full face vs half vs beenie helmet

[strictlyred]

I know this has been done to death on other sites, but I cannot find any info on helmets on this site.
On my 2 wheels I wore mostly full face helmets, but on spyder I have been wearing beanie style.
I would love to know what others wear and why.
I am debating on going back to ff

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: You just kicked the :cus: pile over! :roflblack:
But I wear a full-face modular helmet...
ATGATT! :thumbup:

 

[bcoulter19]

I wear a fullface for 2 reasons. 1) for the protection. 2) I have a scala rider g4 and I like to listen to the radio and there is to much noise with the half helmet.

 

[effgjamis]

3/4 HJC
3/4 Shoei
full face Shoei
and a little one for store rides that barley covers my ears, well almost anyway

 

[asp125]

FF so I don't scare the kids with my ugly mug.

 

[vtspyder]

:shocked: You just kicked the :cus: pile over! :roflblack:
But I wear a full-face modular helmet...
ATGATT! :thumbup:

Good grief Bob. it just keeps comin"!:bowdown:


All kidding aside. I love the 3/4 with the flip down shield for the hot weather. Full face for everything else including warmth and protection. Remember, a full face will offer more protection in the event someone pulls out in front of you or u hit something kissing the handlebars or windshield. There's been many a folks that have needed major dental and/or facial reconstruction :yikes: from kissing the handlebars or something else with their face. A shield does nothing to protect you from that.

 

[BajaRon]

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... hyea:

 

[Jharpo]

FULL OR 3/4 FACE

I wear either a full face or a 3/4 face helmet determined by the weather for protection. I never wear a beanie or skid. Why? Because people who know a lot more than I do have told me that you get more protection from a beanie or skid sitting on a shelf than you do with one sitting on your head.

 

[otter28169]

I am a firefighter/EMT and live 1/4 mile from a biker bar. Not 100 yards from my house is a 25 mph "S" curve. I see my fair share of bikes bounce off the guardrail, low-side, fly into the creek, and high-side into the trees. I do not call them Beanies, I call them "Brain Buckets". Even if you do hit hard enough to sustain a head injury with a full face helmet, leaving the helmet on can reduce the swelling and/or bleeding in your brain. This will give you a much better chance of, not only surviving the wreck, but also not being a vegetable afterwords. I ride with a full face helmet, all the time.

Just sayin'.................

 

[SporterSpider]

I wore a three quarter helmet, (and glad I did) but will be buying a full face type. Had a head on car crash on my two wheeler, the three quarter now needs to be replaced.

 

[Dragonrider]

Half helmet, with tinted pop down shield & cold weather muffs. Comfortable, not too hot & I can hear my bike & tunes. Don't care what others think.

 

[ARtraveler]

Nolan N 43 is a good alternative. You can use the removable chin bar or not. I always hope that "today, is not going to be the day". For long rides, I use my full face.

I am a ATGATT proponent also.

 

[Wiredux]

Only full face here.

 

[Jeriatric]

Aria RX Q - FF. Flows all the air you need, the fit is out of this world and you can hear your tunes at any speed.

 

[Bob Denman]

BajaRon once posted a picture that showed where the impacts land to a helmet when you're on the wrong end of the "Oh crap" stick... :yikes:
Maybe he'll throw that up here again... :shocked:

 

[summerdawn]

I wear a 3/4 helmet for protection and comfort. I like having a shield to cover my face when it rains or gets dark (bugs)! I like the sun protection. I fear beanies will come off in a wreck.

 

[DrewNJ]

It's pretty well documented that the majority of head impacts during motorcycle accidents are to the side jaw area of the head/face.
With that being said, I wear a full face for the majority of my riding. A full face also makes it nice for my helmet tunes. However, I do have a beanie that I wear to run down to the store, get gas, etc etc.....

 

[jerpinoy]

We hope that our members will learn from the unfortunate situations of other and turn them to a positive one:yes:. I wear 3/4.:shocked: Did anybody knows why they called them brain bucket on beenies?,answer: they used these beenies to scoop deck fatalities brain off aircraft carrier flight deck.ray: .


Choosing what helmet to wear should be more for protection not for looks or trend. Ride safe to all and God Bless us allray:ray:

 

[Highwayman2013]

I wear a Full Face HJC. Next one will be a Modular.

 

[Chupaca]

Let's see..!!

We wear HJC modular helmets. Safety for the intercom etc. Advantage as we see it is in town slower riding you can have the face section up like a 3/4 helmet and on faster freeway and bad weather you have the full face still with the pop up shield. Works best for us...:thumbup: