Visor Fogging

**Hitcher** · 20th April 2006, 16:37

Attempting humour is clearly a waste of time, so I'll resort to a serious post on this thread.

For me, as a wearer of prescription eyewear, the fogging problem is two-fold -- my glasses and/or the visor.

The visor fogging is partly due to a head/Shoei helmet issue: head big, helmet not too much bigger. Translated this means I can make my lips touch the front of my helmet by puckering (stay with me, gentle readers, this is a serious thread). Also simple physics dictates that if one's helmet is full of head, there is limited room for air movement. In winter, if I wear a neck tube, my visor and glasses constantly fog, because the tube seals off the air flow at the front of the helmet. Fortunately Shoei has a great little clicker that opens the visor by a whisker (or two) that lets a bit more air through. But that just makes one's lid noisier. Alas I have no alternative helmets available from which to choose.

Glasses fogging is harder to resolve, apart from surgery.

**Big Dave** · 20th April 2006, 17:08

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Attempting humour is clearly a waste of time, so I'll resort to a serious post on this thread.

F

Did NZ just breathe a collective sigh of relief?!?

Get a pinlock visor for it.

White's sent me one unasked for to use in my X-spirit. It sat around for 3 months before I got A into G and installed it - now after using it all last season i think it's the best solution to visor fogging available.

certainly that I've used, and i don't know winja

**Hitcher** · 20th April 2006, 18:42

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Get a pinlock visor for it.

Is there an eight-week wait?

**Rashika** · 20th April 2006, 19:16

Originally Posted by Big Dave

For that matter the reduced periperal vision of the fog city insert is a small price to pay for being able to see clearly through most of the visor at all times....

still think the fog city inserts are the best thing since sliced bread, best $30 I EVER spent.
Now the only place my visor fogs up is below the insert, about 1-2mm of visor... way better vision now using the tinted visor and fog city thingmajiggy then previously when using sunnies and a clear visor

**Big Dave** · 20th April 2006, 19:28

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Is there an eight-week wait?

In these troubled global times i'm particularly glad that I'm on a large, sparcely populated and wonderful island in the middle of a vast ocean at the far side of nowhere.

**Big Dave** · 20th April 2006, 19:32

Originally Posted by Rashika

still think the fog city inserts are the best thing since sliced bread, best $30 I EVER spent.
Now the only place my visor fogs up is below the insert, about 1-2mm of visor... way better vision now using the tinted visor and fog city thingmajiggy then previously when using sunnies and a clear visor

But you can't compare the retail therapy value of a $35 fog city with a new $1,500 helmet to support the visor!

**Ixion** · 20th April 2006, 19:40

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Is there an eight-week wait?

You're never going to get over that, are you ?

**Rosie** · 21st April 2006, 09:12

If anyone needs a good reason to buy some manner of anti fogging technology, this is what happens if you flip up your visor and meet a blowfly at 70 km/h.

I have since bought a fogcity insert thing, and will be less inclined to ride around Reporoa early in the morning.