{"id":13495,"date":"2026-05-18T12:08:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/?p=13495"},"modified":"2026-05-17T12:09:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:09:52","slug":"is-this-a-bad-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/is-this-a-bad-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Is This A Bad Idea?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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These are the three helmets I want to get rid of.<\/p><\/div>\n

There is the ideal world and then there is the real world we actually live in. I’m considering something we’ve all heard for a long time is not good, and I’ll tell you why. Ideal world vs. real world.<\/p>\n

We have a bunch of helmets we no longer use. I have an old Bieffe that I never liked and never wore much. Judy has her original AGV helmet, which we have replaced with a new Shoei. And we have an old Shoei that was Charley’s. None of these has been in a crash, they’re just old.<\/p>\n

Common wisdom says you should discard helmets once they reach a certain age. I was going to do that but then I got to thinking.<\/p>\n

What if I gave them to a thrift store? The thinking being, anyone who buys a helmet from a thrift store is probably not someone who has the money to go buy a new helmet at a motorcycle shop. And while an old helmet may not give the protection a new one will, if it is a difference of them crashing in an old helmet or no helmet, even an old helmet has to be the better option.<\/p>\n

This is really not even theoretical. I’m drawing from my own experience.<\/p>\n

When I first started riding the only helmet I had was a Bell hang-gliding half helmet, from my days as a hang-glider pilot. And that helmet went through a crash with me, though considering the results, my face may well have taken more of the impact than the helmet did. Not once did any one of my hang-gliding buddies suggest I needed to trash that helmet and get a new one.<\/p>\n

I eventually gave up hang-gliding and bought a motorcycle. I had a helmet so that was the one I used–when I wore a helmet at all. Back in those days I rarely did.<\/p>\n

When I got my first full-face helmet I did not go to Vickery or Fay Myers, I was passing a yard sale and saw a couple motorcycle helmets offered. I stopped and bought one for $25. Used, of course, who knows how old or if it had been in any misadventures.<\/p>\n

The point is, this was what I could afford. Heck, I couldn’t really afford the motorcycle; I had to borrow money to buy that for the grand sum of $800.<\/p>\n

I never had a crash wearing either the Bell or Bieffe but if I had I’m sure they would have offered me some<\/em> protection. And if I had only had the option of buying a new, much more expensive helmet, I would not have.<\/p>\n

Am I wrong to think that there are people out there today who are just like me way back when?<\/p>\n

I’m just sitting on these three helmets for now. I’d be very interested to hear your thoughts, particularly if you strongly disagree with me. Thanks.<\/p>\n

Biker Quote for Today<\/h3>\n

You might be a Yuppie biker if everyone on your last group ride works at your law firm, or plays golf with you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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