When I ran for governor, I told all the bikers, "You don't need to worry about me bringing in a helmet law. It's your option because you as a motorcycle rider that's your option. It doesn't come with the bike."
Seat belts come with a car so therefore you should be required to use them, but a helmet does not come with the bike.
Personally as a rider, I find the helmet distracts me. I can't hear as well and I can't see as well. I also believe loud pipes save lives and my pipes straight through with no baffles in them.