Average and top speeds in rainy conditions? Solutions to fogged/wet visors?

[bill14224]

I was riding in some heavy and light rain yesterday, and I didn't feel safe going pass 65 mph. Pretty much just stayed at 60 mph the whole way in the middle lane of the freeway, but when it started pouring, I was at about 45-50 mph in the slow lanes. It felt like I was the only bike on the road, lol. Anyways, just trying to figure out if I was being too cautious, and with good tires(Metzler M6's).

Also, My visor what getting fogged up so fast and rain didn't slide off it, so for the whole trip I had the visor open and got the inside wet. Any solutions? I've tried Rain-X, but found out it's not good on plastic.

I don't really ride in the rain too much, but that was my only transportation yesterday. So I'm just trying to be more safe for the next time.

Welcome to the board! 

Your speeds sound about right to me.  Don't ride faster than you can see.  When it starts pouring, you need to slow down as the rain reduces your visibility.  And yes, Rain-X is great stuff.

[GSrookie500]

Haha, I've been a member since 2008. I've just never rode in really heavy rain before.

[drewbytes]

For fog, Fog City Fog Shield beats the pants off anything else I've ever tried.

Agreed. I use a fog city visor insert after trying all the other stuff (rainx, fogx etc) that simply doesn't work on the inside of the visor. No more fogging.