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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/11/09

    In reply to This Flight Helmet Collection Will Kill Your Childhood Dreams

    How bad is it if the first thing I thought about when seeing that pic was Daft Punk?
    [xspblog.com] #flighthelmets
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    Image of FooSchnickens - BPH Free FooSchnickens - BPH Free
    11/12/09

    @Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I don't see an issue. I'm actually working on making a replica of Bangalter's helmet. I just wish I had more time to devote to it right now. Work is taking up all me free time as of late. :< #flighthelmets
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    11/12/09

    @Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Don't worry, I thought that as well. #flighthelmets
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    Image of Michai Michai
    11/11/09

    In reply to This Flight Helmet Collection Will Kill Your Childhood Dreams
    Nice post, Jet fighter helmets look super sweet. Reminds me of Mech Warriors for some reason. #flighthelmets
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    Image of RK4N3 RK4N3
    11/11/09

    In reply to This Flight Helmet Collection Will Kill Your Childhood Dreams
    What are you talking about these helmets RULE especially the First one at the top. Course the traditional one that Insidious tuna put up is of course the best looking one... But I will take the Top one. #flighthelmets
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    Image of InsidiousTuna InsidiousTuna
    11/11/09

    In reply to This Flight Helmet Collection Will Kill Your Childhood Dreams

    I've got my dad's helmet from his F-111 days. The thing is sweet. I should probably make or buy him some sort of stand for him to display it; it spends the majority of time in the attic with his flightsuit. Anyone happen to know where I could find a full-sized wall case to display a jumpsuit and helmet? That actually seems like a pretty badassed Christmas present for the old man. #flighthelmets
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/11/09

    @InsidiousTuna: Mannequin and Home Depot and you're set. #flighthelmets
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    Image of InsidiousTuna InsidiousTuna
    11/11/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Wanting to hang the thing on the wall, though, not stand it up. #flighthelmets
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/11/09

    @InsidiousTuna: You can hang mannequins on walls. #flighthelmets
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    Image of Michai Michai
    11/11/09


    @InsidiousTuna: #flighthelmets
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    Image of InsidiousTuna InsidiousTuna
    11/11/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Look, I don't want to hang the damn mannequin on the wall, ok? I want the suit to lay flat. No mannequins! I'm trying to remember what movie I saw with a flightsuit hung on the wall and a helmet on a shelf above it. That's what I'm envisioning for my dad. #flighthelmets
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    Image of deliciousburglar deliciousburglar
    11/11/09

    @InsidiousTuna: what if it was a thin mannequin that leaned against the wall? #flighthelmets
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    Image of pɹɐoqʎǝʞuǝʞoɹq pɹɐoqʎǝʞuǝʞoɹq
    11/11/09

    @InsidiousTuna: There is a local hobby store in my city that sells display cases for jerseys. They come in a variety of sizes. They are deep enough to pin it to the back and hang on the wall.. Also, my mom made a wedding shadow box a while back out of a picture frame. She went to a local picture frame store and got super deep frame and ordered to the size she wanted. You might give that a try. BTW, thank your father for his service for me.
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    InsidiousTuna promoted this comment Edited by pɹɐoqʎǝʞuǝʞoɹq at 11/11/09 6:54 PM pɹɐoqʎǝʞuǝʞoɹq was starred pɹɐoqʎǝʞuǝʞoɹq was unstarred
    Image of iansilv iansilv
    11/11/09

    @InsidiousTuna: Hire a local carpenter. Seriously- go talk to your local woodworker's guild or something- you will get way better quality than some store bought display. #flighthelmets
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/11/09

    @InsidiousTuna: I really didn't mean to piss you off, I just couldn't resist. Sorry man. All in good humour. #flighthelmets
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    Image of InsidiousTuna InsidiousTuna
    11/11/09

    @pɹɐoqʎǝʞuǝʞoɹq: He was proud to serve. Especially since he flew F4s and EF-111s, gallivanting across Europe from 82-89, essentially living Top Gun for seven years, the lucky bastard. Despite my jealousy, I'm quite proud of him. #flighthelmets
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    11/11/09

    @Nathan Obbards: No worries, I'd never assume that someone with the intellectual capacity to read and browse the internet would suggest hanging a mannequin on the wall as a display.

    @iansilv: I'll look into that- I believe there's a carpenter around here who might be able to help. #flighthelmets
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    11/11/09

    @InsidiousTuna: Something as cool as that, on the wall?!! Are you crazy?!

