Fog... WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!
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From: Concord, CA
RE: Fog... WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!
I've found that a nice coating of pledge on the inside and ouside of my visor and windshield makes a huge difference in rain and fog.
It seems to help the water to fall off.
In the rain, if I turn my head on a slight angle the water just flies right off.
If my shield is dirty (not freshly cleaned) I have a much harder time.
It seems to help the water to fall off.
In the rain, if I turn my head on a slight angle the water just flies right off.
If my shield is dirty (not freshly cleaned) I have a much harder time.
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From: Appling GA
RE: Fog... WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!
Who woulda thought fog was a cloud of wet water vapor? Or that water gets you wet?
Fog or rain dont stop me, but sometimes it slowsme down
Fog or rain dont stop me, but sometimes it slowsme down
ORIGINAL: 99octane
I planned to take my bike and ride to the shooting range, this morning. Weather is good, just some fog, but not so thick. Visibility is over 300 yards, dropping to 150-200 in the worst banks. Nothing to worry about. Or so I thought. I've driven in such weather many times without a problem.
I started the engine, got out to the parking... and didn't even make it out of f.ckin' town. In perhaps 2 miles had to turn back and hope I got home all in one piece: I couldn't see a thing.
My glasses and visor are properly treated with anti-fog, and anyway I was riding with the visor slightly open to let air circulate.
But it was not the inside of the visor that fogged, but the OUTSIDE. At above, perhaps, 30 MPH minuscule droplets of water covered it and streamed with the flow of air making impossible to discern anything at all. What worst, with the water on the outside the visor cooled abruptly and fogged badly on the inside as well, even if I was riding with the visor partially lifted (about one-inch slot): anti fog is not a miracle, and can't do much in this case.
I rised my visor and rode that way but soon my glasses too were totally covered in water.
Luckily the roads were deserted...
There were at least another couple of guys on bikes out there, who didn't seem to have a problem, rode away as if they had perfect visibility (and there WAS perfect visibility, apart from my damn f..ing visor and glasses covered in water!!!)
Had this weird thing hit me while I was on the road, some miles away, I'd have had to leave the bike there and call somebody to pick me up.
What pisses me off even more is that, on foot, you wouldn't say there's all that much fog at all... I wouldn't even call this a foggy day, actually, by the local standards. If so little is enough to utterly blind you, how can one ride with the slightest confidence? What if it was rain? It'd been even worst.[:@]
I planned to take my bike and ride to the shooting range, this morning. Weather is good, just some fog, but not so thick. Visibility is over 300 yards, dropping to 150-200 in the worst banks. Nothing to worry about. Or so I thought. I've driven in such weather many times without a problem.
I started the engine, got out to the parking... and didn't even make it out of f.ckin' town. In perhaps 2 miles had to turn back and hope I got home all in one piece: I couldn't see a thing.
My glasses and visor are properly treated with anti-fog, and anyway I was riding with the visor slightly open to let air circulate.
But it was not the inside of the visor that fogged, but the OUTSIDE. At above, perhaps, 30 MPH minuscule droplets of water covered it and streamed with the flow of air making impossible to discern anything at all. What worst, with the water on the outside the visor cooled abruptly and fogged badly on the inside as well, even if I was riding with the visor partially lifted (about one-inch slot): anti fog is not a miracle, and can't do much in this case.
I rised my visor and rode that way but soon my glasses too were totally covered in water.
Luckily the roads were deserted...
There were at least another couple of guys on bikes out there, who didn't seem to have a problem, rode away as if they had perfect visibility (and there WAS perfect visibility, apart from my damn f..ing visor and glasses covered in water!!!)
Had this weird thing hit me while I was on the road, some miles away, I'd have had to leave the bike there and call somebody to pick me up.
What pisses me off even more is that, on foot, you wouldn't say there's all that much fog at all... I wouldn't even call this a foggy day, actually, by the local standards. If so little is enough to utterly blind you, how can one ride with the slightest confidence? What if it was rain? It'd been even worst.[:@]
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From: Tri-Cities, Washington
RE: Fog... WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!
I routinely hit morning fog in the Puget Sound area. Most times it isn't a problem, but every once in a while I have (had) the same problem with excessive fogging. Inside, outside, then my glasses. When wearing my half helmet and goggles it was even worse, cause it's harder to swipe the surface of the goggles. Partial solution was getting lasik on my eyes, but my normal eye protection can still fog over.
I always figured it had to do with the variable humidity factor?
I always figured it had to do with the variable humidity factor?
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From: Appling GA
RE: Fog... WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!
I have a sailboat for that
I have a forcewinder, it needs a sock in the rain.I think they make a water diverter for a hypercharger too. If not it would be simple to make one from scratch. If I cant see I open my visor a bit (if I am wearing my FF) and wipe it off, ditto with my shades. .
I have a forcewinder, it needs a sock in the rain.I think they make a water diverter for a hypercharger too. If not it would be simple to make one from scratch. If I cant see I open my visor a bit (if I am wearing my FF) and wipe it off, ditto with my shades. .
ORIGINAL: Ironhorseman
Okay so x2lee doesn't ride around the lake, he rides through it! What kind of air cleaner do you use? Must definitely not be a Hypercharger.
Okay so x2lee doesn't ride around the lake, he rides through it! What kind of air cleaner do you use? Must definitely not be a Hypercharger.
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ORIGINAL: x2lee
Who woulda thought fog was a cloud of wet water vapor? Or that water gets you wet?
Fog or rain dont stop me, but sometimes it slowsme down
Who woulda thought fog was a cloud of wet water vapor? Or that water gets you wet?
Fog or rain dont stop me, but sometimes it slowsme down
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From: The Desert SouthWest
RE: Fog... WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!
Yep! Fog is NOT FUN....I get it in the mtns where I livesometimes and there aremoments whenI really wish I was in the truck! Full face visor fogs up inside and out, so up goes the visor, then the eye glasses start to fog... not fun.
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