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< P > W h e t h e r y o u a r e a m o t o r c y c l e o w n e r o r a n o c c a s i o n a l r i d e r , o n e o f t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t a c c e s s o r i e s y o u n e e d i s a p a i r o f m o t o r c y c l e s u n g l a s s e s . < / P > < P > M a n y a v i d m o t o r c y c l e r i d e r s p r e f e r t o w e a r m o t o r c y c l e s u n g l a s s e s u n d e r n e a t h t h e i r v i s o r s a n d g o g g l e s t o h e l p w i t h g l a r e , U V l i g h t p r o t e c t i o n , l i g h t r e f l e c t i o n , a n d d e p t h p e r c e p t i o n . A l t h o u g h t h e l a w i n m o s t U . S . s t a t e s d o e s n o t r e q u i r e m o t o r c y c l e r i d e r s t o w e a r v i s o r s o r g o g g l e s , s t a t e l a w s d o r e q u i r e t h a t r i d e r s h a v e t h e i r v i s o r s a n d g o g g l e s t i n t e d b e l o w a c e r t a i n p e r c e n t a g e . B y l a w , 5 0 % i s t h e d a r k e s t t i n t a l l o w e d . I f a v i s o r o r p a i r o f g o g g l e s i s t o o d a r k o r m i r r o r e d i n a n y w a y , i t i s n o t l e g a l . B e c a u s e o f t h i s , m a n y r i d e r s c h o o s e t o w e a r m o t o r c y c l e s u n g l a s s e s b e n e a t h t h e i r v i s o r s a n d g o g g l e s t o e n h a n c e v i s i o n a n d m a k e r i d i n g m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e . < / P > < P > I f y o u a r e a m o t o r c y c l e r i d e r , y o u m u s t c o n s i d e r a f e w p o i n t s w h e n d e c i d i n g w h i c h m o t o r c y c l e s u n g l a s s e s t o p u r c h a s e . F i r s t , y o u m u s t m a k e s u r e t h a t y o u r m o t o r c y c l e s u n g l a s s e s h a v e s t r a i g h t a r m s . T h i s f e a t u r e i s o f t e n r e f e r r e d t o a s a “ s k u l l f i t ” . A s k u l l f i t w i l l a l l o w y o u t o p u t y o u r m o t o r c y c l e s u n g l a s s e s o n a n d t a k e t h e m o f f w i t h e a s e w h i l e w e a r i n g a h e l m e t . < / P > < P > A n o t h e r w i s e o p t i o n t o c o n s i d e r w h e n p u r c h a s i n g m o t o r c y c l e s u n g l a s s e s i s w h e t h e r o r n o t y o u w a n t p o l a r i z e d l e n s e s . M a n y r i d e r s p r e f e r p o l a r i z e d l e n s e s i n t h e i r m o t o r c y c l e s u n g l a s s e s , a s t h i s t y p e o f l e n s t a k e s a w a y t h e g l a r e t h a t c a n s o m e t i m e s c a u s e p r o b l e m s s e e i n g t h e r o a d . P o l a r i z e d l e n s e s e l i m i n a t e e y e s t r a i n , a l l o w i n g f o r a m u c h m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e r i d e . P o p u l a r m o t o r c y c l e s u n g l a s s e s t h a t h a v e p o l a r i z e d l e n s e s i n c l u d e O a k l e y P o l a r i z e d M I N U T E g l a s s e s a n d V e l o c i t y C V g l a s s e s . < / P > < P > W h e n s h o p p i n g f o r m o t o r c y c l e s u n g l a s s e s , y o u s h o u l d s e l e c t a p a i r t h a t i s a p p r o v e d b y t h e A m e r i c a n N a t i o n a l S t a n d a r d s I n s t i t u t e ( A N S I ) . I f a s t y l e o f m o t o r c y c l e s u n g l a s s e s i s A N S I a p p r o v e d , i t m e a n s t h a t i t h a s u n d e r g o n e t e s t i n g t o e n s u r e t h a t i t c a n p r o t e c t y o u r e y e s i n t h e m o s t e x t r e m e c o n d i t i o n s . T w o p o p u l a r p a i r s o f A N S I - a p p r o v e d m o t o r c y c l e s u n g l a s s e s a r e N e p t u n e R i d i n g G l a s s e s a n d R i d e r P l u s R i d i n g G l a s s e s . < / P > < P > L e n s c o l o r i s a l s o i m p o r t a n t t o c o n s i d e r w h e n c h o o s i n g m o t o r c y c l e s u n g l a s s e s . F o r e x a m p l e , l e n s e s t h a t a r e s m o k e d ( d a r k ) i n c o l o r a r e b e s t f o r d a y t i m e r i d i n g , a s t h e y p r o v i d e t h e m o s t g l a r e p r o t e c t i o n . C l e a r l e n s e s , o n t h e o t h e r h a n d , a r e b e s t f o r n i g h t r i d e s b e c a u s e t h e y d o n o t d i s t o r t c o l o r . A n d , c l e a r l e n s e s t h a t a r e m i r r o r e d p r o v i d e t h e e x t r a b e n e f i t o f r e f l e c t i n g t h e h e a d l i g h t s o f o n c o m i n g v e h i c l e s . Y e l l o w l e n s e s a r e b e s t f o r c l o u d y d a y s , a s w e l l a s f o g g y s i t u a t i o n s . Y e l l o w l e n s e s a l l o w f o r d e p t h p e r c e p t i o n w h e n t h e r e i s l o w v i s i b i l i t y . F i n a l l y , b o t h r e d a n d b l u e l e n s e s t a k e c a r e o f a l l o f t h e s e p r o b l e m s – t h e y c a n r e d u c e g l a r e , r e f l e c t v e r y b r i g h t l i g h t , a n d e n h a n c e d e p t h p e r c e p t i o n . < / P > < P > I f y o u h a p p e n t o n e e d p r e s c r i p t i o n m o t o r c y c l e s u n g l a s s e s , y o u c a n s p e a k t o y o u r e y e d o c t o r a b o u t w h i c h b r a n d a n d s t y l e i s b e s t f o r y o u . Y o u r d o c t o r m a y s u g g e s t t h a t y o u g e t m o t o r c y c l e s u n g l a s s e s w i t h U V p r o t e c t i o n . L e n s e s w i t h U V p r o t e c t i o n w i l l p r o t e c t y o u r e y e s f r o m t h e h a r m f u l U V r a y s o f t h e s u n , w h i c h a r e k n o w n t o c a u s e s e r i o u s e y e p r o b l e m s . < / P > < P > T h e t y p e o f m o t o r c y c l e s u n g l a s s e s y o u e n d u p p u r c h a s i n g s h o u l d b e a r e s u l t o f y o u r p e r s o n a l n e e d s a s w e l l a s t h e c o n d i t i o n o f y o u r e y e s . O n c e y o u f i n d t h e p e r f e c t p a i r , y o u w i l l b e r e a d y t o r i d e l i k e t h e w i n d a n d b e p r o t e c t e d f r o m i t a t t h e s a m e t i m e . < / P >
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