Take care of your helmet

If you wax your ride, wouldn't it make sense to protect and clean your lid? What do you use? Car wax? Rain-X? Nothing?

http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/5462/2h/waxdepot.safeshopper.com/images/bn18i9at.jpg Slick Stuff - great for helmet and visor.

I use the Honda Spray cleaner and polish on the outside and neutral cleaner or shampoo on the inside and rinse thoroughly

I clean my lid everytime I come back from a ride..i just take some warm soap/water and wash it down..then take a soft cloth, clean the inside/outside of the shield with streak free glass cleaner..than occasionally anti-fog as well..but dont usually have a problem with fog though, fortunately!!

Mirrior image....It looks sweet....

I use turtle wax on mine,Same as what i use on my vehicles.:)

I do about the same as Matt does. However, for no fing reason what so ever, I have a serious problem with it fogging up on my. Now that really sucks when him and I are in triple digits and it fogs up on me. Besides Rain-X, what else works good to stop fogging??? :)

I do about the same as Matt does. However, for no fing reason what so ever, I have a serious problem with it fogging up on my. Now that really sucks when him and I are in triple digits and it fogs up on me. Besides Rain-X, what else works good to stop fogging??? :) dont ride at 3am in the freezin arse cold to walmart!! :lol:

dont ride at 3am in the freezin arse cold to walmart!! :lol: Why. But why not. You know its just as much fu as I do. :dthumb:

Why. But why not. You know its just as much fu as I do. :dthumb: i still cant understand why u didnt put that item on u bought at walmart, on for the ride home.. :lol:

i still cant understand why u didnt put that item on u bought at walmart, on for the ride home.. :lol: HEHEHE :D After going home I wished I did. It will be on next time we ride at 2 and 3am. :)

ok, we've jacked this thread long enuff..back to the topic.. bumblebee..wouldnt that shampoo leave a film after awhile on ur shield ?

ok, we've jacked this thread long enuff..back to the topic.. bumblebee..wouldnt that shampoo leave a film after awhile on ur shield ? Not if it is rinsed fully and dried good. It shouldn't leave any kind of dandruff. I think he may be using Head and Shoulders. :whistle: :lol:

Not if it is rinsed fully and dried good. It shouldn't leave any kind of dandruff. I think he may be using Head and Shoulders. :whistle: :lol: arsetard!! after you use a shampoo for awhile, it tends to leave a buildup, even if u rinse thoroughly..and since shampoo is rather thick i would think it would build up after awhile, but dont know, so im asking ;)

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:jacked: yeah DJ, stop jackin this thread :smash:im just waiting for bumblebee's response to the shampoo thing, interesting!..

arsetard!! after you use a shampoo for awhile, it tends to leave a buildup, even if u rinse thoroughly..and since shampoo is rather thick i would think it would build up after awhile, but dont know, so im asking ;) hmmm maybe if he uses Neutrogena shampoo on it. That is to help remove buildup- :lol: (sorry I had to)

I try to polish my "helmet" every day and I use Jergens.. lol.. Seriously though I tried rain-x and it blurred my vision - NFG. I use Stoner now and it is crystal clear - works good. As far as the helmet portion I wipe the bugs off with Stoner and leave it at that.

I try to polish my "helmet" every day and I use Jergens.. lol.. Seriously though I tried rain-x and it blurred my vision - NFG. I use Stoner now and it is crystal clear - works good. As far as the helmet portion I wipe the bugs off with Stoner and leave it at that. Where did you pick up Stoner and how much is it a bottle.

I try to polish my "helmet" every day and I use Jergens.. lol.. Seriously though I tried rain-x and it blurred my vision - NFG. I use Stoner now and it is crystal clear - works good. As far as the helmet portion I wipe the bugs off with Stoner and leave it at that. thats one of the benefits of riding when its cold out..alot less bugs u need to clean off!

see, i don't wash my bike, but i do clean my helmet occasionally. i have onwened my TLR over a year, and have never washed it. i've wiped off some of the crap and bugs when i change my oil, but never taken a bucket of soap and water to it. matt

see, i don't wash my bike, but i do clean my helmet occasionally. i have onwened my TLR over a year, and have never washed it. i've wiped off some of the crap and bugs when i change my oil, but never taken a bucket of soap and water to it. matt I think i'd go nuts if I didnt wash my bike atleast once a week or so...that meguiars quick detail that gas man mentioned in another thread works really well, for a quick cleanings too, in case ur interested :)

I think i'd go nuts if I didnt wash my bike atleast once a week or so...that meguiars quick detail that gas man mentioned in another thread works really well, for a quick cleanings too, in case ur interested :) i just ride the hell out of it, i'm not trying to impress anyone else. my wheels used to be a silver color, now they are almost black :lol i had one cycle gear complain when i brought my wheels in to have new tires mounted :D matt

i just ride the hell out of it, i'm not trying to impress anyone else. my wheels used to be a silver color, now they are almost black :lol i had one cycle gear complain when i brought my wheels in to have new tires mounted :D matt whatever floats ur boat ! :thumbs: I bet he had to have a magnifying glass to tell where the tires stopped and the rims began :lol:

Matt, not N4S, you need to clean that *****! As N4S said, I use the meguiars quick detailer on the bike, and I use Castrol cleaner/degreaser (purple bottle) on the rims. It works GREAT and leaves the rims nice and shiny!

Yeah Matt, Still not N4S, if you clean it on a regular basis, it will add atleast a few hp to the rear tire. :lol: All the hp can only help. :dthumb:

Oh and get a "Type R" sticker....rumor has it that it will automatically add 5hp at the rear!!!!

Oh and get a "Type R" sticker....rumor has it that it will automatically add 5hp at the rear!!!! That sticker is a guaranteed 5hp to the rear wheel! We've researched it.. :lol:

I'll use a damp rag to wipe the dead bugs off of my helmet... same for my visor... I've recently put some Zooke on my visor, and it looks to have helped stop fogging... For the rest of the bike, I rarely wash it... it's meant to be ridden, and it's not a show bike... when I do get the urge to wash it, I'll detail it with a bottle of simple green for the wheels and chain, and wet rag for the dead bugs elsewhere... Meguiars wax for the plastic when I'm done...

whatever floats ur boat ! :thumbs: I bet he had to have a magnifying glass to tell where the tires stopped and the rims began :lol: i always wanted black wheels on my bike, and not cleaning them is a lot cheaper than powder coating :lol: matt

ok, we've jacked this thread long enuff..back to the topic.. bumblebee..wouldnt that shampoo leave a film after awhile on ur shield ? I don't use it on the shield...only the foam and padding inside