Glasses and helmets...

[CB ARGH]

What sort of heavy breathing are you chaps doing on your bikes and in your skidlids and why???
I only ever had problems if it was really cold or I was working hard thrashing the cbr. If the visor was down and I was hardly moving thats when the visor would fog up but never my glasses. Best thing to do is get a lid thats comfy to wear and holds your glasses sung. But the most important is get a lid with great working vents and allways keep them open. I had a 06 Shoei XR1000 and it was the best and probably the most lightweight Ive ever had. Hardly ever flogged and if it did, just down by my nose. Also had a cheap shitty HJC and that was OK, but not as good.
The above post is correct too. I allways lick my lenses and clean with my t-shirt and Ive been given other products, but they was no better.

Saw the XR1000 and almost shat myself thinking there was such a thing...(Honda XR1000) but it's just a bloddy helmet. gawsh!!

[Lord Zod]

I have a Shoei XR1000 and I recently bought a "breath guard" and it's working really well. I have to be stationary and it has to be raining and bloody cold for it to start fogging up bad. If it doesn't clear up fast enough I use the notch on the side of the visor to crack it open and it clears in no time.

[nico]

has any one tryed the oxford ultra vision insert's?? they seem like a good way to quickly switch fro a clear lens to a tinted one by a film that sits on visor have ordred one to give it a try might be work a crak nige

[Hitcher]

I have a Shoei XR1000 and I recently bought a "breath guard" and it's working really well. I have to be stationary and it has to be raining and bloody cold for it to start fogging up bad. If it doesn't clear up fast enough I use the notch on the side of the visor to crack it open and it clears in no time.

Do you wear glasses?

[Lord Zod]

Do you wear glasses?

Yes, when it's sunny, no fogging issues there either.

[Hitcher]

How do you stop the breath guard interfering with your glasses then?

[phred]

My Shoei fogged up until I got one of those visor inserts that gives you double glazing in your helmet.

[nico]

ohh swewet so they all good then? are you able to take it out and put it back in easily>>>?? i do alot of night riding but start in the day so kinds need both

[thehollowmen]

wrapping a scarf like a mustache or a breath deflector are the best options I've found.

Best of luck

[thehollowmen]

Shop around, the FFM ones don't touch the face. Or trim it to fit. That's what I did.

How do you stop the breath guard interfering with your glasses then?

[Lord Zod]

How do you stop the breath guard interfering with your glasses then?

I got the genuine Shoei one (no more expensive than the rest) and I don't have an issue with it. Big head and or nose perhaps?

[<Rhino>]

I'm a newby rider, wear glasses and have a HJC helmet also.

I have had issues with fogging more of my glasses than the visor, but if i leave it long enough the visor will fog aswell. Somtimes they both just fog at the same time, so far the only solution i have had is to crack the bottom of the visor open a couple of mm.

I play paintball and have the same problem there with glasses fogging inside the mask, I use an anti-fog from the paintball shop with some success on the mask but the glasses still fog with the same application!! I have also used another anti-fog called Cat-crap (which was designed for visors) which seemed to work alot better however sourceing it can be an issue.

My newest problem is fog and rain on the visor, it doesn't seem to run off like I thought it would and I don't ride at great speeds (70-90km/h) most of the time. I bought some Rain-X but on a label it said not to use on plastics unless stated by the manufacturer, does anyone else use Rain-X on their visor, if so any problems?? does it work??

[Lord Zod]

My newest problem is fog and rain on the visor, it doesn't seem to run off like I thought it would and I don't ride at great speeds (70-90km/h) most of the time. I bought some Rain-X but on a label it said not to use on plastics unless stated by the manufacturer, does anyone else use Rain-X on their visor, if so any problems?? does it work??

I use Rain-X on my visor, it works really wel but only for about 2 days. I usually end up with so much dirt on my visor from riding in the rain that I have to clean it after every 2nd or 3rd ride. Someone one told me that if you re-apply Rain-X after EVERY visor clean the Rain-X builds up and works better, dunno if it's true.

But it works for me (bloody well too) even if it is short lived, I find I have to leave it on the visor longer before buffing than I do on my car's windscreen.

[Hitcher]

Big head and or nose perhaps?

Yes and no.

[Daffyd]

I use an anti-fogging cloth, (available from my local Yamaha dealer), just breathe on the visor/glasses and wipe. Seems to be good for about a week.
It's only about 6" square, so fits in jacket pocket, folded in a zip-up bag.
Cost me about $6 from memory.