high wind riding

[TEC]

Originally Posted by shonadoll

Aah, brilliant, will bin my wash in stuff then. ....

Not used it for years so cannot remember the destructions but seem to remember you could also use a bucket rather than machine, would need to be a huge bucket though

Yep not much you can do about that other than keep wiping your visor with your glove each time it annoys you. In winter I stuff a dishcloth (keeps the marigolds company!) down between my clocks and the screen, with a corner hanging out to grab hold of, so I can clean the visor on the move. This is mainly to help with salty spray off damp roads smearing the visor when its not raining and you can't get enough clean water to wipe your visor with, but can be useful to deal with droplets and streaks too.

Its fogging thats been bothering me! This is my first winter with the HJC and it doesnt have a visor position that holds it open by 1/2 inch. Its either 2 inches (not pleasant, spray and salt in your mouth!) or about 1/4 inch which is not quite enough to stop fogging at round town speeds. I need to get up to 60mph before the visor clears when sealed down with the chin vent open, which means town riding and motorway filtering either needs an open visor or dangerously bad visibility.

My Caberg is too big for my head now, that didn't fog, but I could probably get away with a balaclava to make it a tighter fit, but it blows a jet of cold air at your brow, the chin vent is useless and it has bad habit in heavy rain of collecting water droplets inside the visor where you cant wipe, though I have no idea where they get in.

I've tried fog city and the like before but didn't have much success with it. Was thinking about trying one of the anti-fog silicon sprays. Anyone use them?

Just done a search on old threads.

Northy, I see you use Nikwax Visor Proof, for clearing rain on the outside. Does that do anti-fog on the inside as well? Can you buy it in Edinburgh?

[Bibio]

rain-x and head swivel (side to side).

still hav a little voice going on in helmet....left over from the DAS course turn right now u turn now left, into the cafe, turn indicators off i said off not the other way.....oh look at her etc witha major problem of not being able to respond.

As for the wind and leaves it rather fun.

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

My Caberg is too big for my head now

My God man, your head is shrinking, see a doctor!

I've got Pinlock visor insert. It's not quite the 100% fix the publicity would have you believe but it certainly allows me to have my visor locked down as long as I'm moving, even if that's just at a crawl through traffic..

And wind is for yacht racing, it has no place in biking!

My Caberg was the same, it fitted initially then got baggy. I've got a pinlock thingy too, and as Tiger says, not 100% but so much better.

With regard to visor problems I use AUTOGLM silicone spray. Spray it lightly on the outside of your visor,leave it overnight then buff it off next morning. It is a water repellent with the added advantage of keeping the seals and locking mechanisms in good order and a large spray can lasts for ages

Originally Posted by Tiger 55

My God man, your head is shrinking, see a doctor!

Originally Posted by shonadoll

My Caberg was the same, it fitted initially then got baggy. I've got a pinlock thingy too, and as Tiger says, not 100% but so much better.

It's no so much the head that has shrunk, but the layers of fat around my face!!!

I do think that even before I lost weight the Caberg had got baggy though. Every helmet gives a bit and you should always buy them a wee bit too tight, but the Caberg lining has definately lost it's spongyness.

[Blue Flame]

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

I do think that even before I lost weight...........

You've lost weight? When????