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[Mantzy]

Following a recent thread regarding losing/misplaceing your keys before realising and thinking "doh", I was wondering how many of you have riden off without doing up your helmet and how long the longest ride has been.

Just come back from B&Q and was a little annoyed with myself to see I'd forgotten to do it up. I'm an idiot though so it's allowed.

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[Akiraprise]

i've done it a few times, I usually find out just after setting off as the strap usually slaps me around the face with the wibnd lol

[Kickstart]

Mmm, that's strange. I can feel the wind in my hair.

Ooops.
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[White Noise]

Done it couple of times, i usually realise just as i set off, i just nip round the corner and do it up so no one sees me
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[Phoenix]

I think that'd be if you forgot to put your helmet on Keith!

I've forgotten to do it up a couple of times, but always noticed about 10seconds after pulling away when the strap smacks me in the neck.

[Fire_Eyes]

I have done it twice, once I rode for 2minutes and noticed right away but didn't get to stop as I was following some friends and they were on bikes as well. I tried to do it up when I stopped at the traffic light but it went green and it caused me to accelerate fast causing a wheelie. The second time was yesterday, heard a weird sound and it was the D ring hitting my helmet .
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[Kickstart]

[tokarev]

Done it once, but it was only to the local video shop, so it wasn't far. I got there and went to undo my helmet only to find it was never done up in the first place...oops.

It makes you a bit annoyed with yourself, because if you have an accident then its not going to save you. Silly Mistake.

[palmer]

i often forget to do it up and i only ever notice once i get to my destination and remove it, thinking to myself 'woops'.

[natv4]

I'm with Keith on this one. I don't tend to forget to do it up, but I have driven off twice without a helmet. I get down the road and start wondering if there is a problem with the bike because its very noisy, then it dawns on me.
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[El_Bandido]

I did it a bit when i was learning but now its part of my kitting up routine
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[Lone-Wolf]

Wotcha.

Hmm - the "Charlie says" bit has me wondering

I'm an old git, and can just about remember the "Charlie says" public information film. . . which can be found here :---->
CHARLIE SAYS for those who don't know what I'm on about.

I would imagine anyone who remembers that horrific piece of early ( 1973 ) British television would now be at an age where forgetting to fasten one's helmet is the least of their worries Well, that's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.
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[pipnet11]

Did it a few times when i was learning, havnt done it for ages now. However coming out the house without my helmet then having to unlock the doors again, switch the alarm off etc etc has become a bit of a habit. lol
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[Keith]

I've forgot to strap the lid up a couple of times, but that was only because I was sidetracked on both occasions. First time was after my old NS conked out, but finally fired up after being left for a few mins, so i just stuck the lid back on and rushed home. Another time was going to college. Just totally forgot to strap it up, but soon noticed a few minutes after when the strap whipped me in the neck!
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[Ric]

i did it the other day on the way back from box hill

didnt realise till i was on the m25

ended up doin it up after 10 mins of tryin to ride with no hands long enuff to work out what i was doing

[woo]

doh!!

ive done that before but the worst is when i left and forgot to shut the garage door!

Double Doh!!

[Stu_666]

[minesweeper]

Hav'nt forgotten in ages but a couple of weeks ago one of the air scoops on my rvf400 came loose when i was driving along, had to hold it in one hand while bringing the bike to a stop

fun and games all round!

[binge]

I dont do my Helmet up. Reason is. Because I dont Undo it

I have the strap set a bit loose, So I can pull the strap forward and pull my helmet on, Then just have a yank on the tag if its too loose. To take it off, I simple pull the red tab to loosen it, and then slide it off (Without actually undoing the strap)

Easier and saves loads of time!

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[Mantzy]

[dotti]

My friend forgot to do up his helmet when borrowing my bike, which he promptly crashed into a fence post at near to 100km/h.

Luckily for him he missed going head first into the post with no helmet on by 3 or 4 inches... The bike wasn't so lucky. I got some satisfaction by the fact that the fence was electric , considering how much it cost me to rebuild the front end.
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[dotti]

As for me, I've forgotten a couple of times.
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[Gazdaman]

I forget to do my helmet up every so often, the strap slaps me in the face.

I've also sat on and started up my bike without realising I had no helmet on. I've also got all the way to school without realising I had no gloves on.

Gaz

[JonB]

I've never forgotten to do it up, once it is on it's kind of natural to do it up for me.

Rode off without putting it on twice. You think to yourself "Jeez, my engine seems incredibely loud, must be about to blow up".
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[PsychoHippy]

Can't say that I can remember ever not doing it up (but Alzheimer's is a bitch). However I have ridden off and after a few seconds thought 'Something doesn't feel right', then after a few more seconds, it occurs to me that I've not put my gloves on!
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