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On the highway, the wind is a little crazy, so I want to get a helmet, at least to keep my hair from going everywhere, but I want something that kind of aligns with the style of Vanderhall. I'm thinking either like a retro racing style helmet, or a half helmet. I have a hard time gauging because I come from sport bikes where pretty much a full face is all anybody wears. What are you guys wearing?
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No helmet for me? I think one of those cool vintage leather aviator caps would be cool. For long distance, lengthy drives on windy days, I use a pair of goggles vs. sunglasses. Makes a huge difference.
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In Illinois you don't need a helmet, so we haven't been wearing one. When I raced go-karts I wore good quality Simpson full face. I've had those a while butI just bought Bell carbon fiber full face for long distance highway riding. I believe if you are going to wear a helmet, it should be one that protects you fully.
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1) why are you guys wearing helmets? Does your state require it?
2) do you find those goggles to be more effective than sunglasses?
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1) I'm in IL. No helmet for me!
2) I wear sunglasses 90% of the time, but every now and then, there's a crazy windy day and the googles help - eliminates any wind blowing wind or dirt specs into the eyes. I just keep the googles in the car and grab when I need to.
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I'm in WA where helmets aren't required, but I wear one anyway, most of the time. I have several since I also ride a H-D. For the VV I wear a half helmet. It's mainly for the short drop-down sun screen for eye protection. I do wear protective glasses also, but have been hit in the face by all sorts of bugs and who knows what - the windshield isn't very protective. It's also warm on cool rides, and light weight.
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(07-25-2019, 06:14 PM)coolwhip Wrote: I'm in WA where helmets aren't required, but I wear one anyway, most of the time. I have several since I also ride a H-D. For the VV I wear a half helmet. It's mainly for the short drop-down sun screen for eye protection. I do wear protective glasses also, but have been hit in the face by all sorts of bugs and who knows what - the windshield isn't very protective. It's also warm on cool rides, and light weight.
Ha - indeed, those windshields aren't that great. And, it would appears by how many that break they're not that well secured
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