    Just wear it all the time. You'll get a lot of girls.

    If you really want, you could hang against the wall. But that won't get you a lot of girls. #flighthelmets
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    11/11/09

    @josephers: you're so cool: You don't actually get many girls do you? #flighthelmets
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    11/12/09

    @Bigbadbikernerd: Actually...

    I am a girl.
    On Second Life. #flighthelmets
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    Image of dallasmay dallasmay
    11/11/09

    In reply to This Flight Helmet Collection Will Kill Your Childhood Dreams

      #flighthelmets
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    Image of PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
    11/11/09

    In reply to This Flight Helmet Collection Will Kill Your Childhood Dreams
    Out of all the things that could ruin your dreams of becoming an experimental plane pilot, you picked wearing an helmet? What about having to eject or a potential crash. Females are so complicated!

    j/k #rosarocks
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/11/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: Bring on the speed, danger, and adrenaline rushes. I just dread the helmet hair. #flighthelmets
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/11/09

    In reply to This Flight Helmet Collection Will Kill Your Childhood Dreams
    More to the point; they are just plain and simply NOT sexy! #flighthelmets
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    Image of jayhawk11 is a trap star, sort of. jayhawk11 is a trap star, sort of.
    11/11/09

    In reply to This Flight Helmet Collection Will Kill Your Childhood Dreams
    The HMDS is 800 kinds of awesome. Every time I see it it looks cooler. By the way Rosa, if you want a little bit higher res for that helmet, use this one:

    [64.202.120.86] #flighthelmets
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/11/09

    @jayhawk11 is not a fan of scurvy: Oh! Awesome. Thank you. #flighthelmets
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/11/09

    In reply to This Flight Helmet Collection Will Kill Your Childhood Dreams
    That insectoid helmet is several spicy flavors of savory awesome. #flighthelmets
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    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    07/30/09

    In reply to Scorpion EXO 900 3-in-1 Transforming Motorcycle Helmet
    Nolan is the way to go. We did the same, but with one which has a movable face bar for "eating" without taking the thing off :-)

    http://www.rainydaymagazine.com/RDM2009/Home/June/Week2/RDMHomeJun1109.htm#NolanHelmets
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    Image of JacquelineCachebag JacquelineCachebag
    07/30/09

    In reply to Scorpion EXO 900 3-in-1 Transforming Motorcycle Helmet
    Third one looks like something from Halo
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    07/30/09

    @JacquelineCachebag: That's just what I was thinking. Good to know that I can go from Mark-VII to Recon to Scout on the fly.
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    Image of infmom infmom
    07/30/09

    In reply to Scorpion EXO 900 3-in-1 Transforming Motorcycle Helmet
    I've got a Nolan full face helmet with a flip front. Bought it when I bought my Vespa in 2004!

    I can't imagine how people deal with bugs in the face when riding without a full face helmet.
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    Image of Wewtaco Wewtaco
    07/29/09

    In reply to Scorpion EXO 900 3-in-1 Transforming Motorcycle Helmet
    for $270-280, it better change from one to the other with the press of a button, not manually.
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    Image of Jthmeffy Jthmeffy
    07/29/09

    @Wewtaco: Do you ride? And if you do, do you wear a full -face helmet? If so, unless you buy the cheapest DECENTLY RATED helmet (Scorpion/HJC/etc), you most likely spent around that much for a helmet. My Arai cost me about $500, and it was ON SALE. Good helmets (that protect you well - wal-mart specials do NOT) are not really cheap, and this helmet has more features than the company's cheapest model.

    That being said, I won't wear anything other than a full-face helmet. When you are riding a motorcycle, you go forward; take a guess what part of the helmet is most likely to come under damage during an accident (here's a hint: it is NOWHERE that a 3/4 helmet covers). I also don't trust this design because part that flips up really isn't made to hold up to a crash in the way a full-face helmet does.
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    Image of infmom infmom
    07/30/09

    @Jthmeffy: I'm with you. I "only" ride a Vespa and I wouldn't go anywhere without a full face helmet. Not just for face-plant protection but to keep bugs out of my face.
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    Image of ninjagin ninjagin
    07/30/09

    @Jthmeffy: The best reason to wear full-face is because if you wreck and get injured, at least you'll be able to eat and talk.
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    Image of madog madog
    07/29/09

    In reply to Scorpion EXO 900 3-in-1 Transforming Motorcycle Helmet
    No Master Chief mod no buy!
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    Image of DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
    07/30/09


    @madog: What helmet variant would you use if you cruise around on one of these?
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    Image of madog madog
    07/30/09

    @DeusExMach is a star-bellied sneetch.: The cool Japanese mod!
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    Image of nbolmer nbolmer
    07/29/09

    In reply to Scorpion EXO 900 3-in-1 Transforming Motorcycle Helmet
    Eye-rollingly Stupid. This is a 2-in-1, not a three-in-one.

