Fazer Owners Club - Unofficial
General => General => Topic started by: Enceladus on 20 May 2012, 06:28:40 pm
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on my ride out today (still grinning from it :D) my visor got covered in bugs.
is soap and water the best thing to get them off with, or have you found anything better / easier ?
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Fairy liquid and warm water is all I've ever used......... Nothing like clearing a flies graveyard off your lid lol
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If I am out and about I use the V2 sponges from here http://www.visorvision.co.uk/shop/ (http://www.visorvision.co.uk/shop/) very good results and includes polishing cloth in kit.
Quick clean at home I use paper towels soaked in tap hot water.
Proper clean I use a bowl filled with hot water and a squirt of PH neutral hand soap, Fairy contains salt and might damage visor coatings (not recommended for cleaning car for same reason).
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Vinegar and water is good.
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soak some kitchen towel with water. cover the visor evenly and allow to stand for 10 or 15 minutes. remove and wipe off dead flies. no scrubbing or rubbing so avoids scratching the visor. but thats just what i do ;)
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soak some kitchen towel with water. cover the visor evenly and allow to stand for 10 or 15 minutes. remove and wipe off dead flies. no scrubbing or rubbing so avoids scratching the visor. but thats just what i do ;)
:agree
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:agree
Works neatly. Minimum effort, time and visor scratching.
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:agree .........yep me too
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Whenever a bug splats on my visor, I remove the visor, throw it away and fit a new one.
Which reminds me - the ashtray is full in my Bentley...
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I soak some kitchen roll with glass cleaner and place it over the visor evenly and leave for 5/10 mins then wipe clean works every time.
Dunky................
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Hi
Baby wipes are brilliant
ATB YFM
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Another supporter of the damp kitchen roll soak technique here.
If the visor's greasy I'll use washing-up liquid... salt is soluble so doesn't scratch the visor. (The reason you don't use it on vehicles is that it accelerates rusting.)
Soap, on the other hand, can deposit calcium carbonate (same stuff as in abrasive creme cleaners) if you have hard water, which will leave smears or cause scratches.
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As you might imagine .. we get trucking loads of bugs down here in Sunny Spain at certain times of the season .. including some really big fat barstewards that can cover your line of sight in one enormous splatter :eek .
Whenever I can .. I use the same method as Chilly and Hodge (see above) when I do a Rolling Pit Stop, loo, visor, drink, food, fuel and whatever .. and then again once I land back at base.
Wet paper towel over visor, soak for five minutes, lift and wipe, polish with second dry towel .. no damage, roll on :D
Stay Safe ;) Polar Bear
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with the weather forecast for this week been good I think this is some of the best advice I ever seen
thanks
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I use baby wipes too, they just work and will clean your helmet, hands, face etc if needed. Keep a bag under the seat.
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Tongue :b
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Motorbreath (Tongue (http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/tongue.gif) ) does not even bear thinking about :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin yuk.
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wife`s tounge....thats why i got married :rollin :rollin :rollin
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Yes, tongue. You don't need food when traveling. Bring water for drinking and eat pure protein off your visor! :)
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took bike out for a spin last night before the ride into work this morning, on both times when I took my lid off and tried the kitchen roll and water trick...... :eek O M G why did I not find out about this years ago????
effortless, bugs disappear!!!
gonna buy loads and see if it works on the cage!! but that will have to wait as I'm out having too much fun on my bike !!! :b :lol
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Haha, actually I just use water or water and soap but no need of waiting more than a few seconds. The NZI Spyder visor is very good, it is like 10 years old and still in very good condition. Cleaning the bike is much harder, I always left it covered with ancient mummys. I even put fork gaitors to avoid the dry mosquitos sanding the seals.
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soak some kitchen towel with water. cover the visor evenly and allow to stand for 10 or 15 minutes. remove and wipe off dead flies. no scrubbing or rubbing so avoids scratching the visor. but thats just what i do ;)
me too
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I use Mr Muscle glass and window cleaner but might soak with water first if they're dried on.
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Tried the soaked towel tonight, felt like was raining flies on the way homo!
Worked a treat. Top tip! Cheers :)
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I use a fire hose or a steam jenny