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...I have had to wear a helmet by law for most of my riding life and had a full face when I was younger. Very hot, restrictive,vision limiting and it does limit hearing.



Well Ian, you may not be aware of this, but helmet design has made some great strides forward since those "halcyon days" of our youth, when most motorcycles still had kickstarters and breaker points ignition systems, AND when full-face helmets looked like this Bell Star here...




(..uh huh, yep, I kid you not....and some of 'em even have flip-up chinbars nowadays TOO, ol' buddy!!!)

Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)