flew like superman, landed rolling on my right side. Not wearing any gear at that point. Irony is, I just bought a nice armour mesh jacket with CE protection. Thought it was going to be a short trip so didn't bother. Arm, knee, shoulder, hip, all road rash. Some part got scrape so deep it left depression in the flesh. My head (full face helmeted) struck the ground like a basket ball. My short glove, non knuckle type, big gapping hole in the palm.

 

Short trips only? Leather jacket? Some protection better than no protection?

 

Not worth it...

 

Hope u recover quickly.

 

Guess it's another lesson on why protective gears are impt and Murphy's Law is true.

 

yeah!! thats why ladies!! wear more cloth when riding ;DD

 

Just saw a sexy lady riding R1 earlier on the road... wearing super tight shorts + spaggi top..

 

Wooo!!!! Am sure she looks good!

 

And she'll go WOOOO!!!! also if anything happens too.....

[ckoonyin]

Darren still can't my size, hahaha....

 

Yea.....Razali also wanted to get 1 but might not have size.

 

But thumbs up for the jacket.

 

Suddenly got the crazy idea to pull the cable to ensure the jacket is working fine leh.

 

yeah...might as well dont ride....if wear one thousand and one protective gears..

anyway....protection or not is individual choices..

this is my personal opinon only..i do understand that many think other wise..

 

Yea i guess it all boils down to your own perspective.

 

Watever it may be, it is will be your choice.

[pureice68]

Hi, you could try putting it this way: place the 2 ff helmet opening cupping each other and facing the same direction, (they should now look like a heart shape from the top view). Place them into the rear box with the sharp of the heart shape pointing towards the front of the bike. Tilt the chin of both helmet slightly upwards until you can fit them snugly into the box. The cover should close nicely on them. I fit 2 ff into my box like this. Hopes it works for you.

 

 

On the issue with jackets, I just got discharged from the hospital for an accident on my phantom. Flew like superman, landed rolling on my right side. Not wearing any gear at that point. Irony is, I just bought a nice armour mesh jacket with CE protection. Thought it was going to be a short trip so didn't bother. Arm, knee, shoulder, hip, all road rash. Some part got scrape so deep it left depression in the flesh. My head (full face helmeted) struck the ground like a basket ball. My short glove, non knuckle type, big gapping hole in the palm.

 

Short trips only? Leather jacket? Some protection better than no protection?

 

Not worth it...

 

Thanks bro, I've tried that too! 69, 77, doggie, yingyang, up up, down down, front back, also cannot, cos these HJC's helmets are pretty huge!

 

Get well soon bro! That wad I keep telling friends, and myself, to put on protective gears even if it's a short trip or just down the road! Just not worth it man!

[pureice68]

Yea.....Razali also wanted to get 1 but might not have size.

 

But thumbs up for the jacket.

 

Suddenly got the crazy idea to pull the cable to ensure the jacket is working fine leh.

 

 

 

Yea i guess it all boils down to your own perspective.

 

Watever it may be, it is will be your choice.

 

Let him try out your size 1st as I think he can fit into the XL. For me, it's bcos of my fat shoulder and arm which is tight around these areas.

[ckoonyin]

Let him try out your size 1st as I think he can fit into the XL. For me, it's bcos of my fat shoulder and arm which is tight around these areas.

 

tried liao @ SGH that day......fits just nice.........but if the thing gets inflated might be sqeezing him.

[pureice68]

tried liao @ SGH that day......fits just nice.........but if the thing gets inflated might be sqeezing him.

 

Think it suppose to be liddat lor! Otherwise will be moving around after it's inflated!

 

it sets me thinking..

wearing all those safety gears=going for sauna ahhhhhhhhhhhh..nirvana

 

[ckoonyin]

it sets me thinking..

wearing all those safety gears=going for sauna ahhhhhhhhhhhh..nirvana

 

yea.....i got to admit.it is a tad too hot @ times......specially during mid day.

[kmjoe]

its better to be hot alive, than hot inside the incinerator dead... no offense but yea, ff saves lives...

[ckoonyin]

its better to be hot alive, than hot inside the incinerator dead... no offense but yea, ff saves lives...

 

u got a point....am sure we got friends who can attest to that on how FF saved their skins literally.

 

Ultimately it is still a personal point of view. Everyone is entitled to one.

[kmjoe]

things change, tts y frm only class 2 become 2b 2a and 2... coz some ppl cant control big bikes den too much accident, causing the law to divide the cc into different classes... yea, its fun not to hav helmet or use small helmet, until u c a broken head with brain coming out, busted open jaw, tts wen u will tink differently.. anyway even thou i had, still using half face helmet coz ff really too ma fun for me, but i do wish to haf a ff thou

[jtzx]

you dont need to ride fast and furious to have fun.....

the freedom that comes from riding.....thats enough for me...

thats the reason...why i dont mind riding a small bike that reads 40km/hr..on the speedo..

any way....thats life..u cant have everything...

anyway...boys and girls...and children of all ages dont do what i m saying.....it is just wishful thinking only...

 

agree with you.. what i love is just being on my bike. enjoying the freedorm.. Not speeding at 140km/hr and stuff...

[kmjoe]

same, ppl ask me y get phantom... for me its not about speed... its about enjoy the ride

[Eidann]

When riding on any motorbike, without fail, I put on,

1. My fav helmet : RamIII

2. Riding padded jacket

3. Leather gloves

4. Army boots . . .lol

 

some of my friends thinks im crazy.. putting on so much gear. until one of them got into a bike accident...