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Old 01-08-2018, 08:55 PM
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Had to ride home from work in the rain, couldn't see a Damn thing. Gotta get that stuff for the visor that beads the water better.
 
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DON'T use rainex......NOT made for plastic......there are some others out there designed for plastic. Off hand don't know any.
 
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I believe that there is a Rainex made just for plastic. This is heresay (as opposed to heresy). I have some 210, which is really good at cleaning plastic, but I have not personally tried it in the rain.
 
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I think i got some stuff like that when I was at Arizona Bike Week last year, just can't remember where I put it.
 
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Your head and helmet needs to be out in the slipstream to blow rain water off your visor.
I usually hid behind the windshield and then pop my head above and around to clear the beads off the visor.
Slow city riding is miserable, not enough speed to blow the visor clean.
I smeared Cat Crap on my visor but other riders just use spit.
https://www.rei.com/product/623337/e...g-lens-cleaner
 

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I turn my head to the side while moving.. the wind blows it right off.
 
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Old 01-08-2018, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by judgedelta
I believe that there is a Rainex made just for plastic. This is heresay (as opposed to heresy). I have some 210, which is really good at cleaning plastic, but I have not personally tried it in the rain.
This...but I haven’t tried it.

I have a recurve windshield, with wind hitting about my forehead. Once in a while I sit up high and it blows off my shield.

Edit: I just ordered some from Amazon
Rain-X 620036 Plastic Treatment - 12 fl. oz.
Amazon Amazon
 

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Fogtech DL http://motosolutions.com/fogtech.html

Is what I use. Me on my RG HEAVY rain and COLD!
 
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Originally Posted by hairymoth
I turn my head to the side while moving.. the wind blows it right off.
Pretty much this
 
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I usually use pledge. Heard about it from a chopper pilot we used to fly with.
 


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