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For years I've used two slightly overlapping strips of electrical tape across the top of the face shield. Takes a bit getting used to, but works great. Costs nothing to try it. Steve

----- Original Message ----- From: "usa1911a1" To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 5:35 AM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Helmets and sun glare >I don't know about your area but in CT. after about 3:00 in the afternoon, >you don't want to be riding west. The sun is so low in the sky that I have >found it impossible to shield my eyes. I have a full face mask helmet and >wear sunglasses underneath...no good. I have pushed the helmet forward so >it come down further on my forehead but still too much sun. I am thinking >of picking up a piece of that glass tint material that is used in cars and >running a strip of it across the top edge of the visor for additional >shading. Comments? What have you done that works? > > > > Capt. Bob in Durham, CT. USA > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >

A Strip or 2 of black electric tape along the top of the shield works great. It is on both of my helmets

On 11/22/06, usa1911a1 wrote: > > I don't know about your area but in CT. after about 3:00 in the > afternoon, you don't want to be riding west. The sun is so low in the sky > that I have found it impossible to shield my eyes. I have a full face mask > helmet and wear sunglasses underneath...no good. I have pushed the helmet > forward so it come down further on my forehead but still too much sun. I am > thinking of picking up a piece of that glass tint material that is used in > cars and running a strip of it across the top edge of the visor for > additional shading. Comments? What have you done that works? > > Capt. Bob in Durham, CT. USA > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "usa1911a1" wrote:

> > I don't know about your area but in CT. after about 3:00 in the

afternoon, you don't want to be riding west. The sun is so low in the sky that I have found it impossible to shield my eyes. I have a full face mask helmet and wear sunglasses underneath...no good. I have pushed the helmet forward so it come down further on my forehead but still too much sun. I am thinking of picking up a piece of that glass tint material that is used in cars and running a strip of it across the top edge of the visor for additional shading. Comments? What have you done that works?

> > > > Capt. Bob in Durham, CT. USA >

Capt. I know what you mean when you talk about the suns declination at this time of year. A med-helo trip, 0830 departure on a course of 143 for 160 miles is just brutal! Likewise at 1630 KLR trip with a westerly heading, you are basically blind until the sun sets, and then...you are COLD and playing dodge ball with the deer! For your bike problem, have you tried: a strip of black electrical tape across the top of the visor and the roll of tape in your tail bag--that will give you a good start at a temporary visor. If one strip is not enough, open the tail bag and add another strip. The tape can be removed later. revmaaatin.

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----- Original Message ----- From: "usa1911a1" To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 5:35 AM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Helmets and sun glare >I don't know about your area but in CT. after about 3:00 in the afternoon, >you don't want to be riding west. The sun is so low in the sky that I have >found it impossible to shield my eyes. I have a full face mask helmet and >wear sunglasses underneath...no good. I have pushed the helmet forward so >it come down further on my forehead but still too much sun. I am thinking >of picking up a piece of that glass tint material that is used in cars and >running a strip of it across the top edge of the visor for additional >shading. Comments? What have you done that works? > > > > Capt. Bob in Durham, CT. USA > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Friends with Arai XD helmets (with shield & visor) tell me they have none of these problems. But since I still can't force myself to fork over $450-500 for one, for late afternoon riding I wear a little beanie bike hat with sort visor (like the old Tour-deFrance riders used to wear). Fits nicely under the helmet and I don't have to cope with the reduced view from tape the rest of the time. Pat M Pac-NorWet

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "usa1911a1" wrote: > > I don't know about your area but in CT. after about 3:00 in the afternoon, you don't want to be riding west. The sun is so low in the sky that I have found it impossible to shield my eyes. I have a full face mask helmet and wear sunglasses underneath...no good. I have pushed the helmet forward so it come down further on my forehead but still too much sun. I am thinking of picking up a piece of that glass tint material that is used in cars and running a strip of it across the top edge of the visor for additional shading. Comments? What have you done that works? > > > > Capt. Bob in Durham, CT. USA > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "usa1911a1" wrote:

> > I don't know about your area but in CT. after about 3:00 in the afternoon, you don't want

to be riding west. The sun is so low in the sky that I have found it impossible to shield my eyes. I have a full face mask helmet and wear sunglasses underneath...no good. I have pushed the helmet forward so it come down further on my forehead but still too much sun. I am thinking of picking up a piece of that glass tint material that is used in cars and running a strip of it across the top edge of the visor for additional shading. Comments? What have you done that works?

> >

What do you think duct tape is for?

Ducks???? Criswell

On Nov 22, 2006, at 11:47 AM, Jud Jones wrote: > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "usa1911a1" wrote: > > > > I don't know about your area but in CT. after about 3:00 in the > afternoon, you don't want > to be riding west. The sun is so low in the sky that I have found > it impossible to shield my > eyes. I have a full face mask helmet and wear sunglasses > underneath...no good. I have > pushed the helmet forward so it come down further on my forehead > but still too much sun. I > am thinking of picking up a piece of that glass tint material that > is used in cars and running a > strip of it across the top edge of the visor for additional > shading. Comments? What have you > done that works? > > > > > > What do you think duct tape is for? > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I put a JC Whitney visor on my street helm. It's attached to the face shield. No issues to report. FEF

On 11/22/06, usa1911a1 wrote: > > I don't know about your area but in CT. after about 3:00 in the afternoon, you don't want to be riding west. The sun is so low in the sky that I have found it impossible to shield my eyes. I have a full face mask helmet and wear sunglasses underneath...no good. I have pushed the helmet forward so it come down further on my forehead but still too much sun. I am thinking of picking up a piece of that glass tint material that is used in cars and running a strip of it across the top edge of the visor for additional shading. Comments? What have you done that works? > > Capt. Bob in Durham, CT. USA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Carlos Rigdon" wrote:

> > A Strip or 2 of black electric tape along the top of the shield

works great.

> It is on both of my helmets > > On 11/22/06, usa1911a1 wrote: > > > > I don't know about your area but in CT. after about 3:00 in the > > afternoon, you don't want to be riding west. The sun is so low

in the sky

> > that I have found it impossible to shield my eyes. I have a full

face mask

> > helmet and wear sunglasses underneath...no good. I have pushed

the helmet

> > forward so it come down further on my forehead but still too

much sun. I am

> > thinking of picking up a piece of that glass tint material that

is used in

> > cars and running a strip of it across the top edge of the visor

for

> > additional shading. Comments? What have you done that works? > > > > Capt. Bob in Durham, CT. USA > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >