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    Default Bandana/Head wrap vs Ball Cap

    I'm not sure if this is a fashion or a function question for the guys? I went for a short ride today which made me think of it. During the summer, do you wear a bandana or head wrap under your helmet or do you just throw on a ball cap if you break for lunch or make a stop? I go the ball cap route but I may try a head wrap this year.

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    Default i vote

    BALL CAP.....
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    Nothing under the helmet for me. I carry a couple ball caps in the trunk. That's what works for me.

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    skull cap under helmet
    Helps keep my head coo land sweat out of the liner

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    Carry a couple ball caps to wear when the helmet comes off if I remember.
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    Default Head wrap

    I always wear a cool silk skull cap. This helps keep the helmet liner cleaner longer along with smelling better.

    Good Luck

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    I never picked cotton or suckered tobacco, ball cap. Never had to protect my doo.
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    I have several skull caps and helmet liners that I rotate through under the helmet. When I stop for lunch or an extended break, those come off and the ball cap is put on
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    Default Ball Cap....

    I have really short hair...Flat top... does lay flat a bit but go the ball cap route...
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    I carry a ball cap in the trunk but it doesn't really make me look any better when I put it on. It does make my ego think I'm cool though.
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    Bandana - Artificial hair for those who have none ....



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    Default Ballcap

    Always have one handy!

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    Default Different jobs

    A helmet liner, do rag, or anything under the helmet is to keep the helmet cleaner, and the head more comfortable. Remove when helmet comes off to allow to dry. Hairdo, hats, combs, brushes, all for appearance. I get wild helmet hair, so I just go with it! My follically challenged friends are the ones with ball caps!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by bmccaffrey View Post
    skull cap under helmet
    Helps keep my head coo land sweat out of the liner

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    With that big old chrome dome on top of my noggin; I cover it up with a PitBull MotorSports Baseball cap!
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    head wrap less sweat in the helmet liner
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    I have no hair to mess up, so I usually wear nothing under the helmet, and no hat. But I do keep a hat handy in case I am going to be in the sun too long. Don't want the bald head to get sun burned.
    I have thought about going with a helmet liner this coming season though since I tend to sweet a lot.
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    Heat out Helmet liner in the Summer. Balaclava in the winter and bal cap in the saddle bag for when the helmet comes off. I have just enough hair to look really bad when that helmet comes, and not enough hair to protect my nogan from sun burn.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pirate looks at -- View Post
    Heat out Helmet liner in the Summer. Balaclava in the winter and bal cap in the saddle bag for when the helmet comes off. I have just enough hair to look really bad when that helmet comes, and not enough hair to protect my nogan from sun burn.
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    Thumbs up " Eye of the beholder"

    Yul Brenner look here on purpose, hate the white halo look my dad and older brother had. Doo rag with hat in the trunk. Didn't care for the helmet head when I had hair.

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    I wear a LDComfort skull cap under my helmet. Keeps my helmet clean and not so smelly. Used mine for a couple of years now, with the price of helmet now days you need to protect them as much as possible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aracknoid View Post
    I always wear a cool silk skull cap. This helps keep the helmet liner cleaner longer along with smelling better.

    Good Luck
    Same here. No way a properly fitting helmet will fit over a baseball cap. Not even a half helmet, which I wouldn't wear anyhow.

    Oops, read it wrong. I was thinking this:


    But, if you want to consolidate, and look like an idiot:
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    Naked under the helmet. Because I'm also a large format photographer when I stop, if I need a hat it's a Tilly. If I have to explain, you would not understand.

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    I just gotta ask - isn't the toilet paper roll just a little too high waaay up there on the door??

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    I get the hats for my bald head here with no bill.

    http://doogieshats.com/product/all-black-welding-hat/
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