Would you ever lend you helmet?

[Leggy_Girl]

I had a girl from my office today ask if she could borrow my lid so that she could have a ride on the back of this other guys bike (he's new at work and she's smitten ). Of course i said "piss off" because my lid is expensive and key to my safety - she could drop it or anything Plus she didn't have any safety gear and i thought it was irresponsible.

The new guy didn't see my problem though and said he lends his out all the time!

I know i did the right thing (in my mind) but i'm just curious as to why you would lend something that potentially could save your life one day?
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[Itchy]

Just say you have a lice problem , or don't wash it for that internal pong appeal which puts EVERYBODY OFF.

[Leggy_Girl]

Yeah but that's not the kind of thing you tell the office gossip in my case
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[syris]

I would have done the same thing, I wouldn't even lend my spare lid to anyone - apart from a mate or something. A bit off topic but I seen a device in MCN this week that can detect whether your helmet is damaged in the event of dropping it - it's only £20.

[colin1]

I used to be bothered about that sort of thing but Im not now. Id lend my pillion helmet out tho.

id agree that you shd lend her some leathers too not just a helmet. if she wont fit in your leathers you could give that reason for lending the helmet as you dont want her to ride without full protection

as long as he is careful, just a helmet and gloves is probably ok.

its true that a helmet does mould to the shape of your head so someone elses head could deform it in a different way so it wdnt fit your head so well

ive dropped my helmet a few times so its not perfect now

tell the bloke to buy a second hand helmet off ebay to use as a pillion helmet, i got mine for a tenner with no postage as i picked it up locally
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[riichy]

i have 2 helmets only time i lend one is to a pillion or to someone i trust.... which is like 2 people
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[SoND]

I wouldnt lend my helmet out it's mine and only mine. It's shaped to fit my head nicely and I don't trust people.
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[byke95]

One of the ways I got into biking was by going on the back of mates' bikes, meaing that one of them would have to lend me their lid. So yes, I'd lend my lid to a mate.

A friend of a friend? If I trusted them (to tell me if it had gotten damaged) then yes.

To a girl (or boy) so some other bloke (or girl) I do not know can impres him/her? No, I wouldn't.

[Bullet]

id only lend mine to a mate i know and trust, and only then if they had other protective gear, of there own or borrowed also, its just irresposible otherwise
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[Fortuna]

I only give my helmet to my girlfriend. I have medium length hair so not too hygenic.

[DucatiEVO]

I have an old lid to lend out, wouldn't lend out my normal one unless if was someone I knew well (and had a clean head)
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[Groove]

I would if they really, really wanted it.

Ive dropped it 3 times from my seat/bars
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[Barney]

I only lend my helmet out to the people I take pillion.

I give them my nice new one because my old helmet has been bashed about a lot. Rather they are safer than me seeing as I have their life in my hands.
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[craigs23]

I'd lend my Shark out if anyone needed it - usually pillions (my bike or someone elses, doesn't matter) as long as it fits them.

My Arai - no way Pedro.

[MikeH]

I'd let her play around with my helmet anytime she liked


Mike
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[zaknafien]

I'll lend out one of my 2 spare helmets but MY helmet is mine and only I use it.
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[veeeffarr]

What's this device that MCN have been talking about?

[Ragdoll]

Been thinking about this and I suppose the answer is no. I lent it to my son when OH took him to school but that was back in the days when we thought he wasn't interested in bikes. (How wrong can you be)? Other than that I wouldn't lend it to anyone. It's mine, I paid for it, maybe not the most expensive helmet in the world but I NEED it.
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[Wave2k]

i lent dom_ my leathers and new lid to ride my bike.
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[MRX Steve]

I wouldn’t lend mine out, the person could drop it or any thing and I wouldn’t know. Mines not even expensive, but I just wouldn’t want it to get damaged and become useless if I have an accident.

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[Visitor Q]

Well once i leant a lass my spare helmet (me mums next to new, never worn, passing-fad type jobby) when i nipped her back and asked her to store it till the next day.

Dozy cow didnt give it back for 2 months.

Git.
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[McGee]

If its my best mate, sure he can I have been ridning the same amount of time as him and I would trust him, if he wrecked in it he would pay for it with out me even asking and vice versa


Same with our bike to
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