Drop Down Sun Visor - what helmets have them?
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Drop Down Sun Visor - what helmets have them?
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I have an HJC IS-MAX with a drop down sun visor. In general I like it because I can easily drop and retract it numerous times during my commute, as I pass variously out of a dark parking garage, into the sun, into a very shady tree lined area and then back into full sun directly into my face. My only complaints are: 1) It's not very dark. It's certainly better than nothing, but not as good as sunglasses 2) Sometimes it rattles a little bit when it's retracted. It doesn't happen all the time. I think it may be just the right combination of side winds and head angle that cause this to happen. My rides are generally short, so it doesn't really bother me.
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How do those built in shades do with fogging?
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I have the HCI-16. Its a good little 3/4 and definitely looks cool, but the drop down sun visor offers very little in the way of actually keeping the sun out of your eyes. When I bought it I expected that I would be able to simply switch it down whenever the suns got in my eyes, but I found out quickly just having a pair of sunglasses handy is the best way to not go blind driving into the sunset.
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HJC Sy-Max. My b/f is on his second Sy-Max. He loves the built-in pop-down glasses, but was complaining that his eyes were hurting after a couple of hours riding home due west.
My neighbor has a Scorpion with built in and she raves about it. Much cheaper than the HJC. I wear prescription sunglasses, so I've no personal experience with the flip-down.
My neighbor has a Scorpion with built in and she raves about it. Much cheaper than the HJC. I wear prescription sunglasses, so I've no personal experience with the flip-down.
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I've never had occasion to deploy the shade when it's cold enough to fog, so it doesn't seem to be an issue.Lostmycage wrote:How do those built in shades do with fogging?
The HJC IS-Max is full face and a reasonable price. It's also modular, a feature I have grown to really appreciate. It's worth checking out.chloefpuff wrote:Uhh, I should have specified full-face. Sorry.
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I have the Zox genesis RN2, Modualar flip up with drop down shades
http://www.zoxhelmets.com/86-56300_en.html
http://www.zoxhelmets.com/86-56300_en.html
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My EXO 700 would loudly beg to differ. That thing fogs up if I look at it wrong.DonkeyScoot wrote:Scorpion helmets never fog up. They have some patent on it or something crazy. I have one and it literally has never fogged up.Lostmycage wrote:How do those built in shades do with fogging?
I'm actually more curious about the drop down visor part of these helmets, since that's right above your nose and presumably behind the air vents from the top of the helmet.
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I also have the HJCSy-Max II, and find it works well for me. I've never had an issue with the dark shield fogging (the front shield, however...).
I've seen the Scorpion, but it didn't seem to fit my head.
The Zog mentioned above seems similar to the Sy-Max series. Another rider I know has one and loves it, and bought it for about half the price of the Sy-Max.
The usual disclaimer ... try one on in a local store if you can.
I've seen the Scorpion, but it didn't seem to fit my head.
The Zog mentioned above seems similar to the Sy-Max series. Another rider I know has one and loves it, and bought it for about half the price of the Sy-Max.
The usual disclaimer ... try one on in a local store if you can.
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Drop down visor
I have a EXO-900 helmet. My first one was in black. I had an accident on my scooter, and the helmet held up so well, I bought it again...this time in neon yellow for better conspicuity.
http://shopping.scorpionusa.com/C55D9C0 ... 41743C55F1
Here's a review: http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/motorcyc ... n/exo-900/
http://shopping.scorpionusa.com/C55D9C0 ... 41743C55F1
Here's a review: http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/motorcyc ... n/exo-900/
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Weird... my spare helmet is an EXO 700 and it has never fogged up on me either no matter how hard I breathe in there. Did you replace the visor by any chance with a third party one? I have the 700 and the 1000 and neither of them have ever fogged on me after hours and hours of use.Lostmycage wrote:My EXO 700 would loudly beg to differ. That thing fogs up if I look at it wrong.
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Nope, just soap and water on the inside and Plexus on the outside. This is with both the clear shield that came with it and the tinted one that I bought separately. Maybe I just have sticky breath? Doesn't really matter as I don't wear that helmet anymore.
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