Whoever said that is ignorant. I wear a full face if its cold or if it starts raining( carry in my tour pack) or if I just damn well feel like it.

 

Nothing like the feeling of riding without a helmet. That sense of freedom is great.

Until you get hit by the first bug, rock, bird, drops of rain at 65mph.... FF user here as well... Even in the hot, hot sun...

 

caught one at 60 in the sternum last summer , thought it was a .45 . then thought what if it was flying 1' higher . traded my skid lid for a 3/4 with a flip up shield .

 

I usually wear my full face. I was glad I was wearing it a few weeks ago when a black bird leapt up from the side of the highway and splatted directly onto my windsheild - if I had not had the windshield on, it would have been a direct hit to the face. It was almost a "Wild Hogs" moment. I had a huge bug splat on my full face where my eye is, plus various other bugs - I have to clean my windshield and helmet after every ride.

So, I was riding last Sat. in 90 degree weather on my '95 sporty with my vented full face, cool white mesh jacket and black mesh pants. I thought - all the other Harley riders will think I'm a dweeb, no one will waive - oh well, so be it. To my surprise, almost all waived - even on the other side of the highway.

I never wore any gear until I saw my two friends on a sporty go down at 10 mph. It was the first time I saw road rash. They were in halter tops (this was in the '80s) and it just took the skin off the side of them. Next day I bought my equipment - including a full face. Now I'm just used to it.

 

I wear a gloss black HCJ CL16 riding my Sporty, which is to and from work every day and pretty much everywhere else plus fun weekend rides. I keep the visor open and wear sunglasses, up until about 70mph and then I close it down until just the last click so I still get some wind. At 80mph I find that it's much more comfortable than a half shell with no windshield.

I also have a cheap xelement armored mesh jacket from leatherup.com that I wear mainly to keep the bugs and grime off my clothes for work.

 

I have the Nolan N43E and agree. It's a great helmet that's quite versatile. Great peripheral vision.

 

I always wear more than a brain bucket, damn the haters. I've been wearing a Scorpion EXO FF, and I just bought a S&S shielded modular. It's nice to have a 3/4 helm in the summer (and drop down visors are great), and then when I want more air deflection when it cools off I can just snap in the chin bar.

 

I'm actually buying a FF helmet off a co-worker tomorrow. Weird thing... It has a huge
"Harley Davidson" shield on the top. Turns out Harley actually makes FF helmets. So I guess, as a real hd rider, I do wear a ff helmet. Having said that, I love my Bell custom 500. It's best for around town short jaunts, but I need a helmet to keep the bugs/rain off my face. Wear what you want, sir.

 

I've noticed that most people who give you crap for wearing a full-face also will give you crap for wearing sneakers or shorts while riding. I guess they value their legs and feet more than their SKULL & BRAIN!!

 

Just bought my first Harley, iron 883 and only ride using a full-face helmet. My buddy makes fun of me because it doesn't fit in with his idea of how you should "look" riding a Harley. Guess what...don't care. At the end of the day I have a young son that needs me to walk through the door every day.
I wear an HJC RPHA Max modular helmet, matte black to match the bike. It's a great helmet and looks good, imo.