LOL! On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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. > > > > -- > 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.
