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Ready for Anythin'.
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:43 pm
by el-nicko
Bottle of water to wash the flies off my visor and a sponge on my thumb to wipe the rain off.
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:53 pm
by Blackal
Bob Heath finger-wiper..................
Fits on the left index finger.
An absolute must in wet conditions with cars/trucks kicking up spray.
(Of course, now that Summer is here - you won't need it for another 4 months
)
Al
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:16 pm
by popsky
Looks more like Heath Robinson than Bob Heath
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:34 pm
by Daveg2812
Blackal wrote:Bob Heath finger-wiper..................
Why would you need to wipe your finger
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:35 pm
by popsky
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:11 pm
by el-nicko
Daveg2812 wrote:Blackal wrote:Bob Heath finger-wiper..................
Why would you need to wipe your finger
Just don't go there. OK?
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:13 pm
by el-nicko
popsky wrote:Looks more like Heath Robinson than Bob Heath
Cut me some slack will yer? It's a first prototype FGS!
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:26 am
by Blackal
There is(was) a small visor-cleaning kit available - I had them fitted to two of my bikes.
it is a small black plastic pot, cable-tied to headstock or bars, which included an integral sponge and wipe blaed in the lid. Fill the pot with a mild detergent mix - and off you go.
Might not look too "sporty" - but invaluable when touring.
I'll try to find out where I got it and post a link.
Al
[EDIT: Looks like it used to be sold by NippyNormans, but not anymore 
]
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:23 am
by slparry
This it Al?
http://www.nippynormans.com/products/k1 ... r-nnp-vc50
Years back an old boy down the road used to have a tennis ball bolted to his 'bars with a slit in the top, sponge shoved in the slit. Reckoned he'd used it for years to keep his visor clean
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:24 am
by Blackal
Yes it is!
I couldn't find it.
The wipe blade isn't the best, but the sponge is a great idea.
Al
Re: Ready for Anythin'.
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 6:25 pm
by nab 301
el-nicko"]Bottle of water to wash the flies off my visor and a sponge on my thumb to wipe the rain off.
You're obviously an ex Em Zed owner...
Re: Ready for Anythin'.
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 6:37 pm
by Gromit
nab 301 wrote:el-nicko"]Bottle of water to wash the flies off my visor and a sponge on my thumb to wipe the rain off.
You're obviously an ex Em Zed owner...
MZ - 'You can check out, but you'll never leave'
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:16 pm
by dave the german
Oxford do a similar thing for about a fiver - bottle of cleaner and a wiper bit - used it that hot weekend in Moffat - remember that?
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:23 pm
by Blackal
dave the german wrote:Oxford do a similar thing for about a fiver - bottle of cleaner and a wiper bit - used it that hot weekend in Moffat - remember that?
It's not similar - the Nippy one can be used "on the hoof" with one hand.
(mind you - rumour has it that you can peel an orange in your pocket with one hand - Dave
)
Al
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:22 pm
by el-nicko
Well I'm taking a bit of a ribbing here for my Heath-Robinson solution to the fly spatered/wet visor problem so what does everybody else do?
