I've worn both the Arai XD and the Shoei Hornet DS over many miles of
freeway on a KLR without a problem. I've also gone well over 100 on
an F800GS and R1200GS in a Hornet with no trouble. While it would
appear that the visor would catch the wind and tear your head off,
just a little bit of awareness will prevent that from happening (i.e.
don't do any bird watching or be checking for the CHP airplane while
you're humming along), and it's not much of a threat until you're
going 70+. What I noticed more was that the side of the DS style
helmets catch more wind that a standard full-face helmet when turning
my head to check for cars before changing lanes.
The DS helmets are a great concept if you ride both street and dirt
on the same trip. I wish they'd made them years ago. The only thing I
don't like is that they let in more wind noise that a normal full-
face.
__Arden
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system? I read of wondrous bulbs that promise twice the illumination
yet use half the wattage? How much is reality and how much is hype?
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see down the road a piece come the night?
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> Martin (Canada...a couple of inches of new snow last night and more
to come?)
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