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PostPosted: 23:01 - 17 Jan 2014    Post subject: Unexpected sun Reply with quote

How does everyone manage this, and sun in general? Sunglasses or tinted visors?

Been a pretty dull day all day, but got caught out driving into the sun on a few roads and couldnt see shit. Do you carry one of the above and oull over to put on? Or pre plan for the journey? Have seen people mention tinted pinlocks too but i cant fit one on my lid?
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PostPosted: 23:03 - 17 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Internal sun visor, first on my Caberg V2, then on my HJC IS MAX. Never going to get a helmet without one again.
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PostPosted: 23:04 - 17 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 23:05 - 17 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Shaggy D.A. wrote:
Internal sun visor, first on my Caberg V2, then on my HJC IS MAX. Never going to get a helmet without one again.

But do you have it all the time or keep it on you in case you need it etc?
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PostPosted: 23:10 - 17 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's a second internal visor, always in the helmet.

https://www.infinitymotorcycles.com/images/products/medium/6Caberg_V2X.jpg

https://www.championmotouk.com/avactis-images/MensClothing/Helmets/HJC/Alt_HJC_IS-MAX_Plain_Silver_Sun_Visor_1.jpg
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PostPosted: 23:14 - 17 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wafer_Thin_Ham wrote:
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This (or say 'fuck it' and go for a jolly to a boozer in the opposite direction Laughing )

A pair of these Cool in a pocket doesn't go amiss either
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PostPosted: 23:31 - 17 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Shaggy D.A. wrote:
It's a second internal visor, always in the helmet.



The one in my Shark just touches my nose - sooo annoying.
It's not that big. Confused
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PostPosted: 23:32 - 17 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

doggone wrote:
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It's not that big. Confused


That's what she said. Razz
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PostPosted: 00:12 - 18 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Second visor, as above.
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PostPosted: 00:38 - 18 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

doggone wrote:
The Shaggy D.A. wrote:
It's a second internal visor, always in the helmet.



The one in my Shark just touches my nose - sooo annoying.
It's not that big. Confused

Mine is! Nose I mean. The sun visor on my Shoei doesn't hit my nose though, just the Shark.
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PostPosted: 00:52 - 18 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Are those a feature of the helmet? And is the tinted one retractable too?
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PostPosted: 00:55 - 18 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Doomsnite wrote:
Are those a feature of the helmet? And is the tinted one retractable too?


Yes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m475krts4hQ
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PostPosted: 03:10 - 18 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

I usually ride with a tinted visor 24/7 unless its really bad weather/going to get dark whilst i'm out - then I carry the spare to swap over usually.

An internal visor helmets easiest but my favourite helmet doesn't have one Razz
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PostPosted: 06:32 - 18 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wafer_Thin_Ham wrote:
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This plus ride along with your left hand acting as a peak on your helmet. The ROSPA method, i.e.
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PostPosted: 10:06 - 18 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cheap easy option is to get some black tape and put a strip over the top of your visor - acts as a sun shade.

Most of the time I use a funky full face that has the three-press-stud arrangement similar to classic open face lids. Have both a clear and tinted visor, press studs make it a cinch to swap. Visors themselves are cheap and easy to carry. Not a fan of visor swapping on other helmets since they require faffing about with a screwdriver and tiny, easily-misplaced bits.
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PostPosted: 11:19 - 18 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm with the Shaggy one. All my helmets have had the drop down sun visor. The new HJC one is very light but it works well enough. Thinking of getting a darker one though.
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PostPosted: 11:21 - 18 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Shaggy D.A. wrote:
Doomsnite wrote:
Are those a feature of the helmet? And is the tinted one retractable too?


Yes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m475krts4hQ

Wish i knew that before i bought mine!
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PostPosted: 11:36 - 18 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anyone wear spectacles with those drop-down sun visor'd helmets? I've always been concerned about clearance issues but have somehow managed to avoid trying on a single one of those helmets in my life Confused
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PostPosted: 12:33 - 18 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm a spec wearer, never had any issues with either helmet and the internal visor.
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PostPosted: 12:49 - 18 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

I too am an internal sun visor convert. Best invention since...well forever as far as I am concerned.

No more leaving for work in heavy duty sunglasses to keep out the blinding morning sun in a clear sky only to hit a motorway 10 minutes later with a peasouper fog on it and just look like Roy Orbison taking a ride on a dark day. It's just not convenient to remove sunglasses whilst actually riding or stopping on the hard shoulder.

My sun visor is up and down more than a whore's drawers most days with our poxy weather.
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PostPosted: 13:20 - 18 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

pinkyfloyd wrote:
I'm with the Shaggy one. All my helmets have had the drop down sun visor. The new HJC one is very light but it works well enough. Thinking of getting a darker one though.


As far as I'm aware, HJC don't do a darker sun visor for any of their helmets. Full tint visors are usually much better effect-wise, but obviously with the disadvantages of having to carry a clear one if conditions are likely to change. So far, I think the drop-down visors are the best solution, but yes, it'd be nice if they were a little darker.
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PostPosted: 13:53 - 18 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Internal sun visor, and I put a strip of tape across the top of the visor. You may be surprised how little of your vertical FOV you really use, unless you're in regular danger of being dive bombed by eagles or witches or such.
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PostPosted: 14:04 - 18 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rogerborg wrote:
Internal sun visor, and I put a strip of tape across the top of the visor. You may be surprised how little of your vertical FOV you really use, unless you're in regular danger of being dive bombed by eagles or witches or such.


Yes, been hearing a lot of recommendations for the tape-sunstrip method lately. Got a photo of exactly how you've done it? How deep a strip have you used? What kind of tape is best - black insulating?
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PostPosted: 19:41 - 18 Jan 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wouldn't even consider a lid that didn't have an internal sun visor and pinlock.
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