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Wouldn't it be the same thing if they just cut a bowling ball in half and stuck it on their head?
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Not enough padding (unless you line it with bowling socks of course) :P
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I use a half head, and I think it'll get the job done. I tend to use it more when it warms up rather than sweat like a field hand. Besides, I live in S.W. Texas and summer here are in the 100's. Try sitting at a light...in a full face...on a big arse cruiser. No thank's...
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Heimdall Einherjar wrote::laughing:

Wouldn't it be the same thing if they just cut a bowling ball in half and stuck it on their head?
I have a Shoei half. Much, much cooler ride and you can hear a bunch better. How you guys can wear those full face things in beyond me. Might as well put a bucket on your head. :)
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#5 Unread post by zarakand »

VulcanNasty wrote:I use a half head, and I think it'll get the job done. I tend to use it more when it warms up rather than sweat like a field hand. Besides, I live in S.W. Texas and summer here are in the 100's. Try sitting at a light...in a full face...on a big arse cruiser. No thank's...
Shouldn't decent ventilation prevent this problem? Then again it rarely gets that hot here so, I dunno.
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#6 Unread post by biff »

Try sitting at a light...in a full face...

Shouldn't decent ventilation prevent this problem? Then again it rarely gets that hot here so, I dunno.



What kind of ventalation helps at a stop light, in heavy traffic? I'm just sayin'. half heads are more comforable.
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#7 Unread post by Sev »

Maybe where you live :P LoL, where I live riding weather starts at 5 C or.... quick conversion 38 to 40 F. Fullface for the win.
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.

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#8 Unread post by Heimdall Einherjar »

Maybe it's not true for you guys, but when I think of those half helmets, I picture those fat old dudes on Harleys with the big dumb ape hanger handlebars, and they're all decked out in leather trying to look all "cool".

I can't stand people like that.
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#9 Unread post by Sev »

Old farts huh?

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I hadn't realised that 25 was old fart age. Must have missed the memo.
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.

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Heimdall Einherjar wrote:Maybe it's not true for you guys, but when I think of those half helmets, I picture those fat old dudes on Harleys with the big dumb ape hanger handlebars, and they're all decked out in leather trying to look all "cool".

I can't stand people like that.
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