What helmet do you wear?

I saw one photo years ago of a full face helmet were a guy slid on his face. That's all it took for me. It's full face all the time since then.

 

Vega full face with dual visor, every ride

 

HCI cheapo flip-up helmet for every ride. I feel safe in it, and I like the fact that I can flip up the chin bar when I stop, but man, that thing isn't quiet!

I'll probably buy a Scorpio EXO-500 full face with a flippable internal sun visor, and inflatable cheek pads, to reduce the noise even more.

 

Depends on the bike I ride really.
If I ride;
The Ducati, brand top of the line Bell full face
The RC51, AGV
The Wifes GSXR, shark
The Seca, Fulmer
The OLD bikes, just whatever

 

I have a HJC 3/4 hemlet. I actually bought it to use in autocross. I hadn't even considerent the possibility of a motorcycle then. Turns out it is a size too big. I bought it in 2009 so I will get a new one next season.

 

What he ^ said.

Gary H.

 

Helmets are a great idea, but I don't think laws should be made requiring you to wear them. Not wearing a helmet only endangers yourself. Also, it helps to sift the idiots out of the gene pool.

I wear an Anthracite (steely blue) HJC IS-MAX BT with a gold visor.

I could add a bluetooth device, but it didn't come with one. I also bought the snowmobile visor for it, and so it doubles as my snowmobile helmet.

I'm really interested in finding a way to get my hands on a ROOF or AIROH helmet next. I just love the look, but they seem to be only in Europe and the UK.


I've been considering drawing up a line of tshirts advertising the reasons why you should wear a helmet. It'd be subtle/clever: "Reason #1: Horseflies" and then a cartoon-y drawing of a big ugly horsefly, half smashed. Then somewhere else, nice and small, "Always wear a helmet" or something like that. I wouldn't want it to be immediately obvious what the shirt is about, so it draws people in.

 

the one i painted to match the bike

 

I got a milk bucket from the barn and drilled to holes out of it so I could see, now it's a full face

 

GMAX GM54s - Modular with flip down visor and light on the back that can blink or be slaved to the brake light.

 

I have to wear prescription glasses to see where I am going, and I consider buying a helmet with a retractable sunvisor inside the helmet, I wonder if my glasses will be in the way when I'd need to put the visor down.

Do you guys have experienced this problem with this kind of helmet and glasses?

 

Primary helmet is a Zeus modular helmet and has a winter shield to put on for snowmobiling too....

 

I too wear prescription glasses. I have a uv coating and transition lenses. No visor required.

Gary H.

 

That is an option I would consider since my eyes don't fit my prescription anymore...

 

quebecois59,
i thought the same thing untill i tried on some sort of HJC full face, got my glasses on and the outer shield down but no go on the sun shield. knocked my glasses right down.
this was a real full face not a modular but i suspect they're the same

 

I consider buying a full face, because I want a more quiet helmet. I could have a Scorpio EXO-500 for 139$, sounds good to me, what do you think?

 

I wear a g-max full face. The outer clear shield doesn't touch my glasses. It doesn't have a sun visor.

Gary H.

 

that's a nice helmet but look how close the inner shield is compared to the outer shield.
i think for quiet one of those that pump-up the cheek pads is the way. i never tried one but that's where my wind noise comes from

 

I have a Scorpion EXO400 and love it. I'm not a fan of internal sun shields. They aren't opticaly clear enough for me, and I dislike the idea of having a hard surface so close to the bridge of my nose.

There is a wind skirt avalible the snaps under the chin bar. With it in place there is very little wind noise, but it does increase fogging on cold days while moving slow.

 

It looks like the EXO-400 is not available anymore, is the R410 similar to yours?

 

I have a pair on prescription sunglasses, but also on my GMAX modular the visor doesn't interfere with my regular glasses.

 

My prescription glasses are rather small and slim, so it may not interfere with a sun visor