RainProof Helmet???

[Joe Hummer]

Is there a helmet out there that keep the rain out when the shield is closed?  I know my Nolan N-103 doesn't. 

Joe

[ChromeDome]

My HJC full face & flip-front helmets Do Not keep the rain out either.

[doubletee]

Just put a big, clear plastic bag over it and secure tightly with a zip tie around the neck. I'm sure that'll keep the rain out. (just kidding)   

[Black Dog]

I've got the Fulmer Modular helmet (the kind where the 'full face' portion lifts up, separate from the visor), and it has worked quite well in some real 'gully washers'.  

Not that other helmets don't have this issue, but my visor does seem to 'fog' up when the helmet and visor are fully closed.

Black Dog

[Scott in Ok]

I have a Fulmer, M1 Modus, modular helmet.  Riding in some pretty heavy rain on the way home from Cheaha, it kept rain out better than any helmet I've ever owned.  Also the most comfortable helmet I've ever owned.

YMMV tho.

-Scott

[Oss]

the shoei worked fine for me once I finally closed the visor

I dont even have a visor on my hjc flip up helmet but being so tall I just let my head stick up there and the wind clears the screen or my glasses real quickly

[NCGhostrider]

I have decided that you will either have rain or fog depending on if you have the face shield open or closed.  I have tried several brands over the years, my Shoei, was much worse than the HJC I use now, but either one will fog or drown you depending speed, rain intensity etc. 

I drove many miles one day with my Shoei, shield slightly up, sun glasses on the end of my nose to stop the rain from running in, yet I had to keep the fogging stopped with the shield up a bit.  It wasn't pleasurable.   

I have noticed that if I can keep about 60 mph on the I/S in the rain, conditions improve as the rain goes on over the top of me (except what comes thru the vent in the fairing).  But then, most of us want to slow down, not go faster in the rain... yikes!   There have been several times I have been caught out in hard rain, in places that I didn't feel safe to pull off on the shoulder and had to keep driving, the term white knuckle comes to mind.

As I said, my HJC full face flip up seems to be better than the Shoei I was using before, I have had Nolans, and they were about the same.  Perhaps a bit of antifog would help.. but I do good just to keep my helmets wiped clean on the road.

Craig
NCGhostrider
99 I/S Red and Black...

[Joe Hummer]

I must admit...I posted this in haste (and in frustration).  I hadn't looked at my helmet to see where the problems were.  Upon investigation, I noticed that the rubber strip was dirty, hard, and in need of lubrication.  Once I cleaned and lubricated the strip, it seems to have sealed better.  I say seemed because I haven't been caught in a good enough rain yet to tell.  My "cup of water" test seemed to be MUCH better.  If it works out, I will post said results. 

Joe

[fudgie]

I 'have' a HJC 3/4 and it never leaks on me.  ??? I wear it when it rain and I also snap on the face shield pc. I also wear a bandana over my face and wear my rain suit hood up. Can't say it has ever leaked on me. I might get a occasinal drop on my face from the road. 

[sugerbear]

fulmer modus for me also. no rain or fog fri riding through springfield mo rain storm. i like it.

[Wizzard]

My HJC 3/4 with full face shield does not leak a drop

[Blackduck KS]

I have a Fulmer M1 full face flipup style don`t have any problems with rain or fog.
But I`m short and only lean around the windsheild to clean the rain off with the wind.

[T.P.]

Only one that I have found to be 100%     http://articles.uwphoto.no/500/esv136cd072.jpg

[Jean the Black Wolf]

I've got a Roof helmet and he worked fine for me when the visor closed
I like this one , it 's very confort
Good news for Roof helmet fans!  Made in France and previously available only to their devoted fans in Europe, Roof helmets are known for a unique combination of technology and avant-garde styling, blended together as only the French can manage.  
 Thunderchild, Inc., (U.K.) provided this RO10 LeMans full-face model for review, along with the unique Roof Boxer, which is covered in a separate wBW  review.

Roof isn't afraid of doing things differently, and I wouldn't have it any other way.  Vive la difference!  You could argue that some of the Roof features are quirky, but the same can be said for Peugeots or Renaults.

Yet there's no denying a passion and uniqueness within each of these French products that is often missing in our ever-more-homogenized world.  For those of you who don't agree, there are plenty of common everyday variety helmets out there to choose from!

The Roof LeMans helmet shown here is available in three different formats.  Without racing stripes, it's known as the Roof Diversion; call it the Roof Daytona when it has a wide racing stripe in place of the dual LeMans stripes illustrated in these photos.

The finish of the LeMans is first-rate; our helmet has a nice silver metallic paint and there are no decals -- all of the graphics are painted on and perfectly crisp, so they give the helmet a sleek look and also make it easy to keep clean.

What's interesting about the LeMans (or the Diversion or the Daytona) is that it's sort of a "neo-retro" helmet design.  If you're tired of the scoops, vents and the "boy racer" techno-look that's all the rage in helmet design lately, this is the lid for you.  It's back to the basics, and it's surprising to find that you don't necessarily need all the latest gizmos to make a helmet work.

The LeMans has a "round" shape (remember them?), with some interesting styling details that keep it from being boring.  Roof claims that during the design of the LeMans they tried various vents, scoops and appendages in their wind tunnel, but they didn't find any difference in functionality, so it was decided that simpler is better.

This doesn't mean that there isn't a lot of "tech" in the helmet; Roof design philosophy is to incorporate the latest in medical research regarding impact protection into all of their helmets.  They use a unique four-part interior structure for the LeMans, and the shell is made from a special aerospace composite material that was developed by Claude Morin, the originator of the Roof helmet line, who first started working with composites back in the 1970's.

The LeMans weighs in at a mere 1492g, which makes it one of the lightest weight helmets we've ever reviewed.  The Roof Diversion was also the first helmet to meet the tough ECE 22-05 standards, which are probably the strictest helmet safety standards in the world.
here it is the Roof "le Mans"



here it is my old Roof painted in Black and yellow how my Valk
 


 

[Zep]

Ive had an Arai full face for 4 years now and have riden with it in full downpours.  Not a leak.  As for shield fogging, I crack it open maybe a quarter inch and that takes care of that.  I have four vents with two posistions each.  Helps quite a bit.

Zep