Cleaning visor on the move

[oldgrump]

21 minutes ago, Bianco2564 said:

A guy at work had a bike with a tennis ball tywrapped to his bars with the top 1/4 cut off and kept a damp sponge tucked in there.

My mate had a Tennis ball with a cloth tucked inside, on all his bikes.

 

He just added water in the morning before we rode.

 

I cut one last year to fix on the VFR, but never finished it!!!

 

Maybe this year!!

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

The tennis ball idea is very old school. Maybe I should give it a go, it seemed to work. I just thought it looked a bit naff back in the day. These day...who cares? I'm too old to worry about such things. (Except bar muffs...I'm not that old.)

[Pie man]

Unique wash/wipe motorcycle visor safety system - Visorcat

 

A tad expensive mind 

[S-Westerly]

1 hour ago, Pie man said:

Unique wash/wipe motorcycle visor safety system - Visorcat

 

A tad expensive mind 

Just a bit. Can't see how it's better than a bit of sponge. Like to know if anyone has used one at 75 quid a go.

[RideWithStyles]

Tear offs generally you only get a few-4 on without impacting visibility and not pulling the other layer below aswell require special care and application are very ok for racing but for road use is a pain in the arse.

mx/dakar rolling film on the visor but really for a very niche product that has a good few downfalls, is just as shitty for what youll really want...

Without just a cloth and spray in a tanks

 bag solution, Only real other idea for on the move clean is a langyard with a damp cloth attached?

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

11 hours ago, Pie man said:

Unique wash/wipe motorcycle visor safety system - Visorcat

 

A tad expensive mind 

I saw those but I can't see it working over my Gerbing heated gloves. They are quite bulky. And it's the days even the roads are gritted which are the problem, and that's when I'm wearing heated gloves. 

 

I've remembered what I used to have. My wife worked in a bank and I used one of those little sponge holders they had for wetting their fingers when counting notes by hand. 

[onesea]

12 hours ago, Pie man said:

Unique wash/wipe motorcycle visor safety system - Visorcat

 

A tad expensive mind 

A couple of elastic bands and:

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[husoi]

Stay away from those scammers of temu

You can find those sponges in home bargain

[JRH]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333232340034?_ul=GB&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5339019732&toolid=10001&customid=eb%3Ag%3Avms%3Aeb%3Ap%3A333232340034%3BCj0KCQiAtaOtBhCwARIsAN_x-3LdqShAFSX4dPqJwWdPzI3vtOl9vEF81gfS8pogBRDqdBSe_JmvAO8aAuoXEALw_wcB&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1LLCt67CqT9C2jJOgKXv1hA24&gbraid=0AAAAADmMgigO1zX226EiI8CCEFepvapaY&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtaOtBhCwARIsAN_x-3LdqShAFSX4dPqJwWdPzI3vtOl9vEF81gfS8pogBRDqdBSe_JmvAO8aAuoXEALw_wcB
 

[husoi]

21 minutes ago, JRH said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333232340034?_ul=GB&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5339019732&toolid=10001&customid=eb%3Ag%3Avms%3Aeb%3Ap%3A333232340034%3BCj0KCQiAtaOtBhCwARIsAN_x-3LdqShAFSX4dPqJwWdPzI3vtOl9vEF81gfS8pogBRDqdBSe_JmvAO8aAuoXEALw_wcB&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1LLCt67CqT9C2jJOgKXv1hA24&gbraid=0AAAAADmMgigO1zX226EiI8CCEFepvapaY&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtaOtBhCwARIsAN_x-3LdqShAFSX4dPqJwWdPzI3vtOl9vEF81gfS8pogBRDqdBSe_JmvAO8aAuoXEALw_wcB
 

That can have 2 purposes..... 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

