Total Motorcycle Community Forums

Newbie here!! My first bike(04' Honda Shadow Aero) is enroute from Tucson to Seattle. I can hardly stand it. I dont take the MSF for another four weeks. Should I wait or just get on and do my best? i have very very limited riding experience. Anyways back on subject. Can you use things like rain-ex and anti-fog wipes on your face shield without any ill effects on it?

I read no...cant recall why...something about the coating on the visor being ruined or something.

I may have screwed up my clear shield then. I never used it on a tinted shield but I had excellent results on my clear one. I used the Rain-X wipes. Just make sure that the shield is real clean.

From what I hear, Rain-X will turn your lense yellowish after a while.

Do you have a motorcycle permit? If so, your riding "rights" are limited. In VA for example, if you only have a permit then you can only ride solo along side a person who has a motorcycle license on their own bike, no freeways and only in the daytime. Now I understand the draw to get on the bike and try it out, but I'd stick to an empty parking lot. Even that much may be too much for some.

when I got my license earlier this year I took the MSF BRC course. Even passing that course and getting my license, it took me a little bit of riding around the neighborhood to get comfortable to ride on the freeway.

don't ride when its rainning, motorcycle tires are not designed to provide traction on a wet road, its dangerous.

MotoF150 wrote:don't ride when its rainning, motorcycle tires are not designed to provide traction on a wet road, its dangerous.

Didn't you get the memo, eating spinach can kill you too. You shouldn't eat Spinach. Wait, scratch that. To be safe, do not eat any green vegetables. Cauliflower has been deemed safe.

I had my bike sitting in the backyard for a few weeks before my MSF class started.

I resisted the urge and feel that this was a very, very good move. I did ride for one day before I decided to get a bike, and the difference between that day and the first day I rode after the class was astounding. I'm very happy I waited. Looking back, I can't believe what I didn't know that could have killed me.

sharpmagna wrote:From what I hear, Rain-X will turn your lense yellowish after a while.

That's what I heard as well, so we don't use it.

Normally I use a soft cloth and my breath - kinda like how you wipe sunglasses real quick. Every now and again I use some visor wipe spray stuff, but I don't really like the way it comes out...then I rewipe with my breath and a soft cloth lol


If the visor is really crusty, I let a warm damp cloth sit on the visor to soften the dried bug guts before I wipe it.

MotoF150 wrote:don't ride when its rainning, motorcycle tires are not designed to provide traction on a wet road, its dangerous.

"poo poo", then I must be dead now. Or I'm the greatest rider in the world (hahahaahahahahaha, I can't even type that with a straight face). I mean I ride in the rain all the time. And you MotoF150 are an idiot. Buy that ATV you want, and find some other forum to spout your ill concevied, poorly worded, and generally moronic garbage. Maybe an ATV forum?

Motorcycle tires will offer you about 80-90% of their dry traction in the wet... assuming you're on pavement. Stuff like metal and paint (manhole covers or painted lines) offer very limited traction, so you need to watch out for them.

If you are looking for something for your face shield, make sure it says it is suitable for plastic or acrylic or lexan or whatever.
I believe rain-x is designed for glass.

There are a few products out there that can safely be used on the visor. Sea Drops from a dive store is one of them. It is designed for dive masks. It helps to make the rain "sheet" off your visor. I find it does help somewhat.

Living here on the westcoast of BC, a lot of ride in the rain quite often. In the Spring and Fall, if we waited for a dry day, we might never get to ride.
It just requires extra caution.