If you could see the windshield of my truck after years of Houston driving you'd understand why I wear full-face helmet. As much as a bug at 45 sucks imagine a pebble at 70! On May 6, 2011 9:42 AM, "Christina Mays" <[email protected]> wrote: > I totally hate having my face enclosed so I got the Scorpion 100 but it > sucks to have bugs hit your face at 45 miles an hour or more so I just > ordered the HJC IS 33. I tried on a bunch at the local Honda shop and this > one still has the open feel but has the full face shield. It also has the > built in sun shield. Can't wait until it arrives! > Christina > On May 6, 2011 6:11 AM, "Dave" <[email protected]> wrote: >> I had picked up a new helmet this year... a HJC IS-16, simply because >> it has the built-in sunglasses for us folks that need to wear >> corrective lenses... I wasn't quite sure exactly just how much the >> built-ins would work, but they are awesome, and extremely simple to >> operate! If anyone is looking into a new helmet, and wears a full- >> face, i would strongly recommend that model. >> >> http://www.hjc-helmets.com/product/SUL580571-ATT.html >> >> they have some pictures and the mechanism, for anyone thats not >> familiar, the slider on the top is how the tinted visor comes down, >> and there is a button just to the front of the slider that retracts >> it. >> >> On May 5, 9:11 pm, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: >>> *Went out for a ride this early evening knowing I would be riding > directly >>> into the sun at times and especially on the way home. I wear corrective >>> lenses full-time, and when I'm riding/driving I attach some clips for > pretty >>> decent sun protection. But riding into the sun on a motorcycle can be > hard >>> and even a little dangerous with the glare. So this evening I grabbed a > pair >>> of what my kids call "old man sunglasses" which are made to go OVER your >>> existing pair of glasses. I bought them years ago and stuck them in the >>> glove box of my car just in case I needed to drive somewhere and couldn't >>> locate my clips. They look like this:* >>> * >>> * >>> *[image: DSC00206.JPG] [image: DSC00207.JPG]* >>> * >>> * >>> *Anyway, I was able to keep them off during most of my ride but when I > knew >>> I would be riding into the sun on the last part I popped up the chin-bar > of >>> my modular helmet and donned the old man glasses. Pretty cool actually!! >>> Chin-bar and faceshield went back down without any issues.* >>> * >>> * >>> *The downside is that it was all but impossible to see the LCD screen on > my >>> GPS, (which I use in speedometer mode when on the bike) and there was one >>> stoplight that I had to guess at as to whether the light was red or > green. >>> [?] (Yeah, colors were a skitch difficult to see.) But as I was facing > the >>> sun I was able to keep my eyes on the road without the usual difficulty. > I >>> could actually see quite well. Thinking about taking them along whenever > I >>> do an early evening ride.* >>> * >>> * >>> *Anyone else ever done this?* >>> * >>> * >>> *Paul >>> * >>> -- >>> * >>> >>> Paul LeBoutillier <http://www.facebook.com/paul.lebout> >>> * >>> * >>> * >>> >>> DSC00207.JPG >>> 254KViewDownload >>> >>> DSC00206.JPG >>> 247KViewDownload >>> >>> 35C.png >>> < 1KViewDownload >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >
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