[Vroooom]

I got a Black Motorcycle (Raven). I am a little concerned about helmet colors to make it easier for drivers (cagers) to see me while I am driving.

I was first going to get a black helmet to match my motorcycle, however lately, I was thinking that maybe a red one would make it easier for people to see me.

My friend thinks that it will be a negligble difference. What do you guys think?

get a bright helmet (orange, yellow, red) so that you get into less accidents?

 

[MANOWAR]

black with red flames or accents would be cool. You could even use reflective tape so it's visible at night. Maybe even red eyes.

 

[throttle-cntrl]

black helmet/reflective tape on your jacket !

 

[Vroooom]

Anyone know where I could order some red flame reflective stickers? Or accents?

I dont want to just merely put on some reflective tape on the helmet, really makes it look corny. But some red reflective flames would be perfect!

 

[racerboy88]

bright colours and/or reflective tape will make a difference

 

[Wheat]

A helmet is a helmet. :beer :beer

 

[Wheat]

A helmet is a helmet. :beer :beer

Make sure you wear one. :beer :beer

 

[notstock]

Its all preferance, tough the more visable the better. I bought a black helmet and have a blue bike, taking it to colorzone www.colorzonedesigns.com/ and having it painted costing about 300. Black on black would sure look bad ass on that raven though.

 

[DSMPILOT]

Red on black would be cool. :jump

 

[s4iscool]

black and silver helmet, someone posted an OGk helmet in black and silver and it looks great...and has some reflective properties to boot

 

[hooligan_r1]

One solid color helmet. Stands out less for those guys with the sirens on top of thier car to remember.

So......black helmet.

 

[rorlow]

black and silver helmet, someone posted an OGk helmet in black and silver and it looks great...and has some reflective properties to boot

That was Kevap's OGK FF4 GP, i believe :thumbup

Here's my conservative OGK FF4 Jeffries rep :lol

In all reality, a brightly colored helmet will not stop cagers from being ass's, they just don't pay enough attention at times to even see a semi, till its too late :no

I know 1st. hand, had an 87 yr. old geezer take me out (he thought I was stopped, and turned left in front of me in an intersection), and I was going 50mph :crash

 

[Lord_Phat]

In all reality, a brightly colored helmet will not stop cagers from being ass's, they just don't pay enough attention at times to even see a semi, till its too late :no

:iamwithst cager hit me even though i was in enough reflective gear to blind the blind :fact

 

[franikk]

If you get a black helmet, try using the reflective tape that is black during the day and relective when light hits it. I think that there is a thread for guys that put it on their rims.

 

[Kevap]

That was Kevap's OGK FF4 GP, i believe :thumbup

Here's my conservative OGK FF4 Jeffries rep :lol

In all reality, a brightly colored helmet will not stop cagers from being ass's, they just don't pay enough attention at times to even see a semi, till its too late :no

I know 1st. hand, had an 87 yr. old geezer take me out (he thought I was stopped, and turned left in front of me in an intersection), and I was going 50mph :crash

CONSERVATIVE! LMAO!

Yeah, here is mine.... I don't know if the silver actually is reflective or not... I guess I'll have to find out when I get back home next week.

 

[KneeDragger77]

A helmet is a non-factor. If someone is going to hit you at night, a reflective helmet isnt going to stop them. That means they would have had to already ignore your headlights/tail lights/entire body...

If you really want to go all out get the reflective band on your helmet and wear a reflective vest too. I remember when the Army used to make people wear that crap. What a load of sh*t.... A bunch of people that never rode motorcycles making rules

 

[Daekwan]

Black is great for stealth and hard for you to be identified by the cops.. other than that.. a good Colours/Graphics/Custom Paint.. is great to stand out from the crowd and for most people.. the preferred helmet of choice. Not to mention most pro-racers have a replica you can purchase.. so its easy to show who you root for on the track.

I personally like my helmet to differ in colour from anything else. I'm going with the gambler from Suomy simply because of the colours and graphics. I think people who 'match' their all their gear with their bike purposely, look too much like a power ranger or newbie with a fist full of gift certificates to the local dealer and are more interested in LOOKS than RIDING.

 

[GAMBLER]

I take the basic/experienced MSF riders coarse annually, & they stated during the last class that a solid white helmet reduces your chances of collision by 24% - so I thought about it for a while.

When I'm driving a car I do seem to notice a motorcyclists wearing white helmets faster then those wearing the garish schemes out there.

Hmmmm.

Maybe because they look like cops at a glance?
Anyway, I'm going to give it a shot on my new bike.
Solid White RX-7, with light smoke shield...
Not that wearing a white helmet will spare you when you hit that tractor trailer head on, but whatever I can do.

It will be the daily driver if you will, my replicas will be for weekend posing.


If wearing reflective articles takes away cool points, so be it.

 

[KneeDragger77]

I take the basic/experienced MSF riders coarse annually, & they stated during the last class that a solid white helmet reduces your chances of collision by 24% - so I thought about it for a while.

Isnt that the same place that tells you that the rear brake is your friend, and that you should always sit straight up in the saddle, and group rides should always have a "lead rider"/"sweeper"/"rear rider" etc..:sleep


MSF = good for noobs and people that ride slow

 

[GAMBLER]

Isnt that the same place that tells you that the rear brake is your friend, and that you should always sit straight up in the saddle, and group rides should always have a "lead rider"/"sweeper"/"rear rider" etc..:sleep
MSF = good for noobs and people that ride slow

MSF-> Safety Nazis, Ok, but...
It forces me to practice emergency braking, you know, the stuff I should do on my own but don't - no self discipline? It's also about a commitment to a mindset as much as the correct emergency reflex. When it wears off, I'm back to my ticket magnet riding style, I take it again.

As far as the visibility stuff, you have to ride the freeways in Vegas. COMBAT! Worse then LA's ever were! Running red lights here, is sport for SUV's.