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Cheap Sun Shield for Helmets

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#1 · (Edited)
My last couple helmets I have had the static cling sun shield, available online at motorcycle outlets, cost about $16, and disappeared when the helmet was trashed, or crashed. I wanted another, but figured there had to be a better answer than another $16 and shipping. None of the big box stores had static cling sun screen, or even the auto parts stores I stopped at. I finally entered static cling sun shield into google this morning, and Toys-R-Us came up as a place to buy them for back seat windows when kids are in a car seat. I picked some up on the way home, used a yard stick and razor knife to slice off about an inch worth, and since we had a sunny 85 degree day, I decided to take a little ride out to beautiful historic Buncum, Oregon. The roads to get out here are beyond description.



This held up well at speed, and survived some pretty good sized bug splatters, but I stopped and inspected it at a wide place in the road by Applegate Lake, right on the California/Oregon border.



It holds well, and works great, a slight tilt of the head gets the sun into the shaded area of your visor. I think I've used about one inch out of one of the 22 inch sheets, so I think I'll be covered for any new helmet purchases in the future, and can also cut a bunch for the top box to give away.



It was $5.99 for this two pack, not bad, for enough material to make 35 or 40 strips. There is a white logo on one end of the sheets.





I was in a hurry and just put it on the outside of the shield. I'll probably take the shield off later, clean everything up and put it inside. Works great, and did I mention... It's Crash Tested (the box says so) and, it's cheap?
 
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#2 · (Edited)
I'm always looking for a better way to block the sun, gotta try that one. I gave up on sticky window tint film after it ruined an iridum coated shield by removing the iridium coating while repositioning it due to air bubbles. Am currently using thin black ABS sheet from TAP plactics cut to a cresent shape and installed ( pinched ) between helmet liner and shell, like a hat brim under the face shield.
 
#3 ·
I've always just used a thin strip of electrical tape on mine across the top of the visor -- i can tilt my head down just a bit to block the sun as needed, and it sticks through all kinds of weather. Fairly easy to pull off and clean up, too.

I may give this a try on my next shield, though. Thanks for sharing.
 
#4 ·
An alternative sun block that I use is to place 40mm (1 1/2") of Gaffer tape and adhere it to the bottom of the visor. I usually ride with the visor open and the visor can be tilted as needed to block the sun's rays. The tape when on the bottom of the visor (visor open ) works like a cap's peak but with visor closed it's more difficult to see in a downward direction but you can work your way around that problem.
Both methods will work well, perhaps using both together may be the perfect answer, but I have not tried that way.

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#5 ·
bottom of the visor is a good idea too, hadn't thought of that. You can see through this stuff, it's not optically perfect, but not bad either. I keep my visor down around here, cracked for a bit for venting. The bugs mine collected in just a short ride yesterday showed the need for it, big, yellow, golf ball sized bug splatters.
 
#8 ·
I always buy helmets with the internal sun visor so I can raise it going through a tunnel, and lower it on the other side. Fantastic when you go to work in the rain (dark) and come home in bright sunshine.

This is a good cheap alternative though. Kind of KLR'ish. ;)
 
#10 ·
putting tapes on the shield itself would only work is the visor is in fully closed or fully open (in the case of sticking to the bottom) position - a better idea which effectively cost $0 is as outlined by webbike here: works with 90% of helmet

Motorcycle Helmet Sun Blocker - webBikeWorld




a commercially available one is also here if you want to look better:
Home | sunax

 
#13 ·
I've always used electrical tape as it's what I had driving home one evening. Riding off into a sunset might look romantic on TV but bloody dangerous in reality.

I think I'm going to try the Toys R Us cling film though. Thanks for passing the tip along. If I get a chance to find X-Ray film I'll try that as well.
 
#15 ·
Wal-Mart RV section they sell a large roll of the static cling type that you found at TRU for putting on RV windows. I have enough for helmets for the entire V-Strom population of Oregon. You could have enjoyed a nice ride north, I would have been glad to share.:yesnod:
 
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