full face vs half vs beenie helmet

[TexasSpyder]

Scorpion 900 Transformer for me. Full face on highway or cold weather 3/4 for hot days and in town.J. D.

[Bob Ledford]

Full helmet by Fulmer with drop down sun screen under tilt up clear over screen
3/4 Vega Transit with green sunshield includes winter trim
1/2 helmet with with half shield snap on in smoke has winter trim for cool weather

it is your head and your face so it's your choice. The cheaper the helmet the longer your going to be out of work the higher the health insurance rates.

the joys of capitalism

[Can-Am Poogs]

I always wear a Full Face. Too many years in the fire service to wear anything else. Go to a few motorcycle down calls and you'll be wearing one too...

Law enforcement for 23 years and still in it, spent a good number of those years reconstructing crashes (still do). Lots of them were bikes. I watched a guy die in my arms who ran his HD into the passenger side door of a sedan with a pee pot helmet. His forehead dented the roof line in 10 inches. Full Face all the way. That said, I went to crash where a guy with a FF went airborne into a light standard helmet first, and he was DOS. If you hit it hard enough with your head nothing is going to save you, but I will take my chances with FF. I have an HJC modular (not my favorite) and a FF Icon. I also would like to have my hearing when I get old, not a lover of my ears flapping in the wind with beanie. If you slide on pavement face down long enough in a 1/2 helmet or beanie, I think you would be surprised how fast the pavement grinds away flesh and bone. Like an eraser on a page.

[vtrider]

Full face for me, mostly for the protection. I'm thinking about going modular though. I downed my VFR Interceptor several years ago trying to avoid a car crossing in front of me at a busy intersection. To make a long story short, the bike was totaled and my protective gear is what saved me from road rash. When I hit the pavement my full face helmet was all scuffed on one side and was ruined. Better the helmet than my head and face.

[GuitarPlayer]

Got my helmet, an Arai Signet Q yesterday. I wore it for a while to make sure it fits. It does and it's actually pretty comfortable.

I've seen lots of views and opinions on what type of helmet to wear. I figured that I like my head and being that I spent thousands on my new RT-Limited, spending $500 was a small price to pay to keep my brains where they belong.

Now all I need is my RT to go with the helmet. It's being delivered tomorrow.

Tony

[Oldmanzues]

ATGATT is me, has worked for over 60 years.
I wear a Shark modular. Made overseas, meets their standards and ours. It is designed to look okay with chin up or down. Bar locks in place, supposed to cleared to race in Europe. Pul down clear and sun visors. Bar Down most of the time, up for slow hot rides, parades or slow escorts for PGR Missions.
Will try to post picsHPIM0725.jpgHPIM0724.jpgOldmanzues

[Woody]

Newbie here. What is meant by a "modular" helmet? The type that is hinged where the face flips up? If so, are they less safe than a rigid, unhinged FF helmet? Thanks

[serf]

I have a full face modular and love it... my wife has a full face helmet.

[serf]

Newbie here. What is meant by a "modular" helmet? The type that is hinged where the face flips up? If so, are they less safe than a rigid, unhinged FF helmet? Thanks

Exactly. Some people say they aren't as safe, but some say they are. I think a little of both. Buy a good brand and worry more about defensive driving and awareness imho.

[SpyderDuck]

Shark Evoline. Full face modular that allows the chin bar to flip over the top of the helmet to make a 3/4 helmet. I can wear it as a full face helmet, and have the convenience of uncovering my face at stops, or using it as a 3/4 when the weather is just too miserably hot for ff.

[Motorcycledave]

I use a full face modular myself your head can get just as messed up
on two wheels as you can on three wheels if you have a get off...
how much do you value your face ?
Dave

[Dragon Snake]

I wear a 3/4 helmet. Had a car t-bone me on a two wheeler 10 yrs ago and it worked fine. Would not recommend a beanie but any thing is better than nothing. Used to wear ff when I rode atvs. Ride safe and free.

[crazyspyder]

I may be a fool, but...by choice - in this Texas hot weather I wear a pretty green bay packer cap and in the rain and cold, I dawn a modular kevlar full coded helmet! besides when your number is called nothing gona protect ya...peace! may I add- of all the protection required on a cage and after all that people still die in them. 40yr 2wheel rider. anyone see my point!

[Bandit]

Right there with Ya Brother! I've seen people with 3/4 Helmet & shield PASS OUT while stopped at traffic light here in the Texas Summer heat!

[Bob Denman]

Newbie here. What is meant by a "modular" helmet? The type that is hinged where the face flips up? If so, are they less safe than a rigid, unhinged FF helmet? Thanks

Exactly. Some people say they aren't as safe, but some say they are. I think a little of both.

No doubt; a Full-Face helmet with a rigidly mounted chinpiece is going to probably offer better protection than the modulars...
But if you wear glasses; try stuffing them into place with a well-fitting helmet of that design...

I use a modular because of the glasses!

[Kagey_98]

Scorpion EXO-1100 Helmet

[Oldmanzues]

Newbie here. What is meant by a "modular" helmet? The type that is hinged where the face flips up? If so, are they less safe than a rigid, unhinged FF helmet? Thanks

I will defer to the experts on here on this. My understanding is most modulars use a kind of friction to hold the chin bar down. Some including the Shark, use a positive lock, you have to release to open. That is why they have been cleared by some groups to race in. I would assume (bad word) that a FF would be a little stronger, but I want/need the advantage of the 3/4 sometimes.
Anybody got a better/diferent idea???
Oldmanzues

[Bob Denman]

While I've never seena modular that didn't lock down; I suppose that they could exist...
I've owned a fair share of them over the years: BMW, Bieffe, HJC, Nolan, and Fuel...
No doubt; the Full-face helmet is stronger... The modular's cheekpiece is only held in place by bolts in two pivot points.

[SpyderAnn01]

I started out with a modular helmet and I liked it but it the wind noise was bothersome. I won a helmet last year and chose a full face. It took a while to get used to as it feels a little claustrophobic at first. No more wind noise. On the downside is not being able to have a conversation with anyone when you have it on. If they aren't on your Scala Rider they won't hear you. I wore glasses and even with the modular I took the glasses off to put on or take off the helmet.

I probably will go with a modular for my next helmet probably the Shoei Nanotech.

[Arr MiHardies]

Shark Evoline. Full face modular that allows the chin bar to flip over the top of the helmet to make a 3/4 helmet. I can wear it as a full face helmet, and have the convenience of uncovering my face at stops, or using it as a 3/4 when the weather is just too miserably hot for ff.

Same here for the same reasons.


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[BajaRon]

The debate will go on and each person will make their choice based on their priorities. We will probably never agree on helmet design any more than we do on which oil to use or which fuel grade is best.

But, if we knew we were going to be involved in an accident I think we would all agree that we'd prefer to be wearing a good quality, full face helmet. It is only when we remove this single factor that we begin to diverge in our helmet choices.

[Jeriatric]

[boborgera]

But if i use 93 Octane, Do i have to wear a full face helmet??....

[Bill Las Vegas]

What you wear depends on what you think your head is worth. IMO a full face is the only way to go.

[Bob Denman]

Ron,

I'm stuffing a copy of it into my 'puter for future reference...
thanks!