Full Face Helmets
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Full Face Helmets
I've been doing some thinking....been a lot of bike & ATV wrecks in my area lately. There have been 2 ATV wrecks in the last 2 weeks & both riders were killed due severe head trauma & neither were wearing a helmet.
SO...got me thinking about my melon. I currently wear a Skull Crush beanie, which I love & also have an HJC 3/4 helmet which is just ok, but I'm considering getting a full face helmet for my protection. In my younger days, I never wore a helmet for several reasons but as I have gotten older I have started wearing a helmet all the time, now considering going another step & getting a full face.
My question is, does anybody have any recommendations for a full face helmet in the $150-$300 range. I've been looking at the Scorpion EXO-700 helmet & it looks like a nice helmet for the $ & it's also SNELL rated. I've also looked at the Bell arrow helmet, which is cheaper, but not sure about comfort/quality. Reviews are good on both, just looking at all options.
I don't need any recommendations for $600 or $700 helmets because I'm not going to spend that kind of $. I have a budget, if I didn't I would buy a Shoei.
SO...got me thinking about my melon. I currently wear a Skull Crush beanie, which I love & also have an HJC 3/4 helmet which is just ok, but I'm considering getting a full face helmet for my protection. In my younger days, I never wore a helmet for several reasons but as I have gotten older I have started wearing a helmet all the time, now considering going another step & getting a full face.
My question is, does anybody have any recommendations for a full face helmet in the $150-$300 range. I've been looking at the Scorpion EXO-700 helmet & it looks like a nice helmet for the $ & it's also SNELL rated. I've also looked at the Bell arrow helmet, which is cheaper, but not sure about comfort/quality. Reviews are good on both, just looking at all options.
I don't need any recommendations for $600 or $700 helmets because I'm not going to spend that kind of $. I have a budget, if I didn't I would buy a Shoei.
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I'm really into modular helmets when needed- I like the versatility.
http://www.leatherup.com/p/Hawk-Helm...th/336165.html
http://www.leatherup.com/p/Hawk-Helm...th/336165.html
i like my module.
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I usually wear a Skid Lid, but lately I've been using/enjoying a Bell Revolver modular full-face and the more I wear it, the more I like it. It is very comfy & not excessively heavy, has the drop-down shade which is great cause I go to work in the dark & come home in light so I don't have to worry about carrying clears & shades. Probably the reason I like it best of all is BUGS. I cross over the Tennessee River in the am and when I get to work in my Skid Lid, my face looks like I have the pox, from the bug strikes. Much more enjoyable letting the Revolver take the bug strikes. I will say that Bell seems to run a size small. I've always worn a med in HJC & other brands, & had to send the med Revolver back & get a large.
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I'm now looking at the HJC IS-16 & the Bell Vortex FF helmets...anyone have any experience with either one of those?
The HJC IS 16 has all kinds of good reviews, especially when it comes to ventillation + it also has an internal tinted flip down visor in addition to the clear external...this seems to be a big +.
I might add...another reason I'm wanting to go FF is that I normally ride with a HD SS windshield...had windshields on my last 2 bikes, but I've decided I like riding much more without the windshield since I took it off for cleaning this weekend & rode without it afterwards & man I loved it off! Looks better plus I didn't notice how much buffeting the windshield causes until it was off, but it did keep the bugs & road debris off ya.
Like the looks of my bike much better with it off also.
The HJC IS 16 has all kinds of good reviews, especially when it comes to ventillation + it also has an internal tinted flip down visor in addition to the clear external...this seems to be a big +.
I might add...another reason I'm wanting to go FF is that I normally ride with a HD SS windshield...had windshields on my last 2 bikes, but I've decided I like riding much more without the windshield since I took it off for cleaning this weekend & rode without it afterwards & man I loved it off! Looks better plus I didn't notice how much buffeting the windshield causes until it was off, but it did keep the bugs & road debris off ya.
Like the looks of my bike much better with it off also.