nklr - ride and tour master report

[Craig]

It got into the 50's here in Big Red Country today so I decided to dewinterize the KLR and take it for a spin. The side streets are still ice and snow covered and the main roads were all wet from melting snow. After 15 min of riding in traffic, I had to stop at a quick shop to clean the road spray off my visor so I could see out of it. Any of you full time commuters out there have any words of wisdom on how to keep your visor clean, other than not riding on wet streets in traffic? I saw in the Aerostich catalog that they have a thumb squeegee. That you can use while riding to squeegee you visor. Does something like that work? Craig A15 PRUAV

[Robert W. Hearns]

Well, I haven't yet picked up my 2001 K yet, so I had to ride something else today. Temp 33f, rain/sleet mix, roads..wet. Did 40 miles on my trusty '71 CB350. Nice powerband for the slippery stuff...there is none. Perfect size for slippery stuff...you can easily put your feet down to catch yourself. She worked fine for me. Anyways, I was wearing my two piece Tour Master Cortech jacket and pants. Pants have full-length zippers on legs with velcro. Both pieces have soft armor. Jacket has removable liner. I made it through the rain and sleet without getting wet. Pretty comfy too as far as warmth. I think for the money, this is an excellent suit. Second time I've worn it in the wet and have been extremely pleased. Kind of glad I didn't have the K yet, due to the traction limitations of the tires in the wet road conditions..... Robert