Road ice in Auckland? WTF

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

Riding (read shivering) in this morning (heated grips all fixed ) I saw this twat cager in his or her little box, all the fukin windows iced up and only a tiny little area of the front screen cleared wtf!!! Obviously couldn't see a bloody thing, face pressed up against the screen, pootling along, attempting to change lanes on Lincoln road. Must be to hard to scape a bit of ice of or tip some water on the screen before driving of eh!

[been_there]

Now you Aucklanders finally know what cold is a....
Sorry have to laugh at this thread...My family always gives me stick about chch being so cold...well who is laugin now!!!!
Rode into work this morning it was a nice mild -1...
My hand warmers worked perfecto (gap between fairing).

[vifferman]

Right, Learners take note of this advise.

Take a new paper towel, squirt a dab of dish washing liquid on it and rub in into the inside of the visor.

With the dry part of the towel, wip the visor dry without washing the soap off.

You will NOT manage to mist up your visor again until the soap wares off.

Right - it was colder this morning, and there was a little fog too. So, before I fitted my tinted visor, I got a soft cloth, dripped some Sunlight liquid on it, and rubbed it all around the inside of the visor. Then I wiped it off, got another soft cloth, and polished it up until I couldn't see any smears.

It worked brilliantly - not a hint of fogging!

I already knew about this (used it on my old ski goggles, before I bought some Smiths that were treated with antimist stuff), but I must confess I don't think I'd used it on a bike visor before (at least not that I can remember). It worked perfectly.
Thanks, Javawocky!

[javawocky]

.. It worked perfectly.
Thanks, Javawocky!

No worries , it is a variant of a tip a fellow ATNR rider gave me, except he said use a bar of soap, I adapted it to use the dishwasher liquid as its probably easier to apply. I also added the paper towel (don't try this at home kids)

Can't believe I put up with a cold face for so long before I learned this.

[Weeruthie]

Yep I tried it too.... worked a treat.... always handy when you can see where you're going I find!

[vifferman]

I also added the paper towel (don't try this at home kids)

Yeah, a soft cloth is more betterer - you can polish the visor to the point where there's no visible smear marks. I'm still amazed at how well it worked compared to everything else I've tried.
I'm also glad I didn't buy a Fog City or Pinlock insert - saved myself some coin.
Now what can I spend that on.... hmmmmmmm.......

[Tubbsy]

Dunno if anyone has seen this, apologies if it's a repost but Faaaaaaaaark!!!!!

"Auckland, Hamilton below zero this morning

Temperatures in the upper North Island have been colder than in many South Island areas this morning.

It was minus three in Auckland and minus four in Hamilton. Those temperatures are the coldest of the year so far, and far colder than overnight temperatures in the South Island which are mainly in the positive range.

Weather Watch analyst Philip Duncan says it is very strange to see the normal temperature ranges throughout the country, reversed.

"That's basically due to the fact that the cold air left over from the Antarctic blast last weekend still remains across Northern New Zealand, while the rest of the country has seen a bit of a change overnight with clouds and a slight breeze developing ahead of another cold snap."

Mr Duncan says a change is coming which will raise the minimum temperatures, but lower the highs.

- NEWSTALK ZB"

[samgab]

Hey
Yeah I saw that thread.... think I might have to come along next week.... iron out some of these silly wee errors..... mibe catch you then

Yeah, come along to the NASS, it's good stuff, some helpful experienced riders, plus there are a quite a few noobs coming next week.
Also, you might want to dial up the idle speed just a touch to prevent stalling at lights. It's just more noticeable in the cold. I used to get that with my FXR150 in cold weather. If you don't know how plenty of the guys at the NASS will know how to increase the idle speed a bit. No tools required.

[samgab]

Can't believe I put up with a cold face for so long before I learned this.

Thanks for the tip! I've tried it. Will see next cold ride how well it works. But last Wed I was freezing, and was fogging up like crazy, and so had to open the visor, and got bloodshot eyes and frozen face too.