@Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I don't see an issue. I'm actually working on making a replica of Bangalter's helmet. I just wish I had more time to devote to it right now. Work is taking up all me free time as of late. :< #flighthelmets
What are you talking about these helmets RULE especially the First one at the top. Course the traditional one that Insidious tuna put up is of course the best looking one... But I will take the Top one. #flighthelmets
I've got my dad's helmet from his F-111 days. The thing is sweet. I should probably make or buy him some sort of stand for him to display it; it spends the majority of time in the attic with his flightsuit. Anyone happen to know where I could find a full-sized wall case to display a jumpsuit and helmet? That actually seems like a pretty badassed Christmas present for the old man. #flighthelmets
@Nathan Obbards: Look, I don't want to hang the damn mannequin on the wall, ok? I want the suit to lay flat. No mannequins! I'm trying to remember what movie I saw with a flightsuit hung on the wall and a helmet on a shelf above it. That's what I'm envisioning for my dad. #flighthelmets
@InsidiousTuna: There is a local hobby store in my city that sells display cases for jerseys. They come in a variety of sizes. They are deep enough to pin it to the back and hang on the wall.. Also, my mom made a wedding shadow box a while back out of a picture frame. She went to a local picture frame store and got super deep frame and ordered to the size she wanted. You might give that a try. BTW, thank your father for his service for me.
@InsidiousTuna: Hire a local carpenter. Seriously- go talk to your local woodworker's guild or something- you will get way better quality than some store bought display. #flighthelmets
@pɹɐoqʎǝʞuǝʞoɹq: He was proud to serve. Especially since he flew F4s and EF-111s, gallivanting across Europe from 82-89, essentially living Top Gun for seven years, the lucky bastard. Despite my jealousy, I'm quite proud of him. #flighthelmets
@Nathan Obbards: No worries, I'd never assume that someone with the intellectual capacity to read and browse the internet would suggest hanging a mannequin on the wall as a display.
@iansilv: I'll look into that- I believe there's a carpenter around here who might be able to help. #flighthelmets
Out of all the things that could ruin your dreams of becoming an experimental plane pilot, you picked wearing an helmet? What about having to eject or a potential crash. Females are so complicated!
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The HMDS is 800 kinds of awesome. Every time I see it it looks cooler. By the way Rosa, if you want a little bit higher res for that helmet, use this one:
@Wewtaco: Do you ride? And if you do, do you wear a full -face helmet? If so, unless you buy the cheapest DECENTLY RATED helmet (Scorpion/HJC/etc), you most likely spent around that much for a helmet. My Arai cost me about $500, and it was ON SALE. Good helmets (that protect you well - wal-mart specials do NOT) are not really cheap, and this helmet has more features than the company's cheapest model.
That being said, I won't wear anything other than a full-face helmet. When you are riding a motorcycle, you go forward; take a guess what part of the helmet is most likely to come under damage during an accident (here's a hint: it is NOWHERE that a 3/4 helmet covers). I also don't trust this design because part that flips up really isn't made to hold up to a crash in the way a full-face helmet does.
@Jthmeffy: I'm with you. I "only" ride a Vespa and I wouldn't go anywhere without a full face helmet. Not just for face-plant protection but to keep bugs out of my face.
Eye-rollingly Stupid. This is a 2-in-1, not a three-in-one.
A flip forward helmet is ONE type of helmet already. A helmet that flips up when you aren't riding to do something, like have a drink. Nobody refers to a flipup helmet as a 2-in-1, because flipping the mask up doesn't turn it into another type of helmet.
So it's both a flip-up (ONE) and a 3/4 (TWO).
Moreover, I have yet to ride with anyone who uses both 3/4 and full helmets. And even in that unlikely scenario, you'd probably want to choose them each separately.
@nbolmer: If the flip up isn't inteneded to be a "ride setting", then why does it have that eye shield as in the pic? Just to look even cooler while sipping that latté after a hard days ride?
@madog: You can't ride with chin bar up like that, you'd completely ruin the shock absorbing characteristics of the helmet and break your neck if you landed with it like that, not to mention the shrapnel in the eye.
They just left the shade down in the picture to show it in the process of converting from flipup to 3/4. All 3/4 helmets raise that way ( I use a similar KBC), you NEVER ride with a flipup in the up possition.
