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lee8040
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PostPosted: 06:52 - 12 Aug 2008    Post subject: helemets with wipers Reply with quote
how comes crash helemts with wipers never took off?

today i could've done with one the rain was that heavy Laughing
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neil.
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PostPosted: 08:00 - 12 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Some gloves have a special surface under them for wiping rain off the helmet. You can also get sprays that repel water so it runs off more easily. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 09:03 - 12 Aug 2008    Post subject: Re: helemets with wipers Reply with quote
lee8040 wrote:
how comes crash helemts with wipers never took off?

today i could've done with one the rain was that heavy Laughing



You want to buy a new visor every week then ?
When its raining hard might be a usefull idea, but when its just mucky spray it would kill your visor in no time, with all the grit being pulled across.

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PostPosted: 09:48 - 12 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
buy rain-x, they had the wipes in home bargains for 99p a tub not so long ago.
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PostPosted: 09:54 - 12 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: 09:56 - 12 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
OP, did you watch dragons den last night by any chance?
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PostPosted: 10:00 - 12 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
I saw it on Dragons Den,

I also thought it was a bit silly.

It would probably cost a small fortune as an accesory.

If my visor gets that wet I just turn my head and let the wind push it off.

Cost and the market for it is probably what stopped it taking off.

Same as a prescription visor for those who have to ride with glasses etc Could be done but probably not cost effective.
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PostPosted: 10:21 - 12 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
I could see a use for it in slow city riding for example when the wind doesn't blow it off.
When I've ridden in the city during the rain I can't decide whether to open my visor (and have to blink every 0.1 seconds) or close it and risk not being able to see shat all as my visor is just covered.
I end up riding with it open a bit at the bottom.

Although I guess these chemicals you spray on would maybe be more useful than a slow wiper.
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PostPosted: 12:46 - 12 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've got a shoei xr1000, i'm really impressed with it's bad weather performance - the stock visor does a great job of repelling water and the anti-fog system is great. I did quite a bit of city riding over the weekend and never once felt i had any serious trouble seeing.
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PostPosted: 12:56 - 12 Aug 2008    Post subject: Re: helemets with wipers Reply with quote
lee8040 wrote:
how comes crash helemts with wipers never took off?


They did.

They're called "cars"!
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PostPosted: 14:17 - 12 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do you wipe them with your gloves without stopping? Sometimes it worsen your sight. Green juice spread over the visor Sick . And it soak into your left glove Sick .
I carry telephone card and scrape with it. On a motorway, I do it without stopping. A little bit tricky though. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 14:24 - 12 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
kawashima wrote:
My worst experience was motorway in a rice field. I saw a cloud of grasshoppers in front of me. I washed my lid at toilet.


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PostPosted: 14:33 - 12 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
moog wrote:
kawashima wrote:
My worst experience was motorway in a rice field. I saw a cloud of grasshoppers in front of me. I washed my lid at toilet.


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Laughing

Sorry I tried to make a new thread and posted it in a wrong place Embarassed
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PostPosted: 15:04 - 12 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
kawashima wrote:

Sorry I tried to make a new thread and posted it in a wrong place Embarassed


Don't apologise...I laughed so hard I am still wiping coffee from the screen.
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