[Ducati] bee in the bonnet (is my helmet still okay after a small mishap?)

[Ducman]

Your helmet is fine IMO, its designed to absorb a strong impact, even  
though most accidents occur at lower speeds than its designed to  
work, making the Snell rating a tad to stiff I think.

Paul M.

On Apr 26, 2007, at 9:53 PM, kevink38 at comcast.net wrote:

> At last, a mishap that was not a get-off involving physical  
> injuries and expensive repairs.... I was near the end of my ride  
> home today, when I felt something crawling around my ear. Wait,...  
> Yup, there is definitely something crawling around inside my  
> helmet. I stopped and got the helmet off as quickly as possible. It  
> was a bumblebee, nicely nestled in the ear cavity. So, (here's were  
> I got a little stupid) I got off the bike, put the helmet on the  
> seat and pondered the situation. This was when the bike did one of  
> those slow falls, the kind where everything looks okay and then 15  
> seconds later, its falling over. So now the bike is on its side and  
> my helmet is laying on the sidewalk, where it fell/rolled to when  
> the bike dropped over (tip: when parking your motorcycle, don't  
> think that standing next to it will keep it from falling over if it  
> is badly perched). Okay, been there before. Stand the bike back up,  
> pull the rear brake pedal away from the engine casing, pick up the  
> broken
> bolt that was the repair from the last time I broke the break  
> pedal, take a quick look at the bike, and head home (thankful that  
> I still have that parts Alazzurra to draw from).
> So, here's the question. Is the helmet okay? How do I know? How can  
> I get it checked. It has a few small scratches on the visor, and 3  
> very tiny dinks in the top where 3 bits of gravel were inbedded  
> when the bike fell over. Am I being paranoid? Is there a reasonable  
> way to get the helmet checked? Is there anything else I can look  
> for? I like my brain.
> The good news of all this, is, since it was the Alazzurra, which is  
> already pretty grungy looking, you can hardly tell it's been  
> dropped,...again.
>
> Kevin Kachadourian
> '96 900 SP
> '85 Alazzurra 650 (old dog still bites)
>
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