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dickturpin

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Visor Wipes?
« 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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Re: Visor Wipes?
« 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

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Re: Visor Wipes?
« 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

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Re: Visor Wipes?
« 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.

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« 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.

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« 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

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Re: Visor Wipes?
« 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.

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« Reply #8 on: 17 May 2014, 02:02:31 am »
plus one for the v2 sponge, its the dogs nuts.

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Re: Visor Wipes?
« Reply #9 on: 17 May 2014, 07:01:58 am »
Steel wool

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Re: Visor Wipes?
« Reply #10 on: 17 May 2014, 08:09:24 am »
Acid   :lol

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Re: Visor Wipes?
« Reply #11 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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Re: Visor Wipes?
« 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.

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« 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 :'(

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Re: Visor Wipes?
« Reply #14 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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Re: Visor Wipes?
« 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.

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Re: Visor Wipes?
« Reply #16 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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Re: Visor Wipes?
« 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.

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« 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.

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« 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

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« 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..

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« 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).

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« 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.

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« 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  :(

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« Reply #24 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.


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.