Does anyone know of a reactolight visor/insert that goes properly dark when the sun is out and not just a darker shade of pale like the fog-city one?
Reactolite Visor
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borrachadog
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If you find one let me know.
littleredrooster
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Had one of these last year and it did go dark when exposed to the light, but took over an hour to return to being clear when taken into the dark. Brilliant when you ride into a tunnel!!
Totally NFU, IMO.
Totally NFU, IMO.
hanabi
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Mike, do you know of any further developments of the electronic visor that you have the link to?
Ever thought of a pair of glasses with photochromic, non prescription lenses? Less likely to get scratched than a 'ever so expensive photochromic visor'. You could get a pair on line, just a few easy measurements to make sure they fit, job done. Doesn't matter if you change helmets either.
Andrew C said:
I don't think any of the 'Reactolite' inserts work. I have tried three, one from Fog City,one from a Dutch company whose name I have thankfuly forgoten and one from a mate's helmet (make similarly unknown). Three out of three failures was enough. It's a pity as the regular 'clear' Fog City works 100%.
Get a dark visor and carry a spare clear one.
mike6631
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or try a Schuberth helmet with the built in visor?
Mike
Mike
Yup! sold by...
Light sensitive, Double skin, Art. 3235
TT part 01-500-0151-0
Ersatzscheibe-Doppelglas-light sensitive fur brille.
(yes I know, it's not a 'visor' per se but for you goggle-wearing-chaps out there)
Touratech but for goggles only-Andrew C said:
Light sensitive, Double skin, Art. 3235
TT part 01-500-0151-0
Ersatzscheibe-Doppelglas-light sensitive fur brille.
(yes I know, it's not a 'visor' per se but for you goggle-wearing-chaps out there)
Reactolite glasses are no good because the visor cuts out most of the u/v light that triggers the 'react'.
Schuberth helmet with flip down visor no good because anti fog is so bad that you have to crack open the visor which makes rain run down inside of visor which makes you open visor which means your glasses get pisssed on. I hate that helmet. I know this wouldn't apply in sunny conditions but I want 1 all purpose helmet. Fog City no good on a Schuberth - visor too curved.
Goggles no good because I like the protection of a visor.
I've opted for eye-surgery (not laser - I'm not suitable apparently). Bit drastic but I'm doing it mainly because I hate glasses not just to address (one part of) this problem.
After lots of messing about I found that gaffa tape over the top third of my Arai RV visor was the best compromise. No wonder so many couriers do it
Schuberth helmet with flip down visor no good because anti fog is so bad that you have to crack open the visor which makes rain run down inside of visor which makes you open visor which means your glasses get pisssed on. I hate that helmet. I know this wouldn't apply in sunny conditions but I want 1 all purpose helmet. Fog City no good on a Schuberth - visor too curved.
Goggles no good because I like the protection of a visor.
I've opted for eye-surgery (not laser - I'm not suitable apparently). Bit drastic but I'm doing it mainly because I hate glasses not just to address (one part of) this problem.
After lots of messing about I found that gaffa tape over the top third of my Arai RV visor was the best compromise. No wonder so many couriers do it
Andrew C said:Reactolite glasses are no good because the visor cuts out most of the u/v light that triggers the 'react'.
Schuberth helmet with flip down visor no good because anti fog is so bad that you have to crack open the visor which makes rain run down inside of visor which makes you open visor which means your glasses get pisssed on. I hate that helmet. I know this wouldn't apply in sunny conditions but I want 1 all purpose helmet. Fog City no good on a Schuberth - visor too curved.
Goggles no good because I like the protection of a visor.
I've opted for eye-surgery (not laser - I'm not suitable apparently). Bit drastic but I'm doing it mainly because I hate glasses not just to address (one part of) this problem.
After lots of messing about I found that gaffa tape over the top third of my Arai RV visor was the best compromise. No wonder so many couriers do it
My solution:
A BMW System V with clear 'double-glazed' visor - perfect for winter- never had it steam under torrential rain/freezing cold etc
Using goggles with above lens which I fit with quick-relase mountings (after removing visor) for sunny climes/heat etc
Perfect combi
Surgery----hummm pass!
Bigtwin
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Andrew C said:Reactolite glasses are no good because the visor cuts out most of the u/v light that triggers the 'react'.
After lots of messing about I found that gaffa tape over the top third of my Arai RV visor was the best compromise. No wonder so many couriers do it
I have some AA driving reactolites that I inherited - they seem to work fine with my standard Concept visor. Unusually, they go completely clear too, unlike most of the others I found that keep some residual tint even in the dark.
I still do the tape thing as well though. Cheap and easy, and if you use a bit of SOLAS tape, you get a safety bonus too.
Richard J
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I have used a Fog City insert on a Concept visor. It worked fine
i used to have a see thru grey fablon across the top 1/3 of my visor.
instant sunglasses if needed
instant sunglasses if needed
judgeged
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an interesting point
Hi guys i just had a thought why is it that my welding mask at work is a fastglass and reacts in an instant the second i strike up with a mig welder the visor reacts and blacks out so why doesnt someone go down this route and make a toned down version that reacts on its own to dark and light conditions
Hi guys i just had a thought why is it that my welding mask at work is a fastglass and reacts in an instant the second i strike up with a mig welder the visor reacts and blacks out so why doesnt someone go down this route and make a toned down version that reacts on its own to dark and light conditions
Just imagine the fun at night when the headlights hit
Dunno if this is any good for anyone, but I've got a box of coloured OHP films here...A4, in various colours......blue, red, green , yellow........thin, very flexible but pretty strong.
They might well be ideal for cutting off a strip and sellotaping the edges so you get a coloured tinted film across the top of the visor???
If anyone wants some, I'll happily stick a few of each colour in the post for you and you can give it a try.......PM me and I'll send you my addy so you can send a S.A.E
They might well be ideal for cutting off a strip and sellotaping the edges so you get a coloured tinted film across the top of the visor???
If anyone wants some, I'll happily stick a few of each colour in the post for you and you can give it a try.......PM me and I'll send you my addy so you can send a S.A.E
I used to use lighting gels for this when I was a theatre techie
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