I want to have my cake and eat it! I want a full face helmet

[Rogerborg]

It was a warm summer's evening in ancient Greece. Honda had just perfected the Benley.

But that's tl;dr as may be.

In the early olden days of my biking, I switched between open and full face lids. Truth to tell, I preferred the open face. More vision, lighter, and let's talk risk compensation: I did feel more vulnerable in it, and so rode more carefully.

Then, one chilly winter's morn, I face planted on black ice, fortunately wearing the full face, and that's the last time I wore the open lid.

But with my regression to pottering around in the summer, I would like to explore the options for a helmet with the benefits of an open face but some sort of chin protection. As webbikeworld notes, it's a "why didn't I think of that?" idea.

I'm baffled as to why nobody else has done it.
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[-Matt-]

Does seem a missed-opportunity for helmet sales. Makes me tinfoil-hat suspicious... but probably not justified.

Would be interested to wear one on a ride with the visor up/down to compare it to a full-face - even with the visor down i'm wondering if the way a full-front visor deflects wind might be noisy/uncomortable compared to a standard full-face helmet with the chin section. Seems a ridiculous expensive for so many helmet manufacturers to of absorbed making flip-face helmets, with their mechanisms and parts if it could of all been avoided with a simple metal ring on the chin area

Although, if its safe enough for Buzz n' co, its surely safe enough for us
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/14/xin_5007021414278622885216.jpg

[Shaft]

[TheSmiler]

Even after my barrier incident I'm still looking for the right open faced helmet. That's if I'm fully honest.

If you want the advantages and disadvantages of an open faced helmet just go for a simple one, we all judge risk every time we hop the leg over the bike. It's just adding to that risk.

What teffers has to say actually has some sense wear protection to ride not to crash.

Not sure what it's like to wear but these seem kinda in the ball park of what you are after.

https://img0002.popscreencdn.com/110360411_amazoncom-nolan-n43e-trilogy-modular-motorcycle-helmet-.jpg

https://images.esellerpro.com/2189/I/714/70/Rocc-150-Full-Face-Modular-Helmet-Deal-1.jpg
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[Teflon-Mike]

[badgermat]

How about this?

[Vincent]

I wore an open face for the first 20 years of riding but got a bit soft as I got older and resorted to something a bit more substantial......+ bikes have gotten a bit faster and it's harder to keep an open face from trying to pull your head out of your neck! Full face lids do tend to make you feel a bit detached from the riding experience IMO, I think I'll wear my open face a bit more this summer
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[Northern Monkey]

These look neat. Rally driving helmets with a chin bar only from one side

https://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/helmets/stilo-wrc-des-8860-carbon-helmet

Only £1900 though

[Sable]

[Sable]

[Rogerborg]

[hmmmnz]

i never saw the point of an open face helmet until i bought a flip up lid,
is bloody handy when i want to finish my cigarette or if i want of xtra ventilation,
i still woudnt buy a open face, just because they look so gay, but i'll probbly keep buy flip up lids fro now on
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[Rogerborg]

[slowlydoesit]

[Poseidon]

https://www.packersproshop.com/pi/1904009001_37_13_350.jpg

+

https://i.ebayimg.com/t/3-X-BRITISH-MOTORCYCLE-SPORT-ACU-HELMET-GOLD-STAMP-AWARD-STICKER-DECAL-UNUSED-/00/s/OTAwWDE2MDA=/z/1qAAAOxyu4dRutxs/$(KGrHqZ,!lgFGjrhEH34BRut)r1)rw~~60_35.JPG

= Win
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[ninja_butler]

https://oi57.tinypic.com/3029oq8.jpg

You saw it here first folks, the World's first prototype!
I guess the big question now is "does it work?" Does it provide protection in the event of face-planting into the road?

[Dave70]

[-Matt-]

How did you actually fasten it on Roger did you drill into the casing and then put screws through or just hammer it in with nails intrigued as I would of expected anything penetrating it to crack the surrounding area but it appears to look okay

[Poseidon]

[-Matt-]

Slow today

[deadwolf]

I haven't been interested in open face helmets recently because frankly, there are now hipsters all over the internet doing them to death and manufacturers like Shark are totally killing it with full face designs nowadays, I mean look at this beaut:

https://www.motolegends.com/Images/Products/XLarge_Images/SRK712_1.jpg

Most modern open faces are fucking massive too thanks to all the safety regs they now have to meet, case in point, the MOMO Fighter, looks amazing until you put it on and realise it's actually 1.5 inches thick all round and makes your head look like a huge gumball. I am so totally certain they used models with the largest head sizes per shell size to make it look smaller in the ads!

The older open face helmets had much thinner linings and therefore looked more proportional.

You could always try to find an old MX helmet like the Bell Moto Star, which is basically an old-school open face that decided to grow out it's beard.

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ao3uUOVmQo8/SXud8uU40KI/AAAAAAAALKg/7uGh-sAqHso/s400/bell_motostar_wh_1.jpg

Some manufacturers now are jumping on the hipster bandwagon and making retro full face lids. Check out the Biltwell Gringo, Premier Trophy and Bell Bullitt, the latter of which has a really thin chin bar and all-important retro chrome detailing.

https://images0.revzilla.com/product_images/0075/8590/bell_bullitt_helmet_detail.jpg

And if you want a Shark RAW on a budget, get some cheap open face and an EMGO MX goggle/mask combo.

https://www.psndealer.com/powersportsdlr/images/ec0464/01-132c.jpg

[Rogerborg]

[sharpenough23]

What about this

https://the-cafe-racer.com/image/cache/data/Momo/BELL-BULLITT-BLUEFLAKE1-1000x1000.jpg

Full face, but retro. Personally I think it's pretty cool![/img]

[Rogerborg]

[Sable]

Got a Nexx x60 sand last month.

https://scooter-wear.com/image/cache/data/Momo/NEXX-X60-VISIONPLUS-DESERT-1000x1000.jpg

They do a large range of colour schemes from £60-£90.

Lightweight lovely little city helmet I no longer have to take glasses off every time i take off and put on helmet, and in the last month, nobodys asked me to take it off anywhere. Not in Morrisons, Texaco garages, or even shopping centres.