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I am fairly certain I will be buying one of these, but in a few months, and by then, I would hate to have to possibly search for this thread. I am quite certain that Spud will be taking his bike apart and putting it back together keeping this thread relevant enough, but Spud could take a long road trip on his RX3 and not post anything for a while! It could happen... A good example--his Zongshen GY2 thread is not that easy to find...
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04-14-2015, 02:15 AM | #2807 | |
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04-14-2015, 03:55 AM | #2808 |
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any helmet with a peak at 100kmph / 60mph
is a pain wheather it has vents or not to let the air though.... My AGV road helmet is my first choice for long road work...
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04-14-2015, 04:32 AM | #2809 |
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Depends how much wind protection the RX3 screen provides. On my GSA the screen is big enough that my peak is no problem at motorway speeds. If anything, I'll be going a tad slower on the RX3
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04-14-2015, 08:15 AM | #2810 |
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Thanks Spud. I searched high and low for a definative answer on that one.
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04-14-2015, 01:08 PM | #2811 |
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I have several helmets, and I prefer one with a visor on an "Adventure" bike, or an off-road bike, as speeds are usually slower, and I generally have a windshield on mine that helps with windblast....when I'll be riding in and out of trees/shaded areas, I prefer to not wear sunglasses, and the visor really helps under those conditions.....really just depends on what kind of riding I'm headed out to do, on which helmet I pick up.
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04-14-2015, 01:36 PM | #2812 |
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Picking my bike up Friday.
I was hoping it would be done early this week, so I could do a fly and ride, but, it was not to be. I'll make a run early Friday morning in the truck, scoop it up and head back to Vegas.
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04-14-2015, 02:05 PM | #2813 |
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Good for you, Tony.
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04-14-2015, 02:18 PM | #2814 |
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You're welcome.
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04-14-2015, 05:46 PM | #2815 |
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HDB handguards
I just ordered these for the RX-3.
http://www.highwaydirtbikes.com/HDB_...&ref=NexGen_00 The original style would be better, but finding a top clamp match, I'm guessing would be pretty hard. The universal fit will work fine.
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04-14-2015, 06:59 PM | #2816 |
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Please do post a review of these handgards after you receive them.
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04-14-2015, 07:20 PM | #2817 |
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Veteran, thanks for your service.
I appreciate your thoughtfulness towards your wife's surviving a drop. I love an MX style helmet and goggles for running logging and forest and ranch roads and such, and even for 2-lane black top because goggles keep the dirt out of my eyes. I sometimes modify the visor attachment hardware to 1/4 turns such as Dzus for extended highway legs. It only takes a couple seconds to deal with such fasteners. I cut a pattern from a shoe box to use to cut static window tint to slap inside the goggles for running without a visor on sunny days. Well worth the effort. The best helmet is the one that fits, regardless of cost. Tight spots transfer energy without dissipating or distributing, increasing the likelihood of injury. Loose spots allow shift before slamming in to the head, increasing the likelihood of injury. Helmet fit should match head shape as well as size. Ask any EMT that's scraped up a few carcasses with ill fitting helmets. I look for DOT, but avoid SNELL like the plague because to need the level of protection a SNELL helmet provides would pretty much equal two RX3s running WFO having a head-on. Generally, a not-SNELL DOT will be destroyed and run out of protection about when a SNELL starts to fail and starts to protect. I've seen lots of scratched up SNELL helmets not crushed on unconscious riders, and lots of not-SNELL helmets destroyed, yet the riders were able to jump up and pick up their own bikes. Structural failure provides the third means engineered into a helmet to prevent energy from reaching the head--absorbing energy through crushing the helmet's structure. A structure that doesn't fail transmits energy directly to the head. Not good. Please encourage your wife to seek a softer, non-SNELL helmet, especially if she is a slow-down-and-smell-the-road-kill rider. She will be much better protected by a cheaper, softer helmet doing the type of riding you described than by a high dollar competition rated SNELL model. Besides, for the same money she can have a variety of helmets in different colors and styles to fit her moods.
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04-14-2015, 07:54 PM | #2818 |
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Any word on when the shipping will start?
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04-14-2015, 11:27 PM | #2819 | |
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Thanks for the insight
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04-14-2015, 11:28 PM | #2820 | |
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