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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
I don't know. We'll be touring the island of Kyushu, Japan's large southern island, and it's doubtful we'll see any cyber cafes. Not so many of them in Japan as in Third World Asian countries, where you find them on every other corner. This is perhaps the most rural of Japan's islands, extremely mountainous, and hosts Japan's most active volcano, Mt Aso at 1,591 metres (5,220 ft) There are many other signs of tectonic activity, including numerous areas of hot springs, which means hot springs resort spas, which we'll use as our evening's lodgings.
Are you ready for this... NO BUGS.
I don't understand it, but I can use the same face shield on my helmet for an entire summer and never once have to clean the outside of it. When riding in the US, I'd carry a small bottle of Windex and a roll of paper towels because I'd have to clean my shield EVERY NIGHT! Sometimes twice a day.
I don't understand how flowers get pollinated in Japan. All I ever see, insect-wise, are dragon flies and some of those huge dirigible-size bumble bees. On the other hand, let me say right here that I'm not complaining! I can remember riding along peacefully at 60mph along an Alabama road, and have a kamikaze June Bug smash into my face shield and almost knock my head off my shoulders!
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so shall we start taking bets on that volcano now?
I damn near had to carry a metal toothpick riding in Germany! there were some BIG bugs there!
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
It's even more fun when you ride like I did when I had a bike. No face shield or windshield on the bike, just a half-helmet and safety glasses (I wore goggles briefly). On foggy nights, I'd take the lenses out of my glasses so I could see. I'd still wear the frames, so as not to get a ticket for not wearing glasses (people always assume when the see you wearing the frames that the lenses are in them), and I had to limit my speed, because high winds aren't pleasant on naked eyeballs, even without bugs and debris. In those days, I rode year around, even in rain and at least once in snow.
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try riding on the front range of Colorado! winds, (some of them VERY high) are a constant and there is always fine sand in the air. every vehicle has finely pitted paint and windows. that stuff HURTS on your face!
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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
That's why over the years I've collected half a dozen different "No-Fog" preparations. Finally, last year, a company came out with one that actually works, and works perfectly! It's called Clarity De-Fog and it's simply amazing!
Not owning a car, I use my bike year around for all my transportation need. Getting caught in the snow is just one of God's little jokes played on bikers. No big deal as long as you don't fall down. But I need something warmer than a half helmet. And I want the protection of a full face helmet as well. I fall down too often to trust even an open-face helmet! 
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skiing in the Pacific Northwest has had me go through a bunch of different de-foggers. found one a couple of years ago called "cat sh*t" some of the best stuff EVER!
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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
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spoken like a true cage slave!
