Newbie Question: Wind on a naked bike

[ajgs500]

If you dont like the wind get a windshield or an fing Goldwing.

[Badger]

I prefer to ride with the visor open at any time that I can. Usually it's open unless it's a) Freezing cold outside. or, b) There's a lot of dust and debris in the air and it's bothering my eyes.

I only open the visor when I'm at or near a stop, or if there's no one in front of me and I'm going <35mph.  Mostly just to keep my glasses from fogging up.  I have a nice scuff in my visor from where a very small, very hard, and very fast projectile ricocheted off it that would otherwise have hit me in the face.  At the very least, it would have been unpleasant...at worst, it could have caused an accident and/or done serious damage to me.  That and all the bugs that I clean off the shield on a more-or-less daily basis are enough to convince me to keep the visor closed.

[phire]

I prefer to ride with the visor open at any time that I can. Usually it's open unless it's a) Freezing cold outside. or, b) There's a lot of dust and debris in the air and it's bothering my eyes.

I only open the visor when I'm at or near a stop, or if there's no one in front of me and I'm going <35mph.  Mostly just to keep my glasses from fogging up.  I have a nice scuff in my visor from where a very small, very hard, and very fast projectile ricocheted off it that would otherwise have hit me in the face.  At the very least, it would have been unpleasant...at worst, it could have caused an accident and/or done serious damage to me.  That and all the bugs that I clean off the shield on a more-or-less daily basis are enough to convince me to keep the visor closed.

Yeah, I've been smacked in the face a couple of times, too. There are certain weather temperatures that are great for catching big juicy bugs with your teeth which is time to put the visor down... or wear goggles. I remember this one day I was cruisin along about 70 or so and this huge bug splattered his guts all over my visor and it made a pop sound so loud it scared the poop out of me. I was like OMGWTFBBQ was that?! Anyways, the guts covered a couple inches and the blood was red and yellow. I'm glad my visor was down that day...

[Budrick320]

Yeah I remember the first and only time I didn't wear my helmet (Just going around the block) I got smacked in the middle of my forehead with a junebug. And those suckers are heavy plus going 30mph doesn't help. Tought me a very fast lesson to always wear full face helmet all the time WITH the visor down.

[Alphamazing]

Yeah I remember the first and only time I didn't wear my helmet (Just going around the block) I got smacked in the middle of my forehead with a junebug. And those suckers are heavy plus going 30mph doesn't help. Tought me a very fast lesson to always wear full face helmet all the time WITH the visor down.

Think about if that june bug had been a rock.

Or the asphalt.

Or a tree.

Or a car's windshield.

[syphon]

Wow, I thought this thread was dead.

I've since gone on the freeway a couple times... I'm getting better.

My biggest problem now is comfort on the freeway (something I'm sure Time will fix). I mean, I'm not terrified of the wind anymore, but I tend to stay all tense and am scared to turn my head to check blind spots (turning my head causes the wind to kind of "grab it")

[Budrick320]

To combat wind I am looking for a lamair lip. I did a search only one post. Does anyone know where to get one?

[NightRyder]

Nope, dont know where to get one, but please tell if you figure out a cheap one that looks good too.

I have glasses too, and they fog much faster then the shield. Plus the wind makes my eyes water, and then you can't see much..

Does anyone not have the issue where turning your head is hard in the wind? Not hard as in, takes lots of effort, just hard as in, you can tell there is something pushing back. My helmet wants to go straight, and any side turning pushes back forwards. Like a spring or something.

[Badger]

Does anyone not have the issue where turning your head is hard in the wind? Not hard as in, takes lots of effort, just hard as in, you can tell there is something pushing back. My helmet wants to go straight, and any side turning pushes back forwards. Like a spring or something.

What kind of helmet?  The HJC I was using was like that (probably compounded by the fact that it was a little too big), but I haven't had any issues with my Scorpion.

[Toledo Jim]

To combat wind I am looking for a lamair lip. I did a search only one post. Does anyone know where to get one?

Search for Laminar Lip, (not lamair)

Also check out: http://www.laminarlip.com./cruiser.htm