Celebrities on Ducati's

[Kev M]

if you include the visor area and the small areas to the left and right of the visor it's a whopping 44.4% chance those areas will hit, if your noggin hits the pave. 44.4 is creeping up on a fiddy fiddy shot man.

Those numbers don't escape me, BUT BUT BUT - take a look at an open face (3/4 helmet, I don't wear 1/2 shells) they have a significant area protruding around the forehead and often cheeks which MAY prevent or minimize impact with a road surface. I know just from bumping my helmeted head on things when leaning in for a closer look (say checking something on a bike with the helmet on - or attempting to give my wife a kiss with the helmet on etc).

Granted uneven surfaces, rocks, trees etc can post a hazard, I'm just saying that again, the Hurt numbers don't tell the whole story.

And of the two close friends I know that have had offs, the both hit in those areas. As the last crash I saw (track) dude slid on his visor and chin bar quite well.

Notice you mention a track accident - good chance the speeds and conditions of that accident differ from what I tend to expose myself to on a regular basis. Again, not saying it can't happen, just talking about odds.

I'll keep my full facers.

I'm not trying to talk anyone out of it. I'm just saying don't be too cocksure that others are "wrong" with their choices.

[118811]

OK.........
More pics of hot females on Ducati's
PLEASE

[Slide Panda]

[DarkMonster620]

[jaxduc]

OK.........
More pics of hot females on Ducati's

I was going to say that I'm pretty sure this has turned into a textbook definition of "threadjacking".

I'm glad we're back on topic.

[memper]

I'm not trying to talk anyone out of it. I'm just saying don't be too cocksure that others are "wrong" with their choices.

Any choice is a good one until it isn't....

That said

[hbliam]

I also didn't say a 35% chance of impacting your face/chin isn't "concerning" - but thanks for the attitidue  

If you choose to wear other then a full face helmet, knowing you have a 35% chance of striking your face or chin IF your head makes contact with something during an accident, you surely aren't concerned. If it was 2-3% I could understand your decision, not when it's more then a third of the time.

As far as "attitude", that started here:

Jebuzfrickingkeyrist why do you think you are so smart or special?

[Rudemouthsky]

is right! Wwoow

[zooom]

Purple Panigale what?!?!?!?

[Fergus]

Do you think she knows that guy with his hand on her tail?

[118811]

Back on track!!!

[justinrhenry]

And let's all remember that the vast majority of the public thinks we are crazy for riding these things ANYTIME under ANY CONDITIONS, so their risk vs. reward analysis would still look a lot different from yours despite your FF helmet.

  This is a great point.

[memper]

Purple Panigale. Say that five times fast...

[Raux]

The pretty petite on the purple panigale is from Kick Ass 2

[Kev M]

As far as "attitude", that started here:

Revisionist history - but hijack over.

I'm all for hot chicks wearing FF helmets to protect their precious faces!  (that's not a veiled dig, it means just what I says).

Now back to the celebs...