Tue, 2 Feb 1999 23:22:27 +0100 - Message No. 4925
From: "Marco Kost"

Subject: Re: Stupid problem - stupid question


Hi,

I agree with Arnd. I also have a shorter windshield custom-made 
my MRA and I´m very satisfied with it. Most of the time I wear an 
Arai V-Cross helmet and motocross goggles. This works fine when 
you do small trips and/or go offroad. The weak point of this 
combination is that it is very loud, especially on the highway 
(moreover, you need a strong neck, if you want to ride 180km/h 
with a cross helmet ;-).

So, I recommend to wear foam earplugs (mentioned earlier on the 
list) to reduce noise. 

In general, a helmet with sunshield *and* visor will be a little less 
loud, but still louder than a real street helmet. 

Ciao,

Marco

> Hi Honza,
> 
> as always the choice of a helmet depends on how tall you are and the
> turbulences behind the windshield. Even the cloth you wear has its
> influence.
> As always you have to ride with different helmets on your @ to find out
> which model is the best solution for you.
> I´m 1,90 meters tall and I really hated the roar of the turbulences. I´ve
> cut the windshield so that my helmet lies now free in the air-current.
> Perfect.
> When it´s cold outside I mount the old  Five-Stars, reduce the speed and
> it goes quite well.
> Usually I wear the "Silencer" from baehr and I´m very satisfied with this
> model. In Summer I switch sometimes to a BMW 3 helmet which allows to open
> it while riding. Quite comfortable. It also makes sense fo me, because I
> wear glasses and take a lot of pictures.
> 
> Good luck
> 
> Arnd
> 
> P.S. Offroad, when the speed is low, I wear a very old open helmet.
> 
> Honza Gritzbach schrieb:
> 
> > Hello all
> >
> > Several weeks ago I bought my @. Now I am looking for helmet. My idea
> > was very simple - off-road helmet (sun shield), but WITH plastic
> > shield, too. I don't want to ride with glasses, but I did not want to
> > use my old, street one.
> >
> > Opps, reality is quite different. I spent hours visiting shops,
> > browsing internet, but was not successful. I found plenty of helmets
> > with plastic shield, but they are "classical" street helmets, only. I
> > found a lot of off-road ones, but without plastic shield. All dealers
> > told me, they know what I want, they remember such helmets, but
> > they are no longer at stock ...
> >
> > Can you help me ? What is wrong ? My idea ? I heard some opinions that
> > for @ it is better to use classical helmet. What do you use or mean ?
> >
> > Honza                          mailto:honzag@grisoft.cz
> 
> 
> 


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