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PostPosted: 08:38 - 04 Feb 2014    Post subject: looking for moto x goggles Reply with quote
just bought a new moto-x lid and looking for goggles - new to this kind of lid and its just for town riding haha

any hints on what to look for or avoid?

any recomendations, bargains etc all pointers appreciated! Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 10:26 - 04 Feb 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Get a quick strap so you can remove/replace goggles with one hand, handy when waiting at traffic lights with one hand on the clutch lever if they start to fog. Also stops the black eye problem when you lift them to wear them and they slip out of your wet glove and smack you in the eye.
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PostPosted: 18:34 - 04 Feb 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
I do a similar thing to Iain to stop figging, just a different brand.

I use cheap goggles, no more than £20. My logic being the mud and water will ruin them, and I'll feel less bad about ruined goggles if they were cheap than mega-expensive. I have used WSGG, GP Pro, and Scott.
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PostPosted: 19:45 - 04 Feb 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: 19:55 - 04 Feb 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rip N Roll for me. Think they were only £20 or something.
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PostPosted: 11:01 - 05 Feb 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I do a similar thing to Iain to stop figging, just a different brand.

I use cheap goggles, no more than £20. My logic being the mud and water will ruin them, and I'll feel less bad about ruined goggles if they were cheap than mega-expensive. I have used WSGG, GP Pro, and Scott.


i guess you didnt see the bit in my post that ill only be using them in town riding - no mud and water!.
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PostPosted: 11:03 - 05 Feb 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
whats the thing about Rip n Roll?

is it a quick on/off system or sumthing?
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PostPosted: 11:50 - 05 Feb 2014    Post subject: Re: looking for moto x goggles Reply with quote
bikersupermoto wrote:

any recomendations, bargains etc all pointers appreciated! Thumbs Up

Get a helmet suited for the riding you are doing?

Why choose a helmet designed with compromises for an entirely different type of riding?
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PostPosted: 13:07 - 05 Feb 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
bikersupermoto wrote:
whats the thing about Rip n Roll?

is it a quick on/off system or sumthing?


Just the name of the brand.

Their goggles come with tear off posts fitted, and they're easy to fit rollers to should you desire.

I've left mine, used mine for greenlaning/enduro and down MTBing..
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PostPosted: 14:53 - 05 Feb 2014    Post subject: Re: looking for moto x goggles Reply with quote
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bikersupermoto wrote:

any recomendations, bargains etc all pointers appreciated! Thumbs Up

Get a helmet suited for the riding you are doing?

Why choose a helmet designed with compromises for an entirely different type of riding?



because iv got a nice shoei, but i bought a moto-x style airoh which is the same colours as my supermoto bike and for town riding it looks better is a lot lighter and i dont ride in the rain.

im not using it on an off road bike iain, its for on my crm250ar sm. ill use the shoei when im on the rs -)
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PostPosted: 15:00 - 05 Feb 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
yen_powell wrote:
Get a quick strap so you can remove/replace goggles with one hand, handy when waiting at traffic lights with one hand on the clutch lever if they start to fog. Also stops the black eye problem when you lift them to wear them and they slip out of your wet glove and smack you in the eye.



hey, this sounds like a very good idea lol

didnt even think of this - could you point me in direction of a quick strap pls?
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PostPosted: 15:01 - 05 Feb 2014    Post subject: Re: looking for moto x goggles Reply with quote
When I see people wearing off-road lids when obviously not riding off road I think "twat", personally Smile.

One of the reasons it's light is that it doesn't have a visor Wink.

Incidentally, while the protruding chin piece is good for off-road for various reasons, it could possibly injure you if you crash on the road and it catches on something.

But <shurgs>, if matching colours is what riding is about for you, fair enough Razz.
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PostPosted: 15:10 - 05 Feb 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
bikersupermoto wrote:
yen_powell wrote:
Get a quick strap so you can remove/replace goggles with one hand, handy when waiting at traffic lights with one hand on the clutch lever if they start to fog. Also stops the black eye problem when you lift them to wear them and they slip out of your wet glove and smack you in the eye.



hey, this sounds like a very good idea lol

didnt even think of this - could you point me in direction of a quick strap pls?



I'm sure you can get them at a cheaper price than this. Mine has had about 5 pairs of goggles used with the same strap, I wouldn't use goggles without now I've got used to it.

https://www.racespec.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Goggle_Quick_Strap_Kit.html
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PostPosted: 15:43 - 05 Feb 2014    Post subject: Re: looking for moto x goggles Reply with quote
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When I see people wearing off-road lids when obviously not riding off road I think "twat", personally Smile.

One of the reasons it's light is that it doesn't have a visor Wink.

Incidentally, while the protruding chin piece is good for off-road for various reasons, it could possibly injure you if you crash on the road and it catches on something.

