I want to hear from anyone that rides their Road Glide with a full face helmet. How's it working out?
Can you hear the stereo?
How's the buffeting?

 

I always wera a full face, on my prior 02 RG, had a windscreen cut down to the same shape as screaming eagle windscreen, allows smooth air past helmet.
Very little buffeting (5'10") and the stereo was no problem to hear.

 

I have the '09 stock size windshield and I get alot of buffeting over 60mph. Any speed under that is ok. Looking into a windshield change though.

I have never tried anything other than a full face though.

 

Full face is all I wear no problems, I think the full face offers the best protection you can get from a helmet. What are your worries with a full face? The windshield on my FLTRI is the KW 12" Gray.

 

.... I use the full face whenever i'm doing freeway riding or when it's cold or might rain.
...... Can hear the stereo well, have lowers & the tall, flamed windshield so I do not get buffeted.

 

I ride with a full face frequently. Nolan N100 Flip Face. The Nolan N100 is a pretty loud helmet based on my experience and online reviews. I also have a Klock Werks windshield shorter than the windshield on your bike (pic in your post).

At 65 plus mph it's pretty noisy - but considerably less noisy than no helmet. I also wear the helmet with ear plugs for longer rides at highway speeds. Here's the strange part - the stereo (stock) sounds better with the helmet on. It also sounds better with ear plugs and no helmet. The stereo sounds best with BOTH the helmet and earplugs. I know that sounds counter-intuitive but many will claim the same (search the forum). That being said, the stock stereo is just noise above 65 so I usually just turn it off.

There's a Blue Toof helmet in my future. I'm leaning toward the very nice Schuberth C3 which has a really slick Blue Tooth add-on. Pricey.

Check out http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/motor.../schuberth-c3/

You can surf from there to read up on dozens of comprehensive full face helmet reviews.

I just rode from Ft. Knox to just west of Chicago and back over Memorial Day weekend. The first 250 miles of my ride was in Thunderstorms / rain. I was able to maintain 70 to 75 mph in the rain between the faring and the full face helmet. I would NEVER have done that on my Dyna. Between the faring and helmet I could see just fine.... better than in my truck.... despite the rain.

Ultimately, when I'm off base (military) and away from my troops so I don't set a "bad" example, I ride with just ear plugs unless it's cold or raining.

Hope this helps.

T

 

I used to use a full-face helmet, but I gave it up when I started having neck and shoulder pain. A neurologist said it was the excessive weight of the full-face helmet, and that I already had some damage to my neck bones. I stopped using a full-face and have had no pain since then. I use a half-helmet now.