Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Dark Visors, Lets make our opinions count

[itexuk]

I use one of these Hyper Optiks and find them very good.

What Fog City does is easily explained; clear vision even under the most difficult of weather conditions. How Fog City does it is much more complicated, but when you can't see, you can't ride and with a whole range of Fog City visor inserts available there is absolutely no need to compromise safety.

The Hyper Optiks insert also adds an extra dimension to vision technology, with its light reactive properties dealing with anything from bright sunlight to total darkness and, of course, with all the usual anti-mist properties of a standard Fog City Insert.

HYPER OPTIKS VISOR INSET

LIGHT REACTIVE - In sunlight it will change from a clear green to cobalt bluein seconds, and react according to the prevailing light conditions.

ANTI-FOG VISION - Proven solution to visor misting

UV PROTECTION - Absorbs over 98% of harmful UV rays and offers unprecedented optical faceshield performance.

HIGH PERFORMANCE - Instantly converts a clear visor into an all weather, all season anti-fog visor

[rockhopper]

I just don't find anything legally available to be dark enough for me. I have sensitive eyes i think, when i lived in Australia i couldn't go outside the house without my sunnies on even during the winter. I have been known to wear sunglasses with my illegal black visor.

Its nothing to do with looking good, i find it physically painful to be out in sunlight sometimes.

[Jools]

Originally posted by rockhopper
Its nothing to do with looking good, i find it physically painful to be out in sunlight sometimes.

I'd get that checked out if I were you...there are often other side effects like being highly allergic to garlic and having a crucifix phobia :P

Seriously, I've never worn a dark visor because I'm a speccy swot. Any sunnies I wear have to be prescription and it's easier to change specs than change visors.

[Teddy1]

I agree with most people,

if nice and sunny then yes wear one
but if not you are asking for trouble, (I take both clear and dark, just in case) A bit like loud pipes and small plates.

The word hypocrisy springs to mind.

A'hem..

[Carbon749]

Originally posted by dickieducati
sorry to be a party pooper but cant see the point with the dark visor issue. i use one when its sunny and never been pulled for it even when pulled for something else. if you wear one in low light you probably deserve a pull.

cant see the law ever changing.

Same here, always wear a Simpson and an Iridium blue visor during the day time.

I've beed stopped to have "discussions" about my number plate, race can, riding etc Generally the comments about the visor is how nice it is and isn't it good that it's stamped up with all the anti shatter spec's etc from the states. It's about 4mm thick and moulded to ensure the correct optical view.

[rockhopper]

I do wonder if campaigns like this bring something to everyones attention that wasn't really a problem in the first place.

[YMFB]

i wear specs but still have a dark iridium visor, without it I get a bad headache the next day.

[Ains.]

Anyone out there that feels the same as me where the BMF give their opinion and write it all out for people to sign (easy option init) so we don't have to have our own opinion?

They've missed some fundamental points on this dark visor malarkie.

1. They haven't even considered graded tinted visors, dark at the top clear at the bottom. Got a brightness problem then dip your head a little to get the correct grade of tint in line with the area that is too bright. Works great for night time car headlights too.

2. Polarised and photochromatic lens. Photochromatic: Nice and bright, the visor is dark and the road goes into a shaded area (woods, tunnel) instantly blind. You come out the other side and the visor has cleared, straight into bright light, blinded again. Good idea that, and they take minutes to change.
Polarised visors. Anybody had a look at diesel on the road through polarised lenses? Have a look. Second point, polarised lenses work by bypass filtering light at 90 degrees to horizontal, so effectively they are a 50% tint. When you go round a corner what do you do with your head? Often you tilt it, this changes the light characteristics which means things can appear and disappear as you look at them. Try getting a polarising filter and look into a puddle of water and you'll see what I mean. Water on a road surface can disappear under the right (wrong) circumstances.

I'd go for the graded tint myself.
Incidentally, anybody seen those cars with black tinted side windows getting nicked lately? Nope me neither. Wouldn't like to work out the odds of being seen through one of those on a murky evening when there's a film of crud on it.

Only my opinion like.

Ains.

[weeian]

Originally posted by Mr C
Dont mean to Hijack the thread but.... weeian love your advatar.
:P

i always take my Clear Visor with me, take 2 secs to change with the Arai Rx-7

[Loz]

I always ride with a clear visor, usually wearing my prescription polarised specs, as I cannot see a damned thing in bright light. I can see clearly with these specs in anything up to medium-dense fog (Psychlist, if you're reading this, that last ride-out was in more than medium dense fog!).
The only drawback is that in certain light conditions, cars of certain colour end up with a yellowy sheen about them - as far as my brain and optic nerves are concerned, every other car at distance magickally turns into a police car. Perhaps this isn't a drawback after all...

Actually, these specs of mine remind me of Zaphod Beeblebrox's peril-o-matic shades.