Helmet Visor fog and rain

[fbody_mike]

I ride to work rain or shine and have been getting a lot of rain this year. A while back I had heard that Head and Shoulders dandruff shampoo helps with anti-fogging when you polish the visor with it. So I gave it shot this year. I just rub it on the visor like a wax, let it dry, then buff it off with a micro-fiber cloth. I found that it works, even in heavy rain the visor doesn't fog up, and the rain drops do not impair my vision, the drops kinda roll off. I was surprised by how well it works. One con though, it has to be done daily to be effective.

Any other rain riding tips?

[wacky941]

Another thing that works is "Mask Clear" which is used normally for SCUBA diving. It comes in a small bottle that you could carry in your pocket if you want.

[cowboyup3371]

My visor doesn't fog up at all like my glasses do; has anyone tried that same stuff on their eye or sunglasses?

[salty_monk]

]has anyone tried that same stuff on their eye?

Yep I can confirm it hurts like a ba**tard if you get it in your eye

All the guys in the UK use a visor insert on the inside to stop the fogging. Not quite sure why nobody has invented permanent double skinned visors like with riding or snowboarding goggles... probably to do with clarity and distortion at a guess.

[cowboyup3371]

Yes, I can imagine it would hurt like a bugger. I have the insert for my visor and so I never have a problem with the visor fogging. However, my eyeGLASSES and sunglasses will fog up when the mornings are cooler than I wish they were.

[Cipher]

My visor doesn't fog up at all like my glasses do; has anyone tried that same stuff on their eye or sunglasses?

Tried the soap trick on swim goggles no discernible irritation and it works.

[habsdoc]

Ordinary dish soap works quite well on all applications from motorcycle visors, hockey visors, eyeglasses, scuba masks and it is quite cheap and available every where.

[Baatfam]

We just use visors with inserts...Simple and works great....

[TxGSrider]

You can use wet tobacco to keep them from fogging up, but cigarettes are getting expensive these days.

[Gorminrider]

We just use visors with inserts...Simple and works great....

yes it's my best reason to keep this HJC helmet with "Pinlock" interior visor. pinlock.jpeg
Cracking the visor open a notch helps on those without of course, but it's cold.

https://www.pinlock.com/brand/hjc/

[cowboyup3371]

If only they made visors with bifocals built in

[Cipher]

yes the soap works on glasses I used Dawn. Works on swim goggles to just fine just as good as the oem anti fog that was on from factory.

[solarae]

I find that the combo of pinlock and glasses is just not a sharp enough view for my taste. Too many layers. I just crack the visor a notch on my Shoei.

[Gorminrider]

I just crack the visor a notch on my Shoei.

that reminds me- it's a subtlety but...various helmets crack open to their 1st notch just right or too much.. and some can more or less can actually ventilate UP the windscreen...It's a feature that I don't know in detail but if other people are spending $ on a new one, it'd be worth consideration....

[Gorminrider]

or...maybe just a potato (to clear rain on the outside).. goto 2:45

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNnJowehDiE