Foggy Visor

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Marx · #1 Unread post by **Marx** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:40 pm

A stupid question, I'm sure, but nonetheless, here it is...

When I'm out riding in the cold air of the evenings, I need only breathe out and the visor fogs up. I leave it open ajar but it still fogs up on me. It's not impossible to see, but at night it makes a big difference in viewing clarity and I am not yet confident in riding like that.

Have I bought a crap helmet (FM £50 from dealership)? Or, do I just need some spray-on stuff that no one mentioned?

#2 Unread post by **Skier** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:00 pm

There's tons of products out there aimed at reducing or eliminating visor fogging. Web bike world has a big roundup of products, take a look. They compare four products here.

SBK15 · #3 Unread post by **SBK15** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:00 pm

I use a anti-fog spray on liquid. They work better than anything.
But remember to spray BOTH sides of your visor. You can buy them at any Dealership near by

#4 Unread post by **dr_bar** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:22 pm

Personally, a pin lock fog visor is the best I've ever used...

Check them out at your local stealership and I think you'll agree with me...

Flting Duck · Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:00 pm

Leave your shield cracked open a little and teach yourself to exhale S-L-O-W-L-Y through your nose.

Marx · #6 Unread post by **Marx** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:03 am

Flting Duck wrote:Leave your shield cracked open a little and teach yourself to exhale S-L-O-W-L-Y through your nose.

I've been doing that (it was the first thing that occured to me), but to no avail. I even wrapped my top lip over my lower lip and exhaled through it s-l-o-w-l-y and it still fogs up on me LoL.
At the moment, I'm just riding around with the visor fully open as between the fog on my glasses and the visor doubled up, it's just stupid to try and ride with double fog layers.

Nalian · #7 Unread post by **Nalian** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:08 am

Get one of these: http://www.aerostich.com/catalog/US/Res ... 17474.html

it velcros into your helmet.

Lion_Lady · Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:02 pm

See if your dealer has a breath guard that fits your helmet. That will be quicker than ordering from Aerostitch.

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#9 Unread post by **sv-wolf** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:01 pm

dr_bar wrote:Personally, a pin lock fog visor is the best I've ever used...

Check them out at your local stealership and I think you'll agree with me...

I'll second that, Doc. Brilliant simple device. I've never once had a foggy visor since I fitted one eighteen months ago. The fog city inserts I used before were good but nowhere as good as this.

Nalian · #10 Unread post by **Nalian** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:24 pm

Lion_Lady wrote:See if your dealer has a breath guard that fits your helmet. That will be quicker than ordering from Aerostitch.

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Not that the person shouldn't give a breath guard a shot - but the foggy face visor isn't the same thing at all.

The pinlock setup looks good, I'm going to see if I can't find one for my own helmet.