LS2 Spitfire WWII Bomb Rider tribute helmet. I think it looks kick ass. She really doesn't know about how some WWII bombers were painted. Shield still has protective cover on it
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You gotta do what you gotta do. If the wife is going to get upset over it, just send it back. Happy wives are much better than unhappy ones.
For an argument for...Watch Top Gun. They all had painted helmets. And from the 50's' Bridges at Toko Ri. And a true classic for painted airplanes...Twelve O'Clock High
PS. i like the helmet, but was never in the service, so would feel out of place wearing one. The people at my church may not like it either. I know Linda would be offended.
I think I just came up with the proverbial "three strikes" for me.
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Ha .. Not gonna send it back, it's just a helmet. I get it wouldn't be acceptable in today's military. We're retired and kids are raising their own kids. She's getting over it
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It's got to go. The longer you wait, the worse it's going to get. Just do it. A wife is more important that the graphic on a helmet. And you'll live longer too!
It's got to go. The longer you wait, the worse it's going to get. Just do it. A wife is more important that the graphic on a helmet. And you'll live longer too!
I agree and my wife said "it is the right thing to do". ......
A Happy Wife is a Happy LIFE. ........
Have A Safe New Year. .......
ENJOY YOUR LIFE WITH A SPYDER
Ryde with a Friend and be Safe
Just my take on it Troop, if wifey has a problem with your nose art helmet, that's not the only problem she has. Incidentally, I think it is great and anyone from the greatest generation ever, would not have a problem with it at all. To me, it rings of patriotism and is a reminder of all those young pilots and crew members that gave their all and never made it home.
Being in WI, I won't even be using the helmet for a few more months. By the time my riding season arrives, the helmet will be a non issue. It's a keeper (so is she )
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LS2 Spitfire WWII Bomb Rider tribute helmet. I think it looks kick ass. She really doesn't know about how some WWII bombers were painted. Shield still has protective cover on it
Keep it, she'll get over it.
Greg Kamer
"It's better to be not riding and wishing you were than be riding and wishing you weren't."
USAF, 20 years, retired
Sheriff's Office, 23 years, retired
Leaving aside personal tastes, without wanting to change the topic of the conversation and without getting neither into personal topics nor polemics, I wonder why someone has to return the helmet to please his wife? Why not his wife asks him to keep it to please him?
In the long run, sometimes, giving up a lot of small and unsubstantiated things turns out to be a great personal dissatisfaction and I think to share happiness we have to be.
If a helmets graphics is a wifes biggest complaint then she doesn't really have much to complain about. She'll live, keep the helmet. The helmet is paying tribute to something in our history. What does her latest pair of ugly shoes pay tribute to? I guess I have been fortunate enough to have the best wife in the world for 44 years. She would look at it and say 'if your goofy enough to wear that then you go for it." Our son wanted a Mohawk haircut many years ago when he was around ten. I took him to get the haircut knowing the wife would kill us both. Instead we got this. "It's his head, if he wants to look like an idiot that's fine by me." Kinda took the fun out of getting the haircut
It's just decoration, like any other graphic. You can read into it whatever you want I guess. To me, it's a tribute to an art form that gained popularity during WWII and continued well into the 70s - that of deliberately exaggerated women's body shapes.
If anything it's that misogyny some people object to these days.
LS2 Spitfire WWII Bomb Rider tribute helmet. I think it looks kick ass. She really doesn't know about how some WWII bombers were painted. Shield still has protective cover on it
LS2 Spitfire WWII Bomb Rider tribute helmet. I think it looks kick ass. She really doesn't know about how some WWII bombers were painted. Shield still has protective cover on it
Amazon Prime. Was on flash sale for $99, but sale has since expired. $120 from all other vendors (MSRP). Revzilla/Cycle Gear/Amazon/etc all carry it. The black flag version was my second option, but already have flag version helmets.
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