Full face helmet is a blessing on those cold winter rides, esp. on the Interstate like a early spring ride to Daytona when it's usually sleeting or cold rain....only thing is you can't hear your tunes as well. spyder
I hardly ever run my stereo through the bike's speakers any more...Installed J&M headsets in the Nolans. It ain't Bose, but it's pretty decent. I rarely have to turn the volume up past 4-5 bars, and can still hear things around me just fine.
The reason I like a FF helmet, besides the fact that it offers better protection for my old noggin', is that the helmet becomes part of the air flow when riding the bike, and in inclement weather, you just can't beat them. The brief time I had half helmets, I never found them comfortable at speed...cruising around town, they were fine, but on the highway, they sucked. And they seriously sucked when it rained. Not wearing a helmet is never an option for me...I never forgot the time I fell off a wall playing when I was about 6 years old and busted my head open, and that was about a 6 foot fall. It makes my butt pucker up to think about my head hitting the pavement, even at 15 mph.
To me, the modular (flip face) helmets are kinda' the best of all worlds because you can flip them up when stopped in hot weather...you look like a goober, but it's functional.
That BMW helmet looks very interesting...I am particularly interested in it's light weight. Wonder what the price point is?