Full Face or Open Face Helmets for classic bikes

[nickphipps]

I have been quite tempted by the Bell custom 500 open face helmet, has a lot of the early styling..........would look very nice with some original period goggles.........

[chris.vredenbregt]

That must be some ears Vincent..... but there are lots of good helmets I think, but you will have to try them out yourselve...Chris, I wear a caberg by the way

[Vincent.vanGinneke]

Yes I know....... Oma, wat heeft u grote oren............ in English this is called LittleRedRidingHood how fitting !



Vincent

[robjameson]

I use a full face AGV helmet with a flip down sun visor inside the main, which is very useful for those of us who do not wear glasses and don't have reactalites. If i did more continental stuff i'd probably go for a flip front type (to stop having to take it off through customs)

[andrew.chapman]

I always wear a full-face helmet, on both classic and modern bikes. A properly designed helmet does not fog up and the visibility is better than an open face helmet with goggles. I have tried using an open face helmet and I find the wind pressure on the goggles unpleasant. My wife uses a flip-front helmet and it seems a bit heavy and clumsy. Beside which, I haven't yet found another helmet that suits my head shape as well as the Shoei helmets that I always use. Every time I replace my helmet, I try on a variety of them but always end up with a Shoei.

[keith.hodgenia]

I like wearing open-face on my older bikes, up to around 50mph as someone else said. It does have drawbacks though, rain, bugs, an unusual suntan pattern and less protection in a crash all come to mind.
On bikes capable of holding faster speeds I like wearing full-face but then struggle getting my glasses on. How do others cope with the glasses problem? Keith.

[chris.vredenbregt]

Yes Keith glasses are a problem I already had my glasses on the ground after they fell from the bike( you have to do the glasses on again after putting on the fullface helmet).
At one time ,Not taking off my helmet at a petrolstation resulted in an overhead voice that told me to take off the helmet and otherwhise NO petrol.
All bikers look like criminals??????
We will have to live with it I think and a schubert helmet with a lifting chinpart is too expensive and I am not even sure if you can put it on with taking off you glasses.Chris

[robin.parker]

Vincent, I find nothing to dislike about the "CAN" brand, and at between £35 and £50.00 according to model that isn't too painful. If you go for a separate flip-visor, the "Bob Heath" one is bout £25.00. Who can afford Davida prices? If you have excess money then "Bell" are nice. By the way, I've never heard of anyone coming to any harm because they were wearing a cheap helmet.
All the best, Robin.

[Steven.Carter]

My solution to the glasses problem. Laser eye surgery! expensive but very worthwhile. I had an accident last year which was partley caused by my dirty glasses. My fault I know but it is just so differcult to keep them clean
When I did have glasses I had no problem taking my Schubert flip front helmet on and off with them on.

[Graham.Goral]

Another benefit of flip-fronts is when you're touring and want to stop and take a quick photograph.