best break-in tips

[mike Campbell]

Ron Criswell wrote: There you go Bogdan. Next thing you will say is shaft drive bikes can wheelie, Jennifer is alive and doing well in Kazakhstan and pop corn oil is good for bikes but lousy for your heart. Criswell

On Monday, December 19, 2005, at 09:26 AM, Bogdan Swider wrote: > > > > >> >> Arai XD---does it all. >> >> So a search and you'll see it just does it all. It's real expensive. >> > I'll say it again: The Electro 4 in 1 from J C Whitney also does it > all for > only $99.95. Works for me and - heh, heh - according to MCN and > Motorcyclist > is a safer lid than the Arai because it only adapts to the DOT > standard not > the Snell. > > Bogdan > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 Yahoo! Groups Links __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Arden Kysely]

I love my Arai XD. Besides the price and being pretty noisy, it's an excellent do-it-all lid. I've also worn a Nolan N100 flip-face on dualsport tours. It's pretty handy to flip up the chin bar, snap a picture, and move on. It's pretty noisy too, compared to my Arai Quantum and other full face lids I've worn. __Arden

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "stevedyer" wrote: > > > Group, > > Coming off mainly road bikes for the last 25 yrs and about to start down > the dual sport trail, I'm wondering what you folks' preferences are for > helmets to be used in mixed riding - full face street styles vs off- road + > goggles. Might not take a rocket scientist to predict that those who spend > more time on the road prefer streetbike helmets and those who mess around > offroad may prefer the MX-styles, but are there significant limiting factors > for choosing one type of helmet to use for what I would guess will be 60% > around town urban commando riding and 40% dirt roads & amateur offroading? > > Thanks, > > Steve Dyer > Norman, OK > Shoei RF-900, no KLR yet but it's coming.... >

[Chris]

Another RF900 wearer here. If your idea of dual-sport is flat open gravel/dirt roads, you can wear the Shoei and be o.k. If you are venturing into rough conditions and trails, particularly if you aren't experienced or in exceptional physical shape....you'll melt your brain in a street helmet. It's more of a workout than you might expect and the Shoei's great weatherproofing and quiet seal will work against you. I'm still not completely sold that a dirt helmet is all that safe on asphalt because of the distant roost protector/chinguard though. You could put the $60 JC Whitney top trunk on and simply swap helmets with a dirt helmet when you get to the tricky stuff. An HJC dirt helmet is pretty cheap and will do the job nicely rather than spending the price of the Arai...nice helmets though.

[Todd Larson]

I have a Shoei RF1000 and it is MUCH cooler than the HJC CL-12 I used to use. Additionally, the I don't experience much buffeting, compared to the HJC, due to the Shoei's superior shape. Just wanted to say that I don't consider Shoei's to be warm, just quiet, well thought out, and well worth the money. --- Chris wrote:

> Another RF900 wearer here. > > If your idea of dual-sport is flat open gravel/dirt > roads, you can > wear the Shoei and be o.k. > > If you are venturing into rough conditions and > trails, particularly if > you aren't experienced or in exceptional physical > shape....you'll melt > your brain in a street helmet. It's more of a > workout than you might > expect and the Shoei's great weatherproofing and > quiet seal will work > against you. > > I'm still not completely sold that a dirt helmet is > all that safe on > asphalt because of the distant roost > protector/chinguard though. > > You could put the $60 JC Whitney top trunk on and > simply swap helmets > with a dirt helmet when you get to the tricky stuff. > An HJC dirt > helmet is pretty cheap and will do the job nicely > rather than spending > the price of the Arai...nice helmets though. > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Todd Larson wrote:

> > I have a Shoei RF1000 and it is MUCH cooler than the > HJC CL-12 I used to use. Additionally, the I don't > experience much buffeting, compared to the HJC, due to > the Shoei's superior shape. > > Just wanted to say that I don't consider Shoei's to be > warm, just quiet, well thought out, and well worth the > money. >

Shoeis are most comfortable for me, and agreed, worth the money. I'm on my third one. But any full-face helmet is too hot and confining when the going gets heavy.The Shoei stays on the shelf in favor of the XD or the Nolan flippy.

[rodbon95]

Told you there would be 100 different answers. Guess what, every one was similar so take a little from each one go break it in. Rod