Question about rain?
Big Kahuna HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: USA
I wear a 3/4 helmet with a flip down visor. That seems to work better than anything I've tried so far, it keeps the rain from getting on both sides of my glasses and if I keep my speed up the rain blows off the visor. I also wear a 3/4 helmet so I don't have to listen the the lifter noise, another topic
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Joined: Jul 2007
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From: south jersey
My boots have holes in them so the water runs out. Now my windshield is short and when riding the air does run up my chest and under the shield. Push your knees out and the air will go over the top and keep the front of you dry. Try it.
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From: Northern California
I have a windshield, a full-face helmet, and glasses. I rain, my helmet can fog up, so I open the visor, and the rain streaming over the windshield will blow through the visor, and get sucked into the low-pressure area behind the lens of the glasses. I can get water on the back of my glasses behind 3 layers of shielding.
Most of the time I ride into rain, it'll be over within 45 miles. If I KNOW it's going to be raining non-stop, I'll cut some small pieces of paper-towel th(small enough that it can't block both eyes at the same time) and fan-fold a few strips and tuck them between the helmet foam and my skin back by my temples. They usually stay dry enough so that I can wipe the inside of the visor (and even my glasses, which takes some practice) after taking off a glove. I also tuck a pile of pre-folded paper towels into the storage compartments in the top of the fairing lowers, so I can wipe my visor (even with a wet glove).
A while ago, my buddy on his Night Train and I were riding through the mountains. There was still some snow melt running across the road in spots. Cars driving in the other direction would spash through those puddles, and we'd have to ride through their spray. The water was pretty clean, so it was no big deal for me. Mike was so wet he couldn't wipe his goggles anymore and we'd have to stop. Usually, the road was dry. We were following a big rig (looking for a place to pass) around a corner when we saw a big muddy stream of water. I flipped my visor down and Mike flipped me off, slowed down and went through the mud until the pavement was dry, sped up and caught me and reached out his left hand, STILL flipping me off, asking for a paper towel. I think he could only see me with one eye. We had to stop.
Mike, who was wearing all black, was all brown. So was a lot of Mike's Vivid Black Night Train. Mike ended up using most of my paper towels that day. Mike has a windshield now.
Most of the time I ride into rain, it'll be over within 45 miles. If I KNOW it's going to be raining non-stop, I'll cut some small pieces of paper-towel th(small enough that it can't block both eyes at the same time) and fan-fold a few strips and tuck them between the helmet foam and my skin back by my temples. They usually stay dry enough so that I can wipe the inside of the visor (and even my glasses, which takes some practice) after taking off a glove. I also tuck a pile of pre-folded paper towels into the storage compartments in the top of the fairing lowers, so I can wipe my visor (even with a wet glove).
A while ago, my buddy on his Night Train and I were riding through the mountains. There was still some snow melt running across the road in spots. Cars driving in the other direction would spash through those puddles, and we'd have to ride through their spray. The water was pretty clean, so it was no big deal for me. Mike was so wet he couldn't wipe his goggles anymore and we'd have to stop. Usually, the road was dry. We were following a big rig (looking for a place to pass) around a corner when we saw a big muddy stream of water. I flipped my visor down and Mike flipped me off, slowed down and went through the mud until the pavement was dry, sped up and caught me and reached out his left hand, STILL flipping me off, asking for a paper towel. I think he could only see me with one eye. We had to stop.
Mike, who was wearing all black, was all brown. So was a lot of Mike's Vivid Black Night Train. Mike ended up using most of my paper towels that day. Mike has a windshield now.
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