Full Faced Helmet

[Mike_Honcho]

The only time I ride Visor up is when I wear sunglasses underneath. I know this isn't always appropriate especially if you have a tinted visor, but mine is clear so I don't have to worry about swapping them out for day and night riding. I can see how you get a claustrophobic feel when its down, but one thing you might want to do is keep if cracked just a bit. That way you get airflow and breathing room without leaving your eyes and face exposed to the elements.

 

[Randomchaos]

Visor down for me. Don't want to take that chance of a bee or something joining me in my helmet, or my eye. I will flip it up at intersections though to get some cooler air blowing into it.

 

[zackeeboy]

Visor is almost always down. If it is very warm out, or I am stopped and sitting still I will crack the visor up the first notch just to get a little more airflow. Other than that, it is always down and above about 50 mph the visor wants to close itself anyways if I have it cracked.

 

[AngelFZ]

Visor (tinted dark) down unless at a stop sign.


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[callmegandhi]

I voted down all the way. But I'm not going to lie, I have been known to drive in town at 25 when its real hot! It goes up at every stop light!

 

[chomorro]

Down!!! When i first started riding i rode with it up and only lasted two days before a knat or fly hit me square in the eye ball and caused me to swerve and almost crash....... Other then my eye being red and really watery i was fine.


Now i ride with it cracked under 40mph and always closed over. I have been hit in the face shield a few times by bees, dont even want to think about if i had it up

 

[aziebell]

All the way down. If it's warm, I may pop it up at the intersection, but that's about it. I have had some rather large things hit my visor around where my eyes would have been, so I keep it down.

 

[Wearyeyed]

Up when it's sunny, sunglasses on, and 30mph or less.

Otherwise, down.

I use a tinted visor during the day (and it works very well with my chosen sunglasses,) clear visor at night; swap them as needed.

And, much to my dismay, I have had the random insect get in, and walk around my bald head when the visor was up, so I am not against re-thinking my strategy....

 

[mave2911]

How do you prefer to wear your lid? Visor up or visor down?

Visor up in town, rain or not, and on the highway, visor up until I hit about 70mph.

I have a Shark Evoline Series 2 ST helmet, which features an integrated sun visor (think pilot's helmet) so always have that down during the day.

Even though it also has a swing away chin guard, I always have it in 'full face' mode when riding, the chin guard just means I don't have to take my helmet off when paying for fuel etc.

Cheers,
Rick

 

[blalex624]

DOWN!!! was cruising down the interstate and a huge bee splattered right where my eye would have been, it sucks cleaning them off but on the bright side i still have my eyesight :cheer:

 

[chunkygoat]

I wear riding glasses as well as my lid so I can keep my visor open all the time. I only really close it when I'm on the highway or helmet turbulence gets real bad. I always loved the visor open and I can relate to the "closed in" feeling.

Definitely get the glasses goin, 5$ for some cheap ones at a flea market. I've had expensive ones and they keep air out of your eyes way better, but I break or lose them way to often. I stick the cheapies so when I step on them or forget them on my seat I don't get to upset.

I've been known to take bugs to the face though which is never pleasant, but I can't let go of the wind in my face feeling - just love it.

 

[Dave.TX]

Way too many bugs in Texas to not have a visor. Even at 15mph and my visor up, putting around, I'll get a bug in the face. My helmet has a clear visor so I wear sunglasses during the day, that helps.

 

[pookamatic]

Depends. In the heat, I maximize up time but never above 40mph. Even in cooler temps, I'll still raise it at lights or in traffic.

I don't have a closed in feeling with it down, but it certainly does feel better to have it up.

** I should have clarified - visor up while under 40 mph with safety glasses.

 

[Piotrek]

When at slow speed, getting to the main route, neighborhood streets then visor up. Otherwise I never ride with the visor up.

I've heard couple stories how a person got hit by o rock, a very tiny one, and either injured an eye or lost vision partially. It is unsafe, period.

 

[MattR302]

Visor down if I'm on the highway, if its cold or raining, or if there's a lot of bugs out.
Visor up around town usually, but I'm always wearing a pair of clear or tinted safety glasses underneath.

 

[Shockwave]

I have spent the last 5 years in a half helmet with just a pair of sun glasses on, I have taken a bug or two to the face. But never been stung, hit by a bird, rock about the worst hit just made me jump a bit due to the surprise. Since I got my fz6 I started wearing my full face all the time. I really miss the wind hitting my face so I have it open quite a bit. I have noticed that it seems to be a bug magnet. The shied gets hit way more than my face used to.

 

[pookamatic]

I'm trying to pass legislation to ban bugs from all roadways. So far - no luck.

 

[Guitar Man]

I like to keep mine up as much as possible as long as there are no bugs and I'm below 40 mph. Other than that it's closed all the way.

 

[SweaterDude]

How do you prefer to wear your lid? Visor up or visor down?
I always prefer the visor open, I have tried many lids in the past and I still experience a closed in feeling. So I always ride visor up, the down side is obviously that my eyes start to water at speeds over 30 mph.

Once I get to eye watering speed I close the visor. Do any of you people experience a similar feeling in a full faced helmet?
Has anyone found a way of over coming the enclosed feeling?

Neil

Answer to the eye watering thing: Sunglasses

 

[hk_fz6_05]

I do enjoy the wind and absence of being shut out from the world and so often ride visor up. That being said however I would never go with a half helmet - too many bugs and too much weather in this country, I really like the adaptability of the visor.

These days when it's not too cold but raining (or other reason to have visor down) I ride with it in the "urban" setting (one notch up from fully closed)