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Glasses [clear, smoke, dark, yellow lenses, etc.], goggles [new style, aviator type, etc.], 1/2 shield, full shield, full face helmet?

I kinda' like the padded close fitting glasses of the "transition" type with a half helmet year 'round. You?

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Full face, I want to keep my jaw in case I go down.
 
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I ride a Road Glide...That's all you need...No really I wear prescription sport sun glasses. They wrap around my handsome face just right.
 
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Cold or rainy weather , full coverage .

Dry weather i use cheap *** dark tinted safety glasses and if its dark out I'll sport some clear cheap *** safety glasses.
 
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Bobster nighthawk goggles for out on the road.
 
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have a pair of gargoyles called contact model since they are discontinued i have reluctantly been searching for a replacement incase they are ..... i cant say it...
anyway i tried "airfoil" model with 3 lenses....clear , smoke, yellow.... the lense
color options are great! but the d-mn things dont block the wind...... the foam
wrapped sh-t did'nt work fer me..... gonna follow your post see what others say
rather than buy'n more crap!
 
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Bell Custom 500 helmets. brass goggles(Lowbrow customs) over my glasses or Bubble shields(Biltwell).
 
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Full face helmet.
 
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Originally Posted by ryder2u
have a pair of gargoyles called contact model since they are discontinued i have reluctantly been searching for a replacement incase they are ..... i cant say it...
anyway i tried "airfoil" model with 3 lenses....clear , smoke, yellow.... the lense
color options are great! but the d-mn things dont block the wind...... the foam
wrapped sh-t did'nt work fer me..... gonna follow your post see what others say
rather than buy'n more crap!
ryder2u, sometimes you gotta' look for a while and try all kinds of stuff to get the right fit for glasses, because we all 'got weird shaped heads, hahahahaha. I lucked out and found a pair that fit pretty quickly [where, might you ask, does one find glasses that fit a square head? LOL]. They have the foam, but it's not like blocky shipping foam...it's smooth and looks like it's about 1/8" thick, with enough flat surface area to seal out the wind but with slight slivers of space to allow for ventilation.

Very similar to these:

HD Model: 98266-12VM


Not the most stylish and they're $60 besides, but they're transitional and they work with my shaped face!

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Ray Ban Wayfarers. I have one regular pair for daytime and another pair with clear lenses for nighttime riding. When it gets cold, I use a Bell 4/3 helmet with the shield.
 


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