How do you cope with the fog?

**slofox** · 8th February 2009, 07:11

In general, I cope with riding through fog by yelling, screaming, cursing and hurling imprecations at the sky. It doesn't help with visibility, but it does stop me exploding the helmet...

I find I have to constantly (and I mean continuously) wipe the visor with the gloved finger to see anything at all. Combine that with a rising sun dead ahead and you have a recipe for disaster waiting to happen...this morning I ended up relying on the hope that the road ahead was a.) straight and b.) clear...which is mostly was.
Nothing I have tried actually helps stop the vapour settling on the outside of the visor and forming a fine layer of droplets that blocks your vision and will not run off on its own like rain does. I don't have too many problems with the inside of the visor. I cannot ride with the visor fully open 'cause I wear specs...
What I would like would be something that would reduce the surface tension of the fine droplets that form and help them to run off the visor without the constant wiping...OR someone needs to invent little self powered wipers for visors...(now there's a thought..hmmmm).
So what do YOU do? Anyone found the magic bullet? Cause I would love to know....
I guess this is a drawback of living in a swamp basin.......

**Swampdonkey** · 8th February 2009, 07:29

Go into a snow skiing shop,ask for a google wipe that fits on your thumb. Acts like a wiper blade ,swipe across your visor and hey presto.

**slofox** · 8th February 2009, 07:36

Originally Posted by Swampdonkey

Go into a snow skiing shop,ask for a google wipe that fits on your thumb. Acts like a wiper blade ,swipe across your visor and hey presto.

Does it work by itself.......?

Seriously, that sounds like a good idea - thanks SD....

**portokiwi** · 8th February 2009, 07:45

are they like cloths?

**Taz** · 8th February 2009, 07:50

No they are a rubber wiper blade.

**portokiwi** · 8th February 2009, 07:55

ohhh tried looking it up on google no luck

**Taz** · 8th February 2009, 07:58

finger visor wiper
http://www.jcwhitney.com/BIG-BIKE-FI...3871_10113.jcw

Still doesn't prevent you having to constantly wipe the moisture off tho.

**portokiwi** · 8th February 2009, 08:06

such a simple design... some one will get rich over it

**Taz** · 8th February 2009, 08:15

Originally Posted by portokiwi

such a simple design... some one will get rich over it

We tried selling them in the 90's. Not many wanted them and they were cheap as. In all honesty the finger of your glove works almost as well.

**Dean** · 8th February 2009, 08:59

Yea ive had the same thing in a storm when the water and hail mucked up my visor i used my gloves to wipe it but it only smudged it worse.And even worse was i didnt know where to go as it was also midnight, literally i didnt know where the road was so bad i nearly bailed into one left sweeper coming back from albany on east coast bays after that i pulled over and waited for another car to pass then i followed him.Its one of the scary riding experiences

**Ixion** · 8th February 2009, 09:13

There's no good way to cope with fog. It's the one driving condition that I really hate.

Best way ? Stop at a warm comfortable cafe, order a coffee and wait for it to lift. Seriously.

If you must press on, try to find a biggish vehicle proceeding at a sane speed (not easy I know) and follow him. He'll cut a hole in the fog and improve your visibility a bit, and also shield you from other traffic.

**RoadRacer04** · 8th February 2009, 09:45

Originally Posted by slofox

In general, I cope with riding through fog by yelling, screaming, cursing and hurling imprecations at the sky. It doesn't help with visibility, but it does stop me exploding the helmet...

I find I have to constantly (and I mean continuously) wipe the visor with the gloved finger to see anything at all. Combine that with a rising sun dead ahead and you have a recipe for disaster waiting to happen...this morning I ended up relying on the hope that the road ahead was a.) straight and b.) clear...which is mostly was.
Nothing I have tried actually helps stop the vapour settling on the outside of the visor and forming a fine layer of droplets that blocks your vision and will not run off on its own like rain does. I don't have too many problems with the inside of the visor. I cannot ride with the visor fully open 'cause I wear specs...
What I would like would be something that would reduce the surface tension of the fine droplets that form and help them to run off the visor without the constant wiping...OR someone needs to invent little self powered wipers for visors...(now there's a thought..hmmmm).
So what do YOU do? Anyone found the magic bullet? Cause I would love to know....
I guess this is a drawback of living in a swamp basin.......

Hah that sounds like and experience. Anyone here ever been caught in snow?....I got caught headin north up paekock hill last year and 'fuck me' it started to snow. Visibility was at about 4 metres and the worst part was the snow flakes dont run off your visor like rain. They just keep building up untill you wipe them away (every half second). Also my visor would fog from the increased heartrate and 15kmph speed. But you couldnt open your visor, even alittle, because the snow that is building up on the front of your bike slides up the windscreen and rite into your helmet. It was a bloody cool site from the lookout at the top tho...