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Old May 6, 2009 | 02:15 PM
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and an old wife-beater/A-shirt.

I also use this to clean up the front of the bike after a ride. Does great at getting the stuff off and put a thin layer of "wax" on really keeps anything else from sticking. No scratches and has worked great so far especially once when I got caught in the rain. It slid right off the shield.
 
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Old May 6, 2009 | 03:07 PM
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at walmart you can get the lens wipes for glasses. like a box of 50 for 2 bucks. i keep a few in my jacket so if i get nailed by bugs i can clean them right off
 
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Old May 6, 2009 | 03:31 PM
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isn't rain-x bad for plastics? I thought about rain-x'ing my shield, but read that it kills plastics.... if thats not the case, im definitely gonna be Rain-Xing it
 
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Old May 6, 2009 | 07:57 PM
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invisible glass is the best PERIOD, will also help your visor bead, use that with newspaper, thats right newspaper ull get no streaks and ur all set.
 
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Old May 7, 2009 | 09:57 AM
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Ive heard pledge to get out scratches.....tried it yesterday with no luck. I always use windex and a cotton rag to clean my visor.
 
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Old May 7, 2009 | 10:09 AM
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cotton is bad for visors and plastic and paint, buy a nice quality microfiber towel or use toilet paper. You can wax your visor too just the outside if you want. Plasticx or any sort of polish can be used on plastic as long as its done right. Even mirrored or smoked visors im sure are smoked on the inside.
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 10:37 AM
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I just soak a washcloth in hot water and lay it on the visor. Remove it 5min later with a swipe and every little bit of bug a$$ slides right off. No scratches so far on either visor in over a year. Works great for the front of the bike too, just use a larger cloth.
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 08:30 PM
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Some of the other ideas are great and I even use them at home, but what about on the go? Hard to find hot water when I'm stopped right before the twisty section of road we like to blast down.

The 954 has a huge trunk, and like I said earlier, I like the Windex No-Drip formula and microfiber, but also because I can carry it. (Get a travel size spray bottle, a small microfiber towel, and put 'em in a zip-lock bag). We have some mean bugs down here in Texas...
 
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Old May 13, 2009 | 02:16 PM
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At home, I use microfiber cloth w/ Honda Polish.

On the go, I use eyeglasses cloth & spit. Works great.

I've used WetOnes (individually wrapped), followed by wiping dry w/ eyeglasses cloth b/c wetones will leave streaks.

Too, they make small cans of Honda Polish that could easily be carried in your trunk area w/a piece of micro cloth.
 
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