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Helmets, goggles sunglasses??

t16turbotone - 8/9/09 at 11:08 AM

Ok she is on the road now but my eyes are streaming what are you folk wearing. I think a lid will be somewhat OTT? thoughts??

thanx

iank - 8/9/09 at 11:22 AM

Something with a full visor (or windscreen) everytime - bees hurt, gravel at 50mph can kill.

Not to mention this photo (from Agriv8)

Fly Squash Helmet

JimSpencer - 8/9/09 at 11:24 AM

Hi

Been gone over lots of times and it's as per the above:
No windscreen = Full face lid.

lotusmadandy - 8/9/09 at 11:25 AM

My eyes used to stream too,
until i fitted an aero screen.
I only wear a lid now if i am going on the motorway,
i find sunglasses fine for all other blatting activities.

Andy

pewe - 8/9/09 at 11:30 AM

One word - Massa.
Cheers, Pewe

wilkingj - 8/9/09 at 11:53 AM

No Windscreen = Full helmet all the time.
You cannot be too safe, and it may only take a large stone thrown up by another vehicle to make you have an accident and do worse injury.

Dont take chances.
If you really MUST wear sunglasses, then get ones with ballistic grade lenses to protect your eyes from Stones and fast bees / wasps etc.

The car is repairable.
Your eyesignt is irreplaceable.

A good while ago I was following a lorry, and stuck between the rear tyres was a brick or brick sized lump of concrete.
It that had come loose it would have killed me, and probably even so in a tin top.

Needless to say I shifted gear damn quick and overtook!

PLEASE DONT TAKE CHANCES with your eyes or general safety.

deezee - 8/9/09 at 12:19 PM

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Originally posted by wilkingj
protect from fast bees

LOL its true, I was having a BBQ once, when my friend was hit by a rare Peruvian Fast Bee. Those things travel at upwards of 80mph. Its true. It hit him in the head while he was sitting at the table and killed him, stone dead.

tul214 - 8/9/09 at 02:32 PM

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It hit him in the head while he was sitting at the table and killed him, stone dead.

F$*k...if that is true that is v.bad luck!!

nick205 - 8/9/09 at 03:04 PM

Full face helmet everytime

Peteff - 8/9/09 at 03:07 PM

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Originally posted by tul214

quote:

It hit him in the head while he was sitting at the table and killed him, stone dead.

F$*k...if that is true that is v.bad luck!!

And then his @rse fell off

Johneturbo - 8/9/09 at 03:42 PM

I use these with an Aero screen

http://www.uksportseyewear.co.uk/product.php/104/dixon-brand-militery-spec-eyewear-tac-3

flibble - 8/9/09 at 03:53 PM

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......Peruvian Fast Bee......It hit him in the head while he was sitting at the table and killed him, stone dead.

quote:

F$*k...if that is true that is v.bad luck!!

Indeed, against all advice we built our house in a PFB flight zone

tul214 - 8/9/09 at 05:22 PM

OK....lMAO

Ian D - 8/9/09 at 05:56 PM

Full face helmet. look in your car and see how many quarter inche and smaller stones there are. one of those in your eye and your sight is gone.