At Aerostitch, you can get a neat little rubber squeegie that clips on to the index finger and can wipe the rain off of the visor-$16.

Put me on the list when they get invented, that would be awsome . I dont like my visor, and the only time i get to wear it, i cant see out of it because of rain.

i like the straw power idea, no batteries required!

gerald.hughes wrote on 09/23/09 at 22:56:31:



I bet I can get a short strip of an old windshield wiper mounted up for less. Hekkuvanidea there.

I've got a little bit of a rain rig.  Stock windshield, Fieldsheer jacket (seems waterproof), water resistant pants, gaiters, boots with Johnson's paste wax warmed into them, and my hands eventually get wet.  I also have plywood on the left side of the engine crash guard that blows spray to the outside a bit.  Eventually I get wet.  The bike doesn't seem to get particularly wet in any electrical areas.  

I don't like the short fenders.  Crap comes up off the road from the front tire.  The short rear fender lets crap build up on that shelf in front of it.  

A little larger windshield and better leggings would make it really water resistant.

Anything that fills with water I drill a hole in.  Sometimes without removing from the machine.  My car headlights generally end up with drain holes unless the shell is all glass.  So far, nothing to drill on Suzi.  Water drains right out.

I'm thinking I'll get a Volusia though - Ms. Gianna seems to like the back seat a bunch, but she's (don't tell her) a bit thicker than ideal for the little bike.  I don't believe she'd go for allowing a thinner, lighter substitute.  Although I think wearing leather would allow me to find one.

Whistler, IDK what is exposed on yours that isnt on a stocker, but seriously, Ive been so soaked I was getting shocked by the ignition when I put feet down at a stop & it never died.
You may have a connector not closed all the way, getting wet inside.The One under the tank is a biggee.

If you live in a rainy place & ride in the rain enough to be willing to  (possibly) buy tires that get less than optimal mileage, you might want some soft compound, sticky tires. For all I know a good quality tire can deliver high mileage AND good grip in the rain. I would look at Metzler, I think they make as good a tire as can be had for a bike, but only from what Ive heard, Ive never had one. I hear good things about Mercedes, too, & tho Ive paid for a few, Ive never driven one. Ive never even gotten a Thank You note from a Dr after making a years worth of payments on his.
The stock tires sucked on dry pavement, on wet it was somewhere between comical & terrifying, depending on how brave I was feeling.
Thankfully, iot went away in 5,000 miles.

the route MT66's have a very high tread amount which is why i bought them over the metzelers

they hold very well in all weather