Personally, I dropped my previous helmet a couple of times at heights of no more than 3 -4 feet onto concrete with no obvious injury to it. However, when I had it oin the backrest of my Vulcan, the bike idled off the side stand and ended up slamming the helmet onto the concrete driveway, causing it to bounce literally at least 7 feet in the air, after which it bounced several more times. I retired that one, cause my dome is worth a lot more than the $150 it cost for a new one. I also replaced the one I was wearing in my lowside, cause it rung my bell pretty good, and there is a nice scar on the rear left side now. Again, my dome is worth a lot more than a new one woulda cost, even if insurance hadn't paid for it.
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