Noggin Protection?
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Both Arai and Shoei offer many cheekpad sizes to accommodate different shaped heads. The biggest factor in comfort is choosing the correct size and cheek pad combination for you, your wife & daughter. Ride safe!
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motohaid (04-02-2018)
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Modern helmets seem to be more accommodating of glasses than the older ones were.
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I run a Biltwell Gringo S also. I love it for what it is. I have a feeling I'm going to want more venting when the summertime comes. I'll probably pick up a 3/4 helmet and another good pair of goggles for summer riding.
If youre wanting to stick to a budget and considering a FF helmet, check out Urban helmets. Along the same retro look/lines of a Gringo, but less $. I like their face shield setup, but probably not something I'd want to take cross country. Full disclaimer, I've never put one on my noggin, just looked at them a handful of times.
All things considered, my next FF will be a Bell Bullit.
If youre wanting to stick to a budget and considering a FF helmet, check out Urban helmets. Along the same retro look/lines of a Gringo, but less $. I like their face shield setup, but probably not something I'd want to take cross country. Full disclaimer, I've never put one on my noggin, just looked at them a handful of times.
All things considered, my next FF will be a Bell Bullit.
A lot of variables to consider and one is what slip-ons are you running and will you wear earplugs? I have a Shoei RF-1200 which I love and wasn't cheap BUT with my RK and no windshield (and the desire to protect my head as much as possible) I have no choice but to have a FF helmet. Problem is the FF helmet amplifies the exhaust drone and is worse than if I had a half helmet and a windshield in front of me. I wouldn't need ear plugs with that combo but wouldn't feel safe and don't like the look of the RK windshield. Ear plugs are a must on my bike with my rineharts and a FF helmet.
Last edited by SoCalHDMC; 04-03-2018 at 12:47 AM.
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Just got a Scorpion EXO AT950 for a modular, full-face helmet. Mainly because my other bike, the Moto Guzzi, has only a tiny windshield. Wind pushes my half-helmet up and off my head. It's a "dual sport" meaning it has a brim on the peak. Full face anti-fog face shield and internal sunglasses. Also has a brim to replace the baseball cap I wear under the half-helmet. We'll see how that works in the wind. Takes a SENA bluetooth. At $270 is considered mid-range. Haven't ridden with it yet, being mid-November in Wisconsin. But should offer more protection for the intellectual property
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Last edited by Mr.Bluster; 11-19-2018 at 03:12 PM.
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Anymore, I running a modular or 3/4 as default helmets with a regular FF in cooler temps and a quality DOT half helmet if it's hot during something like Biketoberfest and I anticipate traffic and I am in a group - safety in numbers and all that. I am so past trying to look cool and caring one way or another what others may think. Big roads, big trips with big speeds I'm generally running the modular HJC IS Max 2.
Last edited by Jehu; 11-19-2018 at 07:17 PM.
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