attached it in the front but I'm real low to the ground, 4 inches so If I'm even on my lawn and hit a few dips I pick up dirt or grass. I figured it might wipe it off there so I moved it back to midships were I felt it was real protected. Like I said, it generates a lot of questions...
I've been seeing you guys are really getting the heat there. We have only had about 7 days here of 90 or better. The rest of it has really been nice. It was perfect here today, 75, bone dry air, sun, same tomorrow but a little warmer. Really been a cool summer I think, but more rain than normal...Really seems like it rains about every other day or at least in the evening. My fields are still a lush green. This time of year they are seldom that way... Horses are loving it....
Yesh, I've painted a lot of them Fred, but just my own to matching something I was riding at the time, I know they make harder paints that are more chip resistant but I have also used the stuff you get for cars or what have you that you spray on. They will scratch. As long as your careful how you lay them down they are fine.
Most of my helmets take a beating in the woods on the dirt bikes and quads. I keep a few of them that way to show the battle scars.... My road bike ones I try to keep neat looking. I have to half helmets and one full face one and one open face full one. If it isn't and expesive helmet I'd paint that puppy up and put the decals to it. I used a very fine sandpaper to knock off the gloss and it seems to work fine. I know some of the bike shops do it but are a little pricey. I wonder if you approached a car shop that did nice paint work on cars if they might have a color green you like in a metalic paint that would do it. If not, like you I see the spray spaints for the John Deere, International, Kobota, Cat, Ford etc at the tractor supply places. I've never had any of it damage the paint already on it. I got one to match my road bike, a metalic red one to match my paint, but I have not been wearing it as its been to warm and you sweat. So I'm using the half helmets in black that they wear for now. Not as much protection for sure, but its a lot cooler, I can hear better and the best part is when I leave it it fits in my saddle bags so i can lock it up.
When does your weather start to break there for the 70 degree temps? Actually, last night my daughter was cold after the sun went down on the bike. She put on a sweat shirt and later her road jacket with the ammor in it... Big ride tomorrow, hopeully I'll get to stop long enough to take a few pictures.
Geo-CT
