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(More customer reviews)I first reviewed this helmet in 2008 (here on Amazon), and gave it a high rating. The only negative comment I could find for it was a higher-than-expected noise level inside, for which I compensate by use of earplugs.
I was wearing that helmet at 0615, 17 July 2009, at approx. 50 MPH on Avalon Blvd near Milton, FL, on my way to work, when a motorist made an illegal turn in front of me (according to the FHP) and I hit him. I suffered a concussion; 3 broken ribs; collapsed right lung; fracture of 3 discs in the thoracic spine; shattered right wrist; bruises and contusions. After 33' of skidmarks, I went headfirst over the handlebars, through my windshield, over his car and onto the pavement.
The Shoei Multitec saved my life. I still have it: replace the faceshield and the chin strap (cut away by the paramedics), and it might be used again. However: since the interior did its job & compressed to absorb the shock of the collision, it can't be re-used -- so, after 7 months of operations and rehab, the first purchase I made was a second Shoei, exactly like that first one. And I'm back underway on a twin of the bike I had totalled in that collision.
I'm a 62-year-old, safe, , defensive, committed motorcycle rider. I've ridden since I was 16. This was my first accident on the street, and it nearly killed me. I'm alive because, in a state where helmets are not required, I wear one every time I get on the bike and ride.
I kept that Shoei. It sits on my garage workbench where I can see it, every time I don its replacement and ride. I'll send you a picture of it, if you like. Just let me know.
John Dill
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P.S.: I still have to use earplugs....
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