Thank you my friend but I am quite familiar with that. I only like a few helmets and there isn't a Pinlock for mine. THAT would be a GREAT answer. I understand the military uses Pinlock.

Once I thought I found a universal pinlock, 1 that fits ANY helmet and I got all excited and found it is not so. Sadly.

I and many others would nvr call u a wuss for that CVO SG. You ride a bike? Then no way does the word wuss enter into the picture. As mentioned above, there are some people that just do not like it.

Just as some bikers will not ride Bear Tooth Hwy or Chief Joseph. It does not make them a worse.

I strongly dislike riding on any soft top. Any kind. I do it. But I dislike it oddly enough.

 

This thread makes me wanna ride wet with black leather and no windshield at night in the rain

 

pluviophile syndrome!

 

I have a pinlock shield on my Shoei and it really doesn't help much. I have to crack the shield open a notch. I see the new GT Air has a setting to minimize that first click opening. I may look into it.

On gloves - my rain resistant (haven't found rain proof yet) gloves from Olympia have a "wiper" on the forefinger which is nice for clearing away the water. My Held gloves had that as well.

 

I am no expert with the PinLock but tht is the 1st time I heard anyone speak negatively abt it. FWIW Is it on right....maybe that is it?

I have seen the finger wiper blade b4. Seems it may be gd for goggles but too short for face shields???

Lastly, what (if anything) do u do abt fogging? That is my biggest issue.

 

I hear you on the pinlock. Yes, it's installed properly. Even if it wasn't, it shouldn't matter because installed improperly would allow more air in. And it's a Shoei branded shield as well, so not a cheap knock off. I'm assuming I'm not the only one because Shoei went to the trouble of redesigning their helmets to allow for the micro opening to prevent fogging. Now also bear in mind, I'm talking in colder temps too.

As far as what do I use? Nothing. I tried anti fog spray, wax, dish soap, you name it. Maybe it's my big nose - who knows?

On the wiper - it is small so you go back and forth a few times. It's not as thorough as wiping a full cloth across, but then again, it's more handy. Literally.

 

I don't do planned stuff much, cause I have commitment issues. But yesterday upper fortys and light rain. Hundred some miles. Half it kinda sucked for visibility. I like really tall windshields. But there can be downsides. But a ride like that makes your dick feel an inch bigger.

 

I don't start riding in the rain (anymore) but I've ridden through my share over the years. Snow riding is no stranger either but that's another topic. Being from the PNW, I'll ride until I can't see, start to hydroplane or until I get cold enough that I can't keep my muscles relaxed. As noted earlier and as I've said for decades... I don't mind being cold and I don't mind being wet but man... I HATE being cold AND wet. That said, I'm too broke/cheap for the plug-in, heated gear.

On a trip from E.WA to Fargo,ND I pulled off into a sports store in Billings and bought a set of skiing gloves, for the built in wet wiper on the thumb. That worked great for a few more hours... until I could feel my trailer (behind the bike, not under it) start to hydro. At that point, it was time to pull off and find a hotel for the night. I've also found myself waiting it out under a highway over-pass a time or two-dozen.

 

I don't mind the rain per se, but I *really* hate cleaning the bike after a rainy ride. I'll skip the ride in rain unless I have to ...

 

I'll skip cleaning my bike.