Administrators Bryan Bosch Posted September 21, 2015 Administrators My Ride Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Where I ride most of the time, it's sugar sand... everywhere! Not sure if this is a Triumph Tiger deal or no, but the sand that gets kicked off the front tire ends up in the vortex of wind coming up through the space where the forks run, channeling sand into my face. Now, I can close the face shield on my Aria XD4 helmet, but the sand still comes up through the opening at the bottom and swirles around/into my eyes. I really don't want to wear goggles, so I'm going to give these Bobber "Fat Boy" glasses a shot. Not only are the lenses light sensitive (photocromatic), I'm hoping that the foam around the eye sockets will enough to keep the vast majority of sand particles out of my helmet. Time will tell! I might have to fill in the small gaps in the foam though. Any other ideas outside of wearing goggles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason R Posted September 21, 2015 My Ride Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Are the pieces over the ears pretty thin? Only thing I am annoyed about with my new MSR helmet is that my Oakleys won't sit on my nose with the helmet on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bryan Bosch Posted September 21, 2015 Author Administrators My Ride Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Not especially. They have a bit of padding in this area in an effort to increase comfort, plus 3 small "dots" of padding in the same area on the outside for aesthetics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyNuke Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Try it, but I suspect you will still end up with some sand in your eyes. goggles are the only thing that sounds like it will help much for you, unless you figure out a diffuser type thing to keep the roost from your front tire from channeling up past the forks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bryan Bosch Posted September 22, 2015 Author Administrators My Ride Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 I'll know on Saturday. Spooned on some new TKCs, so even more sand will be a flyin'. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swl Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Bryan- We discussed this before- I think it's in the fender- I added a rubber extension to the back of the fender which helps but now I think it's the front part of the fender. Pushes sand forward as the wheel spins and then sucked thru the Triumph vortex. Got to find some type of extension for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bryan Bosch Posted September 22, 2015 Author Administrators My Ride Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Going to get worse for me too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swl Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) Going to get worse for me too... 20150922_102242.jpg 20150922_102233.jpg Oh yeah- Like tiny little paddles kicking sand back- My knobs didn't seem any worse for kicking up sand but they don't look as tall as the TKC's. Edited September 23, 2015 by swl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 And the sand gets worse with a little moisture! I have a air dam that fits under the chin for some of my helmets. Don't use it when it's hot. Googles, they should fit fine with Arai. Or perhaps an ice racing front fender:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bryan Bosch Posted September 27, 2015 Author Administrators My Ride Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 The glasses that I bought worked great! Left my visor UP the while day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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