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Jul 8, 2023 | 06:50 AM

#31

tmac00333

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That's not a silly question at all. You know, they make half helmets with drop down visors. I've got one I use when it looks like it might rain. It's a Bell that has that adjustable fit feature. The visor is kind of short though, but it would still give you some protection and keep you from going completely blind.

Jul 8, 2023 | 06:58 AM

#32

touchdown

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From: Lititz Pa

I use a half helmet with a drop down, But I always look for a bar until the rain stops.

Jul 8, 2023 | 07:18 AM

#33

GOV5

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From: Charleston, SC

Quote:

Originally Posted by M Oclaf

For what it’s worth, my road travels where it rains and I must ride, I and everyone else has a full face helmet. Never really see half helmet in rain, because of what you experienced.

Tennessee, when it calls for rain, it rains, the bar will close before it stops FN raining. Even when it’s not supposed to rain, it rains. I have learned quickly to see if it’s raining in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, then it’s going to probably rain in Tennessee.

(thanks for that tip folks that lived there forever)

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"Tennessee, when it calls for rain, it rains, the bar will close before it stops FN raining. Even when it’s not supposed to rain, it rains."
I had a real LOL moment when I read your post. Living at the coast like I do in the summer you can expect to get pop-up showers at any time. I especially laughed at the Part " even when it's not supposed to rain, it rains! " Tenn and South Carolina coastal regions are the same in that respect.

I wear contacts and regular sunglasses and a Nolan N-40 Helmet, which as an attached open/close sunvisor outside with a drop down sunscreen inside with a clear outside Visor. The nice part about this 3/4 open faced helmet is that the clear face shield will slide back up UNDER the outside peak sun visor. So I can have a real sunvisor peak that shields the sun and have an open pullback faceshield when it's raining.

Most open face helmets offer EITHER a sun visor peak OR a clear faceshield, but not both. I never understood why mfgrs never made a helmet with both.

Jul 8, 2023 | 07:33 AM

#34

LonestarXL

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From: Texas

I wear Wiley X Airrage prescription glasses. I wore a half helmet for several years and never found the solution to riding in the rain and I tried what seemed like everything. Half helmets in the rain just suck period.

After going to my Bell SRT modular, no more suckage in the rain.

Jul 8, 2023 | 09:08 AM

#35

Since 1968

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From: Richmond TX

I use fairly snug fitting sunglasses that I buy from Aerostich. I keep a couple of clear pairs on the bike for rain storms. These days I'm running a windshield so it's not too hard to wipe off the raindrops as they accumulate. A bandana takes no space and does a good job of taking some of the sting out of rain in your face.

Jul 8, 2023 | 09:21 AM

#36

whitebuffalo

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Half helmet with the flip down shield works for me. It doesn’t completely keep the rain off my glasses, but does make it manageable.

Jul 8, 2023 | 09:32 AM

#37

NorthWestern

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From: Inland NW

I have similar Wiley X glasses that I wear with the skull cap, a neck gaiter helps keep the rain from being too painful. On long trips, I travel with a FF on the bike, and swap out. Going for hours in the rain with a half helmet is just nuts.

Gnarly thunderstorms in Wyoming and Montana this year, we got pelted with dime size hail at 80 mph, my buddy actually got the bruises to prove it. I had the skull cap on when that **** hit. It sucked.