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In spite of recent rant about proper gear, I have totaled 2 bikes in my life, both Harley and never got a scratch on a helmet. No excuse I know but both times I had on full leathers head to toe. Had I not things would have been considerably different as to how I fared the outcome.
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That pretty much sums up how I feel. FF is not doable as I wear glasses. Have a couple modular helmets but only wear them in very cold weather but do not care how they cut out too much of my peripheral vision. My favorite 3/4 has built in shield along with sun screen.
In spite of recent rant about proper gear, I have totaled 2 bikes in my life, both Harley and never got a scratch on a helmet. No excuse I know but both times I had on full leathers head to toe. Had I not things would have been considerably different as to how I fared the outcome.
In spite of recent rant about proper gear, I have totaled 2 bikes in my life, both Harley and never got a scratch on a helmet. No excuse I know but both times I had on full leathers head to toe. Had I not things would have been considerably different as to how I fared the outcome.
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arai signet q. Arais are a little more money for a current one but you can get a closeout fairly reasonably. Like half off if you get lucky. They make helmets for several head shapes. The most important thing to know for a recommendation is your head shape. Buy the wrong lid and youll either be too big or have a red spot on your forehead
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That pretty much sums up how I feel. FF is not doable as I wear glasses. Have a couple modular helmets but only wear them in very cold weather but do not care how they cut out too much of my peripheral vision. My favorite 3/4 has built in shield along with sun screen.
In spite of recent rant about proper gear, I have totaled 2 bikes in my life, both Harley and never got a scratch on a helmet. No excuse I know but both times I had on full leathers head to toe. Had I not things would have been considerably different as to how I fared the outcome.
In spite of recent rant about proper gear, I have totaled 2 bikes in my life, both Harley and never got a scratch on a helmet. No excuse I know but both times I had on full leathers head to toe. Had I not things would have been considerably different as to how I fared the outcome.
With the chin guard in place it passes the ECE and DOT test requirements for a full face.
As far as feeling closed in in a FF - Field of View is one of the biggest claims to fame for the N40 Full. I can attest to that. I bought 3 new helmets recently to try out (kept the winner and returned the other 2). The N40 Full was one of those helmets. It's almost won the contest. It's FOV was essentially unlimited. I can't imagine it producing a feeling of being closed in. The N40 lost to it's new sibling, the N87 - mostly due to better fit with the N87 and the N87's excellent view port coverage by it's drop down internal sun visor. The N87 also has excellent horizontal FOV out it's view port. Of course the N87 looses the battle against the N40 Full in vertical FOV department.
As to wearing glasses... The N87 comes with what Nolan calls the Eye wear Adaptive system. Basically it allows for a small section of foam to be removed from the cheek pad/
liner at the temple to make room for the eyeglass temples.
http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/motor...an-n87-review/
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arai signet q. Arais are a little more money for a current one but you can get a closeout fairly reasonably. Like half off if you get lucky. They make helmets for several head shapes. The most important thing to know for a recommendation is your head shape. Buy the wrong lid and youll either be too big or have a red spot on your forehead
Last edited by HenryT; Apr 26, 2017 at 08:11 PM.
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That is probably true, I wouldn't know because I have always removed my glasses first.
Another benefit of a FF are the vents. Of course that is probably more important here in the desert then it is in other areas.
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