R300 - Rain and helmets?
Discussion
Hi.
So a friend of mine is borrowing an r300 for a few days. As there is no windscreen how bad is it to drive in the rain?
How important is wearing the helmet when around town- Obviously on the motorway I would think its pretty essential but if driven around town which it will be- will a pair of sunglasses suffice to protect your eyes or is the helmet essential?
So a friend of mine is borrowing an r300 for a few days. As there is no windscreen how bad is it to drive in the rain?
How important is wearing the helmet when around town- Obviously on the motorway I would think its pretty essential but if driven around town which it will be- will a pair of sunglasses suffice to protect your eyes or is the helmet essential?
Edited by fizz876 on Monday 6th July 20:18
Rain hurts if you are driving at speed (30mph+) - A helmet helps!
You can drive with just goggles on, but they really need to be high impact plastic to avoid getting splinters in your eye if you get a stone thrown into them. Goggles also help keep wind turbulence out of your eyes (you can get ones that look like normal sunglasses, so no need to look like Biggles!)
If you drive without a helmet you should use earplugs and keep a good distance from the cars in front - you'll be amazed how much small grit gets thrown up.
I have driven 280 miles in a day with only goggles - a mixture of motorway and B roads, so you don't have to use a helmet. Others may well disagree.
Steve
You can drive with just goggles on, but they really need to be high impact plastic to avoid getting splinters in your eye if you get a stone thrown into them. Goggles also help keep wind turbulence out of your eyes (you can get ones that look like normal sunglasses, so no need to look like Biggles!)
If you drive without a helmet you should use earplugs and keep a good distance from the cars in front - you'll be amazed how much small grit gets thrown up.
I have driven 280 miles in a day with only goggles - a mixture of motorway and B roads, so you don't have to use a helmet. Others may well disagree.
Steve
I don't disagree, but it's just a matter of what you are happy with. Many people drive with sunglasses only with an aeroscreen. I was a bit of a wuss. With needing prescription glasses, the goggles that go over them were not very comfy. I was not happy with just specs, so I pretty much always wore a helmet.
I was quite pleased to give up aeroscreen sevening. Brill on track, didn't work for me on the road.
Bert
I was quite pleased to give up aeroscreen sevening. Brill on track, didn't work for me on the road.
Bert
Good fitting goggles with interchangeable lenses such as Wileys are good for normal driving when it isnt raining. They have padded frames that are a close fit to the face so wont let the dust in. When its raining though i definitely advise wearing a helmet cos rain hurts a lot at speed. Its like being peppered with gravel.
I liked my car with the aeroscreen but it is an acquired taste for some. I sold my screen after it had been off for 6 months so i wasnt tempted to put it back on.
I liked my car with the aeroscreen but it is an acquired taste for some. I sold my screen after it had been off for 6 months so i wasnt tempted to put it back on.
Edited by P.Nott on Tuesday 7th July 10:34
Helmet only for me. Have had the aeroscreen on for a couple of k miles now. Big bugs, stones etc can be seen, heard and felt all over the lid. Wouldn't pay to have them hitting your noggin IMO. Let alone having a pair of aviators shatter in your eye. May be a 1 in 100 shot, but what price your eye sight, teeth, nose etc?
I used to wear ski goggles and earplugs - found a helmet a little too restrictive on lateral vision.
People fuss about stones in the eyes, but I'd bet a pair of double glased ski goggles would stop a stone as well as Wileys. I found Wileys a bit rubbish as they used to make my eyes water with turbulence. This was inspite of the sealing foam they have. Guess my face is the wrong shape for them.
Never had a problem with rain and an aeroscreen . . hail on the other hand . ..
People fuss about stones in the eyes, but I'd bet a pair of double glased ski goggles would stop a stone as well as Wileys. I found Wileys a bit rubbish as they used to make my eyes water with turbulence. This was inspite of the sealing foam they have. Guess my face is the wrong shape for them.
Never had a problem with rain and an aeroscreen . . hail on the other hand . ..
The problem isn't just a stone hitting you square in the eye.
One smacking you anywhere in the head at "70" mph is going to make you flinch quite badly. And at "70" mph in a car that will turn in if you sneeze, flinching is not, to my way of thinking, a "good thing".
Perhaps I'm old fashioned.
One smacking you anywhere in the head at "70" mph is going to make you flinch quite badly. And at "70" mph in a car that will turn in if you sneeze, flinching is not, to my way of thinking, a "good thing".
Perhaps I'm old fashioned.
I'm with Murph.
I'll bet that those who averse to wearing a lid for whatever reason (too restrictive/lack of vision/dont want to look stupid) dont ride bikes.
A lid will massive difference when it's raining - even over a pair of good, protective eyewear and to be honest, if I was driving a 'borrowed', aero'd R300 I wouldn't be driving it slowly (sorry officer), so the lid would go on even if it was 30deg and sunny.
Just my 2p worth.
I'll bet that those who averse to wearing a lid for whatever reason (too restrictive/lack of vision/dont want to look stupid) dont ride bikes.
A lid will massive difference when it's raining - even over a pair of good, protective eyewear and to be honest, if I was driving a 'borrowed', aero'd R300 I wouldn't be driving it slowly (sorry officer), so the lid would go on even if it was 30deg and sunny.
Just my 2p worth.
Have been aeroing with Wiley XL goggles for four years now - With a helmet on viso is more restrictive than a hood.
You are seriously missing out if you haven't aeroed with just googles/impact resistant sunglasses.
The issue is that if you do get hit witha stone then you would be well advised to be wearing some sort of impact resistant/ballistic goggles - Wiley XL's are military issue and a good option. If you're just wearing sunglasses the lenses will shatter all over your eyes !
The only stone that has hit me , has been when I had the screen on !!!
You are seriously missing out if you haven't aeroed with just googles/impact resistant sunglasses.
The issue is that if you do get hit witha stone then you would be well advised to be wearing some sort of impact resistant/ballistic goggles - Wiley XL's are military issue and a good option. If you're just wearing sunglasses the lenses will shatter all over your eyes !
The only stone that has hit me , has been when I had the screen on !!!
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