Helmet?
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RE: Helmet?
ORIGINAL: XKROME
one thing to consider. side vision is reduced with a full faced. it contributed to me getting broadsided back in 1988. haven't worn one on the street since.
one thing to consider. side vision is reduced with a full faced. it contributed to me getting broadsided back in 1988. haven't worn one on the street since.
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RE: Helmet?
ORIGINAL: Airborne350G
Not a factor anymore on most new full face helmets. I know that I can see pretty damn good with mine.
ORIGINAL: XKROME
one thing to consider. side vision is reduced with a full faced. it contributed to me getting broadsided back in 1988. haven't worn one on the street since.
one thing to consider. side vision is reduced with a full faced. it contributed to me getting broadsided back in 1988. haven't worn one on the street since.
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Side vision has never been a problem for me.
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RE: Helmet?
Wear what ever is comfortable for you. \\; Plus, chances are after a few years you will have collected several different helmets, so you can pick which ever one matches the weather/driving conditions.
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RE: Helmet?
ORIGINAL: Airborne350G
And maybe that is a good thing that they cannot see your looks.... LOL 
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ORIGINAL: dbcoooper
You guy's make very good points. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; A lot of riders around my town wear the beannie and glasses. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; I wondered how they are on the highway with bugs ect. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; I took a rock of the side of my helmet the other day...startled me a bit...glad I was't wearing half and goggles then! \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Although chicks van't see my good looks at the lights! he he
You guy's make very good points. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; A lot of riders around my town wear the beannie and glasses. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; I wondered how they are on the highway with bugs ect. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; I took a rock of the side of my helmet the other day...startled me a bit...glad I was't wearing half and goggles then! \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Although chicks van't see my good looks at the lights! he he
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RE: Helmet?
ORIGINAL: jim425
There's really not much of a disadvantage of a full face helmet any more regarding side vision, and they are the only helmets that are Snell approved. \\;\\\\\\; They have a tremendous amount of peripheral vision now. \\;\\\\\\; If you don't believe it, go try on a newer Shoei. \\;\\\\\\; You'll be shocked.
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BTW, the top of the line helmets also have fantastic ventilation, replaceable pads to adjust the fit, and are extremely light. \\;\\\\\\; Heck, they even have aerodynamic affects. \\;\\\\\\; I just recently replaced my 5 year old helmet with a Shoei X-Eleven, and I was surprised how much better they are.
There's really not much of a disadvantage of a full face helmet any more regarding side vision, and they are the only helmets that are Snell approved. \\;\\\\\\; They have a tremendous amount of peripheral vision now. \\;\\\\\\; If you don't believe it, go try on a newer Shoei. \\;\\\\\\; You'll be shocked.
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BTW, the top of the line helmets also have fantastic ventilation, replaceable pads to adjust the fit, and are extremely light. \\;\\\\\\; Heck, they even have aerodynamic affects. \\;\\\\\\; I just recently replaced my 5 year old helmet with a Shoei X-Eleven, and I was surprised how much better they are.
i wear a full face shoei rf-1000. \\; It is light and comfortable, snell-approved and as you can see from the picture, the shield provides more than enough line of peripheral sight. \\; additionally, i do feel much much safer with them on driving around Houston freeways and on other excursions. \\;
and yes, i've spent the money to buy 3 of them\\; a 2nd shoei to replace my first stolen one (someone cut the straps to take the helmet, heh, very dumb) and another for my gf. \\;
I will continue to purchase, wear and endorse these: \\;
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I ride with a full-face as well and have had no issues with reduced vision whatsoever. I plan to get a shorty for trips around town once I find one that looks right, but for longer trips, I'll definitely stick with the full-face. I have a less expensive \\;helmet than the one above (those Shoei's are a grip) but it's \\;DOT/Snell approved and I've had no problems (little noisy on the road but not too bad).
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RE: Helmet?
Half helmet with script sunglass's during the weekend but put on the face shield during the week on the highways. Looking at getting a 3/4 instead for the summer and a full face for winter.
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From: Palm Harbor fl.
RE: Helmet?
I don't wear one but down here in Fla. I would never put a full face upon my head again.... Ruins the ride in my opinion(suffocating)... they make ear plugs for those long excursions at highway speeds and panoptix keeps the wind off the eyes.
If I need to get a helmet in the future it will be a 1/2 helmet of some persuasion for sure.
If I need to get a helmet in the future it will be a 1/2 helmet of some persuasion for sure.