AFTER LOOSING MY FAVORITE EYE WEAR TO AN OVERZEALOUS PUPPY, the goggle search began.
How tough could it be ? I mean in the 90’s, When I foundmy OAKLEYs, I tried them on and they fit perfect to my
unusual nose and in my helmet. Sure they were 90’s blue withwhite tiger stripes, but they had taken a beating for me, Rocks, Mud, Snow,and Sand, without a scratch, on them or my eyes.
So the quest began. After trying on several different models of FOX, OAKLEY, SCOTT, SMITH, SPY and THOR. I went with the THOR ENEMY, due to their comfort and good fit onmy nose and in my helmet.
After a required helmet replacement (that’s another story), I found the THORs just didn’t fit right in the new helmet. A lesson learned, I took my new helmet with me this time to go through the process again.
This time, since we were going into winter, I chose the SCOTT 89xi with rose amp dual turboflow lens. The fit was excellent, both on my face and on my helmet, and the clip-in snow/nose guard fit great and almost completely cut out fogging as well as kept the snow out of the nose/chin guard area. The only problem I have had is the dual pane rose amp lens scratches very easily on the inside. And I burned the foam trying to dry them out on the exhaust! I was so impressed that I bought another pair and a pair for Kendal.
Another new helmet (this one by choice) and through the fit process again I purchased a pair of SMITH V2s. However, after a couple of rides the foam wouldn’t mold to my nose and I couldn’t get them comfortable in my helmet. So back to the Motoshop and another fit process, ended up with a perfect fit in the SCOTT 89OTG. I started with light sensitive lenses and quickly realized in the blowing sand dunes they were worthless and dangerous as I couldn’t make out any contours. A quick switch to the rose amp lens and problem solved. Since then, I have added my new favorite lens (shown top left) black chrome and also have blue amp with tear off posts and rose amp turboflow lenses.
In my book the SCOTT 89 series goggles take the win in fit, comfort, helmet fit and lens choices, for the overall championship its the SCOTT 89 series for me and my team.