Fogging goggles in rain

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Oct 23, 2009 | 05:08 AM

Sandcrab

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Fogging goggles in rain

Ride an Ultra and use the HD goggles when riding. When it rains, my goggles fog up and I have to pull them down and look over the top. What do you use if/when you ride in the rain? Riding without some eye protection is not an option even though the Ultra has a windshield.

Oct 23, 2009 | 05:22 AM

jimmers1817

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Fogtech antifog and/or rain repellent.

http://www.fogtech.com/fogtech.html

Oct 23, 2009 | 07:49 AM

brettnbama

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I don't ride unless its sunny and 70*

kidding, I have a pair of ESS Advancer goggles, the lenses are hinged so you can open the sides a little, it vents them and helps with fogging

Oct 23, 2009 | 08:24 AM

Texas Fat Boy

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Maybe you need to spit in them like the suba divers do with their masks.

Oct 23, 2009 | 08:55 AM

geargrinder

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Originally Posted by Sandcrab

I am also interested in the responses, had the SCARE of my life this year due to this issue. Wife and I were riding in CO, coming down a mountain hwy from the Continental Divide in moderate rain. As we were winding our way down, the cold air temps were warming and all of a sudden my goggles heavily fogged up. I tried to pull them down but when the cold rain hit me hard in the eyeballs, I could not physically keep my eyes open, so pushed them back up. With a car close on our tail, heavy traffic, curvy mountain road, cliffs for ditches and suddenly blind, had no choice but to slow down and feel my way off to the side of road. Once I felt gravel I stopped the bike. All of this time I was expecting to hit a guard rail, run off the road and down a cliff or something bad, I could not even see the bike under me. Miraculously everything worked out, stopped, cleaned the fog out with my dry hanky and rode on without any problems. I have never told my wife how much trouble we were in.

I've rode mountain roads for years in the rain but have never had goggles fog up so much that fast before. Thanks here to everyone with potential solutions.

Oct 23, 2009 | 08:56 AM

petemac

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I wear a FF when it's raining and no problems with fogging.

Oct 23, 2009 | 09:12 AM

testifer

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problem is the windshield...doesnt let enough air circulation. i tried everything, best is the antifog spray and ride 70 mph and dont stop...otherwise, nothing u can do