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[Cowboy2]

I have the top of the line SHOEI full face, hate it because it is Japanese and looks a bit big, BUT WHAT A SAFE HELMET...

Leaning on 60 now, 40 years with Harley.  I would like a BELL because it is American, but not available here.  In accidents, something like 35% got major jaw/facial damage without a full face.   Leaning on 60, I am partial to keeping my lower jaw, plus the full face is good in the stinging rain and bugs time... I ride with sunnies and the face sheild cocked up full, only to pull it down in the rain or at night with no sunnies...

I like the Nolans, but again no lower face and jaw protection...

Just curious, how many ride with the full face helmet these days?  Maybe I am just getting old... 

[duranh]

OK I have ridden with full face for years, I love my Shoei but I also have a few others. By far the two Shoei's I have are the most comfortable and they are top rated. Helmets should not be about where they are made but their safety rating and they fit, Have it painted to match the bike, then it will look cool.

[hogsty]

Shoei are good helmets.  I'm just too cheap to buy one.

I now own a Scorion EXO 900.  The one J&M sells with the headset built in.  It's a modular, so it's a little heavy, but I like it on long trips.  It has a flip down sun shield that's not dark enough for me so I went to Walmart and bought some window tint and applied it to the sunshield.  Now I can ride directly into the Texas sun without squinting.

Most of the time I wear a half helmet

[grc]

I've been wearing a helmet since the early 1970's, and a full face helmet since the early 1980's, Arai initially and Shoei most recently.  As far as I'm concerned, if you're going to wear a helmet, it should be one that provides the maximum protection.  To me, that means full face and Snell. 


Jerry

[JCZ]

After doing a face plant into the back of a van in San Francisco six years ago and a shattered jaw......I now wear a full face.  Well, actually it's a flip face.....Italian made.....Nolan N-103.  The wife wears the Nolan Trilogy.....both helmets are N-COM.  Since she rides her own bike, we're able to talk to each other going down the road.  Sure makes it a lot more convienent than hand signals and sign language.

By the way, I also don't follow so closely anymore.....well, most of the time.

[TBird]

Just bought a Nolan N-90, haven't tried it yet still waiting for the snow to go. I usually wear a beanie but my hearing is getting too bad, I need more wind protection.

[DesertHOG]

When I first started riding I used a 3/4 helmet with a snap-on shield. Then I rode for several years without a helmet for comfort reasons in the hot SW sun.

Now I use both 3/4 and full face. 3/4 in the summer, Z1R ACE and a full face Shoei in the wintertime.

Looking into the HJC CL-Max. It's a modular/flip-up helmet and may buy one of those soon. Finding a helmet that fits me is a challenge, since I were a 3x. A lot of manufacturers don't even make anything larger than 2x.

[kiwihog]

I always wear a fullface modular on the open road warmer quieter and keeps the windburn/sunburn off and switch to beanie once I get where Im going

[Ghost__Rider]

The wife and I regularly use a Arai 3/4 with flip shields. Hd Boom audio headsets. Rode 7000 mile last august with them to the west coast and back. Wouldn't leave home without them. Most comfortable helmets I have ever worn.
I also wear Arai Full face on my softail rather than a windshield.

[Cowboy2]

I like the fit, and I must have as they are $700 here in Oz....

I am thinking I will just get rid of the SHOEI on the front...  On paint, a Motorcycle Instructor sort told me they definitely do not recommend you paint them, as it can affect the structure of the helmet.  Ever hear of that?  It would be cool to match up to my 2011.5 BIG BLUE FLHTCUSE6 coming in a few months...

Cowboy, in Australia

[ALRG8TOR]

I've always been a fan of full face helmets as most of my riding is at highway speeds. Had one unscheduled dismount on a corner that the full face showed its worth many times over. Been a consumer for Bell Helmets for a long time although my latest is a carbon fiber light weight helmet that the dealer sold me on, at this point I not using a windshield or have a fairing and am enjoying the light weight aspect very much. Also, since this is my first Harley I will probably wear a helmet more frequently until I have more miles in the seat (and get the detachable windshield).

[miker]

Looking at em...Arai with headsets...maybe??

The one I hafta wear now is a carbon fiber beenie, super light. NXT I think...

http://www.nexlsports.com/

[Fireguy]

Ever since watching a buddy hit the pavement without a helmet all the guys in our group ride with F/F helmets. I find that flipping open the visor just a bit reduces the wind noise and adds a little fresh air. Besides, what is your head worth is what you put on it. 

[porthole]

FF modular most of the time.
Can't get my glasses on with the non mod

[2018_FLTRXSE]

I run with a FF Modular as welll... esp if its raining!

No helmet law here and daily commute speeds are boring, as LEO have a nother federally funded speeding campaign going on...

I try to wear one all the time.. but my ponytail gets in the way!