Rocks in the head - or why fullface helmets are better

[R-Soul]

I've done that, hit a large bird at 85kph whilst wearing an open face - flush on the cheek. Bastard broke my Ray Bans.
Was one of those big brown units. Didn't look like good eating though.

You can thank your lucky stars you never hit a guinea fowl - hell those must be the toughest birds that I have ever seen. I saw one take two barrels from a shotgun at about 5 meters, get up, and keep running. Their feathers are hard - it almost makes a type of shell around them. And their willpower is huge...

My ex boss had one go through his windshield at about 150km/hr - and it was still ALIVE in the back seat!!

[hellokitty]

I had a teenage boy come into my work the other day (work at a dental surgery), he had a crash with an open face helmet on and smashed his front teeth.
Not a good look.......

[LBD]

I saw one take two barrels from a shotgun at about 5 meters, get up, and keep running.

I think I would give up shooting with accuracy like that.....

[R-Soul]

I think I would give up shooting with accuracy like that.....

hehe thats what I thought. I even chirped my dad about it. But nope it ran across a field and eventually fell. When we eventually plucked it, we found MANY pellets in it.

[racefactory]

What the fuck is the point of a half face helmet? They look so bloody ugly... besides, who wants their chin grounded away?

[R-Soul]

What the fuck is the point of a half face helmet? They look so bloody ugly... besides, who wants their chin grounded away?

And they look so gay!

[allycatz]

Took me ages to get used to a full face helmet being a claustrophobia sufferer from way back...started off with the visor up but a few well placed bugs in the eye quickly cured that.

[tracyprier]

My favorite was a ride back from Hastings to AKL. HJC FF with visor open first click (only 3 clicks on it so open about 2 inches) wearing wraparound sunnies and a big solid insect (species unknown) whacks meon the cheek JUST below the sunnies!! I mean... the chances !!

[Big Dave]

What the fuck is the point of a half face helmet?

It's nicer being 'outside'. It's not as safe and there is a good chance of a stinger or two. But it's the same reason as why dogs put their head out the car window.

[bluebird]

There is a thread on here that gives the UK crash ratings on helmets, the Shark evoline flip face is 4 out of 5, a high score, so not all flip face helmets are rubbish. My helmet has deflected many large stones and insects that could have had a bad effect otherwise, I am amazed at the guys wearing those plastic kraut helmets, I have seen what happens to them in a prang, you might as well have put a tupperware bowl on your head.

[CookMySock]

real men dont give a shit.

You'll care when its knocked your teeth out and doctors have to remove part of your sphincter and sew it into your mouth so you can chew with it.

Yer I got a really loud DANK!! off my fairings some months ago which left a nice mark.. lucky it didnt hit me at all.

Steve

[scumdog]

There is a thread on here that gives the UK crash ratings on helmets, the Shark evoline flip face is 4 out of 5, a high score, so not all flip face helmets are rubbish. My helmet has deflected many large stones and insects that could have had a bad effect otherwise, I am amazed at the guys wearing those plastic kraut helmets, I have seen what happens to them in a prang, you might as well have put a tupperware bowl on your head.

Ah...some just miss the point......

[newbould]

Yeah certainly pays to wear a full face,but there are still heaps of riders out there wearing half helmets!!

But then isn't that where the saying comes from?
"half a helmet is better than no head"

[R-Soul]

There is a thread on here that gives the UK crash ratings on helmets, the Shark evoline flip face is 4 out of 5, a high score, so not all flip face helmets are rubbish. My helmet has deflected many large stones and insects that could have had a bad effect otherwise, I am amazed at the guys wearing those plastic kraut helmets, I have seen what happens to them in a prang, you might as well have put a tupperware bowl on your head.

Look again at the rating

http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/search/details/?id=122

Do you see the part where it says ""Percentage of impacts hwhere the chinguard remains fully locked: 70%"?

What do you suppose that means? Does that sound particularly safe to you?

[caseye]

Yep after having her first off and wearing a full face flip my wife now has a full face fully enclosed Bell.No more worries about if it stays closed the next time aye.70% just not good enough if you care.