Double vision

Spring has temporarily arrived here in the IOM, dry roads and 15 degrees = first outing on the blade.

Great conditions, roads not too busy, no farm muck on the roads but there were two downsides.

First, mountain road still shut between Ramsey and Bungalow.
Secondly, I started to get double vision...bit concerning TBH. Stopped to take lid off at one point to check I hadn't left anything in it!

Same Arai RX7 as last year, it's always been a bit tight as I lcan't stand a helmet that wobbles about, but never affected my eyesight. I had an eye test recently and all OK (apart from needing glasses to read) What you reckon? Has my head swollen up over this COVID winter and lid too small now? Should i get smaller cheek pads or maybe a new lid? Or could it just be as I haven't worn it and ridden at any speed since last September?

 

Maybe see an optician?

 

I did only about a month ago, he said my eyesight was very good apart from needing reading glasses :-(

 

If you need readers that means your eyesight is not great !!

Your lid will have given over time so wouldn't have thought that would be the issue.

So you think you may have put weight on, so now you have a fat head, poor vision and possibly greying hair and a pot belly??

Its called getting old brother!!!!

(Speaking from experience of course)

 

OI!! Some of us old farts still have a waist and can get into Power Ranger Mode once on the bike. Just ask the wife......

 

Have you suffered with it prior to or since taking the bike out @okeloon? Have you tried wearing the helmet since (just sitting watching tv) to see if it brings on the same sensation?
Has anything else changed like a new jacket maybe and the collar is pressing differently?

 

Stop riding and Go to the fucking doctors
Could be anything
Not worth the risk
Get checked out

 

I developed double vision, optician referred me to the hospital, optician there added some prism to my glasses.
Solved.

 

it's fine pootling around, just when things get frantic

 

you're right of course, thanks for the honesty. I will.

 

If you need reading glasses obviously vision isn't 100% may be worth having another test and don't cheat this time by guessing the letters

 

stay on the grey bit between the two green bits, works for me

 

Yes, get to the Docs!

Only had double vison once and that came on 3 Hrs after losing the front at 110mph at Island Bend Oulton Park!

 

I get double vision when I've had too much to drink!
maybe you were still intoxicated

 

We’re all going to get double vision when the fuel bills arrive this summer only those zeros before the decimal point will actually be there

 

Doesn't everyone do that?

 

We all try but some are more successful than others.
It's actually more difficult than one might imagine