Dealing with sunrise & sunset?

[Glowerss]

My time commuting to work this year has shifted an hour earlier then in previous years. As such, I now head into the city from out west every morning as the sun has JUST come over the motorway.

Aside from wearing sunnies, are there any tips out there for dealing with sun that is like...... just above the road dead set in front of you? Even with strong polarized sunnies, I can't help but think staring into the sun isn't a great long-term strategy.

Are there any sneaky tricks out there for dealing with bad sunstrike on the bike? Short of using your hand as a sun visor anyway :nya:

[Banditbandit]

Had the same issue for many years - head towards the sun going to work - head towards the sun going home .. I never found a good answer ...

Good luck ..

[Mom]

My time commuting to work this year has shifted an hour earlier then in previous years. As such, I now head into the city from out west every morning as the sun has JUST come over the motorway.

Aside from wearing sunnies, are there any tips out there for dealing with sun that is like...... just above the road dead set in front of you? Even with strong polarized sunnies, I can't help but think staring into the sun isn't a great long-term strategy.

Are there any sneaky tricks out there for dealing with bad sunstrike on the bike? Short of using your hand as a sun visor anyway :nya:

Run a row of electrical tape along the top edge of your visor. With the visor closed place it below the helmet edge. This gives you the ability to tilt your head a bit and have the direct sun out of your eyes without obscuring the entire field of sight. not a very good explanation I am afraid but if you have a look at the pics on this thread you will see what I mean. Works a treat :yes:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/139790-KBC-VR-2R-Lady-Killer-Helmet-Medium

[Paul in NZ]

Run a row of electrical tape along the top edge of your visor. With the visor closed place it below the helmet edge. This gives you the ability to tilt your head a bit and have the direct sun out of your eyes without obscuring the entire field of sight. not a very good explanation I am afraid but if you have a look at the pics on this thread you will see what I mean. Works a treat :yes:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/139790-KBC-VR-2R-Lady-Killer-Helmet-Medium

Yup - used to do that. Now I have a helmet with a flip down tinted visor inside the clear one - tiss brilltig....

[strandedinnz]

Not exactly a solution for you as it would involve spending $$, but I have one of these

http://www.motomail.co.nz/estore/style/nohex551.aspx

Works a treat for the sun in the mornings and evenings on SH16.

Has a built in flip down sun visor as well if the sun is too low to block without looking at the speedo the whole trip:-)

The electrical tape bodge is a good idea though.

[Hitcher]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTwbQlJKY5E

[george formby]

Not exactly a solution for you as it would involve spending $$, but I have one of these

http://www.motomail.co.nz/estore/style/nohex551.aspx

Works a treat for the sun in the mornings and evenings on SH16.

Has a built in flip down sun visor as well if the sun is too low to block without looking at the speedo the whole trip:-)

The electrical tape bodge is a good idea though.

Yup, I've found a peak to be most effective. My lid has an internal sun visor which is excellent but not effective in low sun, still have to tip my head down.
Was out wearing a moto x hemlet last night & rode home into the sun without drama.

Not wanting to derail the thread but I will anyway. How do you rate the Nolan for the money?

[strandedinnz]

Not wanting to derail the thread but I will anyway. How do you rate the Nolan for the money?

I never paid full RRP as it was on "special" but I like it, quite light weight, fits nice and snug and the pin-lock anti-fog thing is magic! (never had a helmet with that before .. good voodoo!!!)
The helmet can be a bit noisy at high speed, but not an issue for me as I'm on a DR-Z :-)

[Swoop]

Tinted visor.
Black sunnies underneath.
I also ride into the sun morning and afternoon. Never had a problem with this combination but regularly see others with issues.

Lots of cars are slowing right down with the sun-blindness at this time of year, which is good for filtering.

[fyrgem]

Run a row of electrical tape along the top edge of your visor.

might have to try that!
Unfortunately I have a small head, otherwise I'd love that helmet :nya:

[James Deuce]

Close your eyes. Works for me.

[Maha]

might have to try that!
Unfortunately I have a small head, otherwise I'd love that helmet :nya:

It works really well, I used to do it to all my visors, no need to now with my current one.
That helmet has been sold, we do however, have a new XS Shark S500 to sell on behalf.

[Usarka]

Wait for 2 weeks. Daylight savings is finishing next weekend.

[DrunkenMistake]

Had a similar issue for ages, electrical tape works a trick, I have one of those dual purpose motox come road helmets with a peak and visor, I have never had a clear issue from the sun since.

[paturoa]

Get an adventure style lid with a propper peak. Most of the peaks don't do shite at sunrise / sunset. I've got one of these and it has a extendable peak that has 2 height / angle settings as well.

http://motomail.co.nz/estore/style/rjhedakar.aspx

Have a butchers at the peak on this compared to others.

Edit: the extendable peak is tinted and needs tape on it!

[MIXONE]

Tilt your head,use your left hand as a "visor",wear sunnies...
As mentioned it's for a very short time frame now.

[FJRider]

Run a row of electrical tape along the top edge of your visor. With the visor closed place it below the helmet edge. This gives you the ability to tilt your head a bit and have the direct sun out of your eyes without obscuring the entire field of sight. not a very good explanation I am afraid but if you have a look at the pics on this thread you will see what I mean. Works a treat :yes:



I've found electrical tape a bit thin. To get the best effect ... the old grey 90 mph tape that every biker should carry in his bag is good. It lets little light through and gives a good shadow over the eyes.

But some times ... you still just end up only able to see the road six feet in front of you. There are many roads here in the south that I avoid at sunset (The Pig Root SH85 is the worst). I stop for coffee and/or a feed and wait until dark.

Sunrise is seldom an issue here with all the mountains blocking the sunrise.

[Berries]

Move house.

[Glowerss]

Tilt your head,use your left hand as a "visor",wear sunnies...
As mentioned it's for a very short time frame now.

Aha, unfortunately DST ending is only going to make it worse. As it is, the sun is only just cresting the motorway as im getting near the end of the motorway. Shit moving an hour back is gonna lead to me getting blinded for at least another month or more :brick:

Tinted visor + sunnies sounds like a winner.

[oneofsix]

Tilt your head,use your left hand as a "visor",wear sunnies...
As mentioned it's for a very short time frame now.

this is my method plus sunnies. sometimes tilting head down and rolling eyes up so the rim of the helmet acts as a visor. If you have to ride some distance with sun strike I would suggest stopping for a few minutes to let the sun move, even with the sun "visored" out the glare is still a risk.

[BMWST?]

make sure your visor is clean and as scratch free ass possible...pledge is the bomb.tinted visor helps a bit too

[Monkfish]

I use the tinted visor & sunnies combo aswell.
It works pretty well. Now I dont like to ride with out it, but unfortunatley if you use the combo too much your eyes get accustomed to the light levels.
Now when I get sunstrike, It still hurts, because my eyes have become complacent. :no:

[rok-the-boat]

I bought some of that tinted strip that cars stick on the top of their windscreens. I cut two 1 inch strips and stuck them on the top of my visor. It works perfectly for me.

Note - if you cut a 2 inch strip it kinks and won't stick properly - hence two 1 inch strips stuck side by side.