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As an experienced biker I wouldn't allow this thing in my helmet because I want a full uninterrupted field of vision.

We have enough problems with bad weather, flies sticking to visors and generally paying attention to what's ahead of you - vehicles pulling out of junctions, road-kill, fuel spills and potholes - i.e. riding defensively without distraction.

Most riders, once familiar with their bikes know how fast they're riding and what gear/rev ranges they're operating in from the engine sound, they don't need to watch their speedo and rev counter.

You might say, "yeah but maps?", I say plan your journey and if you have to stop a couple of times to take a look at a map then big deal. Don't put your life in danger because you switched your field of vision from watching a junction to checking a map in your helmet just at the moment a bus or a lorry pulls out because it didn't see you.

I did however dig the tinted visor.



Don't put your life in danger because you switched your field of vision

AFAIK one of the features of HUDs is that it's projected at infinity, i.e. you don't have to refocus your eyes to see it clearly.




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