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<blockquote data-quote="rtomlin" data-source="post: 6394121" data-attributes="member: 28809"><p>Well... this is an issue which has been widely debated in all kinds of forums. For every person recommending a full face helmet you will find just as many saying that open face helmets are the only way to go, especially if your driver air bag is still intact.</p><p></p><p>Full face helmets provide more protection by virtue of covering more of your face - full chin bar, eye protection (if visor is actually worn in the <strong><em>down </em></strong>position). Being hit by a piece of debris at speed is at best painful and can be far worse. Some folks complain that a full face helmet makes them feel claustrophobic, restricts their peripheral vision or is "hotter" than an open helmet. Some heavy breathers out there sometimes complain that it can be uncomfortable with the bar in front of their mouth or they fog up the visor (which can be remedied).</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, an open face helmet does not cover as much of your face and typically does not have a visor, so if you want eye protection, you will need wear either goggles or glasses. Proponents of open face helmets cite a report suggesting that a driver's airbag deploys with enough force to drive the chin bar of an enclosed helmet up into the driver's jaw causing broken jaw or worse. <a href="http://forums.corner-carvers.com/showthread.php?t=20047" target="_blank">Here one link to corner-carvers</a>. Personally, I am skeptical, but I will let you make up your own mind.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I wear a full face helmet. You may decide to go with an open face. Ultimately, of course, the decision on what you are most comfortable with wearing is something only you can answer. Good Luck! :rockon::beer:</p><p></p><p>Rick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rtomlin, post: 6394121, member: 28809"] Well... this is an issue which has been widely debated in all kinds of forums. For every person recommending a full face helmet you will find just as many saying that open face helmets are the only way to go, especially if your driver air bag is still intact. Full face helmets provide more protection by virtue of covering more of your face - full chin bar, eye protection (if visor is actually worn in the [B][I]down [/I][/B]position). Being hit by a piece of debris at speed is at best painful and can be far worse. Some folks complain that a full face helmet makes them feel claustrophobic, restricts their peripheral vision or is "hotter" than an open helmet. Some heavy breathers out there sometimes complain that it can be uncomfortable with the bar in front of their mouth or they fog up the visor (which can be remedied). On the other hand, an open face helmet does not cover as much of your face and typically does not have a visor, so if you want eye protection, you will need wear either goggles or glasses. Proponents of open face helmets cite a report suggesting that a driver's airbag deploys with enough force to drive the chin bar of an enclosed helmet up into the driver's jaw causing broken jaw or worse. [URL="http://forums.corner-carvers.com/showthread.php?t=20047"]Here one link to corner-carvers[/URL]. Personally, I am skeptical, but I will let you make up your own mind. Personally, I wear a full face helmet. You may decide to go with an open face. Ultimately, of course, the decision on what you are most comfortable with wearing is something only you can answer. Good Luck! :rockon::beer: Rick [/QUOTE]
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