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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	need HELP - riding goggles? 04/05/16 at 14:41:34 Im looking for motorcycle goggles that are old school aviator style, not MX style (I have dozens in the garage). Any good ones that fit open face helmets? addendum - Id go with Nannini, but NOT paying $140+ for chinese plastic
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gizzo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiCabbage. It's Savage. Posts: 1318 Australia	Re: need HELP - riding goggles? Reply #1 - 04/05/16 at 16:33:34 Halcyon. Hand stitched leather from the UK. I love em. Not cheap but totally worth it.
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HovisPresley Serious Thumper Offline Good Vibrations! Posts: 991 Midlands, UK Gender:	Re: need HELP - riding goggles? Reply #2 - 04/05/16 at 16:55:31 http://davida.co.uk/category.php?id=goggles
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old.indian Serious Thumper Offline Fighting Foreign Terrorism since 1492 Posts: 975 Central New Mexico Gender:	Re: need HELP - riding goggles? Reply #3 - 04/05/16 at 17:14:02 I use a set of EMGO "Road hawk" with my open face. Not expensive, work quite well.
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: need HELP - riding goggles? Reply #4 - 04/05/16 at 17:32:47 I had a pair of Emgo Bandito Goggles, but they vanished. Will check Halcyon sets, as I can't find a US dist for Davida. The dist they have listed closest to me does NOT carry them.
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Reply #5 - 04/05/16 at 18:04:07

Just hit ebay and type "aviator goggles".... some there for like $5.. from Tiawan and China mostly....

Tons of them out there.... Amazon too.... here is one with a wool cap
http://www.amazon.com/ililily-Aviator-Snowboard-Trooper-aviator-403-8/dp/B015...

http://www.jpcycles.com/product/1400270

Type in "steampunk motorcycle goggles" too... some interesting ones

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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: need HELP - riding goggles? Reply #6 - 04/05/16 at 20:17:21 Rat, I have Smith Goggles that I use on occasion. http://www.amazon.com/Smith-Optics-Black-Clear-Goggle/dp/B0041PXQ38/ref=sr_1_... I think they work quite well, but I don't know if you would like the "look". Kenny G
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: need HELP - riding goggles? Reply #7 - 04/05/16 at 21:00:38 http://www.sportys.com/pilotshop/barnstormer-goggles.html?utm_source=google_s...
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: need HELP - riding goggles? Reply #8 - 04/05/16 at 22:36:26 think Im going with these, not sure their DOT approved, but I'll look fantastic for spring fashion ...
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: need HELP - riding goggles? Reply #9 - 04/05/16 at 23:13:30 ordered these - http://www.amazon.com/Emgo-Roadhawk-Leather-One-Piece-Anti-Fog/dp/B000GTZCP8?...
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Reply #10 - 04/13/16 at 20:45:32

UPDATE -

EMGO Roadhawks are HORRIBLE

Pros - they "look" cool

Cons -
1. the "glass" is NOT optically sound. Horrible wavy, distorted images. Only certain angles are clear, visually. Angry

2. the nose padding/cushion (which is all one piece BTW) does not conform to your nose, it MASHES the S#!t outta your nose and then you can't breathe into/ouuta it ... Angry

3. they FOG, like insanely fog up. Angry

4. the strap doesn't have any rubberized area to keep the strap from slipping on your helmet. So, they move around at speed. Angry

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Reply #11 - 04/14/16 at 04:02:46

I bought a pair of those for about $ 24 at Iron Pony....I wanted them to complete the look of the old "Pudding Bowl" helmet I had. I have only put them on for a few minutes....and like you stated they fogged up in about 30 seconds.

If you want the correct goggles........the Halycon goggles are the standard by which all other are judged. I have never owned a pair and cannot tell you they work any better than the EMGO - but there has to be some reason they have been making them for so long. Vintage bikers, flyers and car nuts use them. They come in several different styles and colors.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-HALCYON-MK8-RAF-WW2-Goggles-AVIATOR-Pilot-Flying-...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-HALCYON-MK49-GOGGLES-Black-Brown-White-Tan-Mark-4...

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Reply #12 - 04/14/16 at 04:15:20

Well, live and learn. Cheap stuff is rarely as good as the good things. Seriously, check out the Halcyon range. They won't disappoint you. Only difference between my 25 year old ones and my new ones is the old pair have laminated glass, the new ones are polycarbonate.
What do you have against Nannini? They're beautiful goggles, made in Italy.
If you want something cool and strange, look for some ex military stuff: Russian tanker goggles look great. So do Korean war era MIG15 chinese pilots ones.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: need HELP - riding goggles? Reply #13 - 04/14/16 at 05:50:42 People are always saying You get what you pay for. I disagree But You will pay for what you get.
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old.indian Serious Thumper Offline Fighting Foreign Terrorism since 1492 Posts: 975 Central New Mexico Gender:	Re: need HELP - riding goggles? Reply #14 - 04/14/16 at 07:01:21 I have a EMGO road hawk with the split lens. Excellent optics. You DO need to work with the band to keep them from slipping, but once you find the "sweet spot" they stay in place.
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