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Why don't Hells Angels use those helmets with the microphones attached to them?

Why don't Hells Angels use those helmets with the microphones attached to them? My riding club uses them all the time to help communicate how we "raise hell" on the highway. Plus it increases safety on long HD rides. Why don't the Angels use them?

Public Comments

1. Maybe they do. I think a lot of Hell's Angels have one foot in the grave. Maybe they're technophobes.
2. The pipes are too loud to hear anything anyway. But it's ok, loud pipes save lives.
3. True Hells Angels don't go for superfluous junk like that. Matter of fact, the true, dyed in the wool veteran guys like to keep it simple and don't spend all their money dressing up their bikes with Chinese made HD licensed accessories from the HD fashion boutique either. They consider all the new breed of "riders", the guys that spend a ton of money on a Harley and ride 2500 miles a year, an embarrassment. How many Hells Angels have you seen posing if front of their 5 year old bike with 5,000 miles on it and wearing the latest HD "Motorclothes" while sipping coffee from their HD mug? I, for one, am convinced that anybody that buys a HD these days is on the express train to homoville. And no, my woman didn't run off with a "biker". And yes, I can afford a Hardley but why would I? I can get crap from my butt for free.
4. Obviously, the Hell's Angels MC has had budget problems ever since the infamous Porterville, CA "Jerry's Kids Kegger/Best Stripper (San Joaquin Valley)/Best Beard of the Year Fund Raiser" of 2002 where they never recouped any of the proceeds from Jerry's Kids, thus throwing them into almost bankruptcy, and ending any hope of the HAMC of going legit, as it was their first and only effort to reach out to a society that shunned them. Tragic really. Anyhow, ever since then, they have been barely able to afford 40w motoroil, let alone radio sets. In fact, I would not mention it ever again as it is actually a back-handed slap against the 1%'s in general.
5. They have the ability to communicate through hand signals and other means. It is not always necessary to clutter up everything with a lot of high tech junk, that will only cost a lot of money and rarely work properly. Remember the term "CHOPPER" was originally used to describe a bike that had all the fancy crap removed.
6. What are they going to connect the mics to? They never wear helmets anyway. And when they do, they are the little peanut shell helmets that couldn't support a mic attached to it. Also, it's true that a lot of bikers don't like the high tech junk. It ruins their image. And really, that's all they care about. And to the HD hater. I build my own chopper from scratch (100" hardtail) and I would still buy a new HD. Not all new HD riders are "checkbook bikers". Some just like to ride something that doesn't look like junk. I love rat bikes, but don't stereotype.
7. For crying out loud man. How many Yahoo accounts do you have?
8. Man, guys like Cornporto totally tick me off. You know his wife/boyfriend/or girlfriend ran off with a biker. He's totally jealous of anyone with a Harley and you know he can't afford one. Not everyone can make $50k a year like me and be able to afford the best bike on the planet so they have to lash out at those of us that can. He must have such a small weener - probably rides a moped, or some german crap. He's obviously not man enough for a Harley - he can only dream of getting the women us Harley guys do. And who cares if I "only" ride 1000 miles per year - thats 10x as much as other guys I know. Get a life
9. Tell ya what smarta$$...why don't you just walk right up to one and ask them yourself. You obviously need to be educated. I would keep my mouth shut and my thoughts to myself if I was you.
10. The real question is why do you ride? Or in this case, why do the members of the Hells Angels ride? The answer defines what you or they choose to ride. Do the Hells Angel primarily seek long distance motorcycle tours in maximum comfort? Are they accessory and technology gadget motivated? Are on-bike intercoms, bike to bike communications a primary interest for them? We are generalizing here. So there will be variations even among members of the Hells Angles. But the common public perception is that the members of the Hells Angels are about projecting a stylized image of appearance – personal appearance, motorcycle appearance (the custom chopper), etc. A lot of wanna-bee chopper riders are really “posers” who just want to been seen with or on their “bad boy” image bike. It is a more minimalistic approach to motorcycling. The chopper is like the opposite of a Honda Goldwing, and it is used for different purposes. And finally, with the intensity of the exhaust noise levels most choppers have, an un-faired motorcycle, “in-the-wind”, high intensity noise environment pretty much defeats all microphones and headset capabilities. Microphones and straight pipes just don’t mix. The Hells Angels guys aren’t stupid. If they wanted a Goldwing, they’d go out and buy one. And most them can easily afford to do that if that is what they really wanted to. The next time you see a Goldwing going down the road, how do you know that rider is not a member of the Hells Angels?
11. Why???...... Do you really think they care about safety.
12. reporting in from the San Joaquin valley here.. i have never wanted a intercom..i don't need a cup holder.. and i am a long way from broke.. as for the club ..it is not what it once was.. kids today don't know the rules ..would love to show you where that mic belongs
13. because real bikers dont need anything on thier bikes thats not 100% needed. if you know how to ride and trust the people you ride with just pay attention and follow your rode captain and all is good. if you need intercoms to know what the pack is doing id find anohter pack to ride in.
14. I GUESS THEY JUST SHOUT!
15. That kinda crap is for the Goldwing and BMW crowd.... So they know where the next latte or wine tasting stop is
16. I can't answer for their club, but maybe if you asked one of them you'd get a better answer. Even aftermarket Gold Wing exhausts are loud enough to trip a voice activated microphone, though.
17. I don't answer for them either. But I do have a hand signal for you.
18. Ohh Come on now, They all know there headed 15 minutes down the street to a tavern ,Why would they need intercoms to do this
19. They're most likely too stupid to use them. It's almost amazing that they know how to use electric start properly.
20. they are hardcore bikers,they don't need headphones.sounds gay.
21. That is a truly insightful question...good work.