Me too. Don't know about most comfortable, but it is leagal and cheap. I am not a big fan of the chin strap on mine. I also have an HD full face with the skull. It is very comfortable and made by KMC it think. It was kinda pricey though $275.

 

I wore it while I was riding today. It's fairley aero at highway speeds, and was pretty comfortable. The strap does hit you a little further back on your neck, but it didn't bother me any.

 

That's good to know....do the ear flaps come off, or are they semi-permanent? I've had my new Daytona Skull Cap out a couple of times, and it's almost there. I'll look into the Bell. Is it heavy for a DOT 1/2 helmet? Or is it pretty light? About in the middle?

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It's about in the middle weight wise. The ear flaps snap on and off of the straps.

 

It's probably been said somewhere here already (haven't bothered to read every post), but find a brand that really fits first. Then figure out which one of their styles you want. Each manufacturer makes helmets that fit a slightly different shaped head. The last thing you want is a helmet that looks good but causes pressure points. Those will cause a hell of a lot of pain after a very short period of time!

When I was out looking for my full face, it was between Arai and Shoei. The Shoei fit, the Arai didn't. So, Shoei it was. After that it was just picking the model. (I went with a proper full-face over a flip-up because I looked that the Shoei flip-up mechanism and it just didn't look very robust to me at all).

 

Recent studies have also indicated that a high percentage of non full helmet riders in a chin impact accident die, while an equally high percentage of full helmet riders in chin impact accidents wind up quadriplegic. The impact on the chin guard drives the jaw rearwards, severing the spinal cord.

So, I guess it really is the riders choice when it comes to deciding how to spend the rest of their life.