HRC Sweatbands
 

http://www.curium.org.uk/images/bike/hrc.jpg

What purpose do those sweatbands serve other then for advertising the HRC brand?

From what I understand, they are supposed to catch any spillage/leakage from the brake master cylinder, not sure how true this is though.

I have seen a few bikes from the U.S with these on. I am not at all sure that they serve any real purpose at all, although I am willing to be emlightened? :?

thats what i would have thought

Or just an excuse to advertise for free :wink:

Couple of guys I know tell me that they use them to clean their visors at traffic lights in the rain...

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you've got a couple of mates in gp? do you mean the traffic lights on the start/finish straight?

real world thats a good solution, but i don't think thats what they're for on the gp bikes

Some people say it's to stop the sunlight degrading the brake fluid. Myself, I think that's one of the stupider things I've ever heard, but you never know.

I heard years ago, it's to stop the fluid spillage on screwtop m/c's. When unscrewing and topping up.

Makes perfect sense to me.

I was told its to soak seepage when the fluid gets hot and expands.