Shoei Visor Comparison (Gold, Silver, Dark Smoke, Transitions)

00:00 Introduction
01:30 My thoughts on the different tints
03:00 Internal tint view
04:42 Transitions internal comparison
05:20 Transitions clear view vs clear visor comparison
07:00 Side by side visor view comparison
07:10 Side by side helmet comparison
07:22 Visor Pinlock storage recommendations

[@justhesolution]

Thank you! You can never tell how they look from the stock pictures

[@bikersquest]

Glad it helped!

[@yo_marc]

Excellent, excellent review. Thank you! I have a dark smoke shield which I have been perfectly happy with on my old rf-1200. Just picked up a rf-1400 and need to make a choice on a darker shield. Been looking at the transition or the trusty dark smoke. Never would have thought there would be such a difference ‘looking through’ the shields.

[@bikersquest]

@@yo_marc Glad you found it helpful!

[@TarBeeBee]

Thank you!!! This is extremely helpful, I was going to go for the pricey transition one, but it looks like the gold one better fits what I want

[@bikersquest]

Glad it helped!

[@TheUntam3d]

Dude thank you for making this video! Helps a lot

[@bikersquest]

@@TheUntam3d Glad it helped!

[@dennisthemenace7321]

Matte black helmets pair best with dark smoke visor imo. The glossy black helmets are more versatile with different coloured visors. Again.. That's my opinion.. 😁Nice video btw!

[@arshag14]

Amazing video. Thank you so much for taking the effort to inform us and sharing your experiences with us!

[@sekaf4125]

Great review. Lots of work. Thank you!!!

[@jonathonchudyk4509]

Thanks a lot, doing everyone a big service that the manufacturer should have had photos and videos for. Hope you enjoy all the visors or can re sell them to friends or something

[@bikersquest]

No problem, and yeah half of them are gone haha

[@blank9123]

I got dark smoke and I'm really happy with it.

[@whsl824]

Extremely informative. Thanks for making this video.

[@bikersquest]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@Ivan-zf6wd]

Thanks for the review. Really helpful

[@bikersquest]

Glad it helped!

[@highwayman1218]

Im a longtime daily rider and always use gold spectra visors.... They work great daylight of course, yet are still usable during darkness. Ive never had the need to swap to a different visor during darkness.

[@mehmetaliertan]

Do you think can silver one use in dark?

[@highwayman1218]

@@mehmetaliertan I don't think it'd be an issue

[@GBMatthew07]

Very useful thanks would have been great to have seen them on the helmet a bit longer.

[@adaptiveagile]

Great review. Underrated video

[@thenewearth5313]

Super helpful thank you sir!

[@jasonmed2119]

Very good review and information. Thanx amigo.

[@fazeobama8872]

thanks for uploading this helped alot

[@AD-xp3um]

I bought a gold visor and was pissed when it wasn’t as advertised, which was solid gold and not transparent, but now I’m happy because I don’t have to carry another visor and swap them for night time riding 😊

[@frankwoods9680]

If it was solid gold, you wouldn't be able to see out of it 😂

[@HustleHabit]

Great video. Thanks for the effort.

[@McBasharit]

That was usefull. Thank you for sharing.

[@LynicalR]

The spectra gold is it alright when riding in the dark? Thanks again for the video very helpful 👌

[@Barry-26]

I usual change at night for clear then daytime is darker because it does the better job for me. I never complain for changing daily because I clean it more often.

[@cdylanyt]

Informative and helpful. Thank you.

[@bikersquest]

Glad it helped!

[@Raccooncino]

Great video man! I have a question, do you know the difference between spectra gold and hi def Yellow?

[@sir0nion]

You got a good ASMR voice.

[@marcin_szatkowski]

Nice! It's a pity there are no polarised options though. I use polarised sunglasses in the car, but they tend to fog, and adjusting them in/out of the tunnels is impossible in the full face helmet :/

[@bikersquest]

I think polarised lenses distort digital dashboards which is why bike manufacturers don't do it

[@Marius-Gvr]

Is the transition shield worth it as a single all-day use visor? I saw that it doesn't get as dark as the dark smoke, but can you make due with it instead of carrying 2 visors with you?

