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jameswood
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PostPosted: 19:39 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: sunglasses...again Reply with quote
im sure this has been covered before but i've done a search and not found the answer im looking for.

so about a month ago i got my 125 Intruder and im now quite comfortable with it, done town and country riding with no problems so i popped into Arnolds in Nottingham today and had quite alot of expensive summer stuff put on order among which an open face lid.

at the moment the shades i wear in my full face are the cheapo aviators from the local garage but i cant ride any faster that about 30mph with my visor open without my eyes watering. Is this just because they are cheap and dont sit very well or is this a problem with all shades...or do i just need to man up?

im not looking at spending any more than £30-40 as im pretty clumsy with them no matter what the price is, worst one is putting them on my head (i wear a bandana) and leaning forward to watch them crash, lens first, onto the floor!


so, good motorcycle aviators for under £40?


cheers, james
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Redoko
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PostPosted: 19:58 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
If your eyes are watering close your visor a bit.

Bugs hurt.
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jameswood
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PostPosted: 20:01 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
well obviously i do at the moment but with an open face that'll be fairly difficult...

and regarding bugs i shall see how i go but i think that bandanna that goes on my head will likely be round my face lol

cheers, james
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keggyhander
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PostPosted: 20:05 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Aviators are no good, they let wind up the sides.

You need wraparounds.

I wear DeWalt safety glasses. 5 quid from Arco.
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mysterious_rider
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PostPosted: 20:08 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Man up? I used to ride 90mph home with the visor up for a few hours on some journeys. You just get used to it. Biggest problem is flies, they really hurt.

Get a pinlock to stop it misting if thats the problem? They are amazing bits of kit. Otherwise just keep your visor down, and keep it about a finger crack open to let air in.
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Robby
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PostPosted: 20:15 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have some Davida sunglasses to go with the open face. Padded around the eyes to reduce windblast straight into the cornea, and come with a few different colour of lenses.
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keggyhander
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PostPosted: 20:30 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Robby wrote:
I have some Davida sunglasses to go with the open face. Padded around the eyes to reduce windblast straight into the cornea, and come with a few different colour of lenses.


I had some of those. The hinges were made out of soft toffee. Lasted about two months.
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jameswood
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PostPosted: 20:35 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
perhaps i aught to make it more clear that i dont have any problems with my current full face lid https://www.britishblades.com/forums/images/smilies/lol.gif

so aviators are a no? that a bumer!

what about these eh?
https://www.phatsportshades.com/proddetail.php?prod=GV-AVTR2&cat=73
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PostPosted: 20:40 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Why the obsession with aviators? Do you wank over TOP GUN?

I've already told you, you need wraparounds.
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jameswood
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PostPosted: 20:50 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
keggyhander wrote:
Why the obsession with aviators? Do you wank over TOP GUN?

I've already told you, you need wraparounds.


is there anything wrong with wanting a bit of Tom Cruise, or do you still burn people round here for that?


just like the look of them, just because in your opinion they're shit dosnt make you right, for all i know your a half-whit who just pretends your ride a bike and has never sat on one, why should i trust one person on the internet with an opinion like that, who seems to generally be a rude twat? i want a general consensus.
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PostPosted: 20:52 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wraparounds are never gonna go with this...
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jameswood
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PostPosted: 20:55 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
this, actually but thank you, least you get my point!

https://www.onyerbike.net/clothing/Jackets/Leather/RST/RST_Interstate_Leather_Jacket_Mens_Black
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jameswood
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PostPosted: 20:57 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
fack, just realised where that jackets from!
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recman
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PostPosted: 21:08 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Laughing

I'd wear wraparounds if I could bit I'm stuck with prescription specs. Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: 21:08 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
With open face, you'll want something that sits tight on your face: goggles, or sports/cycling glasses with foam backing.

They should conform to and be marked with: BS 4110:1979 Grade X; BS 4110:1979 XA, YA or ZA; 89/686/EEC; 93/68/EEC, 93/95/EEC or 96/58/EEC. And of course, every copper you encounter will have that memorised. Wink
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jameswood
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PostPosted: 21:12 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rogerborg wrote:
With open face, you'll want something that sits tight on your face: goggles, or sports/cycling glasses with foam backing.

