Helmet with Windshield

[Robinjo]

Curious if a helmet is advised with the windshield. I got the extended windshield version, for reference. Does it knock enough wind off to just wear sunglasses?

 

[jennam]

The wind screen kicks the air up pretty sharply so you don’t really need anything else. I still wear sunglasses during the day or clear safety glasses at night but that’s more for the rocks and bugs than anything.

 

[OptimizePrime]

I had pretty bad wind buffeting with the extended windscreen using a helmet. The upper 15%of the helmet caught the air and it would impact vision above 90mph as it jostled my head around. I ended up cutting down the windscreen to take 100% of the wind on and it's been night and day better.

Most of my driving I'm wearing a helmet bc sh*t happens. If I'm just around town <60mph, I could wear glasses no problem so with your extended windscreen and glasses you'll be fine.

 

[Gtstorey]

Depends on seat height, but with my current seat height, I'm considering cutting the extended windshield down. When my seat was 2 inches higher, I looked just over the top of the windshield and was fine without a helmet.

 

[JBINTX]

Until you take a June bug to the cheek at 55 mph……. No fun. Just saying.

 

[Gtstorey]

Never had any real problems with bugs even when looking over the windshield. The wind still carried bugs over my head, for the most part.

 

[jennam]

Until you take a June bug to the cheek at 55 mph……. No fun. Just saying.

We were coming home from an evening drive down by the lake and I had a frog graze the side of my helmet. This was before I installed my wind screen. I was very glad I had my helmet on......

 

[Ark :D]

We were coming home from an evening drive down by the lake and I had a frog graze the side of my helmet. This was before I installed my wind screen. I was very glad I had my helmet on......

That frog will never be the same.

 

[G Atsma]

That frog will never be the same.

I bet he won't have the guts to do it again....