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PostPosted: May 15, 2020, 12:15 am 
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I realize most have windshields these days, but what do you guys wear for head gear while driving? Nothing, hat, glasses, helmet....

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PostPosted: May 15, 2020, 1:08 am 
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Leather cabby hat - $10, prescription auto darkening goggles - $190, and custom formed ear plugs - priceless .


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PostPosted: May 15, 2020, 1:43 am 
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I have a set of vintage green Italian Carabinieri half-shell helmets with face-shields to use.
Not DOT approved but that will not matter for this purpose.

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PostPosted: May 15, 2020, 6:37 am 
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These work great. Keeps the sun and wind off. Keeps the earbuds in. Even rain they work. I have a bunch of different colors. It’s a buff head wrap. Your wife will know. Amazon and eBay have them. The name brand buff are the best but pricey. There are a bunch of knockoffs.


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PostPosted: May 15, 2020, 10:08 am 
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no windshield for me so full face helmet when not just driving around the neighborhood.

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Ball cap to keep the sun out of my eyes when the sunglasses aren't enough. Full windshield and semi-spats on the inside of the front wheels keep most of the buffeting down.

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PostPosted: May 20, 2020, 6:00 pm 
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Even with a windshield I still wear a helmet. I get enough wind and debris coming around the corner of the windshield, plus if I got hit even lightly from the side there's nothing else to protect my head.


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I wear corrective glasses. At speed, my eyes would either dry out or tear up. I know, strange huh? I used a pair of Scorpion Global vision eyewear over my regular glasses. I also used dew rag over my hair (what is left of it). And also some ear plugs. I will tell you that 12 hours on the highway will wear you down no matter what you do. I have been hit squarely in the face with stones more than once . They kicked up off the front wheel, bounced forward off the rear fender, then off the inside of the windshield into my face. Fortunately it had lost a lot of energy by the time it hit me. No helmet for me.

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