Smith Top Fuel Goggle Review
Lenses
The Top Fuel normally comes with a color matching lens to match the frame color. With the Racer Pack the stock lens is switched out for the XCL lens, which is designed to facilitate easier film advancement when using the Roll Offs system. For those that like to tailor their lens to the lighting conditions Smith offers a full array of accessory lens.
Lens Highlights
- Each Top Fuel comes with a color matched Lexan lens which offers impact and scratch resistance as well as 100% UVA/B/C protection.
- The lens passes CE motorcycle standard EN 1938 giving it great impact resistance
- Smith has many options for replacement and accessory lenses for the Top Fuel line.
- Lenses pop in and out of place without a lot of trouble making lens swaps easy.
- The Top Fuel has the Racer Pack option which comes with Smith’s Roll offs system already installed which is a nice alternative to standard tearoff’s
- XCL and Clear lenses have anti-fog treatment on the inside of the lens that works very well with no visible fog during testing.
- Prescription inserts are available using Smith’s ODS product.
Lens Issues
- There are no built-in tearoff posts incorporated into the lens. Adhesive buttons to place on the lens for tearoff’s are available or the Roll Offs system must be used for vision clearing capabilities.
- There is no anti-fog treatment available on colored lenses
- The lenses are relatively easy to change out but could be pre-curved for easier installation.
- With the Roll Offs system installed overall peripheral vision is diminished.
Available lens options
- Sol-X – 15% transmission – specially designed tint for very bright conditions
- Platinum Mirror – 25% transmission – mirror coating greatly reduces glare during bright conditions
- Blue Mirror – 30% transmission – mirror coating greatly reduces glare during bright conditions
- Red Mirror – 30% transmission – mirror coating greatly reduces glare during bright conditions
- Grey – 55% transmission – neutral tint created to reduce glare for bright and variable light conditions
- Gold Lite – 55% transmission – multi-purpose tint that filters reflected blue light for superior contrast, shadow definition, and depth perception in bright, overcast, and flat light conditions
- Blue – 55% transmission – neutral tint to reduce glare in variable light conditions
- Rose – 59% transmission – creates brightness details in flat light while depth perception in varying levels of flat light conditions
- Yellow – 68% transmission – vibrant lens tint that brightens terrain while increasing contrast and definition in extremely flat and low light conditions
- Sensor Mirror – 70% transmission – performance based lens tint with a multi-layer mirror maximizes color definition, increases depth perception, and intensifies light in any condition – excellent in flat and low light conditions.
- Light Sensitive – 84-55% transmission - variable lens tint that allows the transmission of ample light in low level conditions and quickly adjusts to a gray tint in brighter conditions.
- Clear – 90% transmission – maximum light allowance for all weather conditions
- XCL – 90% transmission – extreme condition lens utilizes ultrasonically-welded dots to enhance film advancement in even the worst conditions when used with a Smith Roll Offs system.
*note all accessory lenses can be purchased with or without holes drilled in them for the Roll Offs system.
Lens Spec Table
| Lens Replacements |
Yes |
| Cost of Replacement Lenses | $6-$25 |
| Lens Colors | Sol-X, Platinum Mirror, Blue Mirror, Red Mirror, Gray, Gold Lite, Blue, Rose, Yellow, Sensor Mirror, Light Sensitive, Clear, XCL |
| Prescription Insert | Yes |
| Tear Off’s | Yes |
Roll Offs System
*note this information is from Smith regarding the features of the Roll Offs system. We did not have the correct conditions available to fully test the Roll Offs System to our liking.
Smith developed the Roll Offs system to alleviate some of the problems that traditional tearoff’s have. The Roll Off system allows the rider to easily clear their vision during riding by simply pulling the cord to advance the film. The rider no longer has to worry about problematic tearoff installation or after race clean up.
- Each Roll Offs cartridge provides between 25 and 35 clear views – this is far more than traditional tearoff’s can provide, saving money and creating no waste.
- Optically clearer than tearoff’s – by only having one extra layer to look through the Roll Offs provide clearer vision than looking through multiple traditional tearoff’s.
- XCL Lens for easy film advancement – the XCL lens has ultrasonically welded dots on the lens to create tiny bits of space between the lens and the film. This extra space allows the lens to slide easily across the lens due to less direct contact with the lens. Since the dots are very minute you don’t have to worry about debris getting in between the lens and the Roll Offs film.
- Easy installation - the installation process isn’t difficult to perform and works like it should.
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