Ducati Monster Forum

After my recent West Coast ride, I've realised I really need a tinted visor of some sort.
I've always just worn my sunnies under a clear visor.
Because the sunnies are polarised, they can make the road surface look "abnormal". It's a bit hard to explain, but sometimes a nice, clean, dry road can look: normal, wet, slippery, gravelly, shiny, dull...

So, while picking up some oil and a filter today, I had a look at visors. I can get black tinted, or Iridium in chrome, gold or red.
What is the vision like out of each?
Are some darker than others?
Which reduced glare the most?
I assume the Iridium visors will scratch a little easier - will I have issues with bug splat?


Thanks all  ;D

Ahh spooky vision.

Sorry can't help, as I have polarised sunnines as well I have just resorted to wearing none and squinting through a clear visor.

iridium sucks, looks good new but the coating is on the outside and chips up and looks shit very quickly. expensive too!
the darkness of the tint usually depends on the brand of helmet you own, from my experience AGV are the darkest by a long shot, others all all close.
paul.

Yep have to agree with Loony there.
I have an Iridium one for my Arai, biggest problem I find is that when the sun is in your face you can see your
own reflection on the inside of the visor and it's a bit disturbing.

It does get rather 2nd hand quickly, I am only using mine at the moment cause I'm too cheap to buy an new dark tinted one.
The dark tint is pretty good on the Arai, I will buy a new one shortly.

In full sun I can't ride with a clear visor and sunnies, I have a pair of yellow lens perscription glasses that I wear under any visor.

Yes Matty I'd find it disturbing also, seeing your reflection in my visor would scare me !!! [evil]
Only joking  [thumbsup]
My sunnies are also polarised so I just leave the visor up.

Kaz tried them all on at the bike shop and went the light tint and has found this even OK when it's dark.
Like all of these things I suppose that there will be a compromise somewhere...

I agree, the light grey seems to be  a good 'all-rounder' and isn't that bad at night!

I have a pair of non-polarised Bolles just for riding with a clear visor.  I rode with someone last week with the Iridium visor and he was too scared to clean all the bugs of his visor as he reckons you can only clean them in hot soapy water as all other methods scratch them shit.

Does anybody know for sure the legalities of the light tint visor at night? ... I have my suspicions.

Although rarely intentional we do find ourselves caught out at night occasionally (as opposed to knowing we will be out at night) ... I was just wondering ...

AFAIK any tinted visor is not permitted after dark.
I use a iridium on my Arai and dont have any problems with it , I just take good care of it
and keep two Chux in zip lock bags in my jacket one is soaked in glass cleaner the other clean
for any little accidents with bug splatter.
As i commute home at night I use a pair of clear lense safety glasses for visor up time
Luckly I havn't seen my reflection on the inside and keeping my face hidden is probably a good idea
as it would scare the kiddies [laugh] but it is also good for that stare down [evil] with the cager at the lights who just cut me off [bang]

I had an Iridium Visor, it is good, but as mentioned has to be treated very gently, I switched to tinted visors
on my Shoei's (Darkest they made) and was happy with them, you could be a bit rougher when cleaning them
and fine scratches, marks and stone chips did not show up as much as the Iridium would.

I used to commute all the time with the Tinted Visor on and as Dez suggested, carry a pair of clear safety glasses
and just lift the visor, I used to keep a pair under my seat just in case I got stuck at work until after dark.

I picked them up from bunnings for about $10

Don't worry too much about the legalities. If we worried too much about the legalities, certain Monsters wouldn't even make it out of the garage. Ahem, exhausts, rego tubes, fender eliminators, ahem....... [roll]
8) "I wear my sunglasses at night"....... [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

Curiosity and obedience are two different things Kaz ;D

And sometimes it is easier to seek forgiveness than permission. Well that is what Nickati reckons anyway. Naughty boy! Good thing I like the naughty ones!  ;D
Gee it's hard to have fun these days. FUN  [leo]
 [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

 Hey stop picking on me and Get back to Work

 :o Is Nickatti's real name Tony and favourite attire budgie smugglers ??  :o ;D

I have Iridium Gold on mine which are 12 months old now & it is still like new.  Its very easy to clean, I just soak a microfiber cloth in water & the bugs just wipe off (even if I don't clean it for a week), & then use another dry microfiber cloth to dry the visor off.

Cant say that I've had any reflection problems with the iridium vs clear visor.  Maybe it depends on the brand of helmet as the visors could be made to different specs between the various brands?

Iridium visor, scratches very easily, however they are good for at least an extra 2-3 km/h top speed.
What you really should get is one of these.
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=19437.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=19437.0)
Best pics are on the most recent pages.

years ago with my shoei, this is when i only had a bike, i had a yellow "rain" visor on as it was raining when i left for work, on the way home after dark i got pulled for a licence/rego check and due to my smart mouth about being harassed was issued a ticket for using a "tinted" visor after sundown. any tint/colour is illegal after dark, at least here in qld it is.
the wet cloth or paper towel method as mentioned above is the best way of removing bugs etc without scratching but it's not always possible half way through a ride unfortunately.

paul.

See now I'm in your head!

Ahhhhhh NO & NO !
But thanks for the vote of support !

I am proud to confirm that Nickati is NOT the proud owner of Budgie Smugglers. He has never owned a pair of Budgie Smugglers, nor has he been associated to anyone sporting Budgie Smugglers.  :-X
Well, i'm glad that we clarified that misconception once and for all.  :-\
 [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

the iridium gold shits over any other visor ive owned after four years on these roads it was still like new and people cauldnt see my ugly face and you can perv without being seen  [laugh]

Ahh, multi-tasking Bazza !  ;)

Well I picked up a dark tinted visor this arvo. The bloke in the shop reckoned it would be darker then the Iridium ones.
And the black visor on black helmet also matches my black jacket, pants, boots and gloves...

It certainly doesn't cut out as much sunlight as my sunnies, but at least I don't have "spooky vision" anymore.
Went to Joe's Garage tonight and knowing I'd be riding home after dark, I took some yellow safety glasses.
The copper who pulled me over tonight didn't say anything about the dark visor either  [cheeky]

He pulled me over for not having a tail light. No fine, just a "self clearing" defect  ;D

Hmn that must be an overused quote these days then.  ;D

+1 They are not as dark as a tinted visor, and they reflect some of the heat out as well (maybe thats not a problem in Tas) and the coating is on the inside although you do have to treat them with a bit of respect, and dont use any 'fog free' products on them as it will destroy the iridium coating.




                          Mmick