    A flip forward helmet is ONE type of helmet already. A helmet that flips up when you aren't riding to do something, like have a drink. Nobody refers to a flipup helmet as a 2-in-1, because flipping the mask up doesn't turn it into another type of helmet.

    So it's both a flip-up (ONE) and a 3/4 (TWO).

    Moreover, I have yet to ride with anyone who uses both 3/4 and full helmets. And even in that unlikely scenario, you'd probably want to choose them each separately.
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    Image of madog madog
    07/29/09

    @nbolmer: If the flip up isn't inteneded to be a "ride setting", then why does it have that eye shield as in the pic? Just to look even cooler while sipping that latté after a hard days ride?
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    Image of nbolmer nbolmer
    07/29/09

    @madog: You can't ride with chin bar up like that, you'd completely ruin the shock absorbing characteristics of the helmet and break your neck if you landed with it like that, not to mention the shrapnel in the eye.

    They just left the shade down in the picture to show it in the process of converting from flipup to 3/4. All 3/4 helmets raise that way ( I use a similar KBC), you NEVER ride with a flipup in the up possition.
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    Image of valkilmerisawful valkilmerisawful
    07/29/09

    @nbolmer: If a black 600r rolls down your street with a flip-up helmet completely open, I can assure you it's me and you may karate kick me in the chin straight off of my motorcycle. I won't even be mad. On a serious not, I just don't get them; what's the point? To eat cheese burger without taking the helmet off? Haha, let me knowww.
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    Image of nbolmer nbolmer
    07/29/09

    @valkilmerisawful: LOL!!! Pretty much... yeah. I like it for gas stations, without unbuckling the chin strap, but getting some breeze in the heat. Or if you need to quickly run to the ATM, etc... The problem is that taking your bucket off takes a little bit of time, and then you have to either lock it to your bike, or carry it under your arm, which is a real pain in the ass at the ATM. So if you have a quick task, it's pretty nick to just flip it up.

    It's also nice when you have an itch on your chin :)
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    Image of valkilmerisawful valkilmerisawful
    07/30/09

    @nbolmer: Or to pick your nose... that would be helpful. Truth be told, just having to take off my gloves to undo everything else, chinstrap, handle a key, get my wallet, etc. is a huge pain. I can imagine the usefulness now. I'm a bit skeptical about the protection tho (and the looks?). Arai for me, the dome is worth the $$...
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    Image of nbolmer nbolmer
    07/30/09

    @valkilmerisawful: Well, the flip-ups protect as well as a full face, as evidenced by the many, many tests. The hinge mechanism won't snap even at full force impact, because of its location relative to the helmet impact points. It's pretty neat actually.

    The only issue is that they all seem a bit ... bulkier than regular full-face.
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    Image of LightningBoots LightningBoots
    07/30/09

    @valkilmerisawful:In the UK, the majority of petrol stations get very funny about you wearing a helmet and will insist you remove it before you go in and pay. Some are even paranoid enough that they won't turn the pumps on until they've seen what you look like and have you on CCTV!

    A flip-up lets you get around this by showing enough face that they're happy, without you having to mess about taking your lid off, sorting out your earplugs, needing a third hand to carry it...

    And lets be honest, by the time you've impacted the tarmac hard enough to snap the locking mechanism, you've probably snapped your neck anyway :-)
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    Image of madog madog
    07/30/09

    @nbolmer: Once I learn how2ride, I'm gonna do it with the flip up. I'll show you!

    (But yeah, it makes sense now.)
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    07/30/09


    @nbolmer: It's for this guy:
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    Image of valkilmerisawful valkilmerisawful
    07/30/09

    @LightningBoots: Haha, damn it UK with your rules... As long as the point remains to cradle your melon like the cool side of the pillow, rather than administering engineering dominance over an hinge mechanism. I'll continue to nod at the hybrid helmet riders on their fancy Goldwing's, knowing they are safe and sound, even if they look ridiculous when the face is flipped up :)
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