Helmets!!
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BadGirl
I am so very blessed
I've been there, but I can't tell you how to get there. 
By the way, Bob arrived safely in VT, after a 650 mile journey. He left here yesterday at 3:30 a.m. and arrived at the BWM rally at about 6:30 p.m. He was already salivating from all the beautiful bikes he was seeing. If he brings home another bike, I'm gonna
By the way, Bob arrived safely in VT, after a 650 mile journey. He left here yesterday at 3:30 a.m. and arrived at the BWM rally at about 6:30 p.m. He was already salivating from all the beautiful bikes he was seeing. If he brings home another bike, I'm gonna
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Looks like funBadGirl said:By the way, Bob arrived safely in VT, after a 650 mile journey. He left here yesterday at 3:30 a.m. and arrived at the BWM rally at about 6:30 p.m. He was already salivating from all the beautiful bikes he was seeing. If he brings home another bike, I'm gonna
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Nolan 102E
www.mawonline.com Nolan N102E flip front helmet: $203.95.
My current Arai is six years old. After commments by ItsBob, I went out in search of a replacement. Comments from both Bob and another friend of mine with the Caberg Justissimo, eliminated that one from consideration. The day before I left for my trip a week ago, I ordered the N102E and the N42 helmets. I had them shipped to our hotel in Billings, MT.
We arrived at the hotel after riding over Bear Tooth Pass and the helmets were waiting for us. We unpacked both of them, moved the com gear (speakers and microphone) from the two arai's to the new Nolans. I was very impressed with the liners. They snap into the 102. Routing the wiring and the stub for the mic was a snap. Pulled the padded cheek pad free, routed the wires then snapped the guard and cheek pad back into place. Mic stayed in place for the remainder of the trip. The speakers required a bit of manipulation the first day on the road. Two adjustments and all was well.
The single handed opening made drinking gatorade from the water bladder stashed in the Chicane tankbag a snap while on the fly. This saved a great deal of time when the temps reached into the 100s, something that seemed to occur every afternoon. In the morning, I loaded the bladder with ice, added two scoops of gatorade powder and topped off the rest with cold water (90 oz). This kept cold gatorade within reach throughout the day.
I must say I was a bit nervous when we boxed up the 6 year old Arai brain buckets and sent them with a close friend for shipment from the post office in Billings. I have been riding long enough to know you dont change anything two days into a seven day trip. The fit was comfortable enough that we both felt the change would be a positive. Fortunately for us, it was!! My round Arai head fit perfectly into the Nolan from the first moment.
The 102 seems to be significantly quieter behind the huge K1200LT windscreen. My ears do not ring after an all day ride without ear plugs. I took ear plugs just in case, but never needed them. The music and comedy from the XM came through loud and clear! The helmet seals well, with a rubber sealing bar across the top of the face shield. It does not impede my peripheral vision like my Arai did. Great field of view. The sun visor came in very handy in the afternoon when the temps were low enough to allow me to close the face shield. Often times I cracked the shield open two clicks and used the visor as a sun shield from the sun beating from above, much like the colored visors one can wear at a ball game.
I played with the visor change mechanism and it seems to be quite simple and quick.
All in all, with the information used from this sight and online writeups, I do believe Nolan has a winner. Time will tell if the mechanism is strong enough to withstand the rigors of long distance travel.
ItsBob, thanks for the heads up! How was the rally? What bike problems?
ItsGene
www.mawonline.com Nolan N102E flip front helmet: $203.95.
My current Arai is six years old. After commments by ItsBob, I went out in search of a replacement. Comments from both Bob and another friend of mine with the Caberg Justissimo, eliminated that one from consideration. The day before I left for my trip a week ago, I ordered the N102E and the N42 helmets. I had them shipped to our hotel in Billings, MT.
We arrived at the hotel after riding over Bear Tooth Pass and the helmets were waiting for us. We unpacked both of them, moved the com gear (speakers and microphone) from the two arai's to the new Nolans. I was very impressed with the liners. They snap into the 102. Routing the wiring and the stub for the mic was a snap. Pulled the padded cheek pad free, routed the wires then snapped the guard and cheek pad back into place. Mic stayed in place for the remainder of the trip. The speakers required a bit of manipulation the first day on the road. Two adjustments and all was well.
The single handed opening made drinking gatorade from the water bladder stashed in the Chicane tankbag a snap while on the fly. This saved a great deal of time when the temps reached into the 100s, something that seemed to occur every afternoon. In the morning, I loaded the bladder with ice, added two scoops of gatorade powder and topped off the rest with cold water (90 oz). This kept cold gatorade within reach throughout the day.
I must say I was a bit nervous when we boxed up the 6 year old Arai brain buckets and sent them with a close friend for shipment from the post office in Billings. I have been riding long enough to know you dont change anything two days into a seven day trip. The fit was comfortable enough that we both felt the change would be a positive. Fortunately for us, it was!! My round Arai head fit perfectly into the Nolan from the first moment.
The 102 seems to be significantly quieter behind the huge K1200LT windscreen. My ears do not ring after an all day ride without ear plugs. I took ear plugs just in case, but never needed them. The music and comedy from the XM came through loud and clear! The helmet seals well, with a rubber sealing bar across the top of the face shield. It does not impede my peripheral vision like my Arai did. Great field of view. The sun visor came in very handy in the afternoon when the temps were low enough to allow me to close the face shield. Often times I cracked the shield open two clicks and used the visor as a sun shield from the sun beating from above, much like the colored visors one can wear at a ball game.
I played with the visor change mechanism and it seems to be quite simple and quick.
All in all, with the information used from this sight and online writeups, I do believe Nolan has a winner. Time will tell if the mechanism is strong enough to withstand the rigors of long distance travel.
ItsBob, thanks for the heads up! How was the rally? What bike problems?
ItsGene
itsbob
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BadGirl said:I've been there, but I can't tell you how to get there.
By the way, Bob arrived safely in VT, after a 650 mile journey. He left here yesterday at 3:30 a.m. and arrived at the BWM rally at about 6:30 p.m. He was already salivating from all the beautiful bikes he was seeing. If he brings home another bike, I'm gonna
BadGirl said:
EVERY mile counts.. total of 700 miles in one day!!
I ALMOST brought a new bike home.. I developed a final drive leak on the way North and thought I was ready for a major repair $$$$, but the mechanic on site said nope, not a problem, I had overfilled it, and the excess oil was bleeding off.
So I called BG and told her I bought a new bike, so that way when I showed up on the old bike with the new Givi Top-Case she wouldn't kill me.
9,000 + plus people in the fairgrounds in Essex Junction VT.. good times.
A V-56 Givi Top Case holds 30 beers and 20 lbs of ice comfortably.
The "Rally Special" Had the Nolan N102 for $270.. LOT of ripoffs there.