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Best full face helmet for summer/heat - recommendations please
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Zitat von Valks im Beitrag #11 In my opinion, the pricier helmets offer a few performance features but really provide a plushier (more luxurious) interior. You can get the same safety rating in a $175 HJC as a $530 Shoei. So, if you're happy with the interior/features at a given price level, that's a good product for you. Considering your objectives, I would look for a helmet with a lot of large vents and a face shield that will remain in a partially open position at highway speeds. I would use ear plugs to control the noise level. As for modulars, they aren't as safe as full-face helmets because ~30% of crash impacts are on the chin bar region and the modular chin bars are structurally weaker than full-face helmets. But, in some situations, like congested, slow city traffic, a modular would be my first choice. Flipping up that chin bar greatly improves your ability to breathe in those conditions. I've also taken a few motorcycle skills classes where sitting in line behind several other idling MCs can leave you gasping for breath in a full-face helmet. Also, for those of us that wear eyeglasses, modulars are more convenient to take on/take off.
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I run on two modulars, the shark evo3 and an HJC. Here in the heat, a full face just won't do. Less structurally sound perhaps over a full face but one has to weigh the risk/reward of it all. |
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Zitat von azqkr im Beitrag #17 Indeed. Comfort is critical to maintaining concentration. Being too hot or in pain from a poor choice of helmet can lead to the rider being distracted and making an error. The OP mentions bugs. When riding with vents or visor open, you always risk a bug entering. The flip helmet makes it far easier to extricate a bug that remains alive.
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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #18Zitat von azqkr im Beitrag #17 I misunderstood some other comments, namely I figured (and out of IRL experience seeing people ride) that most people with modulars in city traffic/commute/slow tend to ride with the chip flipped up, while some lids where the chin can flip all the way back (Shark?) are predominately used that way most just ride with a chin-sail pointing up. I was more focused on the actual riding ventilation - modular closed, or standard full face - looking for a helmet that provides the most airflow/venting while riding either B-roads or highway. My summer tours tend to move around the Adriatic bringing steady sunblast and 35C+ which makes itself felt even when on the move 80-90kph for hours at a time. As for the noise that is easily rectified with headphones or dedicated earplugs for faster bits (highway).
That guy on a red CBR in January people stare at because it's 0C and they're shivering in a car with heated seats - but he's filtering awaaaay!
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Zitat von Paul911 im Beitrag #13 Same here. In a hot climate that is a big plus for this aging model, in my books. Cracking the visor is not only for fogging.
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Zitat von azqkr im Beitrag #17 I'd really love to recommend the Shark Evo One 2 as I really think the design which moves the chin bar to the rear of the helmet and which allows the visor to be in the normal position when riding with the helmet open face is far better than the traditional modular. Sadly, after several years use I find the mechanism has got progressively more finickity and often requires both hands to move it back to the closed position. I still use it and would be interested to hear if your Evo3 has similar issues? |
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Sat Jul 02, 2022 2:46 pm (Last edited: Sat Jul 02, 2022 2:50 pm)
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Thinking about the OP and several of the comments, I started riding with a partially open face shield in 2000 after buying an Aeroflow Shield (windscreen) for my 1999 R1100RS. The Aeroflow shield was larger and better shaped than the stock shield, providing a generous "bubble" or "pocket" where the flow was deflected to the top of my helmet. This minimized the drag load on the helmet and the upper body. That's a significant benefit if you're covering long distances at interstate speeds. Old Forum Orphan |
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The X-spirit III (X-14 in the USA) uses the same shield and base plate (hinge mechanism) as the RF-1200 (CWR-1 or CWR-F shield). I thought the RF-1400 adopted the X-14 shield, but it's only some features of the racing shield with tear-off posts (CWR-F1) that were adopted to the new RF-1400 shield (CWR-F2)
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