They should conform to and be marked with: BS 4110:1979 Grade X; BS 4110:1979 XA, YA or ZA; 89/686/EEC; 93/68/EEC, 93/95/EEC or 96/58/EEC. And of course, every copper you encounter will have that memorised. Wink


ah! didnt realise there was a legal side to them!

thank you very much for that!
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I wear Helly Eagle ones, I tend to have the elasticated band rather than the arms as it makes them fit more snug on long runs
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PostPosted: 22:16 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
jameswood wrote:

just like the look of them


So do I. But they're useless with an open face helmet.

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just because in your opinion they're shit dosnt make you right


They're shit with an open face, as you have found in conjunction with an open visor. So, it's the fact that I'm right, that makes me right.

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for all i know your a half-whit who just pretends your ride a bike and has never sat on one, why should i trust one person on the internet with an opinion like that, who seems to generally be a rude twat?


I'm a rude twat who knows far more than you do about wearing an open face with glasses. You should trust me because I've been riding cruisers with pisspot helmets and shades for the last four years and 20,000 miles and you'll be wanting back up from the likes of me when the trolls on here brutally rape you over your Tom Cruise fantasies.

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i want a general consensus.


Actually, you want people to tell you that aviators are a good choice with a pisspot helmet. Well, good luck with that on BCF.
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PostPosted: 22:21 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
jameswood wrote:
this, actually but thank you, least you get my point!

https://www.onyerbike.net/clothing/Jackets/Leather/RST/RST_Interstate_Leather_Jacket_Mens_Black


You should buy that jacket. George Michael wore one like it at the Olympic closing ceremony. Make sure you wear the aviators with it.
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PostPosted: 22:44 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
You'll get used to it mate.
When your eyes start watering: Blink hard/scrunch up face a few times untill it stops. 3-6 months of riding in open face/shades with no visor and your body just sorta gets used to it.
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jameswood
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PostPosted: 22:53 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cheers Matt, i shall brave it for a bit then and see how it goes Smile


keggyhander wrote:


They're shit with an open face, as you have found in conjunction with an open visor. So, it's the fact that I'm right, that makes me right.

yes, that is what i have found, with shit cheapo shades that sit about an inch off my face, the better quality ones tend to fit tighter and therefore will let less air in

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I'm a rude twat who knows far more than you do about wearing an open face with glasses. You should trust me because I've been riding cruisers with pisspot helmets and shades for the last four years and 20,000 miles and you'll be wanting back up from the likes of me when the trolls on here brutally rape you over your Tom Cruise fantasies.

that may be the case, you've given a very blunt answer to a very open question, in my experience, blunt answers usually come from highly opinionated people who are generally wrong.
nope, fairly sure i wont want your back up thanks, i'd rather stand alone, although you've just given me fair reason to believe you you've als given me fair reason to not like you.


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Actually, you want people to tell you that aviators are a good choice with a pisspot helmet. Well, good luck with that on BCF.

Actually, i want people to tell me the make and model of some aviators that are good, i find it hard to believe that they are all exactly the same, somehow. if it is proven that they are all shit then i'll look into something else but until then i wont.
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PostPosted: 23:01 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
My lid has a visor position the keeps it open about 1 poss 2 mm, seems to help a lot when need be.
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keggyhander
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PostPosted: 23:07 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
jameswood wrote:

Actually, i want people to tell me the make and model of some aviators that are good, i find it hard to believe that they are all exactly the same, somehow. if it is proven that they are all shit then i'll look into something else but until then i wont.


Just do one thing. Take a close look at a pair of aviators. They are a certain shape, with open sides. You're not going to get around that fact, because without that shape they are no longer aviators.
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PostPosted: 23:23 - 18 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
screw riding with the visor open! Laughing

I was pegging it down the road the other day and i had an insect hit the visor like a marbel and left a massive green splodge on the visor

If id been open face id have eaten that beast!.. Laughing

My eyes still water when i get the air under the lid, but it stops pretty quick with afew blinks..

watch that bandana that will get you raped in certain pubs.

i take it your visiting the blue oyster dressed like that Very Happy Wink
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Please referr to the attached Venn diagram. Cool
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