What's the 411 on visors?

[Timati]

Well, I am one of the spectacle-wearing masses, so I have never had that problem myself.

They just get smeared over my glasses instead.

And what about the rest of your face? I have no intention of having bird poo on my face.

[vifferman]

Wet some tissues and wiped my eye to discover that a fucking mosquito had been in my eye all fucking night. Fucker.

So - was there another mosquito in there, or was it fucking your eye, or having sex with itself? :spudwhat:

Yeah, crap in your eyes isn't good. I was riding with the visor open a crack on the way to Coromandel one morning, and rode through a swarm/flock/herd/gaggle/pod/school of midges, most of which got sucked into my helmet. Sooo.... I raised the visor momentarily to blow them out, which worked apart from the ones that got blown into my eyes, and the new ones which weren't previously inside....

I used to ride wearing sunglasses a lot, with my visor open at sub-warp velocities and closed otherwise. It worked really well, until the day a bee blew in only 100m from home. [Picture mad panic to stop the bike, remove gloves then undo helmet then remove helmet to get bee out]
Luckily, it had hit the tip of my nose, and couldn't get its stinger inserted very far, so no real damage was done, but I learned my lesson.
However, I didn't actually desist from the practice until I got my first tinted visor.


By the way - WTF do you call a swarm/flock/herd/gaggle/pod/school of midges? :spudwhat:

[martybabe]

What are they called?

Consarn it, I knew someone would ask. Tried to side step by saying the interweb has the solution. Can't remember is the truth of it. hang on.

There ya go, theres loads more but you'll have to search.

[PirateJafa]

And what about the rest of your face? I have no intention of having bird poo on my face.

I have yet to experience a bird defecating on either myself or my bike.

I suspect that one bird shat itself when it flew into me as I was pootling along my merry way one day, but it left no trace behind other than a good solid "thunk!".

There is a limit as to how far you can protect yourself from everything imaginable - we do ride motorbikes after all.

[Timati]

By the way - WTF do you call a swarm/flock/herd/gaggle/pod/school of midges

I would say swarm e.g. swarm of mosquitoes, locusts, seeing that it's an insect

[Gwinch]

So - was there another mosquito in there, or was it fucking your eye, or having sex with itself? :spudwhat:

I don't think it really got the chance to penetrate/fuck my eyeball any, my finger was in there quick smart giving it some jabs.

Dude, midges up your nasal cavities? That would've been the most revolting sensation.

[martybabe]

I would say swarm e.g. swarm of mosquitoes, locusts, seeing that it's an insect

I think the correct term is a bastard of midges.

[Timati]

There is a limit as to how far you can protect yourself from everything imaginable - we do ride motorbikes after all.

True. Had a close call today with a dude in front of me in his car. Didn't even signal when he turned right.

[Timati]

I think the correct term is a bastard of midges

Actually Wee Bastard - http://scotlandthedamp.blogspot.com/...ish-midge.html.

[Timati]

The helmet in the middle looks awesome. Could be a jet fighter pilot by day and bike rider by night..

[martybabe]

Actually Wee Bastard - http://scotlandthedamp.blogspot.com/...ish-midge.html.

Feck me your quick on the intraspit. well done.

[SVboy]

A little off thread, but on a recent blast to Murchie at 1xxKms, in a challenging section of curves, whilst chasing the legendary Schrek, a bee avoided becoming visor kill by flying up into the helmet!! Oh S$%T! What do you do? Watch the road-as the bee attempts to mate with your eyeballs? Close your eyes and splatter off the road?....I attempted to watch the road and the bee of death whilst performing an emergency stop in the twisties. Then, life slowed down as I removed a glove, unlocked and raised the visor, then removed the helmet! No stings! Shoulda bought a lotto ticket!!

[Timati]

Apparently there's a patent on the multi-visor - http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5477566.html.

Scratch that. Found one online - http://www.tyresonline.net/shop_deta...ral_Sun_Visor_

[hellnback]

It's pitch black when I leave for work in the mornings, so there's no way I can see properly whilst fanging it round the country roads (no streetlights no traffic, random sheep, cow shit) so I just take my tinted with me and change it when I leave as the sun is shining (hopefully - not today by the look of things)

[vifferman]

I think the correct term is a bastard of midges.

LOLzah.
I now realise - based on what you just said and what I said at the time - that it is in fact a fukya of midges.