We both now ride with the lightest DOT helmet in the world. This helmet helps eliminate the mushroom head! The helmets cost about $100.00 bucks and worth every penny.
Awesome! I got that first Harley half helmet a loooong time ago. As soon as I got id and tried it on.....It's still sitting in the garage unused... The one from Knucklehead Helmets is looking pretty good while still having some decent padding. Great review boys!
I'm 2 years into a "worlds smallest' helmet. 25K miles - wear it (mostly, not always) and love it. My wife and I both have the flat black - bought it with a peak...so we can snap on a shield to ride in the rain...other than that usually wear it no shield. I always used a half helmet -going back to the 80's...but can't imagine riding in a giant helmet anymore after this one. Thumbs up, gentlemen!
I've been riding with a Gentex 4th generation helmet. Current issue to USMC, UN, and other military. Gorgeous flat green colour (lol), and built to stop a direct hit from a 7.62 Nato rifle cartridge. It'll protect your head when a land mine throws you 20 feet in the air. *Heavy As F-* like wearing a concrete block, and a "Cool" factor even more solid. DOT? - hell this thing was tested on battle fields in Afghanistan, around the globe (the long way), and back to Iraq. Love it, get yours soon.
Nice job guys. I remember when I bought my street bob I was coming off sportbikes so I just grabbed a half helmet at Harley when I picked up the bike. I got home and saw myself in the mirror. I said oh hell no. after searching the internet for a DOT low profile helmet, I ordered an Akoury AK88. I absolutely love that helmet. light, strong, DOT, and I don't look like a Koopa Troopa from Super Mario Brothers. lol. Ride on. Richie
Brothers, Mad Dog, the Big Dog, at SkootDog.com here. Just an FYI for you and the 60.000 viewers of this video, The WSB helmet that you are praising is NOT made of Kevlar. The material is commonly know as Fiberglass. Yep, fiberglass. Which, by the way, is a good material to have your helmet made of. How do I know? I own Micro-DOT Helmet Co. and we offer a very similar helmet, the "Blister" as the WSB. Just wanted to set the record straight. Make a visit to MicroDotHelmets.com Carry On!
I use a novelty Daytona German helmet. I bought a dot sticker off of eBay and put it on the back. As long as you don’t get pulled over and they examine the helmet. You should be in the clear
I lived in st.louis..helmet law in missouri..10 miles from illinois..no helmet law..1rst thing I did was take off helmet..now? I live in pa.. no helmet law I only wear helmet in the winter..sometimes
I like the small helmets but when you're cruising 65 down the highway most of the times the wind tries to get up underneath it and it seems like it's trying to pull your head off. So I usually just go on trips with my 3/4 helmet and if I'm just around town then I'll use a small one.
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Thanks for the video guys. I've been looking for a half helmet that didn't give me "mushroom head". I already have a large melon so it's been hard to find a decent looking helmet.
In most motorcycle crashes, helmet impacts happen around the jawline. In fact, less than 5% of helmet impacts happen on the parts of the head that these half-helmets cover. It's delusional to think these protect you from anything. They don't. I only wear mine, because I have to wear a helmet in my state. And I switch between a Fly Racing 9mm helmet and a full-face, depending on whether I feel it necessary to protect my skull on that particular ride.
I used to go back and forth between my 3/4 and full face. The day I wrecked, I was wearing my full face - thank god! I landed chin first, I still got pretty jacked up on other parts of my body but my money maker was just fine.
Just picked up a german style helmet from Crazy Al helmets. Mine does not look goofy, it looks badass but i g2 say im not 100% sure these are dot? Theres almost no padding inside. Says dot so the cops probably wont harass me but i g2 wonder how would cops even know if it is or isn't? I dont have to show it to them or let them inspect it.
Thanks for the review, guys. Great vid! I've got a Crazy Al's helmet that beats the brakes off my Outlaw helmets for fit and comfort. I assume it's the same as the Knucklehead and Akoury or am I wrong? If it's different, have you guys tried the Crazy Al's or Akoury for comparison? It seems there are several companies claiming "smallest DOT helmet" status.
It’s not 100% true but it is semi accurate. As long as you have a helmet on your head they probably won’t look at you twice. However, if you get pulled over for something and they decide to examine the helmet. That’s when you will have a problem and probably a fine
All half helmets give that mushroom look, people are all ways talking about it, trust me nobody pays much attention to your mushroom helmet look, if you look good don’t matter what helmet is on your head, haven’t you noticed how a fine mama makes any helmet look good
do people actually think a dot helmet is going to keep their brains from being splattered? the only thing that will keep your brains from being splattered is not wrecking or luck . one wreck if i hadn't modified that helmet with velcro it would have snapped my neck like a hangman rope when it stuck on something .
dale - completely agree. I guess we are just comparing the quality of the helmet to the brain bucket I was wearing. Best defense is not wrecking but if you do unfortunately have an accident this should help a little more.
Thank Guys great vid...I would like to get one but I cant get a response from them, email, text no answers. The simple question was were they going to be at Daytona Bike week in 2020? Do you happn to know?
Helmets should be a choice if your 18 or older government should not tell you you have where one. I agree helmets save life's but should be a choice. Novelty helmets wont do anything protect you at all. Light dot helmets well protect top of your head which is more than Novelty well do. Still should be a choice.
What's up with knuckle heads website? You see the 3 helmets and 100 buck price but you can't click anything or buy wtf. Just bought me a 2017 road glide special. I hate the shroom look also.
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I am told that about 35% of crashes on motorcycles involve the face and chin areas. Also that half helmets as you show here are often thrown off the user's head in a crash and protect not at all when that happens. I kind lf get that you riders in non-helmet requiring states might not want to be told by any authority that you must do something, but I would suggest that you would be just as protected or not if you just turned a Tupperware bowl upside down and secured it to your head with electrical tape or duct tape. The 120 mph type would be my personal recommendation. Happy riding, and see you in the nursing home.
Lynn Kramer first, thanks for watching, second thanks for trying to get me to see the importance of wearing a full helmet. Both Joker and I live in states where it is mandatory to wear head gear. You probably right that it is much safer to wear a full face. If I want to be real safe I could also lock myself up in my house and call dinner delivered when I get hungry so I never have to leave. You are going to probably take several risks today. This is something I am choosing to take.
You should wear a full face helmet. All you Harley riders make fun of sport bike riders but 9 out of 10 times they are the ones with the gear and full face helmets.
Ryan Thanks man. I think you're only saying that because you don't want me to get hurt. Thanks again, I have to correct you on something. I have never ever made fun of another rider. They are good about wearing gear. I just enjoy the ride without a full face.
I think the URL for this lid isn't the one you mentioned in the vid. Found the facebook page and PM'd for the url which I couldn't find on the page: knuckleheadlife.com/
When I do ride with my helmet though I have the 3/4 helmet retro style from Daytona helmets I think is the name of the company. Low profile and old school looking
At 1:30 you just sit it on your head. You didn't even pull it down at all. Get a haircut and try it again. Anybody watching this can see the bias. At 5:18 you pull the helmet down on the one you are promoting. Just be fair. We can see you are biased.
Mike Hoffman in that case thanks for the feedback. It felt pretty sarcastic especially the hair cut part. Forgive me for being rude. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Seems like your accusatory tone is what you really meant and not covering your ass in the responses saying you meant it in jest. You’re really just a self absorbed asshole
Chin takes most of the damage. Debris could smack ya anywhere in the face. Unless its full face - then i dont really see the point. But then again, it’s better than nothing.
