The exterior side of motorcycle and dirt bike visors are typically covered in a special anti-scratch coating. Some visors are also covered in another coating that reduces glare. Using a strong abrasive cleaner or chemical cleaning agent can destroy or erode these layers over time. }} You can use a special motorcycle visor cleaner instead of dish soap if you prefer.
If the water is too hot for your hands, put on a pair of rubber gloves before doing this.
If you don’t have any residue stuck on your helmet, skip this step. Even if it looks like you could scrape or scrub the bugs and dirt off, don’t do it. You may end up scratching the visor.
Keep your visor closed while doing this. Don’t apply a lot of pressure while doing this. It should feel like you’re grazing the visor with your cloth. Any remaining layers of dirt or dead bugs should slide right off while you’re doing this.
Continue running the wash cloth over the visor until all of the soap and bubbles are gone.
The shape of the visor can make it kind of hard to clean the corners where it attaches to the helmet. Luckily, it’s more important to clean the area in the middle of the visor where you look out of it. Don’t worry about minor residue near the corners if you can’t reach it.
So long as your visor is resting at an angle, it will dry properly. If it’s resting flat on the towel, water spots may dry into the visor.
You can use a special motorcycle helmet wipe if you prefer, but they tend to be much more expensive than the eyeglass cleaning tissues.
Rinse the visor off after every layer of sanding to ensure that you don’t trap any small pieces of plastic in the visor. It is recommended that you simply replace visors that have been heavily scratched. It’s much safer to simply get a new visor than mess with an important safety feature of your helmet.
If you end up smearing things on your helmet while you ride, it can actually make obstructions worse. Always pull over to clean your helmet instead of knocking stuff off of the visor while you ride.
A helmet hook is a small clip that latches on to your handle. When you park, wrap the chin strap around the hook to keep your helmet stable.
