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mama-cheu
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Post by mama-cheu » Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:17 pm

Hi all, sorry to post a serious topic but you'll see why.

Cambodia as ever is full of new experiences and yesterday i saw my first ever dead person - a motodop lying dead on the road with the PPPD diverting traffic around his brains.

Numrous threads have been started in the past saying stuff like "helmets are no good because they block your peripheral vision, blah blah blah" etc. Hopefully this will prove my arguement that, a) any helmet is better than none, and b) Khmers do not drive better because they have unobscured peripheral vision.

So please think twice if you do not wear a crash helmet. $20 is not really that much for a barrang is it?
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The Governor
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Post by The Governor » Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:28 pm

I agree 100%, although I do tend to leave it at home when I'm on the piss, which is pretty stupid as it is also the time I probably need it most, all be it a time of night when I'm more likely to hit the tarmac than the bullbars of a Land Cruiser.

On top of that I would get a decent helmet, these ones here are better than nothing but would probably only be the difference between death and brain damage.

I bought a new helmet back with me from my last trip back to the U.K, which would of cost me $200 if my brother wasn't a motorbike mechanic and a ''Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.'' kind of a chap.

If you get a decent one they are far less stuffy, far more comfortable and far more likely to save your life then the crap on offer over here.
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mama-cheu
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Post by mama-cheu » Thu Oct 07, 2004 5:43 pm

Yup, western standard helemts are far safer (i brought one with me), but sadly at $250 i wont let any grubby handed secuirty guard at Heart look after it and drop it so that it is broken and no longer safe. Hence a cheap $30 Index is useful for nighttime expeditions where hopefully it will still save a few braincells in a crash. Eating through a straw aint that bad.
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LaudJohn
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Post by LaudJohn » Thu Oct 07, 2004 6:00 pm

I just padlock my helmet to the bike, either the luggage rack, or usually through the rear brake disk to help prevent the bike from being stolen.
Note to self: Must be nice to morons.
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the horse
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Post by the horse » Fri Oct 08, 2004 2:07 am

I paid a small boy 5000 reil to polish my helmet once. Good value.
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Dr Disco
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Post by Dr Disco » Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:50 pm

Do you use the full face helmet or the German hemet style?

It seems to me that the full face helmet would be too much in the heat, even though it would be safer.
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Post by The Governor » Sun Oct 24, 2004 4:54 pm

I personally use a full face and find its not to hot, also with all the dust in this city the visor is a life saver sometimes.
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Post by mama-cheu » Tue Oct 26, 2004 9:36 pm

Full face is essential as if you hit someone your face then hits the handle bars, hence you lose teeth or your nose, as happended to me.
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