When I got my first bike, I was just eighteen years of age. It was a 1977 Honda 550 Four with custom dual chrome exhaust and a beefed-up engine. I was not the only rider in our family; my brother had just bought a brand new Yamaha. Right off the bat I was conflicted as to whether or not to use a full face shield or an open helmet with riding classes. My older brother wore a helmet with a full shield while the helmet that came with my bike had a half shield.
I had the choice of going for a new helmet without any shield and a pair of riding glasses or a helmet with a full shield. This is something that I haggled back and forth with. The helmet I had with the half shield was not something I was happy with because they were usually for older people.
But I also had the problem of finding a couple of hundred dollars for a brand new good quality helmet because that was what they cost in those days. But then my brother did something that made the choice easy.
He had bought a full front fairing when he was riding from Fort Hood, Texas to New York where we live. However, after a couple of months being home, he decided he didn't want it anymore. So he decided to give it to me. Despite the fact that it could not be considered very manly, I really did love it!
What it did was to ensure I stayed warm when the temperature started to drop and it also helped out with my dilemma. The upper portion of the fairing was just high enough to keep the bugs from hitting me in the face, yet not so high that it interfered with the "wind blowing through your hair" sensation.
What I did with my helmet was to remove the half shield and just bought a pair of cool riding glasses. And 28 years later, I still have the very same riding glasses! Can you imagine that from a pair of riding glasses?
I had the choice of going for a new helmet without any shield and a pair of riding glasses or a helmet with a full shield. This is something that I haggled back and forth with. The helmet I had with the half shield was not something I was happy with because they were usually for older people.
But I also had the problem of finding a couple of hundred dollars for a brand new good quality helmet because that was what they cost in those days. But then my brother did something that made the choice easy.
He had bought a full front fairing when he was riding from Fort Hood, Texas to New York where we live. However, after a couple of months being home, he decided he didn't want it anymore. So he decided to give it to me. Despite the fact that it could not be considered very manly, I really did love it!
What it did was to ensure I stayed warm when the temperature started to drop and it also helped out with my dilemma. The upper portion of the fairing was just high enough to keep the bugs from hitting me in the face, yet not so high that it interfered with the "wind blowing through your hair" sensation.
What I did with my helmet was to remove the half shield and just bought a pair of cool riding glasses. And 28 years later, I still have the very same riding glasses! Can you imagine that from a pair of riding glasses?
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