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General => General => Topic started by: dickturpin on 16 May 2014, 07:05:23 pm

Title: Visor Wipes?
Post by: 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?
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Post by: 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
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Post by: 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 (http://www.visorvision.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=22)
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Post by: bigralphie 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 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320590590100?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649)
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Post by: robby boy 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.
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Post by: The Gentleman Biker 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.
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Post by: mickvp 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 (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)
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Post by: rustyrider 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.
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Post by: bri h on 17 May 2014, 02:02:31 am
plus one for the v2 sponge, its the dogs nuts.
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Post by: Deefer666 on 17 May 2014, 07:01:58 am
Steel wool
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Post by: thecert on 17 May 2014, 08:09:24 am
Acid   :lol
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Post by: keithfzs1000 on 17 May 2014, 08:37:36 am
ALWAYS POLISH MY HELMET WITH A BARE HAND AND LOTS BABY OIL  :b :b :b :b 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
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Post by: Looney tune 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.
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Post by: maddog04 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 :'(
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Post by: Punkstig on 17 May 2014, 09:00:57 am
Nothing beats the feeling of an insects final death throws in your eyeball!
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Post by: noggythenog 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.
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Post by: fazersharp on 17 May 2014, 09:53:05 am
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
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Post by: Grahamm 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.
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Post by: Hedgetrimmer 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.
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Post by: AllyBally 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
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Post by: slimwilly 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..
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Post by: limax2 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).
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Post by: AndyL 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.
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Post by: bigralphie 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  :(
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Post by: Frosties on 19 May 2014, 05:01:19 pm
I use the V2 Sponge from Visor Vision, best thing I have used for cleaning my visor in 36 years of bike riding.


[url]http://www.visorvision.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=22[/url] ([url]http://www.visorvision.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=22[/url])



+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.