I wear a clear double layer for anti-fog, and wear my supermarket $20 UV sunnies. My eyes are very sensitive to the UV rays now. And it doesn't worry me if I lose or damage the sunnies, just replace them.Originally Posted by Beemer
Clear
Tinted/Mirrored
I have both and change them accordingly to day/night
My helmet doesn't have a visor
I wear a clear double layer for anti-fog, and wear my supermarket $20 UV sunnies. My eyes are very sensitive to the UV rays now. And it doesn't worry me if I lose or damage the sunnies, just replace them.Originally Posted by Beemer
I've just bought a pair of googles that give that fighter pilot look,Waaay cool.I've never really liked visors of any kind,even more so tinted ones.
Like to see the other riders face an feel the wind on my own.I also don't mind the taste of bugs,the Waikato ones are best.
I had a mate with one of those orange visors. He reckoned they were great. I might look into getting one for mine. Do they block out some sun at all, are just enhance vision?Originally Posted by FROSTY
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I struggle with the concept of "enhancing" lenses. Any tint filters light. In bright conditions this is good, because your eyes don't have to struggle with the brightness and glare. On snow or similar conditions where contrast is the issue (e.g. white-out), "enhancing" lenses can be invaluable. But there is usually plenty of light available. Same deal for trap shooters.
Anybody who wears any sort of tinted visor in conditions other than daylight is a certifiable ferkin idiot. In dusk and darkness, your eyes need all the help they can get. Any visor other than a clear one will inhibit your vision. People who think otherwise are deluding themselves and would be better off with a white stick and guide dog.
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Agreed.Originally Posted by Hitcher
I dont wear a tinted visor for looks. Its just that i find sunnies dont cover your eyes enough and i always find them uncomfertable and cause headaches.
Maybe ive just got a wierd shaped head.
However my glasses are self tinting. Good for in the sun and at night![]()
Those who insist on perfect safety, don't have the balls to live in the real world.
i ride with a tinited visor....at night time.
but then again i have sixmonthold syndrome - if i cant see it, it cant scare me.
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Last week I was nearly blinded by the sun at twilight with my clear visor. I never realised how painful it would be. However its going to be pitch black when I go home tonight.
Gonna get a tinted one next, cuz it looks better.
had a mirror tint visor insert for my helmet. was really great, and didnt cause too much probs at night. but i left it in a bin @ bp after riding on cold rainy night. the visor was fogging between the visor and the insert. couldnt see shit and opening visor just resulted in 140kph odd raindrops in eyes. maby would have had better luck on a bike with better headlight than the old gb400tt
just got me one of them iridum visors,an in the day light it rocks,a shite loadOriginally Posted by XP@
better than sunglasses and a clear visor for me anyway
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Originally Posted by Lou Girardin
i wanna get one of those Top Gun Fighter Pilot type helmets with the 2 slide-down visors..
them's kewl!!
i use a high def visor great for blockin glare
not too bad at night
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Fascinating. Despite the marketing hype, I fail to see how something that takes something away (i.e. a tinted visor) can increase definition.Originally Posted by bkrwench
Polarising lenses reduce glare by filtering it in one direction and also removing certain elements of the visible colour spectrum. Polarising lenses are great in strong sunshine but hopeless under flat light conditions, such as white-out. Needless to say, you can't buy polarising visors. If you want polarising, you need eyewear.
Gold or yellow tint lenses are great for flat lighting. That's why they are popular as ski goggles and for trap shooters. Shooters call these "enhancers", but that's because they don't know any better...
And finally, but not for the last time I suspect, anybody who wears any form of tinted eyewear (visors included) after dusk and during the hours of darkness is a ferkin idiot. Bikers more than other road users need to have everything working to their advantage. Inhibiting the amount of light available to your eyes is just asking for trouble.
Enhance your sight.
Wear clear visors at night.
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I wear a tinted visor at night. But it's up.
Edit: For the record, "high definition" visors look gay and do nothing except make shady, damp patches look like light, dry patches.
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One of my helmets has a photochromatic insert that is fantastic.
OK-ish at night, brilliant in sunlight absolutly no fogging at all and now after about 3 years and the sticky tape has pulled away along the top a bit when it rains the water sits beween the visors and looks like a little fish tank with the water sloshing from side to side![]()
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