Tinted visor in the night - Solution

[sunhuntin]

i carry clear gogs for night riding since i dont have any visor at all, lol. need to get some darker sunnies for sunset riding, lol.

[Blue Velvet]

Nolan VPS
http://www.nolan.it/images/vps.jpg

Get a flip top head, or get a Nolan

They are heavy helmets though...

[Mikkel]

Get a clear visor and use that if there's any chance you have to ride after dark. Then you can carry a set of sunglasses for the day time if necessary.

I've found that riding at night with my smoke-tinted shoei visor is doable - but I wouldn't want to go out into the country side. However, around town (and on motorways I suppose) it's fine.

[Kendog]

I have ridden the motorway a couple of times at night with a tinted visor, if I ride for long like that I have sore eyes when I get home.

I also have one of the Oxford visor bags for around the waste, these are great even if its just to store the visor in your bag when on a long trip.

[James Deuce]

Get a flip top head, or get a Nolan

They are heavy helmets though...

What are you guys on? Most Nolan helmets come with VPS now. My N101 was lighter than a Shoei Spirit 1000 of the same size, according to the scales.

[Blue Velvet]

What are you guys on? Most Nolan helmets come with VPS now. My N101 was lighter than a Shoei Spirit 1000 of the same size, according to the scales.

Really? Oh. My perception was that they were heavy helmets based on some interdweeb research I did when I was looking for a new helmet earlier this year.

No offence loike.

[James Deuce]

Good Idea.

Related question to visors - I heard there is something the visor can be cleaned with so water does not stick to it but I have no clue what to ese or look for. Any sugestions ?

Nikwax Visor proof.

http://www.nikwax.com/en-us/products...-1&fabricid=-1

Everyone else will go, I use plexus, it's wonderful, or just use pledge. The aerosol propellant in those cans will damage a shatterproof visor. It it is marked shatterproof, don't use aerosols on it, use the spray bottle equivalent.

I find Visor Proof superior to pledge and plexus because it doesn't attract dust and I can use my Wee Willy to clean the visor and it doesn't remove the coating.

[James Deuce]

Nice desighn, Wonder how much is that helmet ?

There's this fantastic thing called the "Internet" and people have been good enough to develop "Search Engines", preeminent of which is "Google".

It returns results like this:

http://www.nolanhelmets.com/

and this:

http://www.motorcyclegear.co.nz/shop...=815&cat=Nolan

I widely recommend the "Internet".

[James Deuce]

I have ridden the motorway a couple of times at night with a tinted visor, if I ride for long like that I have sore eyes when I get home.

I also have one of the Oxford visor bags for around the waste, these are great even if its just to store the visor in your bag when on a long trip.

Second that. They fit in tanks bags and tail packs really well, without taking up much space, if any at all.

[jrandom]

I hear the drums echoing tonight
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation...

[James Deuce]

No offence loike.

Why the hell would I be offended?

Now I'm REALLY grumpy.

[NinjaNanna]

Use a clear visor all the time and wear sunglasses during the day!!!

Works for me plus it gives me the confidence that the UV light is actually being filtered out - not so sure about the tinted visors.

[NZsarge]

Second that. They fit in tanks bags and tail packs really well, without taking up much space, if any at all.

I reckon

[surfer]

Already doing the wrap around safety glasses wear. They are strong, cheap and a good fit and tough, probably better than sunnies that aren't designed for bike riding.

If you want to spend more money and like the clear saftey glass you can invest in a pair of glasses that the US troops wear in Iraq.

[Big Dave]

My favourite solution is a pair of Wiley-X sunnies with changeable lenses.

Cool sunnies to night goggles in 30 seconds. and all you have to carry is the lenses in their small pouch. (it's an aussie thing)