It is getting warm enouth to do more night riding so I dcided to post this.
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If you ride at night, this is written to encourage you to study your "Night Profile". I drive to work before daylight. Last week I watched a motorcycle appear and disappear for several miles on a busy section of highway. The motorcycle had one taillight that was almost the same size, brightness, and height of a pickup he was following. As the rider moved around in 3 lanes of traffic, he would block my view of the pickup's taillight. His taillight replaced the pickup taillight. The effect was that there would appear to be NO motorcycle in front of me. This gave the illusion that there was nothing between me and the pickup. This week I saw a motorcycle pass me with single red taillight and two amber running lights. This made a lighted triangle and even to a casual driver, he stood out from car and pickup taillights. If you are the type of rider that tries to dress and ride safe, your preparation isn't complete until you check out you night time visibility profile. If your tag is light in color and reflective, like mine in Texas, the way it is lighted, the angle of reflection, and how clean it is are also factors to be considered in your Night Profile.
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helmet face shield
I recently switched from a HJC Symax to a Shoei Multitech. The Shoei is much more comfortable, but there are a couple problems:
What do you guys use on the inside surface to keep it from fogging? I've applied Rain-X Anti-Fog three times, but it still fogs, sometimes even when the shield is cracked open a bit, with both vents open.
There is no padding in the ear cavity so wind noise is greater. (I suppose they left all that room for speakers.) I'm thinking of glueing thin foam of some sort to the shell. Recommendations?
Dave
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