Do I want a flip front helmet?

[Matt_maverik]

I got a Caberg Justissimo GT online from the UK (so cheap with the good exchance rate) and love it. Would never get a helmet without a sun visor built in because I use it so often. Also just the convenience is unbeatable. Ill definitly be looking for a flip front next time

Matt

[James Deuce]

It's better than a flip top head! Boom, tish!

[Tigadee]

I'm going for a flip front too. I wear glasses and it is really difficult to wear a full face.

Also it's mostly the flip fronts which seem to have internal tinted sun visors, which is really important to me because I have sensitive eyes.

[PrincessBandit]

I'd never ride with my Evoline flipped open - but for backing my bike, especially into narrow spaces, flipping the chin guard up gives me superior visual sense. Having had issues in the past trying to roll my bike backwards into the garage between a car and a large concrete planter hanging from the deck (and pavers which have an unpleasant slippy feeling when one of your tyres catches the edge) the extra line of sight is a big plus.

[Rhubarb]

I have an Oxford Flip Front helmet - I love it.

A Givi HX08 would have been my first choice but my budget didn't extend that far (What price do you put on safety? In a perfect world we would all have the best of the best. In my world I have limited funds for such things).

I never ride with the front flipped up, I didn't buy it to use as an open face.
I don't find it noisey. I have put small speakers in it for some background music and I can still hear the engine and all other outside sounds.

We do long rides (100's & 100's of k's at a time). My bike has a drink bottle holder and if we've stopped for a short time to discuss route options I'll have a drink.
It's also really good to be able to talk when stopped without yelling through a helmet.

It makes manouvering my bike backwards into my garage or parks heaps easier as I can see more.

One day I'll replace it ............... with another flip-front. Perhaps a Givi or a Nolan.

[riffer]

Add my name to the list of Multitech lovers. had mine for three years and it's fantastic. I hate taking my glasses off to put on the helmet. Dont' have to with the Shoei. Comes with the Whisper kit, and two visors (clear and tinted) and pinlock anti-fog.

Great helmet.

[eatonm62]

I think a flip up is bad JujU.

Why go for less protection when you can get better.

A friend of mine used to wear one.

Anyway he and a buddy stopped for a smoke just before entering a mountain tunnel, it was a windy day.

After they finished they proceeded to ride through the tunnel and as he came out through the other side and was leaning into a turn his lid flipped open and his neck jerked back due to the strong head wind.

He ended up crashing into the guard rails at 90 km/h, he survived with a broken hand.It seems the clasp did not lock when he flipped the lid down.

[NordieBoy]

I think a flip up is bad JujU.

Why go for less protection when you can get better.

He ended up crashing into the guard rails at 90 km/h, he survived with a broken hand.It seems the clasp did not lock when he flipped the lid down.

I make sure it's latched.

I think not checking things is bad JuJu.

[James Deuce]

Yes, the helmet made him crash. Just like spoons made Rosie O'Donnell fat.

[Usarka]

I thought the wind made him crash. Never ride when it's windy.

[DanM]

I own two Nolan n103s I find they're awesome helmets. Being a spectacles wearer I can't rate the internal visor highly enough it's perfect for daily/all weather riders, especially with the bluetooth kit for gps/hands-free calls/inter-passenger coms.

The flip-face is great for glasses, servos and ease of access and I find it isn't much more noisy than my full-face Shoei, though it IS a bit heavier.

If you're going for a tech-helmet you really get what you pay for. I've had an LS2, and they're pretty nasty, the latches are unreliable, the visor mechanism becomes flimsy and unresponsive over time and the windshield ratchet loses its grip.
The Nolan has had none of these issues, as well as it has some excellent advantages, little things like pinlock anti-fog, an auto-close feature on the windshield when you pop the face, and a two-stage latch for opening the face, with a positive, audible click when the face is closed and locked.

Just sayin'

[caspernz]

Flip face helmet, if you buy a decent one, is pretty convenient compared to a full face. As for not locking down properly, if you can't manage that...take the bus. I've gone from Shoei fullface to Shoei Multitec, with Shoei being my preferred brand, but any decent quality helmet would be much the same.

The logic with buying cheap only works if you've got a cheap head I reckon....

[NordieBoy]

The logic with buying cheap only works if you've got a cheap head I reckon....

Define cheap.

[caspernz]

Define cheap.

Well that's up to the purchaser to decide really isn't it?

I believe it was Barry Sheene who responded to the question: "Would it be a good idea to buy a $10 helmet?" With the pearler: "Sure, if you've got a $10 head."

[davebullet]

Schuberth C3 flip - no wind turbulence, integrated sun visor, pinlock visor.

All other helmets are noisy by comparison. Zero wind turbulence inside the helmet. You get a nice snug fit around your neck and no buffeting turning your head to check at speed.

There is a product called "wind jammer" or something that prevents wind noise on a full face. NEver tried it though.