Peaked out the window at lunch here at work, and saw a friend adjusting his "dew rag" to look cool, before he took off for lunch. This guy just bought a used VL600 so he could save on gas to and from work. A real newbie. This is his first bike, that I know of. He has 2 great kids and a lovely wife. How do I tell him to wear his d%#* helmet w/o sounding like a Helmet Nazi? Maybe quote some statistics??? I think wearing a helmet should be an individual choice, but in this case it may be just a new rider needing some direction. Not long ago I ran in to a fireman who asked me if I wore my helmet.I told him always. He said he had recently worked an accident involving a Victory, where a rider had died and might have survived had he wore his helmet.