[@bikersquest]

In my opinion, yes. I exclusively just use the transitions visor because it's good enough. On colder days I think it actually gets a little darker than the video demonstrates.

[@BaronSupremacy]

I LOVE the transitions visor on my Bell helmet. Works for every light situation, will always look for a transition visor on any helmet I get.

[@justinlee9240]

I use transition all day every day. Haven’t tried the other ones but it adjusts darkness as needed depending on the sunlight. Honestly only time you have issue is riding directly into the sunlight when it’s sunset, but I’m sure you will have issue with all of them regardless on that.

[@prodigyshadow]

You the one😊

[@j0akim123]

Thank you for this video! What are your thoughts about which is the darkest model? Gold seems darkest? I have the dark smoke but it is not dark enough. On my previous AGV mirror it was very dark. Perfect for summer sun. The Shoei dark smoke is just to light in the summer time so I need something even darker.

[@bikersquest]

@@j0akim123 I think the dark smoke was the darkest of the bunch to be honest, the iridium ones are a touch lighter

[@bikersquest]

@@j0akim123 I think the dark smoke was the darkest of the bunch to be honest, the iridium ones are a touch lighter

[@j0akim123]

@@bikersquest Thank you. That was my fear. I really need a darker one. Maybe its possible to put some tinted film on it then...

[@ook1of1]

Thank you bro !🙏🏾

[@PeqoAzul]

Hey man, what pinlock did you use?

[@dhe4642]

very helpful!

[@chatsifieds]

good tips bro

[@ashw8495]

Is the middle one at 7:11 the dark smoke?

[@bikersquest]

Yep

[@That_Black_Menace]

I have a blackout theme going for the bike, black gear, black bike, painted black windshield etc. would I be better off with a dark smoke for my gloss black shoei rf1400 or should I go with a transition?

[@bikersquest]

Dark smoke would visually look best, if you want practicality and will ride at night then transitions.

[@shvy100]

I rock a silver mirror and in the dark it looks like a dark mirror

[@virginiatrailcameravideos]

I have been trying to tell if the photochromatic at its darkest gets as dark as the dark smoke. What do you think?

[@bikersquest]

It's slightly less dark, so there's a trade off but it's only a little. The tint also varies depending on how much UV there is on a day so it's darker on some days than others. In practice though I find it good enough.

[@raulmartinezlopez3338]

I'm thinking on the gold one. What is your favourite?

[@bikersquest]

The transitions, as it's fit and forget but the tint colour for the gold was my favourite of the group

[@rezasyahzan]

How do the silver and gold perform in the night? Can you see with and without street lamps?

[@bikersquest]

It's slightly more visible than the dark smoke but I would advise against using it in the dark and carry a clear visor. It's probably just about bearable with street lamps around.

[@BaronSupremacy]

I love my silver visor, but I can't use it at night.

[@Joke89ful]

can you put the link to the site where you bought these visors ? thanks

[@bikersquest]

It was from various UK sellers for the best price I recommend using a price comparison for the best deal. They were all genuine Shoei and came with sealed packaging.

[@martinesquivel5434]

Do you think the chrome can do well at night?

[@bikersquest]

It's slightly more visible than the dark smoke but I would advise against using it in the dark and carry a clear visor. It's probably just about bearable with street lamps around.

[@ashw8495]

Which one would you say is the best as far as no one being able to see your face from the outside? Lol

[@bikersquest]

Most likely dark smoke, the iridium ones are not as dark and you can kinda see through them more but if the sun is bright it might make things harder to see through but dark is probably your best bet.

[@ashw8495]

@@bikersquest awesome! Thank you so much 😁

[@jacvpt8778]

Amazing video! We can't see the difference from the riders perspective, when purchasing new visors.

[@JRMD]

do you have any idea if the spectra blue is comparable to the spectra gold during night time riding in terms of visibility?

[@JRMD]

do you have any idea if the spectra blue is comparable to the spectra gold during night time riding in terms of visibility?

[@richpuller1348]

I have the silver mirrored visor but I like the Blue mirrored best.