@nbolmer: If a black 600r rolls down your street with a flip-up helmet completely open, I can assure you it's me and you may karate kick me in the chin straight off of my motorcycle. I won't even be mad. On a serious not, I just don't get them; what's the point? To eat cheese burger without taking the helmet off? Haha, let me knowww.
@valkilmerisawful: LOL!!! Pretty much... yeah. I like it for gas stations, without unbuckling the chin strap, but getting some breeze in the heat. Or if you need to quickly run to the ATM, etc... The problem is that taking your bucket off takes a little bit of time, and then you have to either lock it to your bike, or carry it under your arm, which is a real pain in the ass at the ATM. So if you have a quick task, it's pretty nick to just flip it up.
It's also nice when you have an itch on your chin :)
@nbolmer: Or to pick your nose... that would be helpful. Truth be told, just having to take off my gloves to undo everything else, chinstrap, handle a key, get my wallet, etc. is a huge pain. I can imagine the usefulness now. I'm a bit skeptical about the protection tho (and the looks?). Arai for me, the dome is worth the $$...
@valkilmerisawful: Well, the flip-ups protect as well as a full face, as evidenced by the many, many tests. The hinge mechanism won't snap even at full force impact, because of its location relative to the helmet impact points. It's pretty neat actually.
The only issue is that they all seem a bit ... bulkier than regular full-face.
@valkilmerisawful:In the UK, the majority of petrol stations get very funny about you wearing a helmet and will insist you remove it before you go in and pay. Some are even paranoid enough that they won't turn the pumps on until they've seen what you look like and have you on CCTV!
A flip-up lets you get around this by showing enough face that they're happy, without you having to mess about taking your lid off, sorting out your earplugs, needing a third hand to carry it...
And lets be honest, by the time you've impacted the tarmac hard enough to snap the locking mechanism, you've probably snapped your neck anyway :-)
@LightningBoots: Haha, damn it UK with your rules... As long as the point remains to cradle your melon like the cool side of the pillow, rather than administering engineering dominance over an hinge mechanism. I'll continue to nod at the hybrid helmet riders on their fancy Goldwing's, knowing they are safe and sound, even if they look ridiculous when the face is flipped up :)
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How bad is it if the first thing I thought about when seeing that pic was Daft Punk?
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I've got my dad's helmet from his F-111 days. The thing is sweet. I should probably make or buy him some sort of stand for him to display it; it spends the majority of time in the attic with his flightsuit. Anyone happen to know where I could find a full-sized wall case to display a jumpsuit and helmet? That actually seems like a pretty badassed Christmas present for the old man. #flighthelmets
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@iansilv: I'll look into that- I believe there's a carpenter around here who might be able to help. #flighthelmets
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Just wear it all the time. You'll get a lot of girls.
If you really want, you could hang against the wall. But that won't get you a lot of girls. #flighthelmets
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I am a girl.
On Second Life. #flighthelmets
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j/k #rosarocks
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I can't imagine how people deal with bugs in the face when riding without a full face helmet.
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That being said, I won't wear anything other than a full-face helmet. When you are riding a motorcycle, you go forward; take a guess what part of the helmet is most likely to come under damage during an accident (here's a hint: it is NOWHERE that a 3/4 helmet covers). I also don't trust this design because part that flips up really isn't made to hold up to a crash in the way a full-face helmet does.
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@madog: What helmet variant would you use if you cruise around on one of these?
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A flip forward helmet is ONE type of helmet already. A helmet that flips up when you aren't riding to do something, like have a drink. Nobody refers to a flipup helmet as a 2-in-1, because flipping the mask up doesn't turn it into another type of helmet.
So it's both a flip-up (ONE) and a 3/4 (TWO).
Moreover, I have yet to ride with anyone who uses both 3/4 and full helmets. And even in that unlikely scenario, you'd probably want to choose them each separately.
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They just left the shade down in the picture to show it in the process of converting from flipup to 3/4. All 3/4 helmets raise that way ( I use a similar KBC), you NEVER ride with a flipup in the up possition.
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It's also nice when you have an itch on your chin :)
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The only issue is that they all seem a bit ... bulkier than regular full-face.
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A flip-up lets you get around this by showing enough face that they're happy, without you having to mess about taking your lid off, sorting out your earplugs, needing a third hand to carry it...
And lets be honest, by the time you've impacted the tarmac hard enough to snap the locking mechanism, you've probably snapped your neck anyway :-)
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(But yeah, it makes sense now.)
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@nbolmer: It's for this guy:
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