Vision inhibition - aghhhh I can't see

Had a meeting this morning about 90 miles form home so I stayed over in a hotel last night. I rode up in the dark, set off at 8pm. It wasn't raining but the road was quite wet, dirty and very busy. The A34 is a dual carriageway with trucks overtaking at a differential speed of 1mph with a long line of frustrated cars behind. All the crap on the road gets thrown up to our level by the truck and car tyres in front.

So my visor, which was thoroughly cleaned before I left, first got dirty about 5 miles from home. When I couldn't see very well I gave it a wipe with my glove. OMG!!! I'm doing 80 in the dark, trucks, bright lights everywhere and suddenly all I can see is 20 yards ahead through a layer of smeared grime.

Visibility was so bad I missed the first layby and had to wait 5 miles until the next. Luckily I was carrying a v-sponge which is a little wet v shaped sponge in a bag. That cleared my visor up no problem.

Basically I had to stop twice again on that trip as my visibility was so poor. It was only when actual rain (drizzle) started to fall that I could confidently wipe my visor with my glove and clear some of it away.

So, a fun ride but not without a few moments of sheer terror!

Here's the bike before the off:

Do you think it was from the salt on the roads?

Defo mate,

It creates a horrible mist. It is really the only condition I don't like riding in.
As I wear glasses I am double screwed , as soon as the visor comes up the gigs get splattered.

Nelly

You mean like this?

Sawblade said:

You mean like this?

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Yup, you got bugs though. All the bugs are hiding in a warm hole somewhere during our filthy english winter

A picture paints a thousand words lol.

Nelly:thumbup:

Someone needs to come up with a portable vacuum zone generator, that we could mount on top of our helmets, - so that the air pressure alone would stop anything from hitting our visors!!

OK, - I've pinched the idea, - time for the engineers to get to work!

Fz6Sa said:

Someone needs to come up with a portable vacuum zone generator, that we could mount on top of our helmets, - so that the air pressure alone would stop anything from hitting our visors!!

OK, - I've pinched the idea, - time for the engineers to get to work!

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I thought that is what the stock screen did..........:Flash:

In the summer I carry a small wet rag in a plastic bag under my seat. If I get really gunked up I have something to clean the visor with.

Steve

I had a wet rag stuck under my windscreen after that night so I could wipe on the road. Lucky I did because I kept getting hit in the face with grasshoppers the next day.

Mattberkshire said:

Luckily I was carrying a v-sponge which is a little wet v shaped sponge in a bag. That cleared my visor up no problem.

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I've got one of those. They rock. When it wears out, you can buy one of [ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/JML-5020044770276-Magic-Eraser-V1352/dp/B00097ECGM"]these[/ame] and cut it up to make another 20 for under £4. It's exactly the same!

Also, if you don't have one already, these are good for quickly wiping crap off your visor when riding.

ps: I like the black paint and silver engine...looks good!