Photochromic Shields

[Busa Jules]

Living in the sunny south and doing long rides, I always run into problems when I leave the house with my smoke shield and end up riding home at night with a face full of lovebugs.

These photochromic shields seem like a godsend... but how well do they work? Do they get dark enough to not have to wear shades? How quickly do they lighten up?

 

[rockadaous]

do you have a link?

 

[Professor]

I haven’t seen one for a Shoie, but would try one if available.


I use an iridium and it seems to cause me less problems in low light than a smoked one. It still is not suitable for night use at all. (although an HID helps.) I do sometime leave the house with it at dusk.

I tried an insert once and was very unhappy with the distortion.

It doesn’t really answer your question about photochromatic shields but I use one of two methods.
1) I carry a spare shield in a holder that has a strap you wear like a belt. The spare shield itself wraps around from my chest to my back just under my arm or at the waist I don’t even notice it there now. I can change the Shoei shield in less than a minute. This is the most common way I do it.

2) use a clear shield with sunglasses.

 

[TurboSN95]

That Stealth helmet is bad-ass! I didn't see any pricing on that helmet and the sunshift-visor. Any ideas?

 

[rubber2burn]

Scorpio has a visor that darkens in the light and I have on and I like it. The visor darkens and lightens very well with the the amount of light out side.

 

[Busa Jules]

(deleted by thrasherfox for the safety of the members. read my post below concerning this)

These AKUMA helmets are cool.... One guy here carries it.... but gotta have lots of $$$$

I saw something in Two Wheel Tuner about WIKI helmets having soemthing like this but can't find them anywhere on the internet.... Ever heard of them before?

 

[Jester0769]

wiki has a shift sheild and then there is also pro-grip that makes a insert but like said before there is a bit of distortion.

The scorpion sheild is nice too if you have one of there helmets.

The best this I have found is just have a pair of sunglasses and a clear sheild if you dont like ridding with a tented sheild at night.


Josh

 

[thrasherfox]

Hey everyone!!

I passed bad gouge earlier and I am sorry for that.

In reference to Akuma helmets: I will refrain from making specific comments for liability reasons. however buyer beware. and he probably cannot get the visors.... if anyone bookmarked the links.. forget them

 

[Shibumi]

I bought an Irridium for my Shoei and didn't like it, wasn't dark enough for me in sunlight. I gave it to USN05LE (Don) and he likes it, and DOES wear it at night!

I carry a spare shield in my tank bag, fits perfectly around the perimeter and therefore takes NO space!

 

[ranman]

never tried one.
i bought a irridum hids help at night. i found that a extra shield will fit in the hump. so when i ride after dark

 

[HillbillyTom]

(ranman @ Sep. 27 2007,20:02)  i found that a extra shield will fit in the hump.

Have you taken the "bottom' out of your hump? I was trying to figure a way to get a spare shield under mine and no matter how I turned and maneuvered it there was still going to be a bind when I put the hump back on.

 

[ranman]

i replaced the bolts with thumb screws. so its easyer to get it in there. it is kinda forced in there, i keep it in a fabric cover. a pain to get it in. but it does fit

 

[Tango1300]

The Scorpion works great!

 

[Mr Bogus]

Gold iridium on a shoei rf1000 and I run it day and night.. not quite at good as the smoked for day rides, but seems fine at night for me. I do carry sunglasses for bright day rides anyway