Brain Bucket

I have thrown away comon sense and replaced it with a desire for comfort. Not the best reason to go this direction I have to admit, but it has been +30 C for last few days and this choice will definitely favor comfort. What, you ask... did I do?

Well I have gone and purched a new motorcycle helmet that only covers half my noggin'. For obvious reasons they are called "half lids", beanies, or brain buckets. They provide enough protection to satisfy motorcycle helmet laws and that's about it. Boy are they comfortable though. It is soooo nice to ride with the wind blowing against your face. Your temperature doesn't rise as much and the motorcycle experience is that much more fun to enjoy. Unfortunately when I crash now, I have to make sure that I land exactly on top of my head. It's a good thing that I have lost a few pounds, so now the gymnastics required to do this will be slightly easier to accomplish.

There are a few drawbacks to wearing one of these puppies though (besides the obvious saftey concerns)... I now have to put up with bugs hitting me in the face with all the force of a bb gun pellet. Ouch... who would have thought that a mosquito hitting you in the face at 100+ km/hr would sting so much. Oh and now that I enjoy the wind rushing by my face, I also get to enjoy more road noise too (a slight ringing in the ears on occasion). Last but not least I need to keep a pair of glasses with clear lenses handy, so that I might be able to see where I am going when I ride at night. Still, at least I look more like a biker now.

So I figured if I was going to get a half-lid, I might as well pick one with a bit of style. The graphics on this helmet are pretty kewl looking if I do say so myself - which I do. Some may beg to differ but unless they want to foot the bill and supply me with something else, then this little number will be the one I wear for the next while. If you have a kewl looking lid that you'd like to share, send me a link to the photo's, I'd love to take a look at what's out there.