Why you should keep your visor down!!

[Pandoras Kitten 3]

Lol I have specially bought a half helmet & goggles for the Phantom but didn't dare to use it for any more than short trips to NTUC.

[qeith]

Lol I have specially bought a half helmet & goggles for the Phantom but didn't dare to use it for any more than short trips to NTUC.

 

I seriously doubt the ability for the half helmet to protect your face sufficiently. My friend landing chin first wearing a FF helmet yesterday along the expressway and he was just traveling at 30km/h! Scary.

[BlackBandit]

I agree with qeith. I've seen jaws ripped out from faces due to wearing half caps or open face helmets ( the last involving a M'sian kupcai rider along TPE) and because of that, all my helmets are either full face or flip-ups.

 

This incident was rather unfortunate and the possibility very remote but it was no fault of my flip up. It was my fault that I kept the visor up.

[Cpt.ZR]

LOL.

 

didnt mean to laugh.. but i though bird's reflexes are damn fast.. but apparently this noob bird got you!

 

BIRD STRIKE!

 

btw, the bird died right? is it gross?

[qeith]

I agree with qeith. I've seen jaws ripped out from faces due to wearing half caps or open face helmets ( the last involving a M'sian kupcai rider along TPE) and because of that, all my helmets are either full face or flip-ups.

 

This incident was rather unfortunate and the possibility very remote but it was no fault of my flip up. It was my fault that I kept the visor up.

 

Ya upon reading my post again, I meant to say head instead of face. It's quite obvious it will do nothing for your face in an accident. But I agree, I have 3 FF helmets to choose from so I usually alternate them. I have an open face one but it's used to very very short trips within the neighbourhood. But I have to admit, when I do wear shorts to ride I wear the open face one too.

[Lim Ah Wan]

Kena Bird Fly Into Face, Still Okay Lahh.

 

Coz U Cannot Blame The Bird. Its An Animal.

 

WHAT ABOUT SALIVA FROM INCONSIDERATE DRIVERS??!!

 

LAGI WORSE!!

 

Thats Why Visor Is Important.

[lucius]

Reminded me of an incident i had to duck my head behind my handlebar to avoid an army of low flying pigeons that went straight for me after i turned left into an open air carpark. It was a split second thing and when i turned my head to "watchout!" the birds i saw the driver face behind me, he had this wow look. I think he thought i was amazing to have siam all those airforce.

[Pandoras Kitten 3]

Good thing they didn't release bombs :3

[GuiNNeSS]

OUCH..... what a goondu bird!

[choke]

Oh my god, quite unlucky. thanks for sharing this incident, anyway i rode and got hit my stone before, luckily my visor was down.

[qeith]

Thanks for sharing choke. As well as in all the other threads in this section.

[prettymussel]

Thanks for sharing choke. As well as in all the other threads in this section.

 

lolz.. wat to do, now got the new rule that need to clock post before can sell things in GS..

 

a lot of these kinda posts nowadays.

[qeith]

Yeah I know, that's why. I don't even think they bother reading through the thread also.

[Ahys]

Same incident happen to me while exiting ghim moh. swam of birds flew very low and i hit 1 of em. lucky my visor was already down when i left the carpark and was riding at only 30km/hr

 

for ur safety guys whenever ur traveling on the stretch of ghim moh road ard 6pm-730pm better travel slow and keep ur visor down. birds like to swoop low and fast during those hours.

 

TS > Hope a speedy recovery for ur eye bro,

[ahcongie]

darn birds ! gonna shoot more birds down

[LimHammett]

there was once i was riding past tampines mrt station with my full face's visor up. the next thing i know, a dragonfly entered my helmet. wobbled for awhile with one hand on the handlebar the other trying to dislodge the dragonfly.

 

stopped at the side of the road and i end up with a slimy mess on my face.

 

hhahaha!

[prettymussel]

i bloody hate birds. if only i can buy an airgun n shoot down those bloody mynahs around my block, keep crapping on my car n my bike cover..

 

damn irritating.

[Pandoras Kitten 3]

Solution to bird problem - equip motorcycles with surface to air missiles like below example :3

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcQ5Xm1MZXw

[qeith]

I bloody hate cats. Keep climbing onto my Vespa seat and make so many small holes on the seat!

[Constructicon]

I bloody hate cats. Keep climbing onto my Vespa seat and make so many small holes on the seat!

 

Eh bro, u can try this...

 

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2358012882_92d8afe6ee.jpg

 

Its sold at DAISO, Vivocity. Try placing/ tying it on your bike seat. Supposed to deter cats.

No harm trying, I say.

[qeith]

Eh bro, u can try this...

 

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2358012882_92d8afe6ee.jpg

 

Its sold at DAISO, Vivocity. Try placing/ tying it on your bike seat. Supposed to deter cats.

No harm trying, I say.

 

Thanks! Heard about it before. I've heard that dabbing some Tiger Balm on the seat is good. But I haven't got about to trying it yet.

[Erotomania]

i had this birdstrike at TPE before, a group of birds just fly across the highway than dat poor low flying mynah hit on my right side visor. saw it went down on my mirror still struggling to fly.....but the car behind me ran over it.....RIP birdy

Edited March 28, 2010 by Erotomania

[Pandoras Kitten 3]

Do you advocate fitting a windscreen to a cruiser for trips up to M'sia, or do you ride through insect swarms like they're nothing

 

(They can be quite dangerous hitting you at 120kph)

[HKM]

i always ride with my visor up...then,insects started to dive and go SPLAT!!..in my eye...

[benjamin_88]

omg.. such rare happenings.. btw, speedy recovery, bro..