# The New Funny Helmets Thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-funny-helmets-thread/547471>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 21, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-funny-helmets-thread/547471 "2010-07-21T15:17:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-funny-helmets-thread/547471/1 "2010-07-21T15:17:44Z")

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> **[Motorcycle helmets: Odd sightings](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=382594)**
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> A few weeks ago I was passed by a guy on a motorcycle whose helmet had two fuzzy white-and-pink ears on it. A little weird, but I liked the whimsy. Yesterday I saw a guy on a motorcycle whose helmet was completely covered by brown fur and had large...

This thread crawling from the grave made me think (something rare for me) ------ I have probably seen more funky motorcycle helmets this year than in the rest of my life total. PA is a helmet optional state so its no major surprise but besides the usual assortment of WW I and WW II German helmets I see a LOT of “Mohawks”, Viking and various fuzzy ones.

Anyone else seeing this and is the trend growing?

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-funny-helmets-thread/547471/2 "2010-07-21T15:50:10Z")

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I saw my first mohawk helmet on Saturday. Since then, I’ve seen at least a dozen.

It’s been one of the quickest trips from “Hey, that’s pretty cool” to “_Another_ one? Sheesh…trendoid” I’ve ever seen.

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**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-funny-helmets-thread/547471/3 "2010-07-22T00:55:09Z")

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One I saw qualified as unique if not totally smart – the helmet had a slot in it and the mohawk sticking up was the wearers. I spotted him as he was parking at a bar and I almost dumped my bike doing a double-take.

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**Author:** ![History\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b19c9b/32.png) [@History\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/History_Geek)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-funny-helmets-thread/547471/4 "2010-07-22T16:30:43Z")

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I ride in CA, which is a mandatory helmet state. I’ve seen a lot of guys wearing coal-scuttles for a while, but now some have been popping up in chrome. At least three of the guys I ride with regularly bought chromed “skid-lids” as second helmets. I guess chrome is the new black, or something.

Mohawks seem to have disappeared around my town (Sacramento). Though I did see some of those mohawk attachments worn on hard hats at construction sites. That was a more amusing application.