What did you do to your bike today ??
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
A cloudy day this morning, which is a blessing. It means I'm not flicking my sun visor up and down like a sugar rushing toddler on a trampoline.
I might have to go full tosser and get a peaked lid.
I might have to go full tosser and get a peaked lid.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
reactolite or photochromic lenses may help , my specs are reactolite I do still get some glare and sometimes I wish they would lighten a little quicker but generally an improvement over sunglasses or dark visor .
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I've got a pinlock insert but I've found that it's not very good. It reacts quick enough but it's not very strong so I'm still struggling to see.
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My dark visor isn't really that dark, more of a dark smoke really. I left it on this morning and it was fine, the where loads of police on the A34 this morning though.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
A couple of friends just put a strip of black tape at the top of their visor as a sun shade, seems to work really well and avoids having to get a peaked lid.
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I did try the tape trick but by the time I had got it lined up I looked like a cylon.
And it didn't do too well in the wet.
And it didn't do too well in the wet.
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I keep looking at these, but can never bring myself to buy on. Living up here in Scotland helps - no sun!!Kwacky wrote:A cloudy day this morning, which is a blessing. It means I'm not flicking my sun visor up and down like a sugar rushing toddler on a trampoline.
I might have to go full tosser and get a peaked lid.
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As well as making you look like some motocross wannabe, they must be pretty noisy, not to mention what would happen if you glanced upward whilst battering along at 70+mph...??
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It's a shame you can't test ride them. They can't be quiet.
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The only remotely half decent one I’ve seen (and that’s stretching the word decent) is the expensive Honda one, about £600.
Get much better kid for half that.
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Get much better kid for half that.
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Lid*
I’m not buying kids, honest!!
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I tried one of these on and liked it
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
They’re just so.....cumbersome looking??
It’s not bad, but I’d have the peak off and thrown away first time I saw myself...
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It’s not bad, but I’d have the peak off and thrown away first time I saw myself...
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Are you a medium? I bought an AGV version a few years ago and it’s barely worn. You are welcome to try it on the bike to see how they work.
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. A 56 from memory. I think that's medium.duke63 wrote:Are you a medium? I bought an AGV version a few years ago and it’s barely worn. You are welcome to try it on the bike to see how they work.
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Nothing wrong with that....it'll go well with the bike you commute on. Even the bill works.Kwacky wrote:I tried one of these on and liked it
https://www.adventurebikerider.com/shoe ... et-review/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
After having 3 attempts at my life last night within 10 minutes I decided to take the car into work today.
One bloke overtook a queue of stationary traffic and drove straight at me as I was filtering. I was on my side of the road. I stop and leaned to the left. How he missed me I I'll never know.
One bloke overtook a queue of stationary traffic and drove straight at me as I was filtering. I was on my side of the road. I stop and leaned to the left. How he missed me I I'll never know.
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Jeez that was a bit close for comfort then
Some tw@s nowadays though
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Glad your ok. It's people's arrogance on the roads that still surprises me.Kwacky wrote:After having 3 attempts at my life last night within 10 minutes I decided to take the car into work today.
One bloke overtook a queue of stationary traffic and drove straight at me as I was filtering. I was on my side of the road. I stop and leaned to the left. How he missed me I I'll never know.