25 minutes ago, JRH said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333232340034?_ul=GB&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5339019732&toolid=10001&customid=eb%3Ag%3Avms%3Aeb%3Ap%3A333232340034%3BCj0KCQiAtaOtBhCwARIsAN_x-3LdqShAFSX4dPqJwWdPzI3vtOl9vEF81gfS8pogBRDqdBSe_JmvAO8aAuoXEALw_wcB&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1LLCt67CqT9C2jJOgKXv1hA24&gbraid=0AAAAADmMgigO1zX226EiI8CCEFepvapaY&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtaOtBhCwARIsAN_x-3LdqShAFSX4dPqJwWdPzI3vtOl9vEF81gfS8pogBRDqdBSe_JmvAO8aAuoXEALw_wcB
 

Brilliant idea. If I drill a couple of holes in my helmet I can bolt that to the back of it and clean my visor at the touch of a button. 

[husoi]

47 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Brilliant idea. If I drill a couple of holes in my helmet I can bolt that to the back of it and clean my visor at the touch of a button. 

Then use a second hose to fill it up on the go....

[Fiddlesticks]

Perhaps some kind of reservoir to collect run off rainwater from the helmet...

[Ian Frog]

Is this the point that someone posts a copy of the old advert for the revolving self cleaning visor that used to be available?

Cheers

Ian

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Here you go. Aldi £1.49.

 

Perfect. 

[S-Westerly]

All joking aside my return home from Northumberland was an absolute nightmare for the first 70 miles or so. Low sun in my eyes combined with utterly filthy roads. Twice I had to pull on to the hardshoulder as I literally couldn't see FA. Once I got as far south as Bedale things improved as the road was at least try. Sun was still bad though. Stopped 4 times in services to wash visor. 

Poor bike is filthy now too and will be getting a detailed and thorough clean tomorrow. 

[Simon Davey]

1 hour ago, S-Westerly said:

All joking aside my return home from Northumberland was an absolute nightmare for the first 70 miles or so. Low sun in my eyes combined with utterly filthy roads. Twice I had to pull on to the hardshoulder as I literally couldn't see FA. Once I got as far south as Bedale things improved as the road was at least try. Sun was still bad though. Stopped 4 times in services to wash visor. 

Poor bike is filthy now too and will be getting a detailed and thorough clean tomorrow. 

Nooooooo, not dirty gold.. 

I bet it's still a stunner when it's dirty. 

[Capt Sisko]

On 17/01/2024 at 08:13, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

I might try a V sponge ...........

I tried a couple of those, very disappointed, the sponge just tore. 

[Capt Sisko]

On 17/01/2024 at 19:33, Pie man said:

Unique wash/wipe motorcycle visor safety system - Visorcat

 

A tad expensive mind 

Tried one of these and yes it worked, sort of, but the thing was so big & bulky it was very uncomfortable to wear. Then there was the phaff of having to load the fluid reservoir (which leaked) and do you start a ride wearing it on the off chance it'll rain or the road will be mucky. In truth I wasn't desperately disappointed when one day I rode off forgetting I'd left in on the top of the top box and lost it, more annoyed that the thing had been a waste of money.

Edited January 18, 2024 by Capt Sisko

[S-Westerly]

I think the fact that none of us have some billy whizz gadget that brilliantly solves the problem of a dirty visor is because there is no such thing. It may be ancient tech but basically a damp cloth / sponge is what you are stuck with. If anyone does have aforementioned gadget please let me know!

[RideWithStyles]

4 hours ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Here you go. Aldi £1.49.

 

Perfect. 

Shall i be the one asking why youve put so many in your trolley???

[curlylegend]

6 hours ago, Fiddlesticks said:

Perhaps some kind of reservoir to collect run off rainwater from the helmet...

A souwester .

[fredc]

What you need is a pillion with a sponge in his hand

[Ian Frog]

Or hers !

Cheers

Ian

 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

9 hours ago, RideWithStyles said:

Shall i be the one asking why youve put so many in your trolley???

That's not my trolley.  It's the bit in the middle of Aldi where men go whilst their wife does the shopping.

 

Why dog owners need a rubber holder for tennis balls is beyond me. But zip tied to your handlebars that's ideal for sticking a wet sponge in.