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Old 22 Jan 2008
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I DO own a full face lid, and I hate it... I feel claustrophobic in it. I only wear that if on a long journey on road now.

As for a Broken Jaw, Yes, Been there, done that! ( Pushbike)

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You weren't going too fast on your pushbike, were you? Be honest :-)


I'm so used to my closed helmet - sometimes it's even protection from heat. In Africa temps once reached nearly 50°C. Closing all vents was more comfortable than incoming air, which felt like the blast of the furnace .

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You weren't going too fast on your pushbike, were you? Be honest :-)

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Yep, I was, I was 15 and on my Dads Bike too. Bent the frame!

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JohnW,
Hope you recovered from that crash.
I agree with you because I had an open face and got smacked on the cheek by a Locust, I crashed in a motocross race and my chin bar got ripped off, although I only ended up with a mouth full of sand and a broken wrist.
I have a Lazer flip front which I find heavy, noisy and won't stay up but handy at fuel stations and police checkpoints.
My latest is a Suomy full face which I think is the best helmet I have ever had and my glasses fit great but then I did pay 2,000 Saudi Riyals for it.
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JohnW,
I have a Lazer flip front which I find heavy, noisy and won't stay up but handy at fuel stations and police checkpoints.
Ian
Ian,
I used to have a Lazer flip up, complete with a pull down sun visor inside the normal visor - this all seemed like a great idea in the shop.
But, it was heavy, I rarely (if ever) used the sun visor and I didn't flip the front very often either - so it was sold.
Currently, like you, I am using only full face helmets.


Yes, I agree (I think this is what most people are saying) - don't ride with the flip front helmet in the "up" position, as John is doing in his first pic.
IIRRC (I read John's post on the other website some time ago) he went over the bars and split his lip on the windscreen - which may be a higher than average touring screen?
Anyway, I guess there would have been less injury, pain, nause etc if the flipper was closed during the impact.
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Dave,
I used to use the sun visor but because of the slide fitting dirt used to make a line down the centre which was a distraction.
The helmet was noisey especilly when you turned your head to the side to look round.
My Suomy is a race helmet by Drudi Performance for Ducati.
I have kept my Lazer for any passenger who hasn't got a helmet.
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not moi..
Sorry folks, a slight missconception it was not me.. the photos were of a fellow riding companion (Dazco) not my self, but thanks for the concern. He lost a couple of teeth and had to have several stiches but has recovered well I believe. I will be hoping to meet up with him at the UK ADV rally in Ruthin this april.

I have been firmly against recommending open faces before that, and still am. I know its a personal choice, but for me, incidents like Dazco's and others I have had to attend here in north wales, have driven it well and truly home.

So many moto-x style full faces that offer great protection out there, and are fairly cool. For me the tour-x is a great lid. But I see Shoei are doing a new one called the Hornet too, or there are a myriad of less costly lids and more moto-x dedicated.

Oh a note on sun visors... I love the one on tour-x especially in winter when the sun is low. Though in winter its not as warm as my other shoei lid.
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Flick Up lids seem to be the best for overlanding.
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