Showing posts with label goggles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goggles. Show all posts

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Keep Your Goggles From Fogging

I read somewhere that you can use Formula 409 to clean your goggles which creates a barrier so the fog doesn't form inside. I rode this morning for 50 minutes in 40 degrees with a scarf pulled up to my eyeballs with no fog. They even used to use it as a selling point in TV commercials in the early 70s (below). While no solution is permanent, dirtbike.off-road.com reports that you can also effectively use a potato slice or liquid soap. Rub it on, allow to dry, then buff clean.

Below is my regular riding gear. Metal flake Fulmer helmet, Halcyon goggles, black scarf, vintage cafe racer leather jacket.




Friday, October 8, 2010

Leatherface

I like helmets and masks, I don't think that's a secret. The Ukrainian workshop called Bob Basset is full of artistic geniuses. Petrov and his group have done these leather masks for several years and are now showing up on the fashion catwalks. I wish I would have had one of these leather mask-helmets all through elementary school because I would have worn it everyday.
And I mean in the classroom.

Imagine if C-3PO or Darth Vader and the Sandpeople had been designed for some Victorian, nuclear apocalypse. That's what these look like. There's currently one on eBay. Click links for tons more examples of Petrov's work.

I wonder if I could make one of these for riding? Or time travel?



Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Vintage British Motorcycle Training Film for Squares



Square Tom on a Matchless vs his Rocker friend on a Triumph battle it out in this old moto safety film. Lotsa cool stuff in this one. Who will make it to the finish line first? Also, the old way of signaling for a stop looks like you're wafting away your body odor. Glad we evolved on that one.