We motorcyclists are a hoary old lot. Oh, we revel in the latest outrageous designs and, my God, some of the graphics on helmets these days are worthy of George Clinton, funk impresario extraordinaire and the most outrageously coiffed man of the ’70s. Deep down, though, we are suspicious of anything new.
Especially if it’s safety-related. Doubly paranoid, in fact, if it’s a safety device that’s electronically activated. Some decry the loss of freedom. Others simply fear that sensors and the ECU won’t be reliable. More still —