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Sun blindless prevention

P777

P777

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Nov 9, 2021
Location
Los Gatos, CA
Moto(s)
Kawasaki Vulcan S
Name
Alexey
What are good options/brands not limiting vision from personal experience to prevent sun bindless when you go into the sun on a highway?
There are tons of sun glasses available and other options to prevent sun bindless. However it is hard to judge by pictures or anonymous reviews.
 
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Get a helmet with a drop-down sun visor such as the Schuberth E1.
 
Yea, that's what I did, because I wear glasses. Having a drop down visor was a base requirement for a new helmet.

There's tinted face shields, which can be a pain to install and carry with you. Sunglasses, of course, but that's not moto specific.

It's particularly bad in the winter.
 
I just went the cheapo route and put a tinted film across the top of my visor. I tilt my head when I need the tinting to be up or down. Sunglasses are a good secondary--scoot them up or down your nose as needed. I never liked to have the whole visor tinted, except for track days. If you find yourself riding after dark, then you're stuck with a tinted visor, and my night vision already sucks. I don't wear glasses for vision, so that helps keep things a little easier.
 
One quick trick is a strip of black electric tape across the top of the visor from end to end. You can add more or remove some tape as the seasons progress.
 
The price is kind of ridiculous, but i really like the Transitions visor on my Shoei. It gets dark enough for me to be comfortable in most sun facing scenarios, and it's clear at night.
 
I use glasses with transition lenses. Light when it’s dark or light is low. Dark when it’s sunny and bright.
 
I have an ADV helmet with a peak which works great, sunglasses slow me down in and out of light - dark transitions so I only wear them when on the highway. The tint strip / electrical tape strip at the top of the visor is a good idea as well.
 
Plus one on the adventure helmet with a visor on top. The do create extra drag, and will get in the way of a full tuck, but for most riding, they work great.
 
Many (all) of the suggestions I usually offer have been made already. So, just to consolidate them:

Drop down visor - many brands offer this option, I love my LS2 with it. You can get higher/lower tint for many of them
More-tinted visor - keep a spare for after sunset if it's very dark. IMO Shoei has the best OEM tinted/mirrored shields but they're not super dark. On the other hand, my Nitek's visor was so dark that I practically couldn't use it on a cloudy day
POLARIZED sunglasses - Shouted for emphasis... I'll never go back to non-polarized glasses after trying them out. Never realized how much glare is everywhere until I bought my first pair. It was like, all of a sudden, the world is in HD when it's morning/evening. I will never buy another pair of sunglasses that's not polarized.
Strip of tint on the top of the visor - These worked well the one time I tried them, but I typically go with a mirrored visor and it didn't look right together. Alternatively you could use car window tint that's really dark, like 3M limo tint
Strip of tape on the top/bottom of the visor - cheaper/easier than above, somewhat effective trick
ADV/Sumo helmet - I loved the Icon Variant's peak for sun blocking. Unfortunately they're usually pretty heavy for longer street rides
Tinted windscreen - Something like these could work, depending on the bike, you could add/upgrade a tinted windscreen that you can crouch/tuck behind while facing the sun
 
If you're out and don't have anything, you might be able to close the visor on a dollar bill to get some shade on your eyes.
 
cg_ops said:
Many (all) of the suggestions I usually offer have been made already. So, just to consolidate them:

Drop down visor - many brands offer this option, I love my LS2 with it. You can get higher/lower tint for many of them
More-tinted visor - keep a spare for after sunset if it's very dark. IMO Shoei has the best OEM tinted/mirrored shields but they're not super dark. On the other hand, my Nitek's visor was so dark that I practically couldn't use it on a cloudy day
POLARIZED sunglasses - Shouted for emphasis... I'll never go back to non-polarized glasses after trying them out. Never realized how much glare is everywhere until I bought my first pair. It was like, all of a sudden, the world is in HD when it's morning/evening. I will never buy another pair of sunglasses that's not polarized.
Strip of tint on the top of the visor - These worked well the one time I tried them, but I typically go with a mirrored visor and it didn't look right together. Alternatively you could use car window tint that's really dark, like 3M limo tint
Strip of tape on the top/bottom of the visor - cheaper/easier than above, somewhat effective trick
ADV/Sumo helmet - I loved the Icon Variant's peak for sun blocking. Unfortunately they're usually pretty heavy for longer street rides
Tinted windscreen - Something like these could work, depending on the bike, you could add/upgrade a tinted windscreen that you can crouch/tuck behind while facing the sun
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Is LS2 considered a good brand? They seem reasonably priced.
 
I now have an Arai with the flip-down sunshield. BUT I still carry a small roll of 3/4 inch blue tape. Easy on and easy off. Blue tape just works better when riding straight into the sun.
 
rcb78 said:
The price is kind of ridiculous, but i really like the Transitions visor on my Shoei. It gets dark enough for me to be comfortable in most sun facing scenarios, and it's clear at night.
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So pricey but this visor is great. Much better than carrying an extra around or trying to deal with sunglasses/tape, worth the convenience fee.
 
Momo-san said:
So pricey but this visor is great. Much better than carrying an extra around or trying to deal with sunglasses/tape, worth the convenience fee.
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Does it get scratched? I know from vison glasses experience that transition cover gets scratched easily.
 
The strip of dark tint film across the top edge of your fullface visor, for the win. I bought one from Cycle Gear once - worked really well.
 
In my second round with transition lens, had safety glasses for work first time back in the '70s. They are still weak for comfort on tint/shade, too bright, need to squint.
Polarized works, science! Add this to block glare, but you might lose electronic displays when you turn your head, color of pavement shifts with glare.

My best now is B10 glass in Wayfarers, polarized. Brown glass for contrast, way better than G10 lens. G10 lens for better comfort, green makes my eyes sigh like cushy fuzzy slippers, especially in the desert, contrast loses with comfort.

Short helmet visor to block, when needed.
 
Flip-face helmet. Open helmet, raise and chin bar becomes a visor. Better than a baseball cap.

Have found my Neotech is not all that bad when riding at speed in regard to head buffeting. YMMV

Blue painter's tape works. Wrap a little bit of one end back on itself and you can strip off while on the fly. Put on at start of morning ride, pull off when appropriate.
 
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