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Heat, sun, directly in the faceshield--advices?

AbsolutEnduser

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This thread is to commemorate that it's pretty hot today even in cold San Francisco. When you ride in town with a full-face helmet it gets pretty hot under the faceshield. Even if it is slightly open!!!!

Any experiences with what to do with that, besides just living with it? Put a special shield (UV yes/no?) Put more sunscreen?

Is it only my imagination that it's way hotter in the helmet--because of the face-shield (probably not imagination, it feels like a solar-oven) . Any particular helmet brands that are better? I wouldn't really think so... or is Arai a bad brand :) ?

Now you can understand, why in middle of the country, people wear open-face helmets more often..
 
When riding around town, I just keep my faceshield flipped up. It's not like I'm riding 50mph through dust and bugs (usually).
 
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I dunno, I get dust in the eyes pretty often (when the faceshield is open) --there is construction in town, too
 
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I had all the vents open today and it wasn't too bad. The rest of me was sweating like mad tho... I've been hit in the eye by a bee (or fly) and ever since I only ride with the visor down (partially down makes the wind dry my contacts out).
 
mirrored or tinted visor...
for me there is a huge difference between when i wear my mirrored and clear visor even sunny days that aren't hot...

clear visors are only good for riding at night
 
Raider said:
mirrored or tinted visor...
for me there is a huge difference between when i wear my mirrored and clear visor even sunny days that aren't hot...

clear visors are only good for riding at night
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+1 to both points.

If you don't have a tinted visor, quick workaround to the dusty eyes would be to wear a cheap pair of sunglasses to protect your eyes. That way you get the wind in your face, and if a rock or bug chips your glasses, you won't need to shell out hundreds to get a new pair of lens to protect your eyes.

Personally, I'm too lazy to switch windscreens, so I just have my passenger helmet with a clear visor and that becomes my nighttime helmet :thumbup
 
I guess it's time for a mirrored visor, or a tinted one. It's kinda tricky on workdays though, darkness might catch you pretty quickly (near 7pm for my eyes at least).. so I'll have to carry the clear visor just in case. So mirrored is less dark than heavily tinted?

Opening the shield a crack did not help today at all. That helps me only on LESS hot days AND on the freeway, while slowishly lane-splitting. And of course I have to open it on each traffic light
 
Mirrored seems to be about equal to a light tint. I can get away with wearing my mirrored shield at night, but I don't like to.

Another option is a half-tint. Tinted on top, clear on the bottom.

Third option is to buy an Akuma helmet with their light sensitive shield. I've seen it in person and it's bad ass.
 
My Nolan has a flip-down sunscreen that covers half the visor. Combined with my polaroid clip-on sunnies, I seem to be able to defeat the glare pretty well. It gets pretty hot in the Aussie summer here, too, so riding with the vents open and the faceshield on the first "click" is usually the answer.
 
I like my HJC helmet with a chin bar/face shield that flips up. Looks a little dorky flipped up, but gives me coolness when I need it to stay focused.

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It has a sun visor, but I prefer motorcycle sunnies which keep the sun and bugs out of my eyes.

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...keep twisting the thing in your right hand...
 
Are you unable to wear sunglasses for some reason? For me, the visor doesn't go down until I get on the freeway.
 
Ride naked.

You'll soon forget the sweat dripping down your nose when you feel the wind blowing by your boys.
 
It's been said before, 10-15 bucks for some gas station lenses with flexible frames fit well under the helmet, whatever your head size.
 
Mirror tint works great. You can get away with it at night. You wont be able to see as good at night but just drive slower. I don't like riding with my visor all the way up even at low speeds. Does not take much for some pebble or bug to shoot in your eye. Flip your visor up at stops, start in first up shift to third skipping second flip visor back down and off you go in third at good acceloration... thats what i do..
 
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