re observation re helmets in article qk oi d i sixgun east sun com egreen east sun com writes in article mavenry altcit eskimo com maven mavenry altcit eskimo com norman hamer writes the question for the day is re passenger helmets if you don t know for certain who s gonna ride with you like say you meet them at a church meeting yeah that s the ticket what are some guidelines should i just pick up another shoei in my size to have a backup helmet xl or should i maybe get an inexpensive one of a smaller size to accomodate my likely passenger if your primary concern is protecting the passenger in the event of a crash have him or her fitted for a helmet that is their size if your primary concern is complying with stupid helmet laws carry a real big spare you can put a big or small head in a big helmet but not in a small one well you can accomplish both goals actually if you have a definite physical type in mind when you go to these cough church meetings if your tastes tend to smaller more petite cough churchgoers it is more likely that they will have a smaller head and you can safely get a medium or small helmet this works for me and i traded my spare large helmet with my best friend who at tends to look more for women that are over and can t usually fit into the medium size helmet he previously had of course if you aren t picky what size cough churchgoers you give helpful motorcycle rides to then ed s advice will hopefully cover any eventuality as far as legality is concerned and a spare handtowel in the tankbag makes acceptable padding so the passenger can see out of the viewport rather than the padding above the viewport in the cases of extreme mismatch randy davis email randy megatek com zx pilot uunet ucsd megatek randy dod but this one goes to eleven nigel tufnel spinal tap
