[LilNinja77]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say "no one should ever wear a half-helmet"..........riding is all about risk-acceptance. What some people do everyday while riding I wouldn't ever do (like riding without full gear, including riding with anything less than a full face helmet on my noggin)......but at the same time some of the things I do would scare the pants off some people (like tearing around on the backroads at triple the posted speed limit in sharp turns). I happen to know these roads very well and know when traffic comes through them, but still it's a big risk and it's one I think about a lot whenever I decide to enjoy those particular roads. It should be said though, I don't ever ride at anything above 6 or 7/10ths of my ability, and even then that's too much to be doing on the street......I really need to get out to VIR for a trackday to get this crap out of my system. I've begun to limit myself on how many times a month I can go out and hit the backroad twisties, trying to break myself of the habit. Everything with riding is a matter of each individual deciding what is or isn't an acceptable level of risk for them. Hell, riding a motorcycle in the first place is a HUGE risk that many people aren't comfortable taking, while others (like us) are completely fine dodging inattentive drivers who try their damn'dest to run us over. To each his (or her) own I suppose, honestly after bicycling in traffic things seem pretty calm while on the motorcycle.
Ride safe