Author Topic: Visor Wipes? (Read 8840 times)

dickturpin · « **on:** 16 May 2014, 07:05:23 pm »

In the season of squashed flies, what are we all using to move the buggers off our visors....especially whilst out and about?

bigbluebear · « **Reply #1 on:** 16 May 2014, 07:10:40 pm »

I always carry a damp piece of kitchen roll, in a doggy poo sack.... Works for me

Tmation · « **Reply #2 on:** 16 May 2014, 07:28:53 pm »

I use the V2 Sponge from Visor Vision, best thing I have used for cleaning my visor in 36 years of bike riding.

http://www.visorvision.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=22

bigralphie · « **Reply #3 on:** 16 May 2014, 07:32:40 pm »

I used this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320590590100?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

robby boy · « **Reply #4 on:** 16 May 2014, 08:58:31 pm »

Damp kitchen roll for me, open it out and let it rest on the visor for about 10 mins. quick rub and all the flies disappear.

The Gentleman Biker · « **Reply #5 on:** 16 May 2014, 09:00:42 pm »

I usually don't need to wipe while out but I use wet tissue, kitchen roll is best because it doesn't fall apart easily

Sometimes use a baby wipe though if I have some really determined flies.

mickvp · « **Reply #6 on:** 16 May 2014, 10:25:37 pm »

I just use cheap screen wipes (keep a pack under the seat). Ive never had any problems with hazing or yellowing on plastic visors either. Something like this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Holts-SH1A-Screenies-Interior-Pieces/dp/B001QLKS9K/ref=sr_1_4?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1400275442&sr=1-4&keywords=screen+wipes

rustyrider · « **Reply #7 on:** 16 May 2014, 11:32:53 pm »

The hand wipes they give you at KFC. I always keep a couple of them in my jacket pocket.

bri h · « **Reply #8 on:** 17 May 2014, 02:02:31 am »

plus one for the v2 sponge, its the dogs nuts.

Deefer666 · « **Reply #9 on:** 17 May 2014, 07:01:58 am »

Steel wool

thecert · « **Reply #10 on:** 17 May 2014, 08:09:24 am »

Acid

keithfzs1000 · « **Reply #11 on:** 17 May 2014, 08:37:36 am »

ALWAYS POLISH MY HELMET WITH A BARE HAND AND LOTS BABY OIL

but obviously in the middle of a ride out wet loo roll from a cafe truck stop maccy dees etc then polish when get home

actually use furniture polish as it leaves a film that helps run the water straight off when raining

Looney tune · « **Reply #12 on:** 17 May 2014, 08:47:44 am »

I'm so slow they are only on the back of my helmet, but if a friend is using mine he uses baby wipes to

+1 for furniture polish.

maddog04 · « **Reply #13 on:** 17 May 2014, 08:53:39 am »

never mind the visor...........
riding with the visor up, I've had some whoppers hit me in the chops and if I wasn't wearing shades the buggers would've taken me eyes out if they'd have hit me in the eye

visor down in hot weather aint good but sometimes necessary

Punkstig · « **Reply #14 on:** 17 May 2014, 09:00:57 am »

Nothing beats the feeling of an insects final death throws in your eyeball!

noggythenog · « **Reply #15 on:** 17 May 2014, 09:32:53 am »

Another user of the mighty v wipe

But i always forget to clean it out and it stinks.

A packet of baby wipes in my tank bag is ideal, cheap as chips, always fresh, can be used to clean hands and face after a long ride or a greasy snack on the road....plus you can use them on the visor.

fazersharp · « **Reply #16 on:** 17 May 2014, 09:53:05 am »

Quote from: bigbluebear on 16 May 2014, 07:10:40 pm

I always carry a damp piece of kitchen roll, in a doggy poo sack.... Works for me

I feel a very nasty accident is going to happen here.

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But i always forget to clean it out and it stinks.

Tis true that it is only bikers who know what dead flies smell like

Grahamm · « **Reply #17 on:** 17 May 2014, 05:15:08 pm »

I carry a small squirt bottle of visor cleaner and some tissues.

When I stop, a quick spray, wait for it to work for a minute or so, then wipe off. Job done.

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #18 on:** 17 May 2014, 07:33:37 pm »

Wet Jiffy cloth in a resealable bag, keeps wet all week, dry one wrapped around the outside, usually goes in t/bag side pocket or jacket pocket. Must've hit a bee today - splat! covered half the feckin visor, so the Jiffys came in handy.

AllyBally · « **Reply #19 on:** 17 May 2014, 09:25:21 pm »

+1 for KFC wipes, also have pocket siz

e spay bottle of screen wash and pack tissues in my bag, but there always couple KFC wipes in jacket

slimwilly · « **Reply #20 on:** 17 May 2014, 09:35:10 pm »

Had to stop twice today because of exploding insects,,always have a piece of kitchen roll with soap on inside a fold of bakofoil..

when it is covered in dead fly guts,,it will stink like fook after a few days, so always bin it when i get home..

limax2 · « **Reply #21 on:** 17 May 2014, 09:40:03 pm »

Piece of chamois leather in a resealable small butty bag in side pocket of tank bag. Put some water in before a ride (unless I forget!) and use the soggy chamois to remove the bug remains. Piece of soft dry cloth to finish off. When I get back give the chamois a wash and hang to dry (unless I forget and then, as said before, it gets a bit smelly).

AndyL · « **Reply #22 on:** 18 May 2014, 07:47:40 am »

I collect the out of date cleaning wipes from first aid kits, I also have a tub of bigger medical surface wipes I put in the top box if I'm camping/parking under trees.

bigralphie · « **Reply #23 on:** 19 May 2014, 02:10:25 pm »

Best visor wipe I ever had was a CCTV camera lens cloth I was given on a course with Sony
It had its own dedicated wallet and would stay moist and would remove bugs with a single wipe
I used and washed it to death over the last 10 years and have never seen anything similar since

Frosties · « **Reply #24 on:** 19 May 2014, 05:01:19 pm »

Quote from: Tmation on 16 May 2014, 07:28:53 pm

I use the V2 Sponge from Visor Vision, best thing I have used for cleaning my visor in 36 years of bike riding.

http://www.visorvision.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=22

+1 when out and about with a lint free cloth, but when arriving at home or work after the commute then just lay some damp kitchen roll over it for a while before wiping.