steaming up

[hovis]

how do i stop my glasses/visor steaming up?

[Red ones]

Stop loking at all the young ladies :lol: :lol:

[hovis]

its better than looking at the MEN :shock:
HA HA :lol:

[kwak zzr]

ive got one of those fog city things in my hjc helmet which works perfectly, thats just the visor tho dunno about glasses.

[Law]

Wear contacts.

[Biker Biggles]

If you hav'nt got a visor insert(double glazing)then you need ventillation.Try leaving the visor cracked open a tad.Not ideal as this can let rain get inside but better than total blindness.Another trick with the visor is to wash it with strong detergent and not quite rinse it all off.Polish some of the soap into the visor so you can see through it properly and this prevents water adhering to the plastic for a while---hence no steaming.

[I'm_a_Newbie]

how do i stop my glasses/visor steaming up?

Stop breathing !!! :lol:

or

Ditch the visor and get some biggles style goggles.

Sorry, had to be done.

Tim

[zedleppelin1981]

how do i stop my glasses/visor steaming up?

Stop breathing !!! :lol:

or

Ditch the visor and get some biggles style goggles.

Sorry, had to be done.

Tim

Ive got some for my open face Davida but they're too big!!!!!!! I look like an idiot with them on, but then some say I look like an idiot anyway :lol:

[GregK2]

I've got a Shoei Synchrotec 2 helmet, which came with a Pinlock visor system, which practically never mists up.

It has space for glasses too. I use Bob Heath anti fog visor spray on my glasses, and this stops the worst of the misting on my glasses.

Also, it has a 'seat belt' type fastening (saw your other thread).

OK it is flip up, but I've never been asked to take my helmet off in a petrol station as I just flip it up.

[Paws]

anti fog spray, hein gericke sell it, i use it as i had the same problem. :)

[xlewdx]

Hey Hovi5, Gloop! 8)

It's crap on visors but does a crackin' job on the old glasses. Just a pain in the ass to keep re-applying. That's why I now wear contacts.

Rich.

[Kylie]

Pin lock system, mine is on a Shoei but I think it can be fitted to any visor with a bit of drilling, never fogged for me and I ride to work all year round.

[suicidesam]

Got a fog city insert for my main visor and use anti fog spray on my tinted one.. not the best but it works.

[Dangle_kt]

its the temperature change that causes the glasses to fog. e.g. warm glass and cold air outside. If you don't need them all the time, e.g. just for riding/driving, leave them in your lid in the garage/shed, that way they shouldn't mist up straight away, cos once your rolling the visor slightly open should help keep them clear.

[zunkus]

Pin lock system, mine is on a Shoei but I think it can be fitted to any visor with a bit of drilling, never fogged for me and I ride to work all year round.

Hi Kylie, where did you buy your Shoei from?
I'd like to buy a Blue Kagayama replica.

[thor]

I wear glasses and the best thing has been a proper breath deflector mask. You have to make sure it fits proper but once you get it right you can leave it and it should always be good. Stops all breath hitting the visor or glasses. Very rarely need to lift the visor in any weather. Useful if you like to use a darkened visor (for bright winter days) as you don't need to swap inserts, and you don't need to keep applying a spray.

[Needsy]

Get lenses - £25 month from Specsavers. Buy pinlock insert/fog city.

happy bunny - no misting, as long as you keep inside of visor clean from snot/spit etc :)

[BigDog]

Spit on them

[Kylie]

Hi Kylie, where did you buy your Shoei from?
Er, I got mine from Infinity in West London, but I don't think they have a Malta branch that would suit ye:)

[zunkus]

No I actually might be getting to London next January on some business and might be popping to Infinity then. Thanks for the info.

[Steve H]

Pin lock system, mine is on a Shoei but I think it can be fitted to any visor with a bit of drilling, never fogged for me and I ride to work all year round.

Hi Kylie, where did you buy your Shoei from?
I'd like to buy a Blue Kagayama replica.

Looks like you need to pay EBAY a visit! :wink:

[Mogs]

its the temperature change that causes the glasses to fog. e.g. warm glass and cold air outside. If you don't need them all the time, e.g. just for riding/driving, leave them in your lid in the garage/shed, that way they shouldn't mist up straight away, cos once your rolling the visor slightly open should help keep them clear.

Isn't it the other way round - water condenses on cold surfaces.

[Sir Trev]

No I actually might be getting to London next January on some business and might be popping to Infinity then. Thanks for the info.

Do you have a large and VERY rigid suitcase? You will be VERY lucky to get a helmet onto a plane as hand luggage and do you really want to trust something like a crash helmet in the hold???

[zunkus]

Do you have a large and VERY rigid suitcase? You will be VERY lucky to get a helmet onto a plane as hand luggage and do you really want to trust something like a crash helmet in the hold???

Yes this is a very serious problem actually. I'm also planning to rent a bike from London next summer in the hope of touring the UK. I've been talking to the maltese Airmalta officials yesterday about carrying helmets as hand luggage but they told me its a nono. They told me to pack the helmets well in a cardboard box. I argued that if the helmets are dropped they would be useless in a crash. But their argument was that the helmet I've got had to get to a Maltese dealer somehow and the way for hemets to travel is in good packed boxes. Even if I get the Maltese officials to see my way I doubt if the english officials will so I guess its cardboard box packing!

