Modern Vespa

As an aside, it is a VERY BAD idea to adhere extraneous things to your helmet like faux mohawks (fauxhawks), military spikes, or any other goofy apparatus. In an impact these things can do two very bad things:
1) In the case of the fauxhawk, the change in surface friction level can cause the helmet to snag in a slide situation, whereby your head, neck and spine can be violently and suddenly be jerked, making a bad situation worse.
2) Other extremeties like spikes and such can become penetration hazards that have the potential of pushing through the helmet in an impact and, well, then penetrating the skull. The idea of a helmet is that it helps to disburse the impact over a wide area...a spike can pointload the impact, concentrating it in one area, rather than spreading it out. Bad, bad, bad.

Interesting point here. My helmet (Shoei FF) has stock extraneous things on it, the most prominent being a little wing like thing on the back which I suppose is to keep my head from flying off at full scooter speeds. I presume they will bust off in a crash.

http://www.shoei-helmets.com/road/helmets_road.aspx?h=3

Interesting point here. My helmet (Shoei FF) has stock extraneous things on it, the most prominent being a little wing like thing on the back which I suppose is to keep my head from flying off at full scooter speeds. I presume they will bust off in a crash.

no brown shoes


not ever

Re: Scooterific and Coco Chanel...yes, less is almost always better...unless you're an eccentric Spanish architect.

Happy Trails,
Don

no brown shoes


not ever

Brown shoes don't make it
Brown Shoes don't make it
Quit school, why fake it
Brown shoes don't make it

So I've heard, but I can't help but think this is some sort of biker urban myth.

Mine always showed through my t shirt. They had to go.

no brown shoes


not ever

...or consider buying a helmet that comes with a snazzy graphic straight from the factory.