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> From: "will gilmore" > Subject: Dual Sport Helmet? > > I saw 2 KLR's on the highway today and both riders had on motocross > helmets. Is this the correct dual sport helmet? > > Just wondering if I and others should be fashion concious or there's > some practical reason to wear one type of helmet over another.

It's your head, wear what you like. I like a motocross helmet for the amount of air that comes through, and the visor is really nice when the sun is getting low. The visor can jerk your head around on the highway, so I detach it if I'm going to be at high speed for a while. I also know several people who ride offroad with street helmets, either with the shield up for air or down for dust protection. Arai now has a combo model (both visor and face shield) which is really nice, but pricey as well. Krokko -- Dr. J. Christopher Krok John Lucas Adaptive Wind Tunnel Caltech MS 205-45, Pasadena, CA 91125

Chris Krok wrote:

>> From: "will gilmore" >>Subject: Dual Sport Helmet? >> >>I saw 2 KLR's on the highway today and both riders had on motocross >>helmets. Is this the correct dual sport helmet? >> >>Just wondering if I and others should be fashion concious or there's >>some practical reason to wear one type of helmet over another. >> >> > >It's your head, wear what you like. I like a motocross helmet for the >amount of air that comes through, and the visor is really nice when the >sun is getting low. The visor can jerk your head around on the highway, >so I detach it if I'm going to be at high speed for a while. > >

The motocross helmet really isn't an option for those of us who wear glasses, so that's another data point -- the blessed things were designed for racers with perfect eyes, not for us blind-as-bat folks unless we're willing to put major bucks into custom goggles . I personally wear one of those "flip front" helmets (mine's an HJC Symax), because I can flip up the front, put the helmet on, flip the front down, without touching my glasses. At low speeds I raise the face shield a bit to get some air. The street helmet is also a lot more comfortable in the rain. Besides, if you want to make a fashion statement, you don't ride a KLR in the first place . -E

> The motocross helmet really isn't an option for those of us who wear > glasses, so that's another data point -- the blessed things were > designed for racers with perfect eyes, not for us blind-as-bat folks > unless we're willing to put major bucks into custom goggles .

I believe that there are goggles that will fit over glasses... Of course, you still have to take the glasses off to put the helmet on, but I do that with sunglasses all the time. (I have far from perfect vision, but wear contacts.) Krokko -- Dr. J. Christopher Krok John Lucas Adaptive Wind Tunnel Caltech MS 205-45, Pasadena, CA 91125

On Mon, 2004-08-30 at 11:44, Eric Lee Green wrote:

> The motocross helmet really isn't an option for those of us who wear > glasses, so that's another data point -- the blessed things were

Nah, just get a Scott OTG's (Over The Glasses) goggles. Work great for me. -- Z DC A5X A12X

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Eric Lee Green wrote: snip

> > > The motocross helmet really isn't an option for those of us who

wear

> glasses, so that's another data point -- the blessed things were > designed for racers with perfect eyes, not for us blind-as-bat

folks

> unless we're willing to put major bucks into custom goggles . I > personally wear one of those "flip front" helmets (mine's an HJC

Symax),

> because I can flip up the front, put the helmet on, flip the front > down, without touching my glasses. At low speeds I raise the face > shield a bit to get some air. The street helmet is also a lot more > comfortable in the rain. > > Besides, if you want to make a fashion statement, you don't ride a

KLR

> in the first place . > > -E

OTG Goggles (Over The Glasses) My Thor goggles with the quick- straps work just fine with glasses/goggles on my MX helmet. Admit you loose side vision some however. Dooden A15 Green Ape

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Zachariah Mully wrote:

> On Mon, 2004-08-30 at 11:44, Eric Lee Green wrote: > > > The motocross helmet really isn't an option for those of us who wear > > glasses, so that's another data point -- the blessed things were > > Nah, just get a Scott OTG's (Over The Glasses) goggles. Work great for > me. >

Scott regular goggles fit fine over most of my sunglasses. I don't see why regular glasses would be any different.

On Mon, 2004-08-30 at 12:42, Judson D. Jones wrote:

> Scott regular goggles fit fine over most of my sunglasses. I don't see why > regular glasses would be any different.

I've found that most sunglasses wrap closely around the face, eyeglasses tend to stick further out and are boxy-ier than sunglasses. But it really depends on your frames. -- Z DC A5X A12X

I got OTG (Over The Glasses) goggles at the sportsmans guide web site. They were only a couple of dollars over the price of the standard ones alowing this "blind as a bat" rider to wear my glasses under my goggles with my MC helmet... Jeff Not a slave to fashion, but I like my MC helmet. A18 Chris Krok wrote:

>> From: "will gilmore" >>Subject: Dual Sport Helmet? >> >>I saw 2 KLR's on the highway today and both riders had on motocross >>helmets. Is this the correct dual sport helmet? >> >>Just wondering if I and others should be fashion concious or there's >>some practical reason to wear one type of helmet over another. >> >> > >It's your head, wear what you like. I like a motocross helmet for the >amount of air that comes through, and the visor is really nice when the >sun is getting low. The visor can jerk your head around on the highway, >so I detach it if I'm going to be at high speed for a while. > >

The motocross helmet really isn't an option for those of us who wear glasses, so that's another data point -- the blessed things were designed for racers with perfect eyes, not for us blind-as-bat folks unless we're willing to put major bucks into custom goggles . I personally wear one of those "flip front" helmets (mine's an HJC Symax), because I can flip up the front, put the helmet on, flip the front down, without touching my glasses. At low speeds I raise the face shield a bit to get some air. The street helmet is also a lot more comfortable in the rain. Besides, if you want to make a fashion statement, you don't ride a KLR in the first place . -E List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . Yahoo! Groups Links _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/

I find that at higher speeds the goggles get pushed back onto my glasses, crushing them into my nose. Saving my money for an Arai XD. Ger

----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Krok" To: "Eric Lee Green" Cc: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 8:46 AM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Dual sport helmet > > > The motocross helmet really isn't an option for those of us who wear > > glasses, so that's another data point -- the blessed things were > > designed for racers with perfect eyes, not for us blind-as-bat folks > > unless we're willing to put major bucks into custom goggles . > > I believe that there are goggles that will fit over glasses... Of > course, you still have to take the glasses off to put the helmet on, but > I do that with sunglasses all the time. (I have far from perfect > vision, but wear contacts.) > > Krokko > > > -- > Dr. J. Christopher Krok > John Lucas Adaptive Wind Tunnel > Caltech MS 205-45, Pasadena, CA 91125 > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >