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    I've been thinking about this a lot

    And it seems that Motomail has some nice helmets with visors:

    http://www.nolan.it/caschi/Images/N102_start.jpg is a picture of one of them...

    They have a secondary visor that flips down over the top of your regular visor... look really nice? and they have flip up faces:

    check out:
    http://www.helmetshop.com/items.asp?...&cc=X1002&tpc=
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    i usually try dipping my head, but depending where the sun is, that means i cant see in my mirrors.

    the one i hate is when the sun is setting behind you and hits the mirrors. cant see jack schit then
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    i just REALLY squint my eyes and it works like a charm ever time

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    Quote Originally Posted by The young one
    i just REALLY squint my eyes and it works like a charm ever time
    You must be not equiped with the anti-sunstrike eyes. We have built in ones.

    Quote Originally Posted by Zapf
    just use your helmet to block the sun... and tilt your head down.
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    I have a strip of black tape on the bottom of my visor. when I need shade I open my visor and use the strip like the peak of a MX helmet. It helps that I wear glasses (that helps keep the bugs out of my eyes - and the photochromatic lenses are good too!)
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    Sun strike, what to do, well me i'd pull a mingin wheelie and use my front wheel to block out the sun, thus carrying on like normal, well normal for me anyways.
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    I've got the Nolan, excellent helmet but I use a tinted visor only this time of year.
    Squinting helps.
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    Something worth mentioning--Just frigging STOP.
    I know the Cops rant about it but if youre at the stage of eyes half blind from watering then stop--it just aint worth riskin ya neck to save 10 minutes
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    Apart from the other stuff here , follow the white painted line on the left hand side and reduce speed ..... Al least tha way you'll know where the road is going.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FROSTY
    Something worth mentioning--Just frigging STOP.
    I know the Cops rant about it but if youre at the stage of eyes half blind from watering then stop--it just aint worth riskin ya neck to save 10 minutes
    Agreed, and definitely worth mentioning, esp as my riding is 100% recreational anyway!!

    Thanks for the other tips... am refining the "tape on the bottom edge of visor" at the moment... seems to work best for me.

    Thanks sels1

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    sunstrike

    Get online and get a lid with a retractable sun visor.

    Quote Originally Posted by Leong
    Coming back from Maraetai a bit later than usual yesterday, had a bit of hayfever, slightly watery eyes, then extreme sunstrike as well. Not good!! Apart from not being able to see, I got very tired, very quickly...

    A search here brought up one title where a rider passed away after an accident attributed to sunstrike, during a group ride.

    I found it easier to see with the visor up. Unlike a car there's no sunvisor and I can't really ride one handed for long. Also, I also felt uneasy about possibly being hit from behind by a cage who couldn't see me (because of the sunstrike), if I slowed down too much!

    Any tips?? eg would a tinted visor help?, apart from avoiding this time of the day....

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    As seen on TV, well. . when I market it (or when I'm too lazy & you steal the idea)

    Ok this is interesting, Many times have I found myself at the end of a ride & sunstrike is a drag. You can only hold your hand up for so long, esp if it’s windy.

    So every time I have been designing solutions in my mind, but always forget to do something.

    Until recently. I HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM.

    Yes I ride with a tinted visor & take the clear if it is going to get dark.

    Yes you can put some duct tape on the top of your visor, but who wants to have this attached all the time? Esp in a racing crouch it restricts your view.

    If only there was a way to have a removable piece of duct tape so it could be applied for that ¾ of an hour when you need it.

    So. . . .

    I attached 2 dots of stick-on Velcro hooks to the sides of my visor (out of eye-view). Then I got wifey-poo to sew some furry Velcro to the ends of a strap from a pair of MX googles.

    This way you can apply it or remove it as required. The MX strap (Scott brand) has some rubberised anti slip beads on it making it ideal. (mk1 version tended to slip off).

    & the cool thing is I applied 2 more dots onto the inside of my fairing blade of the tourer so it lives there when not in use. Can be applied on the move.

    Tried it for the first time the other day & it is great!
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