My New Helmet

.....I'm sure that there are a lot of motorcyclists that don't remember the older helmets. At anything above 65 miles an hour they had so much lift that the chin strap just about choked you out.

.....The last full coverage helmet I owned was a Shoei Z-100. It had a little chin spoiler that helped to hold the helmet down at higher speeds. I wore it a while ago and my friends laughed at me, I guess they would really yuck it up if I pulled out my old Bell Star. Anyway it is amazing how far helmets have come, they are cooler in summer, lighter and they don't lift at speed.

.....It's winter or just about and I need a little extra protection so I got a ZOX Genessis SVS. I liked the price and the internal visor that flips down eliminating the need to wear sunglasses. I intend to use this helmet mostly when it is really cold.

.....So how does this helmet work? Well I would say that most of the criticisms of the helmet are true. The chin bar is close, it doesn't bother me but it is close. The helmet is noisy on my Electra Glide. I will have to wear earplugs, something I should be doing anyway. It doesn't seem to be so loud on a sport bike. I was riding my friend Greg's Ducati and it was no louder than an Arai, but on the Harley it was loud.

.....So what' the good side? The helmet is inexpensive, it fits very comfortably and the visor systems works very well.

New Moon Ride

What a great idea, I wish I had thought of it, get together and ride every new moon. That's once a month on the full moon. I really don't need much of an excuse to go for a ride but it is always nice to get together with friends and ride together.
Marie rode with me on this one and it was a fast ride from Novato to Lake Berryessa. We stopped at Lake Berryessa for a break. I asked if anyone minded if I put their picture on my blog, everyone said, "no problem," as they turned away from the camera. We stopped in Calisotga at Busters for barbecue and got home just after the full moon came up over the Sonoma mountains. Great ride, I'm riding next new moon, for sure.

Identies protected by Shoei Arai and Bell