New Invention

[gixxergal]

My mate has been auduitoned for Dragons Den ---I hope this pays off for him #

http://www.cbc.ca:80/dragonsden/auditions/flashback.html

[gixxergal]

Dont all rush to reply . but he got on it woohooooo (he lives in Canada at the mo!!)
" I invented a wiper for helmets " Not a helmet with a wiper" I just received the "call" from dragons den, they want me to be on the show. and yes it will fit on 90% of helmets and it is also very low cost consumers 39.95$ cdn. Thanks a whole buntch. I will probably go to the U.K in the next couple months to try to set up distribution. I will let you know.

[SDM]

My mate has been auduitoned for Dragons Den ---I hope this pays off for him #

http://www.cbc.ca:80/dragonsden/auditions/flashback.html

To be honest I don't watch Dragonsden, and I didn't even bother to click the link, but if you put a brief description about it I might have had a look, seeing as it was something to do with bikes.

[RaceMeNSee]

Oh my god, i just watched it...i have been saying something like this was needed for YEARS!!!!! i think its a fantastic idea! Gloves just dont do a good enough job! SOme of the comments on that page are just annoying though, clearly put on there by car drivers who know NOTHING about what bikers have to put up!!!

[b1ade]

Oh my god, i just watched it...i have been saying something like this was needed for YEARS!!!!! i think its a fantastic idea! Gloves just dont do a good enough job! SOme of the comments on that page are just annoying though, clearly put on there by car drivers who know NOTHING about what bikers have to put up!!!

i think most bikers would agree with you on that.
let us know when they are out i will definately buy one

[Ross]

I'd buy one gerat idea :jumping2

[beanboy]

Well it seems a good idea but if you do a lot of travel on a bike in all weathers I'm not to sure its a practical idea. For years people have been trying to solve the issue of rain on visors. To date I have tried rainex a spray on the vidor liquid that supposedly makes the rain disperse, but doesn't, I've tried the finger gaurd which fits over a finger on your glove, which is Ok but can drop off. Gloves with fitted visor wiper blade where you move it across your visor, but this can scratch the visor.

And now your freinds invention which is on a similar track but rather than fitted to the glove its on the helmet/visor, being activated by pulling it down and up across the visor. The only problems i see are that most of the time you get spray on your visor from passing lorries or cars with heavy tread, to me this is not the time you want to be messing around pulling the visor wipe up or down. Coupled with this lorries throw up a lot of crap with the spray which potentially will lead to a scratched visor, making night time riding a bit of a nightmare with starbursting from passing cars, streetlights etc.
Also what if it gets stuck, your going to be concentrating on the device rather than your riding and not everyone feels comfortable with taking there hands off the bars, even more so in the rain.


What I have been thinking is a device that blows fine high powered jets of air down over the visor dipersing the water downwards. The idea actually came from using a gents toilet, and using the new Robert Dison hand drier, unlike conventinal driers which blow a thick stream of air over the surface of the hands this one blows fine jets and which with one sweep of the hand upwards your hands as dry as a babys bum. So the problem is how to power such a device and make it small enough to not be incumbersome. Perhaps someone should pitch it to Mr Dison before I do. http://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon12.gif

[slydog]

they used to sell these turbo visors years ago . low and behold they still sell them . not that id bloody wear one lol. have a look

http://www.nickygrist.com/turbo-rain-visor-142-p.asp

http://www.saxon-motorsport.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=27&products_id=122

[CBR-Dave]

only just saw the post, but grewat idea, i'd buy one too

[STEALTH52]

Waste of time really, id rather keep both hands on the bars personally especially in the rain....i def wouldnt buy one...

[Fenix]

they used to sell these turbo visors years ago . low and behold they still sell them . not that id bloody wear one lol. have a look

http://www.nickygrist.com/turbo-rain-visor-142-p.asp

http://www.saxon-motorsport.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=27&products_id=122

They look wierd.

[TALLTONE]

Im a fair to nice day rider but have got caught out on a few occasions, went to rye with the xt mob last year some time and it p***ed down, I couldnt see a thing at one point and had to slow down, keep wiping with gloves and so on, Is not good so Id give it a go.

[firestarter]

they used to sell these turbo visors years ago . low and behold they still sell them . not that id bloody wear one lol. have a look

http://www.nickygrist.com/turbo-rain-visor-142-p.asp

http://www.saxon-motorsport.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=27&products_id=122

Surely a wind up , how much of a c*ck would you look with one of those strapped to your head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fenix]

Surely a wind up , how much of a c*ck would you look with one of those strapped to your head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Exactly!

[gixxergal]

He has had the acceptance so will be on the show -- I just hope some of the *panel or whatver they are* have ridden -or have knowledge of bikes --failing that if a helmet manufacturer is watching they coulod, pick up on it . I am contacting Uk distibutors now --he has already had letters on intent <? for Canadain Soumy --so he is well pleased

[stusgsx]

hmmm that thing would catch the wind and probly snap my little neck!