Night time ride was great.....

[short1uk]

Until I got dew and road salt on the visor and I had one of those moments on the M57. Should I try to wipe it off???

BIG MISTAKE!!!!!!!!!!

OMFG I could not see a damn thing. The stuff smeared like grease across my visor I was left doing 60mph not being able to see!! Got on to the M62 and headed for home once I got off the motorway had to open the visor and face the freezing wind as I could not see a darn thing. Was rather scary!

On a better note the new headlight bulb was very bright and I could (up until the visor wipe) see great!

Lesson learnt DO NOT WIPE IT OFF JUST LEAVE IT BE!

Catherine

[veeeffarr]

Or lift your visor up straight away rather than riding blind

[DEN MONKEY]

shit yes. sometimes ya just never know.
ive found 9 times out of 10 though its not a good idea.
not to mention you might end up scatching your visor.
Pull over and do it properly or just let it be.

Being able to see when riding is underrated in my book.

Glad ya made it
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[Pte1643]

If your travelling at a "reasonable" speed you can just turn you head to the side, let the wind clean your visor for you.

[short1uk]

[veeeffarr]

[yambabe]

[short1uk]

I have been on loads of motorways. I can ride with one hand I was riding sat up last night with my left hand on my leg.

Learnt how to counter steer riding with one hand

If you wanna meet up for a ride give us a buzz mate

[veeeffarr]

[short1uk]

tbh mate i dont go out that much as I only get in late but last night i was itching to get out!

Could text next time to see if your up for a scoot out

[veeeffarr]

[short1uk]

You not been on the motorway at all?

Tbh its sooo boring and I hate them. Pref the twisty roads out towards Rufford and Croston now there is a road that I am drooling about. Nearly got my knee down last Sept on that road was great!

[veeeffarr]

[Annabella]

[pa_broon74]

I think this is another argument for my integrated helmet windscreen wiper/skoosher device.

I ride with my visor up pretty much all the time, except when its really cold or raining heavily. Its a crappy helmet, the visor is shit and its already beginning to get abraided, I'm getting a new helmet next week.

A chin up job so I can more efficiently scare small children and make babies cry with my disturbing visage

[yambabe]

[veeeffarr]

[Essex_Mike]

Ive almost been smashed in the face by grit before. Luckily I've always seemed to put my visor down just before it hits me. Maybe a good sixth sence I have


pa_broon74 - whats this little device thingy then? I'm intrigued on how it works lol
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[Itchy]

bah , the last few weeks rain OR shine I've been out every night , its always a solo affair , but you guys have my number if you need it , I'm only 22 miles away.
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[yambabe]

Quickest way (in the car) for me when I was working at Pier Head was to jump on the M62 at Birchwood at get off it at the Knowsley Bypass, then go down Speke Boulevard for the last bit but turn off and go past the garden thingy along the front rather than stop-start at the lights.

Worked quickest in both directions generally, that was travelling in to get there for 9 and leaving at about 5-5.30.
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[.....]

I've head of people jamming a tennis ball cut in half somewhere with a wet sponge in it near their screen/dash. Then they can just whip out the sponge and give their visor a clean on the move.

[Itchy]

twin visor lid? like me Shark? yes two external visors one dark one clear the dark one is so big it covers the entire outer visor nearly
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[short1uk]

[Itchy]

Tear offs? , though you need lugs for this like on Arais
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[krebsy]

When I bought my new lid I had a stone fly up from a car and take a tiny chunk out or the outer shell . First ride out with the new lid as well.

I can sympathise with the "Can't see for toffee" effect as I was on the motorway last week (in -6 degrees) and when I hit some freezing fog, the visor completely iced over. At 70 mph in the 3rd lane. I managed to scrape a finger wide gap and duck off into a works unit sliproad to scrape, dry and polish...

K.
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