Full face helmets
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From: Yakima, WA
I always wear a full-face helmet. My eyes get too dry at anything over 40 mph with the visor open. A windshield fixes this, but I only put that on when going on a ride longer than an hour - don't like the look. I also use foam earplugs on hiway trips because of wind noise.
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Steve
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Steve
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From: Copenhagen
I use the Roof Boxer helmet. Its a versatile style helmet. You can wear it as an open face helmet or a fullface. The "jaw" of the helmet flips all the way back so the wind does not catch the jaw when you drive with it open as on a normal flipup helmet.
The helmet works fine and when the jaw is all the way back it really feels like a normal openface helmet. The visor can be replaced in 1 minut. Its no problem removing the jaw when riding and putting it back. Windnoise is minimal but I still use earplugs when riding on longer rides.
If you dont like the design of the boxer helmet with the moving jaw, they also make another helmet with a completely removable lover part. Its the Roof Roadster, and it looks like a Jet-fighter pilot helmet. I think it looks awsome and i think it will be my next helmet.
review of the Roof Boxer: http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/roof-helmet/roof-boxer/
If you want a real fullface or flipup helmet I can recommend the Schubert C3 helmet. Its a flipup but its narrow, small in the shell (way smaller then the C2) and extremely light, and has integrated sunvisor. It has antifog visor and field of vision is superb. Windnoise is minimal. I have this helmet too and never wear earplugs when using this helmet.
Dont get the C2, I use it at work 5-6 hours of mc riding 5 days a week. Its big and clumsy (dont know if "clumsy" is spelled right) and heavy.
www.roof.fr French site but it has an english version.
www.schubert.com German site but also has an english version.
The helmet works fine and when the jaw is all the way back it really feels like a normal openface helmet. The visor can be replaced in 1 minut. Its no problem removing the jaw when riding and putting it back. Windnoise is minimal but I still use earplugs when riding on longer rides.
If you dont like the design of the boxer helmet with the moving jaw, they also make another helmet with a completely removable lover part. Its the Roof Roadster, and it looks like a Jet-fighter pilot helmet. I think it looks awsome and i think it will be my next helmet.
review of the Roof Boxer: http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/roof-helmet/roof-boxer/
If you want a real fullface or flipup helmet I can recommend the Schubert C3 helmet. Its a flipup but its narrow, small in the shell (way smaller then the C2) and extremely light, and has integrated sunvisor. It has antifog visor and field of vision is superb. Windnoise is minimal. I have this helmet too and never wear earplugs when using this helmet.
Dont get the C2, I use it at work 5-6 hours of mc riding 5 days a week. Its big and clumsy (dont know if "clumsy" is spelled right) and heavy.
www.roof.fr French site but it has an english version.
www.schubert.com German site but also has an english version.
Last edited by sbn; Jun 18, 2009 at 02:18 PM.
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From: Missouri City,TX
I have a Bell Apex FF helmet that I only wear for cold weather riding...it's light weight and fits the shape of my head perfectly, but it has alot of wind noise.
IMO and as others have stated, your best bet is to wear earplugs.
IMO and as others have stated, your best bet is to wear earplugs.
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From: Four Oaks, NC
i have a half helmet for nice days and a full face for night rides and cold weather. the full face is the Z1R one that flips up to make it a 3/4 helmet when you are riding in town. it's nice and i couldnt beat the price...FREE!!!!
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From:
not mine but I like it
"It's a friggen motorcycle, it's not supposed to be comfortable, quiet
or safe. The windnoise is supposed to hurt your ears, the seat should
be hard and riding it should make you **** your pants every now and
then. "
"It's a friggen motorcycle, it's not supposed to be comfortable, quiet
or safe. The windnoise is supposed to hurt your ears, the seat should
be hard and riding it should make you **** your pants every now and
then. "
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From: Vancouver, BC
just a beanie most of the time but I have a full face I use for touring/long rides. I'll be heading out in a couple of weeks from the coast to the rockies and up through Banff and Jasper before heading home....couple of thousand kms........it'll be full face most of the way I think. For me its mostly about knocking down the wind noise....even with earplugs in the noise just gets to be too much after a few hours on the freeway with the beanie on.
Anyone ride with a vintage or Biltwell 3/4 helmet? that seems like it would help with the noise (covers the ears) but still looks cool and lets the wind on the face
Anyone ride with a vintage or Biltwell 3/4 helmet? that seems like it would help with the noise (covers the ears) but still looks cool and lets the wind on the face
Last edited by CRF; Jun 18, 2009 at 05:47 PM.
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From: N.H.
So true. Helmet or no helmet, if you don't like wind noise you should take the car.
