ojmiddleton Posted December 9, 2014 Posted December 9, 2014 So its raining, dark, ur doin 60 and you cant see through your visor, you lift it up and the rain is whipping you in the eyes. Gonna go buy a balaclava first thing tomorrow!! Any other tips from the more experienced?
jimmy Posted December 9, 2014 Posted December 9, 2014 When picking up the balaclava buy one of the wee wiper type things that fit over one of your glove fingers. Great for clearing the visor, or maybe some rain-ex
ojmiddleton Posted December 9, 2014 Author Posted December 9, 2014 Thats amazing, I had to google the wiper before I replied, i thought you were havin me on! Like when the new kid gets asked to go and ask someone for a long wait, or go get the glass hammer... Thats ace tho, thankyou!
jimmy Posted December 9, 2014 Posted December 9, 2014 Cheers oj We tend to help the newbies on here, not rag them......That comes later 1
lallasro Posted December 9, 2014 Posted December 9, 2014 you can also found on the market gloves with wipers.
Moderator drewpy Posted December 9, 2014 Moderator Posted December 9, 2014 racers use wax furniture polish on the visors too
Grouch Posted December 9, 2014 Posted December 9, 2014 Get a visor with 'pinlock' they don't mist up.
ojmiddleton Posted December 9, 2014 Author Posted December 9, 2014 Nice one drewpy thanks, Grouch is that the kinda double layer on the inside of the visor? If so ive got one of them...it wasn't the misting up that was the issue just the water on the visor.
Katie1 Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 I just guess where I'm going, is that wrong? 2
Noise Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 Another tip, dont ware an open face lid in the rain unless you like the feeling of needles in your face and eyes
Ttaskmaster Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 When rain is that heavy, open visor and drop sun-visor (if it's light enough). Doesn't always work, but has saved me on occasion. I use anti-fog solution on the inside, but it needs reapplying frequently and rain getting inside the visor will wash it right off as it's essentially Fairy washing-up liquid. For the outside, I use MucOff cleaner and just wipe sideways with a glove. I am heavy on my kit, so Vee-Wipes don't last long and I still don't trust Rain-X (supposedly makes the visor brittle, as it's designed for glass not plastic). If it's THAT bad - as it was for me a couple months ago where the spray was coming from 18" up the sides of vehicles, reducing visibility to 20' and we were doing serious motorway speeds - then you have no choice but to pull off and wait for conditions to improve - Believe me, continual eyefulls of stinging, salty, filthy water laden with road crap will soon prove how unsafe the riding conditions are!! 1
ojmiddleton Posted December 10, 2014 Author Posted December 10, 2014 Good advice about the rain ex, im gonna see how I get on with the Vee Wipe this week, sounds rough on a motorway in shit weather!!
Grouch Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 Nice one drewpy thanks, Grouch is that the kinda double layer on the inside of the visor? If so ive got one of them...it wasn't the misting up that was the issue just the water on the visor. Yeah that's the one.
wild foamy Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 Like when the new kid gets asked to go and ask someone for a long wait, or go get the glass hammer... Wttc bud I once sent a young newbie at work to tool stores for a long wait... He came back with a plumbob and a length of string... Couldn't really say he was wrong 1
GT-0161 Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 Been in the rain for the past 3 weeks as a motorcycle courier its been wet. Safety glasses while visor open is ok furniture polish works too All part of the fun Xt660x 04
iandouglas Posted December 29, 2014 Posted December 29, 2014 I go across London monthly and the worst situation is rain cold night all at one go, so many uk vehicles have badly dipped headlights that they can completely blind me so I just have to keep slowing
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