*Graham, Cycle Gear has several modular helmets on sale right now for well under $100. Is there a store near you?* * * *Paul * On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'd like to find an internal flip-down shield modular helmet for under > $100, Graham > > > On May 6, 2011, at 9:09 AM, Dave 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. > > -- * Paul LeBoutillier <http://www.facebook.com/paul.lebout> * * * -- 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.