But <shurgs>, if matching colours is what riding is about for you, fair enough Razz.



so in that case...

what do you think when my friend takes her new land rover into town shopping?

or when i wear my ski jacket out camping in cold weather?

and i have a 6 man tent up, but theres just 2 of us?

or when i fancy and eat cornflakes at night?

and eat cold pizza in the morning?

and wear bike leathers not to go riding but to go to a kinky club with not a bike in sight - kidding haha but folks do it


i guess your a really really happy person! - you must go about smiling and laughing your head off all day every day at what folks do! Laughing Laughing Laughing not a bad way to be i guess! happy days!
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PostPosted: 16:29 - 05 Feb 2014    Post subject: Re: looking for moto x goggles Reply with quote
Did your friend buy the car for using in town? Does she have an alternate car more suitable?
If so; yea, pretty silly.

Skiing jacket made for reasonably cold weather makes sense.
Wearing the same jacket in summer because it matched your trousers would be similar to your mx helmet for road town use.

If you're going for a long hike, 2 man tent would make sense and I certainly wouldn't take my 6 man tent. Otherwise, 6 man tent is useful for the extra space.

Corn flakes at night and pizza in the morning both provide sustenance. If you like the taste, why not.
There's a difference between something being functional for a different purpose to that it was sold for and deliberately choosing something less functional because it's styled the way you like

Hope that clears things up Wink.
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PostPosted: 17:26 - 05 Feb 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
bikersupermoto wrote:
Fladdem wrote:
I do a similar thing to Iain to stop figging, just a different brand.

I use cheap goggles, no more than £20. My logic being the mud and water will ruin them, and I'll feel less bad about ruined goggles if they were cheap than mega-expensive. I have used WSGG, GP Pro, and Scott.


i guess you didnt see the bit in my post that ill only be using them in town riding - no mud and water!.


I'm aware you said road only, but the point I was making is that cheap is fine. I can not tell the difference between my mates Oakleys and my cheapo goggles.

I always wear my MX lid, I love the extra wide eye hole. So much better visibility compared to all the road hats I've tried. I personally like the ones with visors, but they fog up fast offroad. Although the extended chin could cause issues if caught on grippy tarmac, but I'll risk it.
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PostPosted: 18:30 - 05 Feb 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fladdem wrote:
I do a similar thing to Iain to stop figging, just a different brand.

I use cheap goggles, no more than £20. My logic being the mud and water will ruin them, and I'll feel less bad about ruined goggles if they were cheap than mega-expensive. I have used WSGG, GP Pro, and Scott.


i guess you didnt see the bit in my post that ill only be using them in town riding - no mud and water!.[/quote]

I'm aware you said road only, but the point I was making is that cheap is fine. I can not tell the difference between my mates Oakleys and my cheapo goggles.

I always wear my MX lid, I love the extra wide eye hole. So much better visibility compared to all the road hats I've tried. I personally like the ones with visors, but they fog up fast offroad. Although the extended chin could cause issues if caught on grippy tarmac, but I'll risk it.[/quote]



defintiely agree with you on this! - i tried a mates mx lid and really liked how light it was, the fit, the feel, the visibilty etc etc - i liked lots of things about it and it just " felt right "

and i like the fact they can be cheap too! Thumbs Up

just like you, ill risk it!. i can think of other things that stick out id be more worried about than my extended chin! Laughing
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PostPosted: 18:33 - 05 Feb 2014    Post subject: Re: looking for moto x goggles Reply with quote
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im not using it on an off road bike iain, its for on my crm250ar sm. ill use the shoei when im on the rs -)




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what im doin wrong? Shocked lol
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PostPosted: 18:35 - 05 Feb 2014    Post subject: Re: looking for moto x goggles Reply with quote
Not riding supermoto Smile...
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PostPosted: 18:44 - 05 Feb 2014    Post subject: Re: looking for moto x goggles Reply with quote
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Not riding supermoto Smile...
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https://www.m-napieralla.de/web_mn/version2008/themenbilder/supermoto/offroad1.jpg



well its not easy riding supermoto to goto tesco as iv got to go on the motorway and its harder on way back as my eggs would be scrambled by time i got home! Laughing Laughing Laughing
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PostPosted: 19:38 - 05 Feb 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
yen_powell wrote:
bikersupermoto wrote:

hey, this sounds like a very good idea lol

didnt even think of this - could you point me in direction of a quick strap pls?



I'm sure you can get them at a cheaper price than this. Mine has had about 5 pairs of goggles used with the same strap, I wouldn't use goggles without now I've got used to it.

https://www.racespec.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Goggle_Quick_Strap_Kit.html


eBay have some listed for £18 with free p&p, I have a set on my mx lid and they are great Thumbs Up
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