I had been away from motorcycles for a couple of decades when I decided it was time to start riding again about 7 or 8 years ago. I came across a 1983 Honda VF750F Interceptor not too far from me and had always loved the look of those back in the day. I had no riding gear at the time and wasn't sure I was going to want the bike so didn't want to go and quickly invest in a bunch of gear without doing any research. But, I also knew that I was going to need a helmet to satisfy local law enforcement if I ended up liking the bike and buying it. So, I went to our local Goodwill and found an old helmet that looked a lot like this...same color and everything. The padding was essentially non-existent and was probably more of a danger to wear than not wearing a helmet at all. But, I bought it for like $5. I ended up wearing it to ride that Interceptor home. I wish I would have taken a pic. Me riding that bike wearing the sparkling blue 70s helmet and my business casual attire from work. Needless to say I quickly went and did the research to start buying some real gear. I've gone through a few helmets as I've honed in on what I like. I just bought my first Shoei. A GT Air 2. Expensive, but it is the highest quality helmet I've owned (previous were Scorpion and HJC).
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