[Stu]

Before the current hand luggage craziness, I was able to take my helmet as hand luggage on a tiny plane that everyone else had to put their laptops and hand bags in the hold at the steps.

[thor]

I would think that a helmet as hand luggage would be fine.

[SV1000s]

Respro Foggy mask is the only thing that's ever worked for me.

[Warren]

i use holts anti fog/ rain repellant spray.

its the only anti fog spray ive tried that actually works.
and is good at keeping the rain off. it just rolls down it.

[Kylie]

I would think that a helmet as hand luggage would be fine.
I did a good few flights last year (Ryanair and Aer Lingus; Stansted, Heathrow and Shannon) and there was no problem taking the helmet as hand luggage, the girls on check-in seem to have a soft spot for bikers :)

But since the security madness (no books allowed for a while!) I'm not so sure. Flying soon with Excel airlines to Rhodes, we want to take our lids and rent a scoot there, not sure what story will be....

[SV1000s]

I couldn't take my helmet from Heathrow to LAX last year. They boxed it and put it in the hold.

[Kylie]

Did they provide the box, and was it any good? (Then again, I'm on a budget charter flight, I'd be amazed if they have boxes).

[TimTucker]

I used to use a Foggy Respro mask, which worked fine. You can keep your visor down and, as long as it fits well, deflects all your breath downwards so neither your visor or, more importantly, your glasses steam up.

However, when I got myself an AGV TiTech helmet, I found that the velcro that holds the mask inside the helmet refused to attach itself to the plush lining, which made the damn thing completely useless.

I think you can get Foggy masks that are proper masks, ie. they go right around your head, but I didn't fancy one of those, so I knew I would have to get some anti-fog spray. (More for my glasses than my visor, as the AGV anti-fog coating works pretty well).

I did a bit of Googling and found quite a few people raving about some stuff called Fog Tech. It's pretty impressive: a small drop coats both my lenses and stops them from fogging without smearing.

It's made in the US. The only place I found that distributed it here in the UK is AirSoft Scotland. If you go to http://www.airsoftscotland.com/acatalog/Fog_Tech__-_from_AirsoftScotland.com.html you'll find details there.

HTH

[hovis]

thanx ill take a look now, i got a foggy today,& some mist stuff but its crap

[hovis]

i got some stuff from skipton flea market . the guy put it on his glasses then put over a steaming ketle ,,,,good stuff


arrrrrrrr ., i just rememberedits called bright eyes(i think)

[Ed]

I've rarely had a problem, but our house is so cold that that probably explains it :oops:

[kwak zzr]

cold in sunny shrewsbury :roll:

[Baph]

Chemistry lesson I picked up somewhere (forget where). Wash your visor in a mix of fairy liquid & white vinegar. The fairy liquid helps rid those pesky bugs, the vinegar stops water droplets forming on the visor 8)

Smells really strange until you get used to stinking of vinegar almost permanently, and I found that it's only me that smells it, no-one else noticed.

[SV1000s]

Don't use washing up liquid & water with a paper towel, most washing up liquid contains salt, this will scratch the coating on the visor.

[Sir Trev]

But their argument was that the helmet I've got had to get to a Maltese dealer somehow and the way for hemets to travel is in good packed boxes.

That's probably quite true. Individually boxed helmets in a carboard outer carton. These will come via air freight though and quite possibly on a packed pallet - quite a different situation to a loader slinging bags into the hold of a passenger jet. At least the cardboard deformation would indicate how badly your lid was damaged!


Before the current hand luggage craziness, I was able to take my helmet as hand luggage on a tiny plane that everyone else had to put their laptops and hand bags in the hold at the steps.

Fokker 50? Taken these a few times Heathrow to Rotterdam - no internal baggage storage so it all goes in the hold. Bucking bronco ride coming back into Heathrow as they get bounced around in the jet wash from all the bigger planes. Great entertainment to watch all the Fokker newbies as they all look terrified!!

[Jimmy2Feet]

get a fog city incert, i cant remember what the name of the one i am thinking of it, but basicly, when it is sunny it tints to provent glare, and when its dark it goes clear so you can see!!!!
and it never steams up, i dont have the one that tints itself, but have the smoked version, i can vouch for the not steaming up, and my m8 has the one that tints and he will vouch for the anti glair,

therefor you wont steam up, as for glasses unfortuanly i dont know as i dont ware glasses but the incert will defo help!!

[zunkus]

Here's a comparison test between the Fog City and Progrip inserts;
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-helmets/visors/fog-city-progrip.htm

However I think Pinlock is a safer bet since Shoe are using them on their standard lids and they have the added advantages that you can remove them to clean your visor or re-use them on another visor should you replace your hemet:
http://www.racevisors.co.uk/index.cfm/view_id/4/cat_id/11/manf/080105110108111099107