Hey all, I'm getting ready to replace the visors on my scorpion at950. I really like having the sunshade and the big visor. I've decided to keep the sunshade dark smoke since I frequently ride with the visor up when it's sunny. But I was thinking of moving away from clear on the visor to a yellow or amber to help with the extreme variations in lighting on my mountain roads, but still wanting a lens to be safe at night. I have been supplementing with glasses, but it's not ideal for me. I'm curious to hear from others who have experimented with different colored shades. The why's and why nots, what colors. Thanks!
slightly different approach here. I’ve been using a bell qualifier Dlx with the lens that darkens in the daylight. I’ll ride with it up if it’s not raining and I’m not going over 60mph because it’s usually hot here! It’s nice and transparent when the sun goes down. I always wear glasses under. I have the yellow for the fall and tinted for the summer.
OP is talking about this helmet, right? Scorpion AT950 It took me a while to understand what he really meant in the post, because of terminology confusion. So, I would use most commonly used term used by helmet manufacturers. So, I guesst OP meant ... ... like the drop down sun visor, and big eye port opening (covered by face shield) ... wants to keep dark smoke drop down sun visor ... because he often rides with face shield up (drop down sun visor still (somewhat) covering / protecting his eyes) ... wants to chance face shield from clear to yellow / amber (because he rides in various different lighting conditions. And, he needs the face shield for night time riding.) So, .... for what it's worth ... Yellow / amber for night time riding It's doable, but not recommended. They do cut down the light reaching to your eyes. So, you are reducing your ability to see at night. Not something I would do on a motorcycle. (That said, if you are only riding brightly lit city streets, it may be okay. Still, not ideal.) Typical yellow / amber lens VLT is around 60 - 70%. Do you feel comfortable to do the night riding with that much reduced visible light? It really affect your peripheral vision. Makes it (a lot) harder to spot deer jumping out, etc. To choose between yellow, amber, and clear, these may help ... Skip to 3:20, to watch about lens tint ...
Fantastic information, thank you. I apologize for not being clearer in the op. You correctly interpreted.
Any color/tint reduces incoming light. Something I don't want at night. For me, it's always a clear shield with a choice of glasses.
Great input fellas. Thank you. I guess my search has now turned into finding some glasses. I don't like any of the ones I've tried.... Either because of fitment in the helmet, or because of wind funneling into my eyes.
I’ve found the best selection at the motorcycle dealerships. They are impact rated if you get them there too z87+ or something like that
For something that fits well under the helmet, and protect your eyes from wind blast and flying debris (if you ride with face shield up, those riding glasses are the only thing that protect your eyes), these glasses work. (The recommendation coming from my personal experience. Not something I've read on internet.) #1 Oakley SI M frame 3.0 I have three lenses set ... The ear piece are designed for wearing these glasses under com-gear / ear muff. So they are thin, slip into the helmet very easily and they won't cause uncomfortable pressure on the side of your head. The lenses cover wide area (they are designed to protect military personnel's eye balls, you know), I can drive convertible with these glasses no problem. If you need more "sealing" around your eye sockets, you can get gasket for them. If you haven't seen "Sabotage", watch it. (Arnie and most of the main crews wearing M Frame 2.0. I do recommend 3.0 over 2.0, though.) And, of course, they are impact resistant.
This has been an issue for me, but it's a minor one. https://www.sporteyes.com/ Fortunate for me, this company is 20 minutes away, so I can go there to try them on.
And if you go sliding and bouncing down the highway the helmet face shield could bounce open and get ripped off. Having motorcycle safety glasses on underneath could help in that situation. Also, If you ride like me I would get a road helmet or an ADV helmet with a really fragile visor so it rips off and doesn’t want to twist your neck if you are sliding at high speed.
I took the peak(visor) off after the first ride.... It buffeted like crazy. And I totally hear you regarding having spare eyewear, I keep pair of clears and a pair of sunglasses..... The clear ones put too much wind in my eyes, the sunglasses have frames that push too hard on my temples and give me headaches. Iove the idea of multiple lenses for a single frame. Back in the day I rode with no helmet, but used goggles. I had some yellow ones that I thought worked well at night, but I'm not going to argue science. This is actually my first non half helmet so might explain all the noob questions and concerns.
I second the recommendation for the Oakley SI glasses. The latest 3.0 version is definitely the best. I keep my kit with the clear lense handy to switch out for when the sun goes down. The flat ear stems work brilliantly in my Shoes Hornet, GT Air, Nexx XD1 & now my Klim Krios Pro.
