To wipe or not?

[Busy]

Is it wise to wipe the rain off your visor when it rains or use another method like tilt your visor or something?

I've been wiping today but my finger gets really wet
*that sounds wrong in so many ways*

[Warr]

My winter gloves have a piece of leather (chamious??) on the thumb. This gives a clean wipe of the water droplets

[Maha]

Gloves dry out...better to have clearer vision and a wet finger, i dont worry about heavy rain, it falls away, but light rain or the shit you get from passing trucks etc is a real pisser, yes i wipe that off, have heard of some bikers with a piece of foam on their left pointer finger....

[MaPeXi]

I use Rain-X is really good. The water beads off the visor and doesnt "stick" to it. But use is sparingly it's meant for glass. Some people say its makes the Lexan the visor is made of brittle...i havent had any problems with it at all though. Great stuff.

[Drum]

At slow speed I wipe - long term it will scratch the visor - but it can be replaced.

At higher speeds I turn my head and let the wind work its magic.

When splitting in the rain I sometimes pop the visor and take the rain in the face. I like to see what they're all up to clearly!

[Steam]

Two votes for Rain-X. Expensive at $10 a bottle, but I will never be without it again. No need to wipe at all.

[The_Dover]

Expensive at $10 a bottle, but I will never be without it again. No need to wipe at all.

can I spray it on my arse?

purex aint cheap.

[James Deuce]

Two votes for Rain-X. Expensive at $10 a bottle, but I will never be without it again. No need to wipe at all.

Don't spray Rain-X on plastic. Read the label.

Use NikWax Visor Proof.

[Steam]

I read the label and used it anyway, seems fine to me. 8 months later and the plastic is still good. NikWax Visor Proof, i will try it out anyway.

[Lou Girardin]

Nikwax Visorproof works better than Rain X and is safe for Lexan.

[Indiana_Jones]

When splitting in the rain I sometimes pop the visor and take the rain in the face. I like to see what they're all up to clearly!

I do that too, i also wear glasses and they tend to fog up unless i leave some form of crack open.

Also riding with the visor up in the rain lets you know ur alive

-Indy

[scumdog]

I do that too, i leave some form of crack open. -Indy

The mind boggles!!

But Pledge polish seems to help too - the droplets run off to the sides easier.

[Indiana_Jones]

The mind boggles!!

lol I noticed that as I was typing it, but I decided to keep it the way it was, it's funnier lol

-Indy

[Toaster]

I found a bit of pledge sprayed on and wpied off with soft tissue helps to form a barrier to rain so you can just flick your head left and right and it all vanishes off the visor. Doesn't scratch or affect the tints either - has worked for me for years.

[XP@]

At higher speeds I turn my head and let the wind work its magic.

Hence the conversation:

Officer "Is there any reason you were speeding?"
Me "Yes, officer because it's safer"
Officer "How can you explain that? it's raining!"
Me "I couldn't see at 70mph the rain was sticking to my visor then i realised if I rode at 90mph i was ok. I don't have windscreen wipers see... on and my trousers started leaking about 100 miles ago so my crotch is wet"
Officer "Urrr... well... ummm... you better get on your way then. Don't let me catch you again."