subject: Styles Of Motorcycle Goggles To Choose From [print this page] There are a lot of different types of motorcycle goggles. This piece of equipment is a must have for anyone that rides or rides along with people on motorcycles. They protect your eyes from the sun, sand, road dirt, throwback, and other hazards along the road.
Sunglass lenses are great to have for your goggles. While riding a motorcycle or welding incidentally you can not live without some form of protection from the light. Not only is it bad for your skin and may give you wrinkles it can actually burn your eyes. There is a condition called flash burn that is caused by having unprotected eyes in the sun.
Flash burn is an extremely painful condition. Your eyes wind up sunburned and feel as if there is something inside them like sand or dirt. Although this goes away with in several hours it is very frustrating not to be able to see. There is no treatment for it other than time and riding a lot in the daytime without at least basic sun glass protection will cause it.
Manufacturers have made protective in sunglass in the regular glasses style of goggle and the strap on style of goggle. The glasses style fit just like regular glasses you would wear to correct your vision. The strap on style goggle is more of a traditional goggle with an elastic strap that wraps around the back of your head.
Both of these styles come in prescription and nonprescription. It is easy to get prescription lenses fitted to them if you wear corrective lenses anyway. Most eyeglass manufacturers and stores can easily do this for you.
Motorcycle goggles are an essential part of the protective gear that motorcycle riders should have. They not only protect your eyes from the sun but from damage and road wear as well. Most goggles can be fitted with different lenses and you can get them in sunglass styles as well.
