Who wears a full face?
#21
11-16-2016, 08:40 AM
So the deal was getting another bike after 6 yrs being off of one with the wife is that I wear a helmet. I always wore a helmet when I rode sport bikes, but never have on a cruiser. Then again we have 2 small kids now. To be completely honest I was planning on just getting a low profile novelty helmet just to please the wife since she doesn't know any better. That is until a guy I work with (long time Harley rider) talked me I to getting a full face. So tonight after work I went down and bought me a flat black full face helmet. It's actually pretty nice to wear going down the highway, I just feel like I'm doing something wrong wearing one on a Harley. Like I look like a big ole ***** going down the highway.
I know safety is most important, but there's an image to be upheld too, and all the DOT 1/2 helmets look like a mushroom so that **** wasn't going to work.
I know safety is most important, but there's an image to be upheld too, and all the DOT 1/2 helmets look like a mushroom so that **** wasn't going to work.
Long rides, cold weather, or rain is expected I use a modular. Get one that will take a pin lock insert on the face screen. You can get an Anti-Fog insert that's the *****.
Last edited by TeaRunner; 11-16-2016 at 08:45 AM.
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11-16-2016, 10:13 AM
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You sound like me a few years back. I grew up riding sport bikes. When helmet laws went into effect I wore full face helmets. Got my first HD about 10 years ago and bought a half helmet immediately. But F' me if I don't look in the mirror and see about the worst mushroom head I could imagine. So I went back to my full face cause it just didn't feel right. I had that bike for about 3 years, it was stolen and then I got back into sport bikes.
Then 3 years ago I picked up my Road Glide. Wore my Full face and again....it just didn't "feel right". Got a novelty beenie and tried that and that REALLY didn't feel right. I suspect its from so many years of wearing full face helmets.
So finally I just gave up. But you know what? Just going to work and back.....I pass at least 10 HD's a day. And if I had to guess, I'd say half or more are wearing full face helmets.
I'd even go so far as to say that it's in no way shape or form "uncool" to wear a ff helmet on a HD. I think those days are behind us.
So wear what you're most comfortable wearing. With little ones at home? I'd be questioning anything less than a FF too.
Then 3 years ago I picked up my Road Glide. Wore my Full face and again....it just didn't "feel right". Got a novelty beenie and tried that and that REALLY didn't feel right. I suspect its from so many years of wearing full face helmets.
So finally I just gave up. But you know what? Just going to work and back.....I pass at least 10 HD's a day. And if I had to guess, I'd say half or more are wearing full face helmets.
I'd even go so far as to say that it's in no way shape or form "uncool" to wear a ff helmet on a HD. I think those days are behind us.
So wear what you're most comfortable wearing. With little ones at home? I'd be questioning anything less than a FF too.
Last edited by TurboChris; 11-16-2016 at 10:16 AM.