South Auckland Street Skills

[nzspokes]

Cant entirely eliminate. Maybe isolate. Minimise by retraining operator.

Bubble wrap will isolate just fine....

[granda]

Thats what i forgot. Too busy trying out the earplugs forgot the wrap. Oh well wanted a new helmet anyway. Can get a flip face now

[nzspokes]

Thats what i forgot. Too busy trying out the earplugs forgot the wrap. Oh well wanted a new helmet anyway. Can get a flip face now

I have never liked the idea of a flip face. Worried they will flip open in a slide.

[granda]

Now we are about to open a can of worms. Seeing how i want an early night lets just say that they have fors n against 😃

[nzspokes]

Now we are about to open a can of worms. Seeing how i want an early night lets just say that they have fors n against 😃

Oh I get that. Just not my thing. I wont ever own one though.

[aws]

I love my flip face helmet. Doubt I'll ever own one that isn't a flip face.

Go for it Granda. However I'd recommend that you don't buy one until you've test ridden it. And spend as much as you can afford, the cheap ones are going to be noisy and draughty.

[Tigadee]

Essential info for the newbies to SASS:
South Auckland Street Skills or SASS

WHAT: Learning and improving Riding Skills
WHEN: Tuesday Nights
WHERE: Meet at Z (ex-Shell) Service Station, Cnr Great South Road and Taka St, TAKANINI (the one with a Burger King)
WHO: Riders new and old, and anyone getting back into Motorcycling (must be legal & hold a motorcycle license).
Weather and venue permitting - Heavy Rain may mean that we are watching DVDs. Showers are OK, look on the thread for more up-to-date information.
Depending on the number of riders and their experience levels, a short ride may be included to practice further skills. If there are enough riders, some nights can be split into two different groups.

Some nights may include:
Practicing essential skills and techniques in a quiet carpark
On-the-road practice which may see you doing up to a 1hr - 1 1/2hr ride.

WHY:
- Practice essential skills for staying alive on the road.
- Practical help with your riding.
- Fun times with fellow riders, with great stories and discussions.
- Build friendships, solicit advice and pick-up riding tips.

MEET at Z station Takanini -----------> before 6.55pm

START ride -----------------------------> 7pm

FINISH ride at ex-Manukau City Council car park for slow-speed safety exercises -----> usually 8pm-8.15pm
(next to the new Manukau train station & opp. police station)

SOCIAL time @ BRONCOS after car park exercises -----------> 8.45pm-ish

Cost: Nil, nada, zip, zero, nothing... Just your time and attention.

Details of what will be happening each week will be posted on this thread. So kick the tires and light the fires... Let's ride, aSASSins!

Disclaimer:
The SASS activity is intended to give any riders advice on their riding and to practice their skills in a safe and relaxed environment. The organisers of SASS are NOT responsible for any rider, their machines and/or any persons involved. All people attending SASS do so at their own risk.

[Tigadee]

I started out with a standard helmet but found it extremely difficult to use thanks to being a spectacle user. A flip face was a wonderful switch and I would never go back unless I had lasik done or started wearing contact lenses.

I have to advise though, Granda, that flip-face helmets are a bit noisier and slightly heavier than standard helmets although some are quieter than others.

I use two flip-face helmets - one for summer and one for winter... You may have noticed as I have a summer white FFM one (or was it HJC?) which I find noisier but cooler and air-ier. I also use a dark blue Zeus flip-face for winter which is warmer (too warm for summer) but is much quieter.

Either one flips up sufficiently high for you to ride with the chin piece up (as the motorcycle cops do), e.g. when the weather is hot, but usually a practice for very low speeds or when stopped, not on the motorway, for example.

I have not found any issues with the locking mechanisms on either although the Zeus is newer, so locks with a more audible and affirming 'click'. Probably the more expensive brands and models would be quieter and/or lighter.

I wish I could wear standard helmets as the designs look much cooler and there are more choices but until I can stop wearing glasses, I'm happy with my flip-face helmets and would not have any other type.

[Tigadee]

Cant entirely eliminate. Maybe isolate. Minimise by retraining operator.

Throw down some motor oil and practice your figure 8s... that'll learn ya! Right quick!

[nzspokes]

I started out with a standard helmet but found it extremely difficult to use thanks to being a spectacle user. A flip face was a wonderful switch and I would never go back unless I had lasik done or started wearing contact lenses.

I have to advise though, Granda, that flip-face helmets are a bit noisier and slightly heavier than standard helmets although some are quieter than others.

I use two flip-face helmets - one for summer and one for winter... You may have noticed as I have a summer white FFM one (or was it HJC?) which I find noisier but cooler and air-ier. I also use a dark blue Zeus flip-face for winter which is warmer (too warm for summer) but is much quieter.

Either one flips up sufficiently high for you to ride with the chin piece up (as the motorcycle cops do), e.g. when the weather is hot, but usually a practice for very low speeds or when stopped, not on the motorway, for example.

I have not found any issues with the locking mechanisms on either although the Zeus is newer, so locks with a more audible and affirming 'click'. Probably the more expensive brands and models would be quieter and/or lighter.

I wish I could wear standard helmets as the designs look much cooler and there are more choices but until I can stop wearing glasses, I'm happy with my flip-face helmets and would not have any other type.

My Shoei is designed with channels for using glasses.

[Tigadee]

My Shoei is designed with channels for using glasses.

Such a shoei-off... *da-dadum-ching*

[The End]

My Shoei is designed with channels for using glasses.

I don't know if my HJC has 'channel's for glasses, but my glasses fit fine inside. I prefer wearing them over my ear as normal rather than 'floating' inside the helmet.

[kiwi-on-wheels]

I've got a cheepy HLD helmet with drop down visor, have glasses and earbuds in no worries, just crack the visor a touch if i fog up :-)

[nzspokes]

I don't know if my HJC has 'channel's for glasses, but my glasses fit fine inside. I prefer wearing them over my ear as normal rather than 'floating' inside the helmet.

My understanding is thats how you wear them, but have not tried.

Its a choice thing, as long as its a quality helmet.

[Maakz]

On the way home tonight bout 6.47pm, just before the Green Lane East - Tecouma off ramps heading south, trailing a line of cars and bang 7 car crunch in the fast lane nose to tail fender benders before that lane came to a complete but abrupt stop. Biggest hazards, idiots pulling out of the melee into the path of traffic coming fast in the other lanes and underestimating speed. AND people in cars jumping outtiv their vehicles and into traffic. Ergo emergency slow down before verring into other lanes to the left to play dodge the cages and filter like buggery or become road kill. Yet-not a panic sitch but a calm, better get outtiv this SR-self preservation. Glad that's become auto.That is why we do what we do on SASS nights, so we can get ourselves out of major DOODOO. This is not a kudos me post, but a caution to be vigilant and assess the rhythm of the traffic and the tell tale signs as you ride. First thing I registered was the tail lights ahead-constant pumping and too close... then the smell of metal and electrics after the crash, then the movement going on around the hazard and clearance space ahead. You analyse the gaps and the clear spaces pretty fast when ur butts on the line. Mirrors were my friend and likewise speed adjustment. Remember-think and look for your escape route. The car behind me ploughed into the car in front of me.

Be safe this weekend, rains coming.