Does/has anyone owned a flip front helmet, and if so what do you think of
them? Is there any advantage over a full-face helmet - and I don't mean
being able to smoke while you ride (sic) - or disadvantages? And is there
some chance the flip front piece will snap at the hinges in a face-down
accident? After all, I don't want to be left with a face full of asphalt!

Thanks!
J.

> And is there some chance the flip front piece will snap at the hinges in a face-down accident?
there is always a chance.. Theres also a chance a normal helmet
"COULD" split down the center too.

In aus.motorcycles on Wed, 16 Jul 2003 16:48:47 +1000
Biggus The Greatest <nojunkmailplease-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> And is there some chance the flip front piece will snap at the hinges in a face-down accident?
> there is always a chance.. Theres also a chance a normal helmet
> "COULD" split down the center too.

Or a chinbar break. I think only the skull area is tested.

If it worries you, don't get one. But consider this... if it happened
there'd be horrible gory urban legends all over the place.

Zebee


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"James Galloway" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:zn6Ra.298$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Does/has anyone owned a flip front helmet, and if so what do you think of
> them? Is there any advantage over a full-face helmet - and I don't mean
> being able to smoke while you ride (sic) - or disadvantages? And is there
> some chance the flip front piece will snap at the hinges in a face-down
> accident? After all, I don't want to be left with a face full of asphalt!
>
> Thanks!
> J.
>
>

I have one and not that many advantages but its easy to just flip up, fuel the bike
and go in and pay for it. If you feel a big sneeze coming on just flip up and sneeze
away

>Or a chinbar break. I think only the skull area is tested.
Agree

>If it worries you, don't get one. But consider this... if it happened there'd be horrible gory urban legends all over the place.
Shall we start one?

Sayeth Zebee Johnstone <(E-Mail Removed)>:
>
> If it worries you, don't get one. But consider this... if it happened
> there'd be horrible gory urban legends all over the place.

But there are! Haven't you seen the photo of the guy who
didn't read the user manual of his flip-up helmet and accidentally
hit the eject button?

-----sharks

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"Will Sutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> I have one and not that many advantages but its easy to just flip up, fuel
the bike
> and go in and pay for it. If you feel a big sneeze coming on just flip up
and sneeze
> away

....into the slipstream and re-enact a scene from Alien..

Biggus The Greatest wrote:

> >If it worries you, don't get one. But consider this... if it happened there'd be horrible gory urban legends all over the place.
> Shall we start one?

Don' forget the story (or urban legend) about the guy who opened his face bit to eject a bug and got the thumbs of his gloves caught
when he closed it. Did a few Ks on cruise control with a major T intersection coming up with a truck approaching from one side with
his fingers attached to his face.

These days guys amputate their own arms in climbing accidents so I reckon that story needs to be re-written with the guy cutting his
thumbs off with his Leatherman tool.


Kim

"James Galloway" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message

> Does/has anyone owned a flip front helmet, and if so what do you think of
> them? Is there any advantage over a full-face helmet - and I don't mean
> being able to smoke while you ride (sic) - or disadvantages? And is there
> some chance the flip front piece will snap at the hinges in a face-down
> accident? After all, I don't want to be left with a face full of asphalt!

If it snaps at the hinges you'd get a face full of visor first...

This may not be as bad as it sounds. Kind of like a crumple zone effect.

According to a certain Dr. Coote in Adelaide's Cranio-Facial unit, direct
frontal impact on the chin bar (of a conventional full-face) can be fatal.
The chinstrap transfers the force to the base of the skull and severs the
spine.

Doug Cox.
Work to ride, Ride to work...

Having a bit of trouble remembering?

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 17:17:04 +1000, paulh <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On 16 Jul 2003 06:59:22 GMT, Zebee Johnstone <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>In aus.motorcycles on Wed, 16 Jul 2003 16:48:47 +1000
>>Biggus The Greatest <nojunkmailplease-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>> And is there some chance the flip front piece will snap at the hinges in a face-down accident?
>>> there is always a chance.. Theres also a chance a normal helmet
>>> "COULD" split down the center too.
>>
>>Or a chinbar break. I think only the skull area is tested.
>
>I've had a chinbar break.. I think I faceplanted a car...
>
>paulh

Mike.S
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(ex CB250 K2, now EL250)