Night Riding Glasses needed
Road Master
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From: Maryland
First Oakley: Don't know what your reasoning is for not liking Oakley. Personally I get annoyed at the straight ends of the arms. Often they will either bump into my hat making the glasses move around, or can sometimes hurt. I still own a few pair though. Windjackets are incredibly comfortable and best motorcycle glasses I've ever laid my hands on. They are what I wear at night and in the rain. Excluding glass lenses, Oakley makes the best most scratch resistant lens you can buy.
Second Ray-Ban: Ray-Ban is one of the most over priced sunglasses out there. Just b/c it is a name brand you have known for years does not mean they are good. There are MUCH better lens for the money. Much better styles as well.
PM me if you want to know more.
Second Ray-Ban: Ray-Ban is one of the most over priced sunglasses out there. Just b/c it is a name brand you have known for years does not mean they are good. There are MUCH better lens for the money. Much better styles as well.
PM me if you want to know more.
The Windjackets come with 2 pair of lenses. . .the Oakley store let me pick out which ones, they were included already in the cost anyway. I have a pair of clear lenses and black lenses.
I just stick with Oakley for the main reason that their lenses are damned near indestructible. A few years back, there was actually a video on Oakley's website that showed the old M lenses being shot with .12 buckshot from something like 10 or 20 feet away. . .the buckshot didn't penetrate. Both my M lenses could handle being bent in half both ways without breaking or stressing. They used to have a warranty where if the lenses broke or cracked for any reason, they were replaced free of charge. I even got them to replace some busted frames for me.
That being said, I've had rocks bounce off my Jackets. . .lenses are still intact and the iridium coating is barely scratched. The clarity is still unmatched in my opinion, also.
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Tourer
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Piedmont NC
Sounds to me like I may need to give Oakley another look then if they are as good as everyone says. There was a time that the Oakley name was like saying Ray Ban. Everyone had to have them regardless of the quality. That was back when I was looking at all the different glasses and settled on the Ray Bans. Oakley did nothing for me. I will give them another good hard look as I am giving all the glasses now. I am just trying to protect my eyes and not making a fashion statement. At 60, the only statement I need to make is "I am happy to still be riding"!
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I wear KD's clear at night- never had a side wind problem even if they're not wrap arounds and I wear contact lenses...I guess 50+ years of riders can't be all wrong.
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Cruiser
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From: Sweden
As some previous posters have stated, I would recommend the following based on my experience:
1) Oakleys - I have a pair that lets you switch lenses between dark and yellow. Use the yellow tints at night. The O's fit best under both my Shoei fullface and HD 3/4. Doesnt dislodge when taking helmet off (or on), and sits snug around the eyes and prevents wind tearing too.
2) Raybans - I like the classic pilot green tints, but they arent exactly the thing for night riding. Plus the frame is a bit fragile and tends to bend under the helmet on-off procedure. The frame is flat and not contoured so it lets in a fair bit of wind. OK under the fullface though.
3) Really cheap HD motorcycle googles with an elastic strap that can even go around the helmet. They are photochromatic and so are clear during night and mist a tad during day. Have soft spongy edges that hug the area around the eyes and hence keep out all wind. Only problem is that they tend to mist from the inside due to the insulation if the weather changes etc
Hope this helps.
1) Oakleys - I have a pair that lets you switch lenses between dark and yellow. Use the yellow tints at night. The O's fit best under both my Shoei fullface and HD 3/4. Doesnt dislodge when taking helmet off (or on), and sits snug around the eyes and prevents wind tearing too.
2) Raybans - I like the classic pilot green tints, but they arent exactly the thing for night riding. Plus the frame is a bit fragile and tends to bend under the helmet on-off procedure. The frame is flat and not contoured so it lets in a fair bit of wind. OK under the fullface though.
3) Really cheap HD motorcycle googles with an elastic strap that can even go around the helmet. They are photochromatic and so are clear during night and mist a tad during day. Have soft spongy edges that hug the area around the eyes and hence keep out all wind. Only problem is that they tend to mist from the inside due to the insulation if the weather changes etc
Hope this helps.
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2011
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From: Clinton IA
Me too, I have the tinted for daytime use, planning on getting the clear and/or yellows for night. I just wear clear safety glasses now, we have decent Sperian safety glasses at work... the price is right on those.
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