Helmet trick

[chappy99]

Some might know this, if you are getting a lot of glare from the sun and your sun glasses give you the i am on acid effect you should try this.
If you wear a ball cap this is the same as having a bill on your cap.
As you will see in the pic it is just electrical tape.
Just trying to give something back for all the good information, you know us Canadians

[eggman]

my helmet has a built in tinted lens that you can put down or up

[homie]

my helmet has a built in tinted lens that you can put down

his does too jk
Hey, you need that viewing area on aggressive postured bikes but for sitting up straight and perky on a PCX... that could work.

[Mel46]

My helmet has both a clear full shield and a tinted half shield. I also have prescription wrap around sport sunglasses. Down here in the southern part of the United States the glare is horrible. Without good sunglasses your eyes get hammered.

[fish]

My Nolan has a built in tint drop-down.....however a piece of blue painter's tape applied across the upper shield for those into-the-low-sun rides is 500% better than any tinted shield. Blocks the sun, and still gives you an untinted look at those dark cars on side streets, or items & cars hidden in the in the shade.
Try it, you'll see.
Been doing it for 4 yrs.....carry a roll of painter's tape in my top case. Pop it on when needed, remove when you get home.
Fish

[PCX150Rider]

my helmet has a built in tinted lens that you can put down or up

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Some might know this,if you are getting a lot of glare from the sun and your sun glasses give you the i am on acid effect you should try this.
If you wear a ball cap this is the same is having a bill on your cap.
As you will see in the pic it is just electrical tape.
Just trying to give something back for all the good information,you know us Canadians

Thanks for letting us know. I am "all ears" to find out about cheap fixes to the challenges of every day life.

I can be "cheap" beyond belief when I need to be. Flashes of genius occasionally pop into my brain. . .like here's one.

We had a drought in my area last year and are just getting over it now. . .reservoirs RTN. I backed off on filling the bird baths. . .hoped they'd find another source. That being said I noticed that my air conditioner was dripping water constantly on my deck and over time it could expedite rot. So for a "win win' situation I put a piece of styrofoam under the drip hole of the air conditioner to let the drips fall further away from the side of the house and then I put a big plastic container in place to catch the "free condensate water" for the bird baths. Works like a charm and the birds keep coming back for more. I only need to empty it twice a day. Plus the deck is dry!

[Smaug]

My dad did that on his old helmet. I thought it was so dorky. But it works!

The reason that space is left clear is for sportbikers who are leaning way forward and who will be looking through that part of the shield. But us scooterists don't need it.

One tip for next time: put the tape on the INSIDE of the shield, and it will look cleaner and be more weather resistant too.

[Mel46]

I have not noticed the sun shining down through the top of the helmet when I have the tinted shield down as well as the clear one, but it is possible. It certainly would not hurt to carry some painters tape if you do a lot of riding in the summer sun.
If you put duct tape on your clear visor, you may have a problem later on when you want to remove it. That stuff really sticks, and the glue is difficult to get off. If you put painters tape on the inside it should work fine without having a problem when it comes to removal...and it would be invisible to others.