Reddit made us famous

We would like to welcome all our new Reditt fans.  We were surprised to get over 50,000 new visitors yesterday, but it was a happy surprise. Here is a picture of how you look coming in:

We would also like to share the cool motorcycle helmet cover pictures that were posted in the thread:

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Clearance Motorcycle Helmets

Some people just need to be called out.  We currently offer a few clearance helmets in crappy sizes that we need to clear out of warehouse.  We are already taking a bath on these motorcycle helmets, but that is not good enough for some people.

Please don't be like the guy below, we are not going to offer free shipping on something that we are already losing money on.

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Typical Iron Horse Helmets Customer

The intern has asked what our typical customer looks like.  

That is the dumbest question ever.  I suppose he looks like this guy.  Not because of the bobber, or the german motorcycle helmet or even the biker mask.

Because he is flicking the photographer off...We think that our typical customer would do that.  

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This augmented reality motorcycle helmet could save your life

"I was in early morning traffic when an inattentive driver hit me from behind and I was thrown from my motorcycle." Ryan Shearman, founder and CEO of FUSAR Technologies, tells me at Augmented World Expo 2014. It's the kind of thing that could happen to any motorcyclist -- and indeed, happens too often -- but it also served as a spark of inspiration. "It started the wheels turning in my head: how can I make motorcycle riding safer?" His answer was to build a better motorcycle helmet.

Shearman calls his smart helmet the Guardian; it's a DOT approved brain bucket with an Android board, two wide-angle cameras and bits and pieces from an Epson Moverio. "What it is, is a fully integrated and connected device that motorcyclists can wear that allows them to have a full cognitive awareness of what's going on around them." The Epson optics provide the rider with a detailed heads-up display, filling their view with data from the rear view camera, their current speed and navigation information.

"It also has video recording capabilities," he told me. "Everything is recorded passively, but in the event that an accident is detected, that footage is locked into hard memory. It effectively has a black box feature built in." It sounds like a great feature, but Shearman obviously wants it to be used as infrequently as possible. The helmet's software package is being designed to monitor the cameras for potential hazards -- if all goes well, the final product will be able to alert the driver of a dangerous situation before it becomes an accident. He also plans to add voice control to future prototypes.

The models Shearman brought to AWE were pretty beat up, but with good reason: the entrepreneur has been riding up and down California's Pacific Coast Highway all week, shooting footage for his company's upcoming Kickstarter video. The company plans to launch its crowdfunding imitative by mid July, and wants to have the Guardian on the market in about a year. Hungry for a safer helmet? Check out the firm's website at the source link below.

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Hard Full Skull Face Mask

Have you been Isis hunting in Iraq lately?  This dude has:

Oh, did I mention that he is wearing our Hard Skull Face Mask?  Did I mention that the vision is horrible in this mask?  I would never wear it into battle!  It is plastic, so it won't stop a bullet.  I really have no clue why it is so popular in Iraq.  

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Motorcycle Helmet Bows & Horns

Ellen just sent us this picture of her motorcycle helmet bow and horns.  Ellen is a genius!  She customized every bit of her purchase.  She painted her horns with the pen you use on tires.  She went to Michaels and bought the bling for her bow.  She is WINNING!

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US marines mess with the Best Die Like the Rest

Not afraid to express yourself? Good, our Tees got attitude and something to say. Make a statement or make 'em laugh with T-shirts from Iron Horse Helmets. Got a great idea for the next Iron Horse Helmet T-shirt, send it to us - we won't give ya nothing for it, but we might use it and will be sure to take all the credit for it.

These tee shirts are available in eight different colors and seven (got that, SEVEN) sizes. Yes, we realize that some of you are no longer a fit and trim size 44 chest, so we're offering our awesome shirts in sizes up to triple XL. Choose your color, choose your size, choose your quantity. Our US Marines mess with the Best Die Like the Rest is boldly printed across the front or back of the tee.

Our direct to garment printed biker t-shirts are priced low enough that you could have a fresh one for every day of the every day of the week!

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